Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2025-10-15

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 15
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
537 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 486▲ 89 vs year ago 448 · +19.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 42▲ 0 vs year ago 44 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 25▼ 11 vs year ago 39 · −28.2%
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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 with several small weaned packages saw strong demand from buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.74/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −38.91 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.
Average price
$365.74
60 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,978
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.81
vs KY average
−32.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544373.672,03344
Medium and Large 2-3532343.951,83016thin
One grade step is worth $29.72/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale60 hd
365.74
—
KY average25 barns · 1,060 hd
357.93
+7.81
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−32.12
This barn, trailing median34 sales
404.65
−38.91
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—Average1,773189.433,3595thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,511167.352,5297thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,132154.951,7548thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,026135.541,39115

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,332$2,4425
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$2,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$2,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$2,0816
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,5753thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,3751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)801$1,9814thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,615$2,9251thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2267495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3222
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6793
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7654
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365410.14/cwt400.00–420.001,4972
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370440.27/cwt435.00–445.001,6292
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8334
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417414.43/cwt409.00–425.001,7284
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464432.70/cwt430.00–437.002,0084
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474385.80/cwt378.00–400.001,8299
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477416.49/cwt410.00–421.001,9875
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510456.02/cwt450.00–460.002,32610
Steers500–550Medium 1-2510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519391.19/cwt385.00–400.002,0308
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521414.52/cwt403.00–427.002,16018
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567429.38/cwt429.00–430.002,4358
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3571370.54/cwt365.00–377.502,1164
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578395.07/cwt387.00–412.002,28413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624386.48/cwt384.00–389.002,4126
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,5332
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6243
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670381.62/cwt377.00–386.002,5576
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4482
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,6359
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,5572
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,7331
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,8574
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,7892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy242500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2102
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285387.75/cwt380.00–405.001,1053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy302503.00/cwt503.00–503.001,5194
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323347.40/cwt345.00–350.001,1222
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2347455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373345.51/cwt327.00–362.001,2894
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380403.83/cwt395.00–408.001,5353
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426388.52/cwt380.00–401.001,65516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430362.87/cwt345.00–374.001,5603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy441410.67/cwt405.00–414.001,8118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460386.97/cwt384.00–390.001,7804
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469402.20/cwt398.00–406.001,88612
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2470355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478365.71/cwt330.00–373.001,74814
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,0499
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521349.90/cwt335.00–360.001,82312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526373.88/cwt365.00–384.001,96719
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565326.10/cwt300.00–335.001,8424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581360.29/cwt356.00–365.002,09316
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609344.62/cwt335.00–350.002,09914
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2256
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675334.14/cwt325.00–339.002,2557
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720290.65/cwt280.00–301.002,0932
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4596
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775315.00/cwt310.00–320.002,4412
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5351
Heifers850–900Large 1-2890220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9581
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5582
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2336488.00/cwt475.00–501.001,6405
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,4632
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380446.69/cwt445.00–447.501,6973
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2421414.08/cwt400.00–423.001,7435
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4621
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463394.63/cwt380.00–400.001,82710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523349.98/cwt345.00–355.001,8302
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525382.33/cwt381.00–385.002,0073
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535394.97/cwt394.00–397.002,1137
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553377.22/cwt372.50–386.002,0866
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3593357.19/cwt347.50–362.002,1183
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0443
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680315.99/cwt315.00–317.002,1492
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2688339.95/cwt335.00–345.002,3392
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2717321.72/cwt319.00–327.002,3073
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2091
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,2585
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,653176.44/cwt169.00–184.002,9172
Bulls——1,835193.64/cwt190.00–197.003,5532
Bulls——1,890207.00/cwt207.00–207.003,9121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%994127.90/cwt110.00–139.001,27110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045144.50/cwt144.00–145.001,5102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,063149.01/cwt148.00–150.001,5842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122155.01/cwt154.00–156.001,7393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125159.65/cwt155.00–163.001,7964
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,0671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413172.39/cwt170.00–174.502,4365
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630159.50/cwt159.50–159.502,6001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,885150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,8281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0452,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,080.85/head1,735.00–2,575.002,0816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3322,442.23/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4425
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28011,981.46/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9814
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28752,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6152,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251

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.