Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to the market closure for the Christmas and New Year's holidays. There were several weaned, high quality calves in today's offering for which the feeder buyers showed strong demand. The demand for slaughter cows and bulls was better than before the holiday break.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $275.91/cwt on 209 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −139.42 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$275.91

209 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,526

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$21.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

vs KY average

−29.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	276.32	1,529	205
Medium and Large 2-3	536	254.53	1,364	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.79/cwt here — about $165 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

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 sale209 hd

275.91

—

KY average10 barns · 509 hd

271.49

+4.42

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−29.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−139.42

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,485	150.50	2,235	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	133.41	1,979	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	129.65	1,626	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	126.47	1,301	5thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$2,108	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$2,014	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,860	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,775	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	377.89/cwt	372.00–382.50	1,769	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	283.07/cwt	279.50–285.50	1,574	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	263.62/cwt	262.50–264.00	1,669	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	241.87/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	784	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	359.61/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,733	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	368.99/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,627	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	287.03/cwt	272.50–296.00	1,777	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	256.96/cwt	237.00–266.00	1,215	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	370	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	238.51/cwt	232.00–240.00	2,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	301.60/cwt	296.25–317.00	1,770	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	279.80/cwt	277.00–284.00	1,511	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	272.49/cwt	261.00–276.50	1,861	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	298.66/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	322.63/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	257.55/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,867	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	318.25/cwt	311.00–337.00	1,712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	326.62/cwt	319.00–336.00	1,548	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	216.46/cwt	213.00–220.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	327.18/cwt	322.50–332.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	323.10/cwt	319.00–324.50	1,813	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	281.67/cwt	279.00–284.50	1,913	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	258.19/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,991	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	244.89/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,996	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	266.55/cwt	237.00–270.00	1,714	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	301.28/cwt	299.00–302.00	1,832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,819	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	266.12/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	269.99/cwt	269.50–270.50	1,963	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	311.16/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,484	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	349.64/cwt	342.00–357.50	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	328.79/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,381	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	133.13/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,697	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	122.69/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,487	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,356	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	116.11/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,252	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	137.11/cwt	133.50–140.00	2,118	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	2,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,286.75/head	2,275.00–2,300.00	2,287	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,926.63/head	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	307.21/cwt	306.00–309.00	1,441	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	289.31/cwt	286.00–296.00	1,571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	261.08/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	274.71/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	256.71/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	256.01/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,347	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	241.12/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,859	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	252.30/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,711	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	329.71/cwt	327.00–333.00	1,362	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	254.66/cwt	244.00–260.50	1,592	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	311.90/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	321.62/cwt	314.00–325.00	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	266.65/cwt	254.00–276.50	1,525	62
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	268.65/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,389	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	279	277.14/cwt	270.00–300.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	292.79/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	310.04/cwt	304.00–317.00	1,327	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	234.39/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,467	5

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed Jan 8, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,001Last week 387Year ago 899

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 28Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 21Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	468	372.00–382.50	377.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	407.50	407.50
1	300–350	315	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
12	400–450	441	362.00–380.00	368.99
12	450–500	482	345.00–365.00	359.61
11	500–550	538	311.00–337.00	318.25
46	550–600	587	296.25–317.00	301.60
28	600–650	619	272.50–296.00	287.03
34	650–700	683	261.00–276.50	272.49
24	700–750	725	245.00–266.00	257.55
10	750–800	771	246.00–265.00	258.19
16	800–850	815	242.00–249.00	244.89
8	850–900	893	232.00–240.00	238.51
1	900–950	905	239.00	239.00
2	950–1000	980	213.00–220.00	216.46
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	315.00–330.00	322.63
18	450–500	474	319.00–336.00	326.62
6	500–550	531	295.00–307.50	298.66
1	550–600	555	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	322.50–332.00	327.18
1	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	536	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	570	262.50–270.00	266.12
11	600–650	643	237.00–270.00	266.55
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	508	358.00	358.00
39	550–600	561	319.00–324.50	323.10
7	600–650	608	299.00–302.00	301.28
42	650–700	679	279.00–284.50	281.67
41	700–750	727	269.50–270.50	269.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	500–550	540	277.00–284.00	279.80
62	550–600	556	279.50–285.50	283.07
49	600–650	633	262.50–264.00	263.62
6	700–750	715	252.00	252.00
7	750–800	784	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	314.00–325.00	321.62
2	350–400	368	300.00–325.00	311.90
8	400–450	428	304.00–317.00	310.04
4	450–500	476	271.00–281.00	274.71
9	500–550	517	260.00–272.00	268.65
62	550–600	572	254.00–276.50	266.65
51	600–650	625	244.00–260.50	254.66
37	650–700	678	241.00–259.00	252.30
8	700–750	723	237.00–244.00	241.87
14	750–800	771	234.00–246.00	241.12
3	800–850	803	237.00	237.00
1	850–900	880	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	270.00–300.00	277.14
2	300–350	327	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	385	287.00	287.00
5	400–450	434	290.00–294.00	292.79
4	450–500	473	237.00–266.00	256.96
3	500–550	528	255.00–257.50	256.71
1	550–600	560	248.00	248.00
5	600–650	626	225.00–247.50	234.39
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	387	348.00	348.00
9	400–450	413	327.00–333.00	329.71
13	450–500	469	306.00–309.00	307.21
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	342.00–357.50	349.64
2	400–450	433	327.50–330.00	328.79
13	450–500	477	305.00–325.00	311.16
6	500–550	543	286.00–296.00	289.31
5	550–600	582	257.50–268.00	261.08
2	600–650	620	269.00	269.00
2	650–700	663	235.00–240.00	237.47
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	469	252.00–260.00	256.01
2	500–550	527	262.00	262.00
3	600–650	623	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,275	128.00–140.00	133.13
3	—	1,212	120.00–126.00	122.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,545	133.50–140.00	137.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	141.00–143.00	142.01
3	—	1,078	115.00–118.00	116.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	150.50	150.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,510	2,275.00–2,300.00	2,286.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,860.00	1,860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,153	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,926.63
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,275.00	2,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,800.00	1,800.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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