Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2026-04-15

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 15
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
▼ 407 vs last sale 952▲ 105 vs year ago 440 · +23.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 36▲ 23 vs year ago 37 · +62.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 25▲ 30 vs year ago 17 · +176.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded 10.00-12.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. were steady. The better quality, weaned calves in favorable condition sold near the previous week's prices but the bawling and short weaned "soft" calves were discounted heavily. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $420.90/cwt on 55 head, down $4.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 34 comparable sales and sits +16.25 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.
Average price
$420.90
▼ 4.85 vs prior sale
55 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,312
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.13
vs KY average
−6.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2538425.252,28914thin
Medium and Large 1-2554424.692,35434
Medium and Large 2-3547393.802,1557thin
One grade step is worth $31.45/cwt here — about $134 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 sale55 hd
420.90
—
KY average26 barns · 1,175 hd
415.77
+5.13
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−6.49
This barn, trailing median34 sales
404.65
+16.25
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—Average1,778223.823,9786thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,309186.922,44616
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,144175.752,01016
CowsLean 85-90%High964156.311,50615

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)1,350$3,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,343$3,2713thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,384$3,0485
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$2,9843thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,359$2,7215
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,211$2,6884thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,103$3,5282thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)800$2,6002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,337$3,3002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,184$2,35011

Every lot

103 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315710.00/cwt710.00–710.002,2371
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320606.48/cwt602.50–610.001,9412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,2724
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385575.44/cwt510.00–592.502,2159
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420463.68/cwt406.00–520.001,9472
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422594.36/cwt580.00–615.002,5087
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434555.49/cwt555.00–560.002,41110
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472547.77/cwt540.00–565.002,58513
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480528.39/cwt525.00–532.002,5362
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486516.73/cwt490.00–522.002,5118
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513518.73/cwt502.00–532.002,6617
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523472.42/cwt470.00–475.002,4712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525488.53/cwt485.00–492.002,5652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558494.19/cwt480.00–505.002,75818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563439.34/cwt400.00–454.002,4738
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590468.08/cwt465.00–476.002,76216
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,6231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613453.38/cwt447.00–460.002,77911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670406.14/cwt395.00–415.002,72112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707406.16/cwt402.50–407.002,87216
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2737380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,8013
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,9291
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,9181
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2837338.67/cwt338.00–339.002,8353
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2926327.68/cwt325.00–329.003,0343
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,5961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6741
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,5541
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2336523.54/cwt502.50–535.001,7595
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373447.90/cwt382.00–468.001,6716
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383514.34/cwt511.00–515.001,97012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386532.09/cwt525.00–555.002,0544
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425441.34/cwt422.00–451.001,8764
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428504.43/cwt495.00–517.002,1597
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430471.42/cwt464.00–481.002,02710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3467436.08/cwt410.00–457.502,0369
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472464.18/cwt462.50–465.002,1916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477477.13/cwt472.50–490.002,27618
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530399.93/cwt377.50–410.002,1205
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532446.73/cwt436.00–460.002,37711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535427.50/cwt420.00–430.002,28713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565414.15/cwt400.00–422.002,34023
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,2971
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590378.47/cwt375.00–382.002,2332
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2610345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1051
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626389.42/cwt379.00–399.002,43812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645373.18/cwt370.00–375.002,40711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651383.12/cwt382.00–385.002,49416
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,5304
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3692316.99/cwt290.00–341.002,1943
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2052
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3773295.41/cwt290.00–301.002,2842
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,72110
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,7481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2240679.00/cwt679.00–679.001,6301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310645.00/cwt645.00–645.002,0001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340567.50/cwt567.50–567.501,9301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365607.00/cwt607.00–607.002,2161
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385556.33/cwt550.00–562.502,1422
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388573.39/cwt570.00–575.002,2253
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3421521.40/cwt475.00–535.002,1956
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,6387
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427548.67/cwt540.00–552.002,3434
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,4981
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3471502.85/cwt487.00–515.002,3684
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,6011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3542482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,6154
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,5371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635424.46/cwt407.00–429.002,69512
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6461
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2802341.11/cwt330.00–343.002,7367
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3895272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,4391
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,3161
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,5881
Bulls——1,883227.18/cwt217.00–236.504,2785
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%817136.54/cwt125.00–143.001,1163
Cows—Lean 85-90%975162.00/cwt156.00–168.001,5804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008172.64/cwt170.00–175.001,7404
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018149.13/cwt147.00–151.001,5184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142179.59/cwt174.00–189.002,05112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148169.63/cwt169.00–170.001,9473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,7021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,165169.52/cwt165.00–174.001,9752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,329189.40/cwt180.00–198.002,51714
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-28751,690.71/head1,625.00–1,750.001,6912
Stock Cows—Medium 1-29802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,0051,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2832,567.36/head2,100.00–2,850.002,5678
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0602,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2112,688.29/head2,100.00–3,250.002,6884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,984.28/head2,550.00–3,200.002,9843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3592,721.14/head2,250.00–3,025.002,7215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4683,247.44/head2,950.00–3,350.003,2474
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4853,530.81/head3,450.00–3,600.003,5312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-28002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-21,0352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1033,528.23/head3,450.00–3,600.003,5282
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3373,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002

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.