Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2026-05-06

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, May 6
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
▼ 336 vs last sale 772▼ 26 vs year ago 462 · −5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 35▼ 9 vs year ago 51 · −17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 22▲ 21 vs year ago 26 · +80.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. There were a very limited number of favorable conditioned calves when compared to last week. The demand for the lightweight calves returned to where it was a few weeks ago. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $500.77/cwt on 35 head, up $12.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 33 comparable sales and sits +25.27 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$500.77
▲ 12.35 vs prior sale
35 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$468
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$67.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.97
vs KY average
+13.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551511.282,81627
Medium and Large 2548477.972,6195thin
Medium and Large 2-3529444.142,3483thin
One grade step is worth $67.14/cwt here — about $468 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 sale35 hd
500.77
—
KY average25 barns · 812 hd
480.80
+19.97
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
+13.22
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
+25.27
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—High1,610211.883,4115thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,339182.662,44613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,089163.611,7827thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average996158.701,58010

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,211$2,9514thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,118$1,9857
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)855$3,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,546$4,1884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,393$3,8989
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,143$2,3852thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$1,9001thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,5561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,1081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318521.83/cwt500.00–542.001,6592
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362605.77/cwt605.00–607.002,1935
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370582.50/cwt582.50–582.502,1551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3382547.59/cwt540.00–552.502,0923
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,3562
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433519.16/cwt510.00–534.002,2488
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465508.16/cwt500.00–515.002,3635
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,2681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473537.49/cwt520.00–547.502,54216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3503473.71/cwt465.00–482.502,3832
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,8605
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525522.61/cwt510.00–527.002,7447
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532493.29/cwt490.00–500.002,6243
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,6032
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573493.09/cwt470.00–500.002,82515
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2331
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629444.54/cwt420.00–460.002,79622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5461
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681433.41/cwt425.00–435.002,9528
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713404.91/cwt400.00–410.002,8874
Steers700–750Medium 1-2730330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4091
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3737362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,6722
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752381.67/cwt381.00–382.002,8703
Steers800–850Medium 1-2810300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4301
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2829336.96/cwt327.00–347.502,7934
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3832310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6741
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305612.50/cwt612.50–612.501,8681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2311568.57/cwt560.00–580.001,7684
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323548.60/cwt547.00–550.001,7722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3366504.85/cwt500.00–507.501,8484
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382524.36/cwt515.00–537.002,00310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418492.15/cwt482.00–507.002,0579
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425453.07/cwt445.00–460.001,92610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430477.26/cwt477.00–477.502,0522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463436.44/cwt430.00–445.002,0216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466468.19/cwt451.00–480.002,18213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487414.15/cwt392.00–425.002,0173
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3514412.74/cwt407.00–417.002,1214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533433.88/cwt425.00–437.002,3136
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy536462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,4793
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy559437.99/cwt436.00–440.002,4488
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0441
Heifers550–600Large 1-2565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575414.60/cwt405.00–422.002,38410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575398.30/cwt395.00–400.002,2903
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615363.58/cwt362.00–366.002,2367
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623381.55/cwt370.00–387.002,3776
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2656351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,3034
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,4541
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3682336.94/cwt326.00–343.002,2986
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720341.00/cwt338.00–344.002,4552
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3220480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0561
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2283595.13/cwt590.00–600.001,6842
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,7991
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,9153
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2351565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,9835
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,0951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380516.46/cwt487.50–535.001,9637
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2406539.20/cwt520.00–545.002,18913
Bulls400–450Large 1-2420390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6382
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3463464.86/cwt460.00–470.002,1522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517484.03/cwt482.00–485.002,5023
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3518443.34/cwt437.00–450.002,2972
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565432.64/cwt430.00–434.002,4443
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1751
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,8711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,2811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4862
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,7843
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2797325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5902
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,9391
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3925282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,6091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,575205.75/cwt205.00–207.003,2412
Bulls——1,633215.96/cwt211.00–219.003,5273
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%890139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2371
Cows—Lean 85-90%980172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011159.50/cwt153.00–169.001,6138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095151.89/cwt150.00–154.001,6632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,098165.38/cwt160.00–171.001,8164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,316174.07/cwt170.00–177.002,2914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,349186.48/cwt181.00–191.002,5169
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1522,049.57/head1,700.00–2,400.002,0506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,734.48/head2,400.00–3,000.002,7343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3653,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2324,825.00/head4,825.00–4,825.004,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3973,569.39/head3,250.00–4,050.003,5693
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4504,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5003,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5924,174.61/head3,450.00–4,450.004,1753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6173,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-29251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,0652,120.00/head2,120.00–2,120.002,1201
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-27602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001

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.