Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2026-04-01

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 1
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
793 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 950▼ 317 vs year ago 1,110 · −28.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 42▼ 3 vs year ago 65 · −4.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 64▼ 31 vs year ago 74 · −41.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. Today's quality was very inconsistent and the majority of the offering was sold one or two at time but the demand for the feeder calves remained very strong. The feeder buyers are still paying premiums for the higher quality calves and discounting the plain and bawling calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $493.27/cwt on 78 head, up $10.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 33 comparable sales and sits +17.76 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$493.27
▲ 10.73 vs prior sale
78 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$453
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$87.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.56
vs KY average
+10.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536528.772,83242
Medium and Large 2584469.682,74313thin
Medium and Large 2-3539441.762,37923
One grade step is worth $87.01/cwt here — about $453 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 sale78 hd
493.27
—
KY average24 barns · 1,369 hd
482.70
+10.56
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
+10.09
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
+17.76
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—Low1,571200.803,1555thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,351181.622,45321
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,175171.832,0199thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low955152.971,46118

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)1,195$3,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,328$2,9977
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$2,6713thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,288$2,5842thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)830$2,4002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$2,3501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,387$3,9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$4,1463thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,308$2,6292thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$2,2023thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2190800.00/cwt800.00–800.001,5202
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,7761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330677.00/cwt677.00–677.002,2343
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337618.17/cwt605.00–626.002,0836
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365648.33/cwt645.00–650.002,3663
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374556.08/cwt465.00–590.002,0807
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380619.07/cwt614.00–624.002,3525
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429602.57/cwt595.00–610.002,5856
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3439500.91/cwt465.00–565.002,19919
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy443617.00/cwt617.00–617.002,73311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477554.13/cwt547.00–567.002,64318
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477492.58/cwt465.00–517.002,3508
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478532.94/cwt530.00–535.002,5477
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521550.57/cwt549.00–565.002,86821
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523528.78/cwt528.00–530.002,76610
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3529442.11/cwt405.00–492.002,33918
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573440.51/cwt405.00–462.002,5245
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575487.15/cwt483.00–516.002,80111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584469.68/cwt467.00–472.502,74313
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600471.24/cwt469.00–471.502,82719
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620448.52/cwt441.00–455.002,7815
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669436.00/cwt436.00–436.002,91713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675412.01/cwt410.00–415.002,7815
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690396.00/cwt395.00–400.002,7325
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713377.73/cwt374.00–382.002,6938
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724392.51/cwt387.50–400.002,84221
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,8732
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3763347.62/cwt340.00–355.002,6522
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823358.15/cwt347.00–366.002,94814
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,9585
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2918317.99/cwt315.00–321.002,9192
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,1191
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,017299.00/cwt299.00–299.003,0415
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,165269.00/cwt269.00–269.003,1343
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3231512.46/cwt480.00–570.001,1844
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270618.51/cwt610.00–630.001,6703
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3277504.70/cwt455.00–530.001,3983
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,0481
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325491.89/cwt460.00–512.001,5998
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333557.73/cwt550.00–580.001,8575
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2357530.60/cwt522.00–547.001,8946
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374457.61/cwt420.00–502.501,7116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,2071
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426470.48/cwt402.50–490.002,00424
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431517.93/cwt500.00–535.002,23226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453476.56/cwt470.00–490.002,1596
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3476403.57/cwt385.00–447.501,9214
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523452.70/cwt435.00–462.002,36821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3524412.10/cwt390.00–425.002,15910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,54188
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574404.49/cwt395.00–420.002,32218
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576370.55/cwt355.00–385.002,1345
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2601390.17/cwt371.00–395.002,3455
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3622352.25/cwt310.00–367.002,1916
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672368.60/cwt365.00–372.002,4778
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683317.82/cwt300.00–335.002,1712
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3722326.74/cwt310.00–335.002,3593
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725354.88/cwt347.00–370.002,5733
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2792363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,8752
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8882
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,5611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2210750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,5751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,7002
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3255630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,6071
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3318577.68/cwt545.00–590.001,8375
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2327631.23/cwt620.00–655.002,0644
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3358552.19/cwt507.50–582.501,9775
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375603.40/cwt590.00–622.002,2635
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2385535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0601
Bulls400–450Large 1-2405472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,9141
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419510.01/cwt500.00–525.002,13713
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420490.61/cwt486.00–492.502,0615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,4341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460413.46/cwt412.00–417.501,9024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468484.61/cwt482.00–485.002,2688
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2493470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,31711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510496.32/cwt485.00–500.002,5314
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3527452.64/cwt417.50–470.002,3859
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561472.55/cwt467.50–475.002,6515
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3569411.09/cwt396.00–435.002,3395
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610443.00/cwt443.00–443.002,7021
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3637372.16/cwt360.00–378.002,3713
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,6331
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3673372.49/cwt370.00–375.002,5072
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4851
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2771323.04/cwt312.00–342.002,4914
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3850295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5081
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,8873
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,215187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,2781
Bulls——1,440194.80/cwt193.50–196.002,8052
Bulls——1,880213.44/cwt209.00–219.004,0132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910172.18/cwt170.00–174.001,5673
Cows—Lean 85-90%914158.29/cwt155.00–161.001,4475
Cows—Lean 85-90%983145.50/cwt140.00–151.001,4309
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140155.95/cwt155.00–157.001,7782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185176.37/cwt173.00–185.002,0907
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,347182.70/cwt171.00–194.002,46120
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2801
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3873,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-29552,302.46/head2,140.00–2,430.002,3022
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3082,629.02/head2,525.00–2,725.002,6292
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,670.61/head2,400.00–2,950.002,6713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2882,583.59/head2,100.00–2,950.002,5842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3282,997.17/head2,100.00–3,300.002,9977
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0654,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2483,968.94/head3,500.00–4,400.003,9692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002

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.
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