Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2025-01-15

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 15
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,346 head
345 vs last sale 1,001 1,346 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
20 vs last sale 18 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
2 vs last sale 19 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-6.00 higher with some being sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Today's offering lacked the overall quality when compared to last week but the condition of the calves was more favorable. Feeder demand remained strong. Slaughter cows sold steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $320.22/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 160.81 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.
Average price
$320.22
161 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$465
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$73.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.81
vs KY average
22.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554323.111,790144
Medium and Large 2525303.451,59313thin
Medium and Large 2-3564277.851,5663thin
Medium 1-2530250.001,3251thin
One grade step is worth $73.11/cwt here — about $465 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

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 sale161 hd
320.22
KY average21 barns · 930 hd
315.42
+4.81
National average190 barns · 32,836 hd
342.45
−22.23
This barn, trailing median32 sales
481.03
−160.81
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
BullsAverage1,613170.002,7424thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,532136.102,08413
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,270123.091,56310
CowsLean 85-90%High1,013107.381,0887thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$1,8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,253$1,7902thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,098$1,6002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)763$1,7504thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,210$2,0501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,7751thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1-2400–450437372.16/cwt357.50–381.001,62619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250205420.00/cwt420.00–420.008611
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450405270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0941
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468349.20/cwt337.00–355.001,63412
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574316.05/cwt305.00–323.001,81459
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328408.55/cwt400.00–417.501,3402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720266.19/cwt259.00–280.001,91765
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950947229.50/cwt229.50–229.502,1732
SteersMedium 1-2600–650605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700672283.48/cwt274.00–289.001,90538
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300255417.07/cwt392.00–430.001,0643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800763258.98/cwt253.00–262.501,97637
SteersMedium 1-2500–550530250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700678263.93/cwt260.00–264.001,78977
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532324.99/cwt313.00–337.001,72959
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450414387.91/cwt387.50–388.001,6066
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,010239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,41451
SteersMedium and Large 2-3Full800–850810192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5551
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350347300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0412
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450432265.66/cwt247.00–280.001,14810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850827247.20/cwt243.00–252.002,04413
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600560255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4281
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650632248.26/cwt247.00–250.001,5697
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500461257.99/cwt240.00–270.001,1896
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700681222.31/cwt210.00–226.001,5147
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300293307.26/cwt295.00–320.009003
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600578288.57/cwt288.00–295.001,66824
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550523262.36/cwt255.00–266.001,3723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765237.41/cwt225.00–240.001,81625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650608296.30/cwt288.00–301.501,80218
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400357344.74/cwt337.00–360.001,2313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400358379.95/cwt377.50–382.501,3602
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600578276.77/cwt275.00–278.501,6002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900855241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,0611
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650634282.92/cwt280.00–284.001,7947
SteersMedium 1-2300–350315312.00/cwt312.00–312.009831
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500479318.29/cwt316.00–320.001,52511
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450419339.34/cwt337.00–342.501,4226
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600578330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,90719
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,010215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1721
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650610272.13/cwt267.50–274.501,6603
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4981
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600560290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500465255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550505348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,7577
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750706253.50/cwt253.00–255.001,7904
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650629320.50/cwt320.50–320.502,0169
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700663298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,9766
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700676259.73/cwt255.00–269.001,7563
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850820220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950906245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,22060
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600595231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3741
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550522304.57/cwt297.50–312.501,59012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650616259.98/cwt247.00–266.001,60111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550518299.45/cwt297.00–303.001,55115
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500490296.41/cwt286.00–305.001,4524
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550542265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4362
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350305425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,4161
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293109.25/cwt108.50–110.001,4132
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540136.78/cwt132.50–142.002,10612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,430128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,8301
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385118.37/cwt114.00–122.001,6394
CowsBoner 80-85%1,143134.74/cwt134.00–135.501,5404
CowsLean 85-90%940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2221
CowsLean 85-90%1,000128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2801
CowsLean 85-90%1,03793.01/cwt84.00–99.009653
CowsLean 85-90%1,020107.33/cwt103.50–110.501,0952
Bulls1,560160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4961
Bulls1,485155.50/cwt155.50–155.502,3091
Bulls1,703182.24/cwt176.00–188.003,1042
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred HeifersMedium 1-27631,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0981,599.94/head1,575.00–1,625.001,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2531,789.97/head1,750.00–1,825.001,7902
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2102,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500461331.64/cwt321.00–347.001,5294
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350335340.76/cwt337.00–349.001,1423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750722242.97/cwt238.00–251.001,7543
BullsMedium 1-2600–650620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
BullsMedium 1-2650–700655217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700662245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6222
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450410317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,3002
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600566279.31/cwt279.00–280.001,58110
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,0961
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400365301.60/cwt300.00–308.001,1015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450432304.03/cwt295.00–309.001,31315
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800797211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6822
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600583259.62/cwt259.50–260.001,5144
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400395265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600579273.76/cwt264.00–285.001,58580
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450415287.45/cwt285.00–290.001,1933
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500466278.58/cwt276.00–280.001,2983
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550543269.58/cwt269.00–272.501,4646
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675249.18/cwt237.00–257.001,6828
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400385297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,1431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519288.91/cwt277.50–300.001,49941
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628264.86/cwt260.00–267.001,66368
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300285352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,0051
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475288.77/cwt285.00–290.001,37215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650–700690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850817212.49/cwt200.00–225.001,7363
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650606277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6827
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750700210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350335297.00/cwt280.00–314.009952
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400377309.83/cwt280.00–327.001,1686
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350338349.12/cwt345.00–360.001,1807
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,7973
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600559291.14/cwt282.50–300.001,6275
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950920192.96/cwt191.00–195.001,7752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450427343.03/cwt335.00–365.001,4659
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415316.55/cwt316.00–317.001,31411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500477305.17/cwt305.00–307.001,45623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300270365.00/cwt365.00–365.009861
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500485318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,5421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800783239.16/cwt239.00–240.001,8736

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.