Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2026-05-06

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, May 6
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
436 head
336 vs last sale 772 26 vs year ago 462 · 5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
7 vs last sale 35 9 vs year ago 51 · 17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
25 vs last sale 22 21 vs year ago 26 · +80.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. There were a very limited number of favorable conditioned calves when compared to last week. The demand for the lightweight calves returned to where it was a few weeks ago. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $500.77/cwt on 35 head, up $12.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 32 comparable sales and sits +19.74 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.
Average price
$500.77
12.35 vs prior sale
35 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$468
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$67.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.97
vs KY average
+13.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551511.282,81627
Medium and Large 2548477.972,6195thin
Medium and Large 2-3529444.142,3483thin
One grade step is worth $67.14/cwt here — about $468 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

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 sale35 hd
500.77
KY average25 barns · 812 hd
480.80
+19.97
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
+13.22
This barn, trailing median32 sales
481.03
+19.74
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
BullsHigh1,610211.883,4115thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,339182.662,44613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,089163.611,7827thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average996158.701,58010

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)1,211$2,9514thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,118$1,9857
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)855$3,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,546$4,1884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,393$3,8989
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,143$2,3852thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$1,9001thin

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 1-2700–750730330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4091
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700681433.41/cwt425.00–435.002,9528
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550503473.71/cwt465.00–482.502,3832
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300270620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400382524.36/cwt515.00–537.002,00310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575414.60/cwt405.00–422.002,38410
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450433519.16/cwt510.00–534.002,2488
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400362605.77/cwt605.00–607.002,1935
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550520550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,8605
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615363.58/cwt362.00–366.002,2367
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500463436.44/cwt430.00–445.002,0216
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700656351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,3034
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,2681
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575398.30/cwt395.00–400.002,2903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,4541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500487414.15/cwt392.00–425.002,0173
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400366504.85/cwt500.00–507.501,8484
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550514412.74/cwt407.00–417.002,1214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500466468.19/cwt451.00–480.002,18213
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600560365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750710325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3081
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350323548.60/cwt547.00–550.001,7722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425453.07/cwt445.00–460.001,92610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350311568.57/cwt560.00–580.001,7684
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720341.00/cwt338.00–344.002,4552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450417565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,3562
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600572455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,6032
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650605410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473537.49/cwt520.00–547.502,54216
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300255610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,5561
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350318521.83/cwt500.00–542.001,6592
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800750355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6631
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465508.16/cwt500.00–515.002,3635
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573493.09/cwt470.00–500.002,82515
SteersMedium 1-2800–850810300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4301
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400382547.59/cwt540.00–552.502,0923
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850832310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5792
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750737362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,6722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850829336.96/cwt327.00–347.502,7934
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370582.50/cwt582.50–582.502,1551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629444.54/cwt420.00–460.002,79622
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550532493.29/cwt490.00–500.002,6243
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525522.61/cwt510.00–527.002,7447
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,1081
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713404.91/cwt400.00–410.002,8874
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800752381.67/cwt381.00–382.002,8703
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300283595.13/cwt590.00–600.001,6842
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650605377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,2811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500450520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,3401
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900880334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,9391
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600580495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,8711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,0951
CowsLean 85-90%1,011159.50/cwt153.00–169.001,6138
CowsLean 85-90%890139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2371
CowsBoner 80-85%1,095151.89/cwt150.00–154.001,6632
CowsBoner 80-85%1,040180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,098165.38/cwt160.00–171.001,8164
CowsLean 85-90%980172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6861
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,349186.48/cwt181.00–191.002,5169
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,316174.07/cwt170.00–177.002,2914
Bulls1,633215.96/cwt211.00–219.003,5273
Bulls1,575205.75/cwt205.00–207.003,2412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,734.48/head2,400.00–3,000.002,7343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2324,825.00/head4,825.00–4,825.004,8252
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2202,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5003,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Bred HeifersMedium 1-29503,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-27602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3653,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1522,049.57/head1,700.00–2,400.002,0506
Stock CowsMedium 1-29251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred CowsMedium 1-29151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Stock CowsMedium 1-21,0652,120.00/head2,120.00–2,120.002,1201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6173,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3973,569.39/head3,250.00–4,050.003,5693
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5924,174.61/head3,450.00–4,450.004,1753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430477.26/cwt477.00–477.502,0522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600559437.99/cwt436.00–440.002,4488
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350305612.50/cwt612.50–612.501,8681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450418492.15/cwt482.00–507.002,0579
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700682336.94/cwt326.00–343.002,2986
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550536462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,4793
HeifersLarge 1-2550–600565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600565432.64/cwt430.00–434.002,4443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750723385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,7843
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800797325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5902
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700672370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650623381.55/cwt370.00–387.002,3776
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533433.88/cwt425.00–437.002,3136
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450406539.20/cwt520.00–545.002,18913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550517484.03/cwt482.00–485.002,5023
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600565385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500463464.86/cwt460.00–470.002,1522
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550518443.34/cwt437.00–450.002,2972
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350333575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,9153
BullsLarge 1-2400–450420390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6382
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400380516.46/cwt487.50–535.001,9637
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250220480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350330545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,7991
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950925282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,6091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400351565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,9835
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4504,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1302,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.