Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2025-08-27

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 27
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
897 head
▲ 551 vs last sale 346▲ 634 vs year ago 263 · +241.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 25▲ 31 vs year ago 54 · +57.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 23▲ 47 vs year ago 38 · +123.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with instances of several being sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder buyers showed strong preference for the weaned calves and the highest quality calves in all classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.66/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −51.99 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.
Average price
$352.66
86 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,892
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.23
vs KY average
−17.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536364.401,95549
Medium and Large 2538341.791,83929
Large 1-2505322.001,6261thin
Medium and Large 2-3534319.961,7077thin
One grade step is worth $44.43/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale86 hd
352.66
—
KY average25 barns · 1,352 hd
357.89
−5.23
National average160 barns · 10,603 hd
369.81
−17.15
This barn, trailing median34 sales
404.65
−51.99
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—High1,725198.163,41817
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,157160.771,86113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,390160.052,22514
CowsLean 85-90%Low980152.191,49121

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,224$2,7496
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,094$2,7186
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$2,6895
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,5552thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$2,18413
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$2,1132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,102$1,7674thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,155$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,487$3,7833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,375$3,5626
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,313$3,5007
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,530$3,2501thin

Every lot

141 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1691
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,6081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328430.80/cwt415.00–445.001,4132
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331473.25/cwt450.00–480.001,5667
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375432.23/cwt420.00–445.001,6215
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385501.00/cwt501.00–501.001,9293
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405501.00/cwt501.00–501.002,0294
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428455.47/cwt437.50–460.001,94921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3429390.13/cwt368.00–412.501,67410
Steers450–500Medium 1-2450365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6431
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468367.44/cwt340.00–387.501,7204
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478417.72/cwt407.50–423.001,9979
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482399.33/cwt399.00–400.001,9256
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,28321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526397.66/cwt393.00–398.002,09216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527414.63/cwt408.00–425.002,1859
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527371.23/cwt362.50–385.001,95610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562382.55/cwt380.00–386.002,1506
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574425.53/cwt423.00–427.502,44316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576398.05/cwt394.00–414.002,29318
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578371.53/cwt370.00–373.002,1472
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3603344.24/cwt341.00–347.502,0762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622366.04/cwt360.00–370.002,2775
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625383.52/cwt380.00–397.002,3977
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626413.50/cwt413.50–413.502,5898
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650409.00/cwt409.00–409.002,65916
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3653337.55/cwt325.00–350.002,2042
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680389.88/cwt379.00–393.002,6519
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727367.74/cwt366.00–373.002,6734
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3727332.28/cwt327.00–335.002,4163
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,84929
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5671
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780356.63/cwt350.00–370.002,7823
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835348.75/cwt342.50–355.002,9122
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added903336.00/cwt336.00–336.003,0345
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,1521
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0411
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273414.06/cwt402.50–425.001,1302
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3278397.34/cwt395.00–400.001,1052
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2305377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,1501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323424.33/cwt400.00–431.001,3719
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328368.40/cwt355.00–392.001,2084
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370364.39/cwt345.00–375.001,34811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379380.62/cwt380.00–385.001,4438
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421376.72/cwt365.00–390.001,58611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436358.99/cwt356.00–360.001,5658
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461365.98/cwt355.00–372.001,68727
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474384.42/cwt379.00–389.501,82213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475330.11/cwt325.00–335.001,5682
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484346.54/cwt345.00–348.001,6774
Heifers500–550Large 1-2505322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,6261
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517347.71/cwt340.00–350.001,79817
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519366.31/cwt357.00–381.001,90132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3519322.35/cwt315.00–332.001,6735
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568333.40/cwt327.00–342.001,89412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569353.35/cwt344.50–368.002,01113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1954
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570314.00/cwt307.00–321.001,7902
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612340.35/cwt338.50–349.002,08312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,9072
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625320.21/cwt318.00–322.502,0012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632370.74/cwt368.00–374.002,34365
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy647300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,9731
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2685297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,0341
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717312.70/cwt307.00–321.002,2423
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3723260.17/cwt250.00–280.001,8813
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,3331
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3782283.99/cwt280.00–285.002,2215
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801334.50/cwt334.50–334.502,67931
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,9961
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,2661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2228510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,1632
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1401
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2274478.13/cwt460.00–510.001,3106
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5662
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3333396.72/cwt396.00–397.501,3212
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2347426.00/cwt426.00–426.001,4782
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3358360.10/cwt345.00–375.001,2892
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387432.63/cwt425.00–442.501,6749
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416427.98/cwt422.00–440.001,7803
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2430349.77/cwt340.00–360.001,5042
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3436391.90/cwt380.00–400.001,70915
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460364.91/cwt340.00–385.001,6798
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461398.69/cwt393.00–416.001,83817
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3527341.59/cwt310.00–350.001,8006
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528376.42/cwt360.00–390.001,98717
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy551410.50/cwt410.50–410.502,2628
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578361.93/cwt357.00–382.502,0926
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590323.00/cwt323.00–323.001,9061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617346.65/cwt345.00–349.002,1395
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3627326.89/cwt317.50–330.002,0504
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3692309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,1382
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3702297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,0882
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy709325.48/cwt324.00–326.002,3084
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735308.64/cwt305.00–317.502,2694
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy755324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,4461
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,4181
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775286.35/cwt285.00–287.002,2193
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,446189.14/cwt188.00–190.502,7354
Bulls——1,775199.51/cwt193.00–205.003,54111
Bulls——2,008208.75/cwt208.50–209.004,1922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%944145.46/cwt140.00–150.001,3738
Cows—Lean 85-90%970156.51/cwt153.00–159.501,5188
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038137.20/cwt136.00–138.001,4242
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,062168.60/cwt164.00–176.001,7913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065156.95/cwt154.00–160.001,6724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190167.15/cwt162.50–171.501,9898
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,343145.44/cwt142.00–150.001,9532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,391157.31/cwt152.00–159.502,1884
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,401165.08/cwt161.50–170.002,3138
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1554,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2133,098.97/head2,600.00–3,600.003,0992
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,3103,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3533,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4123,567.30/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4803,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5303,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7653,775.00/head3,775.00–3,775.003,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29302,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9351,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9451,873.81/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8742
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0552,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1031,741.67/head1,650.00–1,825.001,7422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,254.22/head2,075.00–2,450.002,25411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1872,688.98/head2,150.00–3,050.002,6895
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,010.00/head2,010.00–2,010.002,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2242,749.08/head2,300.00–2,925.002,7496
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2483,344.36/head3,100.00–3,450.003,3443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3653,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001

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.