Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2026-04-29

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 29
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
772 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 656▲ 141 vs year ago 631 · +22.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 24▼ 15 vs year ago 50 · −30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 35▼ 53 vs year ago 75 · −70.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 7.00-8.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. A bit of a rebound on the heavier calves with the positive trading on the fat cattle futures. The new crop bawling calves in all classes faced discounts today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $488.42/cwt on 74 head, up $9.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +12.92 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$488.42
▲ 9.58 vs prior sale
74 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$46.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.61
vs KY average
+7.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547500.432,73840
Medium and Large 2506486.662,46221
Medium and Large 2-3583454.292,64913thin
One grade step is worth $46.14/cwt here — about $89 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale74 hd
488.42
—
KY average26 barns · 1,332 hd
469.81
+18.61
National average169 barns · 10,621 hd
481.02
+7.40
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
+12.92
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—High1,912219.444,1963thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226186.462,2864thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,355184.722,5038thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,003160.331,60911

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)1,338$3,1582thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,6002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,346$2,5736
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,475$5,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,560$4,9501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,257$2,3353thin

Every lot

104 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 1-2180830.00/cwt830.00–830.001,4941
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200760.00/cwt760.00–760.001,5201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,9742
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3292650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,8982
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,8751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315677.38/cwt670.00–685.002,1342
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372581.39/cwt565.00–587.502,16310
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,0811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393607.00/cwt607.00–607.002,3864
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412538.15/cwt535.00–545.002,21711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425567.23/cwt562.50–575.002,4115
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3436487.84/cwt450.00–527.502,1279
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470533.15/cwt526.00–545.002,50611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478484.30/cwt467.00–495.002,3159
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2491512.07/cwt505.00–516.002,51412
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2506486.66/cwt475.00–488.002,46221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515515.31/cwt500.00–525.002,65417
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540439.45/cwt434.00–445.002,3732
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551508.00/cwt508.00–508.002,7996
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578482.89/cwt470.00–490.002,79117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3591456.99/cwt445.00–465.002,70111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607470.34/cwt470.00–472.002,85512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610387.42/cwt378.00–397.002,3632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618435.65/cwt435.00–437.002,6923
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623451.97/cwt440.00–462.502,81614
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662460.00/cwt460.00–460.003,0454
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683415.38/cwt411.00–435.002,83722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685404.28/cwt400.00–407.002,7695
Steers700–750Large 1-2715372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,6602
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740407.02/cwt402.00–410.003,012172
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,9032
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,7811
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added958342.00/cwt342.00–342.003,27662
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2274579.89/cwt570.00–590.001,5894
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327536.63/cwt535.00–540.001,7553
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6751
Heifers350–400Large 1-2370485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373501.59/cwt500.00–506.001,8714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380557.32/cwt550.00–560.002,11811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3387474.62/cwt455.00–485.001,8379
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405425.00/cwt420.00–435.001,7213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429492.51/cwt474.00–500.002,11315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429459.08/cwt450.00–465.001,96915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2459468.73/cwt460.00–485.002,1514
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475422.02/cwt410.00–435.002,0053
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478454.25/cwt452.00–455.002,1717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517442.16/cwt429.00–450.002,28624
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519418.19/cwt410.00–423.002,1708
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533377.20/cwt365.00–402.002,0104
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571413.47/cwt400.00–424.002,36130
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579392.69/cwt385.00–397.002,27410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3592380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624390.40/cwt377.00–400.002,43627
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630368.40/cwt365.00–370.002,3213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2651379.79/cwt365.00–385.002,47210
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3672340.38/cwt339.00–342.502,2874
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Replacement710377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,68014
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,4361
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5632
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,3871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245770.00/cwt770.00–770.001,8871
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3247670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,6552
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,8131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3306512.00/cwt512.00–512.001,5673
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2334634.50/cwt630.00–650.002,1194
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3378526.66/cwt515.00–540.001,9916
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2400505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3421440.45/cwt432.00–450.001,8544
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430491.25/cwt490.00–492.502,1122
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475491.31/cwt490.00–492.002,3343
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485472.50/cwt470.00–475.002,2922
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1071
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2501474.02/cwt465.00–483.002,3754
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3517442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,2852
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,6921
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3871
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558454.96/cwt445.00–465.002,5392
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3583404.98/cwt400.00–410.002,3612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675376.28/cwt373.00–378.002,5403
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3631
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2708381.51/cwt378.00–385.002,7012
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3251
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2868315.01/cwt310.00–320.002,7342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,912219.44/cwt216.00–224.004,1963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%865140.87/cwt139.00–142.501,2192
Cows—Lean 85-90%978152.30/cwt149.00–154.001,4893
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,052176.98/cwt174.00–183.001,8623
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072164.67/cwt162.00–170.001,7653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226186.46/cwt184.00–192.002,2864
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,328187.94/cwt180.00–193.502,4966
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435175.07/cwt174.50–176.002,5122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3383,158.13/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3462,572.82/head2,500.00–2,800.002,5736
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4755,000.00/head5,000.00–5,000.005,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5604,950.00/head4,950.00–4,950.004,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2572,335.28/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3353
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.