Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2026-02-25

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 25
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
963 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 967▲ 300 vs year ago 663 · +45.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 41▲ 4 vs year ago 38 · +10.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 18▲ 85 vs year ago 30 · +283.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. were 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. There was continued strong demand for a good quality feeder calf offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 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 $422.29/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 26 of 34 comparable sales and sits +17.64 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.
Average price
$422.29
83 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,256
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$80.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.18
vs KY average
−8.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531434.332,30870
Medium and Large 2515402.002,0701thin
Medium and Large 2-3553353.741,95612thin
One grade step is worth $80.59/cwt here — about $352 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale83 hd
422.29
—
KY average26 barns · 1,652 hd
410.11
+12.18
National average177 barns · 14,680 hd
430.41
−8.12
This barn, trailing median34 sales
404.65
+17.64
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—High2,068197.004,0732thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,381162.342,2419thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,250158.281,9798thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,053138.151,45414

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$5,09217
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$4,98211
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$3,8417
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,211$3,78510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,031$3,7553thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)947$3,5937
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,141$3,2686
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$3,0754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,390$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)810$4,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,320$4,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,010$3,6001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,230$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)915$2,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,313$4,0664thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,023$5,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,265$4,6564thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,126$4,1424thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,193$2,7502thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$2,5304thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,013$2,5115
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,460$2,5001thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285705.00/cwt705.00–705.002,0091
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335641.67/cwt625.00–675.002,1503
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374545.29/cwt540.00–550.002,0394
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385591.58/cwt590.00–595.002,2783
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405547.50/cwt547.50–547.502,2171
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,39812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460556.52/cwt550.00–560.002,5603
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477503.13/cwt495.00–510.002,4003
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479536.64/cwt516.00–540.002,57124
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521524.33/cwt507.00–537.002,73238
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,4301
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561498.37/cwt492.00–504.002,79614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570473.82/cwt470.00–477.502,7012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy607467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,8354
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630439.93/cwt430.00–448.002,77244
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630424.17/cwt422.50–425.002,6723
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654432.00/cwt426.00–435.002,8259
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,3601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688403.29/cwt390.00–420.002,77542
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715395.42/cwt390.00–401.002,82716
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766363.10/cwt360.00–370.002,78113
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added787376.75/cwt376.75–376.752,96572
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808347.14/cwt335.00–350.002,8058
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880347.51/cwt345.50–350.003,05811
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3892320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8542
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960324.50/cwt324.50–324.503,1157
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2361
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2259580.46/cwt565.00–600.001,5035
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2307542.00/cwt542.00–542.001,6642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3312512.60/cwt480.00–525.001,5996
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332582.50/cwt582.50–582.501,9342
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360521.77/cwt507.00–530.001,8786
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409516.01/cwt512.00–520.002,11010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417487.58/cwt485.00–500.002,0336
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422457.09/cwt436.00–472.501,9295
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7405
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472450.27/cwt435.00–465.002,12510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511457.99/cwt457.00–459.002,34022
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,0701
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3521371.11/cwt362.00–374.001,9336
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525434.73/cwt423.00–445.002,28234
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579396.17/cwt389.00–400.002,29414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585336.37/cwt329.00–359.001,9686
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628358.07/cwt343.00–362.002,24910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633378.88/cwt368.00–395.002,39850
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664367.00/cwt365.00–370.002,43762
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690355.12/cwt350.00–355.502,45058
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3521
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766327.44/cwt315.00–335.002,5087
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,65865
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,6321
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,7785
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2283632.96/cwt615.00–650.001,7912
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,6971
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2323621.12/cwt605.00–637.002,0062
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,9891
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368565.86/cwt555.00–580.002,0826
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3368537.71/cwt527.50–547.001,9792
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3417507.31/cwt505.00–510.002,1153
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428536.16/cwt527.00–560.002,2958
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461567.50/cwt567.50–567.502,6168
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3472463.82/cwt450.00–487.502,1895
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478512.37/cwt505.00–520.002,4496
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2508519.30/cwt505.00–527.502,6383
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3542478.26/cwt455.00–490.002,5923
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565452.81/cwt435.00–470.002,5585
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1241
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672386.40/cwt380.00–394.002,5973
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,3981
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723379.91/cwt375.00–385.002,7472
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,5941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,810189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,4211
Bulls——2,325205.00/cwt205.00–205.004,7661
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%885152.21/cwt152.00–152.501,3472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,000167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6701
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014142.18/cwt138.00–149.001,4424
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112127.56/cwt110.00–135.001,4187
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,8901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286157.03/cwt154.00–160.002,0197
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,334151.11/cwt150.00–153.002,0164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418171.33/cwt166.00–180.002,4295
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3134,065.90/head3,500.00–4,800.004,0664
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28803,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29273,658.36/head3,400.00–3,900.003,6586
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Fancy9305,650.00/head5,650.00–5,650.005,6504
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29554,050.00/head3,500.00–4,600.004,0502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29753,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Fancy1,0095,228.90/head5,050.00–5,400.005,2296
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0313,755.14/head3,000.00–4,100.003,7553
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0653,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0753,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0823,983.74/head3,950.00–4,050.003,9843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1285,100.00/head5,100.00–5,100.005,1004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1843,421.90/head2,600.00–3,800.003,4225
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1895,199.36/head4,700.00–5,450.005,19910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2263,805.60/head3,400.00–3,950.003,8069
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2943,733.14/head3,600.00–3,900.003,7334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3903,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6253,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Fancy1,0055,900.00/head5,900.00–5,900.005,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Fancy1,0406,050.00/head6,050.00–6,050.006,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0653,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2104,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2204,433.61/head3,900.00–4,950.004,4342
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2834,708.05/head4,600.00–4,800.004,7083
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28104,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0103,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,3204,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-27902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Stock Cows—Medium 1-29202,554.08/head2,300.00–2,800.002,5542
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,0102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1712,529.78/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5304
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,523.31/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5232
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
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