Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2026-04-08

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 8
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
952 head
159 vs last sale 793 471 vs year ago 481 · +97.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
26 vs last sale 62 4 vs year ago 40 · 10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
18 vs last sale 43 95 vs year ago 120 · 79.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. The feeder buyers continued to pay premiums for the highest quality calves that are in favorable condition especially if they are weaned with vaccinations. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $425.75/cwt on 79 head, down $28.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +10.43 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.
Average price
$425.75
28.31 vs prior sale
79 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,355
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$912
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$133.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.58
vs KY average
2.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556437.452,43265
Medium and Large 2-3543376.652,04613thin
Small and Medium 2-3500304.001,5201thin
One grade step is worth $133.45/cwt here — about $912 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale79 hd
425.75
KY average25 barns · 1,295 hd
420.18
+5.58
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−2.61
This barn, trailing median31 sales
415.33
+10.43
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
BullsAverage1,500214.003,2102thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,327188.352,49912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,189182.582,1718thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low956162.161,55010

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$3,2752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$3,2343thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,220$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$2,8412thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,103$2,7502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)863$3,5994thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,393$4,0482thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,033$4,1242thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$2,6501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,190$2,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2550–600553485.38/cwt480.00–500.002,68412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550531565.00/cwt565.00–565.003,0004
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450412535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,2046
SteersMedium 2-3450–500492317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,5602
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700650367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,3861
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420582.00/cwt582.00–582.002,4442
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650631406.11/cwt395.00–413.002,5635
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450421533.38/cwt495.00–565.002,2466
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527534.28/cwt526.00–547.502,81614
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310650.16/cwt640.00–660.002,0152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400379629.28/cwt620.00–635.002,38510
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700666399.74/cwt396.00–405.002,6629
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300283643.58/cwt625.00–650.001,8214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750707405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,8632
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300275619.89/cwt590.00–650.001,7055
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450417630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,62716
SteersMedium 1-2Fleshy350–400375532.00/cwt532.00–532.001,9951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350326599.44/cwt587.50–610.001,9544
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250200690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550537449.87/cwt440.00–460.002,41625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621439.72/cwt430.00–454.002,73110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650637407.14/cwt406.00–413.002,59396
HeifersMedium 1-2700–750747321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,3982
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3250–300260415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0796
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300275551.68/cwt527.50–575.001,5172
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672371.68/cwt362.00–390.002,4988
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350315700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,2051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700653432.20/cwt431.00–434.002,8225
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750730390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,8471
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500469517.41/cwt495.00–530.002,4279
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300273697.71/cwt690.00–705.001,9052
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550519514.68/cwt512.00–517.002,6714
SteersMedium 2-3400–450432397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,7152
SteersMedium 2-3250–300260525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,3653
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650637422.52/cwt420.00–425.002,6918
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750727389.52/cwt385.00–392.502,8323
SteersMedium 1-2450–500455475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550527490.94/cwt455.00–502.502,5875
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400379563.91/cwt527.00–600.002,13710
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365603.45/cwt600.00–607.002,2032
SteersMedium 1-2550–600595407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,4221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700654422.99/cwt417.00–429.002,7664
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500452540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,4412
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600579414.88/cwt390.00–450.002,4027
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350328532.12/cwt485.00–570.001,7457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,8691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800757400.60/cwt400.60–400.603,033142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477563.46/cwt555.00–575.002,68818
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750713376.36/cwt375.00–379.002,6833
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290663.49/cwt655.00–680.001,9243
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450406546.11/cwt530.00–550.002,21711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550513497.18/cwt487.00–510.002,5515
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600564470.67/cwt465.00–472.502,6554
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,065232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,4711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194184.95/cwt175.00–196.002,2087
CowsLean 85-90%820144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1811
CowsLean 85-90%960185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7761
CowsLean 85-90%1,014168.22/cwt163.00–177.001,7065
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,230171.27/cwt170.00–174.002,1073
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,359194.04/cwt178.00–210.002,6379
CowsBoner 80-85%1,155166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,9171
CowsLean 85-90%902150.50/cwt148.00–153.001,3583
Bulls1,175204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,3971
Bulls1,825224.00/cwt224.00–224.004,0881
Bred CowsMedium 1-28702,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2932,840.62/head2,400.00–3,250.002,8412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2453,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2203,233.81/head2,750.00–3,700.003,2343
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28633,599.13/head3,500.00–3,700.003,5994
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0334,124.46/head4,050.00–4,200.004,1242
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3934,047.58/head4,000.00–4,100.004,0482
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2702,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0552,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350340652.76/cwt635.00–670.002,2192
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400388536.61/cwt530.00–540.002,0823
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700690370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,5531
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350320617.27/cwt610.00–625.001,9752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600589411.94/cwt399.00–417.002,42627
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500471484.85/cwt475.00–495.002,28420
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3350–400372337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,2562
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350329526.23/cwt451.00–560.001,7317
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400383506.60/cwt475.00–517.001,94017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650610391.09/cwt380.00–394.502,38637
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800772331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,5552
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700686351.23/cwt350.00–355.002,4098
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700662325.39/cwt291.00–342.002,1545
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550521389.78/cwt378.00–415.002,0317
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500478446.49/cwt415.00–457.502,1347
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400360561.75/cwt552.00–565.002,0227
HeifersSmall and Medium 2-3500–550500304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,5201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600569361.33/cwt315.00–387.002,0566
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550516472.99/cwt470.00–477.502,44110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600550445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4483
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500461507.50/cwt507.50–507.502,3404
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450432479.37/cwt460.00–497.002,07120
HeifersMedium 1-2250–300280472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,3232
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650621349.72/cwt330.00–370.002,1724
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650605405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400390560.94/cwt555.00–580.002,1884
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500474497.94/cwt492.00–507.002,3609
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700652400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400356580.02/cwt570.00–585.002,0653
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900890277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,4651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450410510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0912
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550545430.00/cwt420.00–440.002,3442

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.