Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2026-01-07

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 7
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,149 head
▲ 733 vs last sale 416▲ 148 vs year ago 1,001 · +14.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 34▲ 39 vs year ago 18 · +216.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 26▲ 5 vs year ago 19 · +26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure for the holidays. An overall good quality offering saw strong demand from the buyers. Weaned, preconditioned calves continue to bring premiums.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $427.70/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −47.80 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$427.70
140 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,387
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$37.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.38
vs KY average
−38.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557429.732,394132
Medium and Large 2-3545401.002,1852thin
Medium and Large 2586392.052,2976thin
One grade step is worth $37.68/cwt here — about $97 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 sale140 hd
427.70
—
KY average20 barns · 929 hd
422.32
+5.38
National average195 barns · 28,890 hd
466.33
−38.63
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
−47.80
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

33 sales
538480423365median 475.5003/0404/2906/2408/2610/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $524.17, low $378.81, median $475.50 across 33 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—Low1,879182.993,4387thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,461150.912,20522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,210145.391,7609thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,057127.991,3538thin

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)1,415$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,415$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,221$2,3996
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,318$1,9642thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,177$1,9533thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$2,2251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)870$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$1,9583thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,8001thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3684
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4141
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy357550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9644
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7131
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395476.24/cwt470.00–500.001,88112
Steers350–400Medium 1-2395415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6392
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0093
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430455.06/cwt450.00–460.001,9572
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3434421.37/cwt408.00–435.001,8299
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464456.98/cwt443.00–465.002,12016
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465432.42/cwt430.00–437.502,0113
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470401.00/cwt392.00–410.001,8852
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added487473.00/cwt473.00–473.002,30416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511459.00/cwt458.00–460.002,3456
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522432.88/cwt420.00–447.502,26037
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545401.00/cwt400.00–402.002,1852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572414.42/cwt400.00–423.002,37027
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576431.68/cwt429.00–438.002,48662
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586392.05/cwt390.00–397.502,2976
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607419.20/cwt415.00–421.002,54544
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608376.71/cwt375.00–380.002,2903
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3613347.26/cwt342.00–358.002,1293
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638397.71/cwt387.50–405.002,5378
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661399.10/cwt398.00–400.502,63834
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675379.62/cwt370.00–386.502,56242
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3697360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5092
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706379.76/cwt379.00–380.002,68121
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,5091
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2742354.48/cwt350.00–356.002,63036
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769354.10/cwt354.00–355.002,72310
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,5282
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2786337.80/cwt336.00–341.002,6555
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2837344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,8792
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,7051
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852346.75/cwt346.75–346.752,95467
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2872332.49/cwt332.00–336.002,89914
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,0083
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3215395.00/cwt395.00–395.008491
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2242480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1622
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3291407.85/cwt405.00–410.001,1879
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330383.17/cwt377.50–400.001,2645
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334422.14/cwt415.00–427.501,4104
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,4251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2364439.91/cwt420.00–450.001,60115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374385.17/cwt340.00–398.001,4419
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380472.00/cwt472.00–472.001,7942
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419439.93/cwt435.00–444.001,84311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430415.69/cwt400.00–425.001,78719
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3437382.74/cwt374.00–390.001,6739
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455354.15/cwt340.00–368.001,6112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467409.40/cwt396.00–420.001,91233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478435.52/cwt426.00–439.002,08221
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515411.08/cwt407.00–415.002,11723
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523377.98/cwt375.00–380.001,9776
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531362.22/cwt355.00–365.001,9235
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535391.53/cwt382.00–402.002,09527
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,9591
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,1977
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580368.24/cwt360.00–380.002,13655
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590338.14/cwt332.00–345.001,9956
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607364.68/cwt362.50–368.002,21410
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613351.43/cwt345.00–357.002,15414
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630319.98/cwt307.00–325.002,0166
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2639335.00/cwt332.00–336.002,1418
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658328.95/cwt320.00–338.002,1649
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665354.75/cwt354.75–354.752,35974
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680317.01/cwt315.00–318.002,1563
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708326.45/cwt325.00–327.002,31111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710280.56/cwt272.00–285.001,9924
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723315.22/cwt305.00–320.002,2795
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2111
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755266.04/cwt260.00–272.002,0092
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5668
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776311.08/cwt300.00–320.002,41411
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added809319.50/cwt319.50–319.502,58517
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3642
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2886287.12/cwt275.00–289.002,5449
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4751
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3995235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3381
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,7091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3273465.79/cwt445.00–480.001,2723
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2282504.29/cwt500.00–525.001,4226
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321507.00/cwt507.00–507.001,6275
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370437.64/cwt435.00–440.001,6192
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390395.00/cwt390.00–400.001,5412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412451.78/cwt450.00–455.001,8615
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437439.64/cwt425.00–445.001,9219
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463431.84/cwt422.00–440.001,9999
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7391
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472408.81/cwt405.00–410.001,9304
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7591
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527391.66/cwt390.00–395.002,0643
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529414.12/cwt400.00–430.002,1919
Bulls550–600Large 1-2560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3571366.45/cwt362.00–370.002,0926
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574389.52/cwt380.00–398.002,2367
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy593421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,4974
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4291
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672367.45/cwt358.00–372.002,4693
Bulls650–700Large 1-2680322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1901
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3801
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,809180.18/cwt174.00–186.003,2595
Bulls——2,053190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,9012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076125.99/cwt120.00–134.001,3567
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,9911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228143.42/cwt138.00–148.001,7616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350160.82/cwt160.00–164.002,1714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435153.16/cwt150.00–158.002,1989
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,539145.41/cwt140.00–148.002,2388
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28652,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0651,778.87/head1,500.00–2,050.001,7792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2922,388.78/head1,900.00–2,775.002,3895
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,963.99/head1,700.00–2,225.001,9642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4153,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4152,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28201,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29102,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29202,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.