Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2026-05-13

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, May 13
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
547 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 436▲ 162 vs year ago 385 · +42.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 42▼ 14 vs year ago 50 · −28.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 47▲ 120 vs year ago 23 · +521.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $504.22/cwt on 43 head, up $3.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 33 comparable sales and sits +28.72 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$504.22
▲ 3.45 vs prior sale
43 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+26.09
vs KY average
+30.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545505.212,75241
Medium and Large 2-3520483.892,5162thin
One grade step is worth $21.32/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale43 hd
504.22
—
KY average24 barns · 969 hd
478.13
+26.09
National average167 barns · 12,191 hd
473.70
+30.52
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
+28.72
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—Low1,555208.183,2383thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,575190.072,9945thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,250184.392,30621
CowsLean 85-90%Average934171.261,6005thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,245200.002,4901thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,770210.003,7171thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,211$3,34819
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$3,00627
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,144$2,4505
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,067$4,4986
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,049$4,12127
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$3,7001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,070$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,293$5,0746
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)883$2,73524

Every lot

105 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy155800.00/cwt800.00–800.001,2401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,0801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389534.93/cwt530.00–540.002,0816
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy397600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,3827
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418526.65/cwt520.00–540.002,2016
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419562.57/cwt560.00–565.002,3574
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3441499.06/cwt495.00–500.002,2015
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466556.19/cwt556.00–560.002,59221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474483.75/cwt480.00–485.002,2938
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477512.55/cwt505.00–535.002,44514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520483.89/cwt480.00–487.502,5162
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526524.42/cwt519.00–535.002,75814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538502.45/cwt491.00–510.002,70314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572487.51/cwt477.50–495.002,78913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy608486.00/cwt485.00–490.002,9555
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6141
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618473.67/cwt473.00–475.002,9276
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629452.22/cwt450.00–453.002,84414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,9934
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676411.45/cwt405.00–413.002,7815
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3681384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,6153
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy705425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,9961
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706410.63/cwt410.00–411.002,8998
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731386.50/cwt375.00–390.002,8256
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,9214
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8311
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811357.82/cwt345.00–361.002,9025
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,0941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,2511
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3371
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283550.44/cwt540.00–560.001,5582
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,6312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365462.47/cwt450.00–467.501,6884
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,0766
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380441.08/cwt437.50–445.001,6764
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0964
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424455.28/cwt445.00–465.001,93015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3426439.00/cwt437.50–440.001,8705
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458445.49/cwt440.00–450.002,04010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0191
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502464.00/cwt464.00–464.002,3298
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526425.13/cwt420.00–431.002,23621
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1471
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added556419.16/cwt417.50–422.502,3313
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585391.97/cwt385.00–400.002,29311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616398.44/cwt396.00–400.002,4545
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624380.78/cwt367.50–386.002,37610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3642302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,9422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2140710.00/cwt710.00–710.009941
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,3392
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy306630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,9283
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7392
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8811
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8051
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2381538.66/cwt535.00–545.002,0524
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415520.18/cwt515.00–525.002,1592
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425484.35/cwt480.00–487.502,0584
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427497.92/cwt490.00–510.002,1265
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3467460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468492.30/cwt485.00–500.002,3049
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,4752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515445.02/cwt440.00–450.002,2925
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9691
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540471.22/cwt470.00–475.002,5454
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570406.95/cwt402.50–410.002,3205
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578448.80/cwt445.00–450.002,5944
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615378.57/cwt370.00–385.002,32814
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620403.69/cwt400.00–407.502,5032
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3696350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4363
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3710330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5741
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8381
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3882300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6462
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,050280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,9401
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 2-31,120280.00/cwt280.00–280.003,1361
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,770210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,7171
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,245200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,4901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,350195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,6331
Bulls——1,658214.77/cwt207.50–219.003,5612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4971
Cows—Lean 85-90%935173.83/cwt172.00–175.001,6254
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204173.36/cwt170.00–178.002,0874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249185.07/cwt180.00–189.002,31210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313193.50/cwt190.00–198.002,5416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475183.99/cwt180.00–188.002,7142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,642194.13/cwt193.00–196.003,1883
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0703,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1442,449.87/head2,000.00–3,000.002,4505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1733,006.25/head2,600.00–3,600.003,00627
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2113,347.80/head2,350.00–3,900.003,34819
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28832,734.51/head1,950.00–3,000.002,73524
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2545,169.38/head4,100.00–5,800.005,1695
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4854,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0494,121.35/head2,500.00–5,000.004,12127
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0674,498.22/head2,400.00–4,800.004,4986
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0753,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001

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.