Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2025-04-09

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 9
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
481 head
629 vs last sale 1,110 16 vs year ago 465 · +3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
25 vs last sale 65 26 vs year ago 66 · 39.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
46 vs last sale 74 97 vs year ago 23 · +421.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 lower. The combination of the lower futures market and several unweaned calves in today's offering pulled prices lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $348.16/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 132.87 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.
Average price
$348.16
53 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,867
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$47.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.65
vs KY average
6.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531360.021,91135
Medium and Large 2541329.771,78413thin
Medium and Large 2-3560313.001,7535thin
One grade step is worth $47.02/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
538482425369median 481.0312/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $524.17, low $382.73, median $481.03 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale53 hd
348.16
KY average19 barns · 483 hd
339.51
+8.65
National average175 barns · 9,187 hd
354.30
−6.14
This barn, trailing median32 sales
481.03
−132.87
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsLow1,724158.322,7306thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,445151.172,18412
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,210146.261,77012
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,021121.631,2427thin

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)970$2,9559
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)967$2,74217
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,181$2,63035
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,176$2,3503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$2,26015
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$2,1333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,8502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)948$2,0002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)735$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$3,5056
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$3,4873thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,033$2,1252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)885$2,0351thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$1,7914thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850836277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,31663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700676314.72/cwt314.50–318.002,12832
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550541329.77/cwt328.00–340.001,78413
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350333319.73/cwt315.00–330.001,0653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578293.86/cwt287.00–300.001,6996
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450428347.80/cwt337.00–362.501,4896
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650608290.93/cwt285.00–297.001,7692
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550521317.77/cwt305.00–327.001,65613
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300295310.00/cwt310.00–310.009151
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,5731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full650–700695275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9115
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400388322.82/cwt310.00–327.501,2535
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550510250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700690215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4841
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425318.63/cwt313.00–320.001,3545
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400369352.36/cwt337.50–357.501,30010
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400395360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650638302.00/cwt301.00–303.001,9272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450428372.80/cwt370.00–385.001,5965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850815222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750700249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,7431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678244.59/cwt241.00–248.001,6584
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300288417.61/cwt405.00–430.001,2032
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450433368.52/cwt366.00–377.501,5966
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500464339.14/cwt326.00–348.001,57412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450413341.34/cwt325.00–350.001,41012
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,4332
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500463370.62/cwt356.00–377.001,71631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418401.52/cwt387.50–406.001,6787
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850800260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0802
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600560313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,7535
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2751
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500485306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,4841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900858259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,2224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619334.46/cwt330.00–336.002,0708
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500495345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7082
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600568355.53/cwt351.00–360.002,01913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800790265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0942
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550509362.67/cwt349.00–368.001,84622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400363404.08/cwt400.00–409.001,4676
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600575324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,8632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500473347.43/cwt335.00–360.001,6432
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350300440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250243430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0454
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750725291.48/cwt290.00–293.002,1132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800770282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,1712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173138.48/cwt134.00–143.001,6245
CowsLean 85-90%1,030120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2361
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4061
CowsBoner 80-85%1,234158.46/cwt154.00–165.001,9556
CowsLean 85-90%1,020131.53/cwt128.00–138.001,3424
CowsLean 85-90%1,018102.63/cwt100.00–105.001,0452
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,464153.90/cwt147.00–159.002,25310
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,350137.50/cwt134.00–142.001,8562
Bulls1,510148.60/cwt140.00–157.002,2444
Bulls2,210190.50/cwt190.50–190.504,2101
Bulls2,095165.00/cwt165.00–165.003,4571
Bred CowsMedium 1-29432,919.00/head2,225.00–3,075.002,9195
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0652,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1903,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-29233,343.50/head3,000.00–3,550.003,3443
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1333,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0301,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0802,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3752
Bred CowsMedium 1-29262,821.55/head2,250.00–2,950.002,82212
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0481,642.66/head1,635.00–1,650.001,6432
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2883,655.15/head3,200.00–4,000.003,6552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2342,379.64/head1,800.00–2,850.002,38012
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28901,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0363,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1762,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550537323.21/cwt317.00–335.001,7368
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400384377.83/cwt372.50–400.001,4519
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600593270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6013
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300295387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,1431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450445345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5352
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0353,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29251,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock CowsMedium 1-28852,035.00/head2,035.00–2,035.002,0351
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0661,790.72/head1,585.00–2,010.001,7914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0152,400.74/head2,350.00–2,450.002,4012
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28902,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2012,744.11/head2,125.00–3,000.002,74430
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0051,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27351,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0302,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

How this sale compares

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.