Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2026-02-18

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 18
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
967 head
130 vs last sale 1,097 967 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
1 vs last sale 40 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
1 vs last sale 17 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded 6.00-8.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 higher. Overall strong demand for the feeders today. There were spots where the quality and demand match last week's and it soften prices a little. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $492.80/cwt on 52 head, up $1.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 32 comparable sales and sits +11.76 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.
Average price
$492.80
1.15 vs prior sale
52 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$73.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+26.01
vs KY average
+5.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537506.902,72142
Medium and Large 2-3558433.542,41810thin
One grade step is worth $73.37/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale52 hd
492.80
KY average25 barns · 1,318 hd
466.79
+26.01
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
+5.45
This barn, trailing median32 sales
481.03
+11.76
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
BullsHigh1,898182.523,4634thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,125166.831,8777thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,505162.482,44515
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,024140.001,4337thin

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)1,245$3,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,218$2,0513thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,8752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,085$3,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,9501thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700686400.05/cwt397.50–405.002,7444
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520465.08/cwt460.00–470.002,4183
SteersMedium and Large 2-3900–950905299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,7064
HeifersMedium 1-2600–650640335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1441
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600574420.02/cwt355.00–435.002,4117
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350323610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,9702
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450424498.50/cwt450.00–530.002,11413
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800789364.99/cwt350.00–370.002,8804
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850846349.19/cwt345.00–349.502,95414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473444.86/cwt430.00–455.002,10430
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500481558.00/cwt558.00–558.002,6847
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700667435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,9015
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600569478.06/cwt472.50–485.002,72013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650627429.00/cwt415.00–438.002,69031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471530.95/cwt510.00–543.002,50117
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400381440.73/cwt430.00–445.001,6796
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650605406.15/cwt400.00–408.002,45714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600570415.74/cwt413.50–430.002,37019
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400361640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,3104
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450434582.54/cwt580.00–585.002,52812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550510545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,7802
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300257539.75/cwt520.00–550.001,3875
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574405.03/cwt390.00–410.002,32511
HeifersMedium 1-2650–700685335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2953
HeifersMedium 1-2550–600588320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8823
HeifersMedium 1-2450–500485415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250200635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,2701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750740280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350339488.74/cwt485.00–490.001,6574
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500482478.99/cwt450.00–507.002,30912
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650608386.39/cwt350.00–400.002,3496
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350308713.37/cwt705.00–715.002,1976
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900897325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250240655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,5721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800770360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7722
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750728347.58/cwt340.00–355.002,5302
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400387600.00/cwt595.00–615.002,32210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250242750.00/cwt750.00–750.001,8152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850806359.04/cwt355.00–360.002,89421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650631445.97/cwt442.00–452.002,81462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290641.65/cwt640.00–642.501,8616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350311671.65/cwt669.00–680.002,0894
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450424561.40/cwt550.00–572.002,38012
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700684379.29/cwt335.00–390.002,59410
SteersLarge 1-2450–500475367.50/cwt355.00–380.001,7462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750725401.96/cwt396.00–410.002,91493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600552499.00/cwt499.00–499.002,7546
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515523.39/cwt505.00–533.002,69521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700688412.03/cwt411.00–418.002,83582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750745379.59/cwt377.50–380.002,8286
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950940322.50/cwt322.50–322.503,03212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800777381.82/cwt381.75–383.002,96769
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385511.15/cwt507.50–515.001,9682
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800785360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,8261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750727370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6902
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350321677.50/cwt677.50–677.502,1754
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290690.00/cwt690.00–690.002,0011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700681375.53/cwt372.50–385.002,5574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550502519.00/cwt519.00–519.002,60512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,519157.51/cwt152.00–160.002,3939
CowsLean 85-90%1,044122.83/cwt115.00–126.001,2824
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,483169.93/cwt165.00–178.002,5206
CowsBoner 80-85%1,152172.76/cwt168.50–182.001,9905
CowsBoner 80-85%985164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6151
CowsLean 85-90%1,030172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,7721
CowsLean 85-90%980158.35/cwt157.50–159.001,5522
CowsBoner 80-85%1,130140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5821
Bulls1,965200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,9301
Bulls1,875176.69/cwt172.00–182.003,3133
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0853,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,875.11/head1,650.00–2,075.001,8752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2052,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred CowsMedium 1-28552,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred CowsMedium 1-29801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2182,050.68/head1,800.00–2,450.002,0513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3752,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450429501.95/cwt487.50–517.502,1534
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450440431.43/cwt400.00–462.501,8984
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850805285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2941
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350325508.77/cwt470.00–550.001,6542
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550525394.31/cwt370.00–407.002,0703
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300278577.07/cwt550.00–600.001,6043
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850845312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,6411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900870310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6971
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000965270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6061
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400376501.67/cwt485.00–525.001,8865
HeifersLarge 1-2350–400360350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400386508.96/cwt490.00–517.501,96510
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800755330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526432.06/cwt420.00–437.002,27318
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550523441.56/cwt440.00–451.002,3098
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433464.80/cwt457.50–482.002,01315
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700657315.93/cwt285.00–337.502,0763
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525401.69/cwt385.00–407.002,1096
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750726347.67/cwt345.00–352.002,5248
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650640368.42/cwt365.00–385.002,35832
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650631352.19/cwt340.00–355.002,2226
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450415405.54/cwt390.00–420.001,6832
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,4052
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300287468.97/cwt400.00–500.001,3467
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,0041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350323573.78/cwt570.00–590.001,8535
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500480479.11/cwt452.50–487.502,3004
HeifersMedium 1-2700–750745280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500453482.49/cwt477.50–485.002,1863
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350329448.13/cwt402.50–465.001,47411
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250228509.46/cwt445.00–550.001,1625
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250215650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3981
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400368550.25/cwt537.00–570.002,0256
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550523463.33/cwt445.00–485.002,4237
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750710330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400354563.89/cwt540.00–570.001,9965
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300265648.16/cwt640.00–660.001,7185
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600564422.82/cwt392.00–452.002,3857
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650631389.99/cwt385.00–400.002,4614

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.