Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2026-06-24

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 24
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
706 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 781▲ 414 vs year ago 292 · +141.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 18 vs year ago 11 · +163.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 14▲ 17 vs year ago 10 · +170.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $425.01/cwt on 71 head, down $12.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 34 comparable sales and sits +20.36 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.
Average price
$425.01
▼ 12.59 vs prior sale
71 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,287
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.13
vs KY average
+9.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537427.892,29663
Medium and Large 2-3549402.392,2098thin
One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $87 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 sale71 hd
425.01
—
KY average26 barns · 954 hd
414.88
+10.13
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
+9.18
This barn, trailing median34 sales
404.65
+20.36
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—Low1,703215.103,6647thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,203181.512,18417
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,502181.502,7263thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low918146.241,3422thin

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)1,333$2,8572thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,144$2,38911
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,041$2,2204thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$2,4501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,2501thin

Every lot

108 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,8151
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325635.00/cwt635.00–635.002,0641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7821
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378542.55/cwt535.00–550.002,0512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385501.00/cwt501.00–501.001,9291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388643.30/cwt630.00–650.002,4963
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391598.43/cwt592.00–600.002,3405
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed432590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,5492
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439520.13/cwt510.00–527.002,2837
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,1871
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,2141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450552.50/cwt552.50–552.502,4861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,3151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490533.67/cwt525.00–537.002,61514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy511524.14/cwt520.00–535.002,67812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525477.02/cwt470.00–480.002,5047
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540506.05/cwt497.50–507.002,73310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3221
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2557471.16/cwt455.00–477.502,6246
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580485.80/cwt480.00–495.002,8185
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620449.75/cwt440.00–455.502,78824
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629420.01/cwt415.00–435.002,6424
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,3271
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2694413.76/cwt405.00–415.002,8718
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736384.67/cwt380.00–387.002,8313
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741412.84/cwt408.00–414.003,0595
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775391.55/cwt385.00–399.003,0359
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,9493
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added857369.45/cwt368.00–369.753,16671
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2887355.93/cwt347.00–362.003,1575
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added962340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,2716
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,047300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,1412
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,2641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335484.67/cwt482.00–487.501,6244
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed361512.00/cwt512.00–512.001,8483
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,5421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367444.78/cwt432.50–450.001,6324
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370490.83/cwt482.00–497.001,8165
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3416440.77/cwt440.00–442.001,8344
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430458.38/cwt453.00–469.001,97124
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1384
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470449.91/cwt440.00–457.002,11510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3497410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0382
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507444.00/cwt444.00–444.002,2514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3514410.48/cwt406.00–412.002,1104
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526425.98/cwt415.00–435.002,24137
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555439.00/cwt439.00–439.002,43615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570404.94/cwt400.00–420.002,3087
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3584394.29/cwt392.00–395.002,3034
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1181
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3796
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627373.27/cwt365.00–382.002,34011
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660374.86/cwt367.00–378.002,4747
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3697325.50/cwt325.50–325.502,2699
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,4033
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,61768
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755325.31/cwt320.00–332.002,4563
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4961
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,9244
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,7332
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2982285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7992
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,5631
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2317565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,7912
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331601.67/cwt600.00–605.001,9926
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5931
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363600.05/cwt595.00–612.002,1787
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2391572.08/cwt570.00–585.002,2377
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423513.74/cwt507.00–527.002,1734
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430546.21/cwt537.00–555.002,3492
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430472.00/cwt472.00–472.002,0301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,1161
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472505.57/cwt502.00–510.002,3863
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473487.82/cwt480.00–497.502,3078
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517471.70/cwt465.00–483.002,4396
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528446.75/cwt440.00–450.002,3593
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560451.05/cwt440.00–455.002,5264
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590396.23/cwt390.00–400.002,3384
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy624406.20/cwt402.50–410.002,5354
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630372.49/cwt360.00–380.002,3473
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3638369.88/cwt360.00–380.002,3602
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672379.83/cwt374.00–385.002,5528
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy711385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,7373
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6461
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2732360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6356
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7901
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3855275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3511
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9611
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,019266.07/cwt262.00–270.002,7114
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,505194.96/cwt194.50–195.502,9342
Bulls——1,708219.77/cwt215.50–224.503,7543
Bulls——1,895228.23/cwt227.50–229.004,3252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%918146.24/cwt143.00–150.001,3422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161175.58/cwt173.00–177.502,0385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190198.66/cwt193.50–204.002,3643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192165.34/cwt165.00–165.501,9713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250185.97/cwt182.00–189.002,3256
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455194.50/cwt194.50–194.502,8301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,6692
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27602,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0412,220.47/head1,475.00–3,100.002,2204
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1442,388.77/head1,600.00–3,100.002,38911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3332,857.04/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8572

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.