Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2025-04-23

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 23
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
586 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 440▼ 85 vs year ago 671 · −12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 37▲ 16 vs year ago 58 · +27.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 17▲ 45 vs year ago 25 · +180.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. A very good quality offering saw strong demand across all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.37/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −80.28 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.
Average price
$324.37
26 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$505
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$86.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.69
vs KY average
−5.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544331.301,80422
Medium and Large 2575300.001,7252thin
Medium and Large 2-3540300.001,6201thin
Large 1-2530245.001,2991thin
One grade step is worth $86.30/cwt here — about $505 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale26 hd
324.37
—
KY average25 barns · 1,445 hd
320.68
+3.69
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−5.58
This barn, trailing median34 sales
404.65
−80.28
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
484426368310median 404.6503/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $324.12, median $404.65 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,696167.822,8469thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,349155.482,09819
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,138143.021,62813
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,012126.081,27528

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$2,8173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$2,40315
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$2,3315
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,232$2,02515
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,233$1,6433thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)697$1,7502thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,360$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,436$3,21611

Every lot

98 lots · USDA AMS · Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,6092
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371437.66/cwt425.00–442.501,6245
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379457.54/cwt455.00–460.001,7344
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423434.13/cwt427.50–447.501,8364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,9593
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7342
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484399.29/cwt387.50–415.001,9337
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507404.80/cwt400.00–410.002,05211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535387.87/cwt377.50–392.502,0757
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3542331.62/cwt315.00–340.001,7973
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573384.31/cwt380.00–385.002,2027
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580369.68/cwt355.00–375.002,1446
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626346.18/cwt340.00–350.002,1674
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658336.94/cwt332.00–347.002,2173
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723323.22/cwt322.00–323.502,33716
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730309.95/cwt302.50–317.502,2632
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2756300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2683
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,3942
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added967268.50/cwt268.50–268.502,59654
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,013248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,5124
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275355.00/cwt355.00–355.009761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282424.12/cwt400.00–450.001,19613
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333395.11/cwt390.00–400.001,3162
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5184
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370398.94/cwt385.00–410.001,47619
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383362.51/cwt355.00–366.001,3883
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411380.85/cwt373.00–385.001,56516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418362.81/cwt355.00–370.001,5176
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462371.41/cwt361.00–376.001,7164
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471395.31/cwt385.00–400.001,86214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6391
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2475283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,3441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490325.91/cwt317.00–335.001,5972
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528331.55/cwt315.00–340.001,75114
Heifers500–550Large 1-2530245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2991
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,9281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7252
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy578327.12/cwt322.00–328.001,8917
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9202
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,9033
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668297.78/cwt296.00–298.501,989110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7891
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7841
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773248.28/cwt242.50–252.501,9193
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added788269.50/cwt269.50–269.502,12422
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,7971
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,1151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2230500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2741
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2329455.34/cwt451.00–475.001,49810
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333436.22/cwt425.00–440.001,4534
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,6522
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6942
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414438.85/cwt435.00–442.501,8177
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,8723
Bulls400–450Large 1-2438302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,3233
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,8792
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2467395.11/cwt380.00–405.001,8458
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8641
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,0941
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588340.13/cwt330.00–350.002,0002
Bulls550–600Large 1-2590275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6231
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,0081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,555151.20/cwt142.00–160.002,3512
Bulls——1,708186.32/cwt184.00–188.503,1822
Bulls——1,747167.07/cwt165.00–168.002,9195
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%957103.62/cwt96.00–110.009928
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004119.52/cwt114.00–128.001,2006
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027149.78/cwt142.00–157.001,5386
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060135.68/cwt130.00–138.001,4388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110155.67/cwt150.00–164.001,7284
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118125.25/cwt125.00–125.501,4002
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160140.86/cwt135.00–145.001,6347
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,290130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,6831
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,293140.81/cwt135.00–146.001,8212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360158.88/cwt150.00–169.002,16116
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3603,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29251,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0251,855.12/head1,500.00–2,200.001,8552
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0562,405.44/head1,825.00–2,675.002,4053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2272,487.14/head1,700.00–2,700.002,48710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,643.07/head1,400.00–1,800.001,6433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,331.03/head1,900.00–2,675.002,3315
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2642,050.91/head1,800.00–2,350.002,05113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,817.07/head2,625.00–3,000.002,8173
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-26971,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2373,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4743,235.06/head2,725.00–3,375.003,2358
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.