Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2026-10-28

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 28
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
← Oct 21Oct 28latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
684 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 571▲ 304 vs year ago 380 · +80.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 30▲ 8 vs year ago 51 · +15.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 11▲ 28 vs year ago 21 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00-14.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $420.65/cwt on 39 head, up $10.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −56.51 against this barn's trailing median of $477.17.
Average price
$420.65
▲ 10.99 vs prior sale
39 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,309
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$350
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$84.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+22.26
vs KY average
−14.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546424.932,32236
Medium and Large 2580384.002,2272thin
Medium and Large 2-3580340.001,9721thin
One grade step is worth $84.93/cwt here — about $350 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale39 hd
420.65
—
KY average26 barns · 1,042 hd
398.39
+22.26
National average163 barns · 26,594 hd
435.15
−14.50
This barn, trailing median34 sales
477.17
−56.51
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
538480423365median 477.1702/2504/2206/2408/2610/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $524.17, low $378.81, median $477.17 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Average1,496171.352,5647thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,428132.241,88917
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,194123.161,47111
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,103113.961,25610

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)1,165$3,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,295$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,413$2,9443thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,4582thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,223$2,0979
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,311$1,8555
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$3,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)960$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,498$2,8994thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$2,6501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,175$2,0202thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$1,8002thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,6101
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,9881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2316704.03/cwt690.00–710.002,2256
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360612.33/cwt600.00–625.002,2042
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3368500.48/cwt490.00–512.001,8422
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,2141
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429478.90/cwt472.50–490.002,0548
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476447.02/cwt440.00–450.002,1285
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488398.77/cwt395.00–402.501,9462
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518450.04/cwt447.00–452.002,33110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541424.25/cwt415.00–425.002,29513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,3962
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575403.08/cwt390.00–406.002,31811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,2272
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,5446
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622380.77/cwt369.00–388.002,3688
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2861
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655395.50/cwt395.50–395.502,59121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671368.73/cwt360.00–378.002,47410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675348.50/cwt342.00–355.002,3522
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,0952
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,6001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755351.68/cwt345.00–355.002,6556
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769361.10/cwt361.10–361.102,77777
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816343.47/cwt339.50–344.002,80317
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817350.75/cwt350.75–350.752,86660
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3913281.97/cwt280.00–284.002,5742
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,0351
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0081
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3315385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371425.58/cwt424.00–430.001,5794
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374407.78/cwt392.00–415.001,5254
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420364.68/cwt342.00–381.001,5323
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468351.01/cwt350.00–352.001,6432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470394.00/cwt394.00–394.001,8521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490377.21/cwt362.00–384.001,84857
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512383.39/cwt381.50–387.001,9636
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8425
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3534328.92/cwt307.00–340.001,7567
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535356.87/cwt352.00–370.001,90922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3561320.75/cwt320.00–321.001,7994
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy565312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,1033
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573348.71/cwt332.00–354.001,99826
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623334.97/cwt320.00–342.002,08714
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2104
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673319.07/cwt316.00–333.002,14720
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,0812
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733292.57/cwt292.00–296.002,1457
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773298.52/cwt292.50–300.002,3085
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Replacement815311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,5351
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930253.50/cwt253.50–253.502,3582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2205665.00/cwt665.00–665.001,3631
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3240620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,4881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3269542.81/cwt525.00–600.001,4604
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275675.00/cwt675.00–675.001,8561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4791
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2347510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7702
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423460.60/cwt452.00–465.001,9483
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3429401.11/cwt395.00–410.001,7215
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490419.53/cwt417.00–422.002,0562
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529365.00/cwt360.00–387.001,9319
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2585348.72/cwt340.00–358.002,0406
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618349.45/cwt347.00–352.002,1602
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy638360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2973
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2652345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2492
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695307.61/cwt301.00–316.002,1385
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730315.92/cwt312.00–320.002,3062
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2795287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,2821
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830270.94/cwt261.00–275.002,2494
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2891233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,0763
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,303165.76/cwt162.00–170.002,1603
Bulls——1,641175.54/cwt174.00–178.002,8814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060119.33/cwt116.00–124.001,2655
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145108.59/cwt95.00–114.001,2435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178122.47/cwt121.00–124.001,4433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188111.21/cwt104.00–115.001,3214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,7181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213133.49/cwt132.00–135.001,6193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,341143.34/cwt139.00–149.001,9224
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435120.66/cwt117.50–124.501,7314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,464132.46/cwt130.00–136.001,9399
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4902,797.65/head2,750.00–2,850.002,7982
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5053,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1653,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2232,097.47/head1,975.00–2,650.002,0979
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3111,855.07/head1,850.00–1,875.001,8555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,457.50/head2,300.00–2,650.002,4582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4132,943.81/head2,500.00–3,250.002,9443
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128197.07/cwt182.00–215.002,2232
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,020.21/head1,800.00–2,250.002,0202
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29903,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,125182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,0481

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.