Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2026-03-04

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 4
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
555 head
408 vs last sale 963 67 vs year ago 622 · 10.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
30 vs last sale 42 31 vs year ago 41 · +75.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
61 vs last sale 115 30 vs year ago 24 · +125.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-12.00 lower. Today's offering was much plainer and lacked the high quality, weaned calves and packages that the previous few sales have contained. Slaughter cows traded 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $399.59/cwt on 44 head, down $22.70 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits 15.74 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.
Average price
$399.59
22.70 vs prior sale
44 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,155
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.02
vs KY average
21.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539405.602,18639
Medium and Large 2-3541352.721,9105thin
One grade step is worth $52.87/cwt here — about $277 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

31 sales
484431379327median 415.3312/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $340.68, median $415.33 across 31 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 sale44 hd
399.59
KY average26 barns · 1,630 hd
400.61
−1.02
National average181 barns · 13,944 hd
420.96
−21.37
This barn, trailing median31 sales
415.33
−15.74
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
BullsAverage1,700183.763,12310
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,380168.902,33022
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,178157.061,8509thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,038147.211,52723

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)1,149$3,0644thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,345$2,7913thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,277$2,7435
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)675$2,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)930$1,9251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$3,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)970$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$3,6755
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,081$2,7714thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)705$3,5501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)830$2,4501thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)900$2,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)926$2,1504thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)955$1,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300282551.73/cwt500.00–585.001,5566
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400375502.84/cwt475.00–535.001,8867
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2822
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500471476.30/cwt467.50–480.002,24315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750727375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7262
BullsMedium and Large 1-29702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1403,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528413.02/cwt400.00–435.002,18129
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330449.19/cwt420.00–465.001,4823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400379577.31/cwt577.00–577.502,1885
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500467489.99/cwt450.00–505.002,2888
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550533481.62/cwt435.00–494.002,5678
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378508.25/cwt495.00–525.001,9216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500467454.51/cwt440.00–472.502,12333
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650618337.47/cwt330.00–347.002,0865
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571384.07/cwt370.00–396.002,19310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300274520.76/cwt508.00–532.001,42711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750731346.75/cwt346.75–346.752,53571
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450416437.11/cwt410.00–460.001,81810
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700683310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1172
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328522.48/cwt507.00–540.001,7145
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550517355.08/cwt334.00–377.501,8363
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300293477.52/cwt475.00–480.001,3992
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850825275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2691
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500477422.91/cwt410.00–426.002,0176
HeifersMedium 1-2650–700690289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,9941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370446.85/cwt412.00–475.001,6534
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600578349.19/cwt340.00–358.002,0182
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900865269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,3271
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000995260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450400520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0806
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy850–900850262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,2311
HeifersMedium 1-2400–450425347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,4772
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,3681
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600588456.35/cwt430.00–465.002,68316
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450432491.28/cwt475.00–500.002,1228
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400397520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0642
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700661354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,3404
SteersLarge 1-2450–500475475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2561
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750735362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,6611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700668424.03/cwt409.00–438.002,83312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650617437.20/cwt423.00–447.502,69812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850822339.88/cwt339.00–341.002,7948
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250225584.78/cwt575.00–595.001,3162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750717388.08/cwt375.00–400.002,78310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350311570.04/cwt560.00–580.001,7734
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400367538.55/cwt530.00–560.001,9767
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800761373.58/cwt359.00–381.002,8436
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500490520.46/cwt512.00–535.002,5508
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3491
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550517511.14/cwt500.00–538.002,64316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250228666.92/cwt630.00–700.001,5212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425527.71/cwt520.00–545.002,24311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550505498.49/cwt490.00–502.002,5174
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700683373.05/cwt365.00–390.002,5483
BullsMedium 1-2350–400385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400357590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1062
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400350635.00/cwt635.00–635.002,2232
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350300680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,0401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,388176.27/cwt167.50–189.002,44713
CowsLean 85-90%1,069154.90/cwt150.00–160.501,6568
CowsLean 85-90%1,095163.24/cwt162.00–164.001,7873
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,395146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,0371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166158.09/cwt153.00–164.001,8436
CowsBoner 80-85%1,160146.51/cwt145.00–148.001,7002
CowsLean 85-90%961128.26/cwt120.00–135.001,2334
CowsLean 85-90%1,023142.98/cwt137.00–148.501,4638
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,364159.78/cwt153.00–164.502,1798
CowsBoner 80-85%1,285172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,2101
Bulls1,615193.56/cwt188.00–199.003,1263
Bulls1,736179.56/cwt173.00–185.003,1177
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1493,064.04/head2,500.00–3,650.003,0644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3292,685.23/head2,500.00–3,000.002,6854
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-26752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed8601,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Heifer PairsSmall and Medium 1-28302,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Heifer PairsMedium 1-27053,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Stock CowsMedium 1-29551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3453,861.25/head3,500.00–4,150.003,8612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3452,791.39/head2,700.00–2,950.002,7913
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0702,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Bred CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed9301,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-28052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Stock CowsMedium 1-28872,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750716320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450414487.62/cwt470.00–500.002,01912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625364.74/cwt352.00–380.002,28019
BullsMedium and Large 2-31150–12001,165221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,5751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300281634.28/cwt600.00–645.001,7825
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500464513.65/cwt495.00–522.002,3835
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450424514.64/cwt500.00–532.502,1827
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350323611.00/cwt611.00–611.001,9743
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450411483.87/cwt475.00–490.001,9895
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600559456.76/cwt445.00–462.002,5538
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350341528.71/cwt512.00–550.001,8037
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250240580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,3921
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550536430.91/cwt375.00–477.502,3105
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650640374.21/cwt370.00–388.002,3955
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800765352.01/cwt351.00–354.002,6933
BullsMedium 1-2450–500470355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6691
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,2052,917.53/head2,700.00–3,150.002,9182
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1203,551.34/head3,200.00–3,750.003,5513
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0202,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.