Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold sharply higher and those over 500 lbs. were 3.00-5.00 higher. The majority of today's offering was weaned, pre-conditioned calves that saw strong demand with the highest quality calves seeing very good premiums. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $333.43/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −147.60 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$333.43

97 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$53.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.61

vs KY average

−7.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	337.97	1,884	88
Medium and Large 2	578	299.00	1,728	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	283.98	1,533	6thin

One grade step is worth $53.99/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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

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 sale97 hd

333.43

—

KY average25 barns · 1,392 hd

317.82

+15.61

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−7.51

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−147.60

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	141.61	2,124	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	120.59	1,255	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	117.52	1,439	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)	1,105	$1,975	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	920	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$2,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2	850–900	895	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	326.59/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,920	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	329.01/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	313.04/cwt	309.00–317.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	345.51/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,596	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	236.50/cwt	234.00–237.00	2,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	283.25/cwt	281.00–287.00	1,943	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	374.78/cwt	372.50–377.00	1,593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,743	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	741	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,956	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,753	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	247.29/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	278.03/cwt	277.00–279.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	497	310.32/cwt	307.00–314.00	1,542	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	754	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	263.63/cwt	232.50–270.00	1,400	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	289.74/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,536	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	716	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	302.23/cwt	291.00–304.00	1,919	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	258.60/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	245.66/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	254.98/cwt	254.00–258.00	2,009	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,825	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	312.14/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	283.97/cwt	269.00–297.00	1,491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	338.31/cwt	334.00–339.75	1,905	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	266.17/cwt	265.00–268.00	2,145	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	736	274.25/cwt	273.75–276.00	2,018	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	320.40/cwt	317.00–321.00	2,025	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	295.37/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	282	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	406.06/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,462	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,291	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,624	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	111.04/cwt	104.00–118.50	1,447	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,852	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	859	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,769	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	126.30/cwt	124.50–128.50	1,503	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	112.27/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,087	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,042	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	146.98/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,093	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	260.72/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	274.34/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	248.50/cwt	239.00–259.00	1,774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	420.76/cwt	413.00–432.00	1,144	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	396.70/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	249.19/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	218.43/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	310.69/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,566	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	250.85/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,804	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	273.73/cwt	266.00–284.00	1,585	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	236.95/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	254.56/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	326.37/cwt	322.50–337.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	252.86/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	211.50/cwt	202.00–221.00	2,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	264.65/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,657	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	313.53/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,320	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,541	10

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,027Last week 1,346Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 38Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	372.50–377.00	374.78
9	450–500	462	340.00–360.00	345.51
6	500–550	515	339.00	339.00
14	550–600	588	312.00–330.00	326.59
13	600–650	635	291.00–304.00	302.23
55	650–700	686	281.00–287.00	283.25
5	700–750	725	255.00–260.00	258.60
12	750–800	788	254.00–258.00	254.98
1	850–900	895	241.00	241.00
1	900–950	930	239.00	239.00
6	950–1000	953	234.00–237.00	236.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	328.00–330.00	329.01
2	450–500	490	309.00–317.00	313.04
4	500–550	525	269.00–297.00	283.97
2	550–600	570	284.00	284.00
1	800–850	820	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	422.50	422.50
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	578	299.00	299.00
3	650–700	691	262.50	262.50
3	700–750	732	245.00–247.00	245.66
1	800–850	835	237.50	237.50
2	900–950	945	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	526	347.00	347.00
53	550–600	563	334.00–339.75	338.31
16	600–650	632	317.00–321.00	320.40
7	650–700	654	310.00–313.00	312.14
99	700–750	736	273.75–276.00	274.25
104	800–850	806	265.00–268.00	266.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	497	307.00–314.00	310.32
20	500–550	504	308.00–312.00	310.69
48	600–650	627	278.00	278.00
30	650–700	653	268.50	268.50
49	700–750	741	264.00	264.00
8	750–800	754	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	285.00	285.00
1	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	300	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	405	281.00	281.00
2	450–500	483	277.00–279.00	278.03
23	500–550	531	232.50–270.00	263.63
4	550–600	571	227.50–255.00	247.29
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	716	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	270	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	318	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	371	322.50–337.00	326.37
10	400–450	421	310.00–318.00	313.53
15	500–550	530	281.00–291.00	289.74
22	550–600	579	266.00–284.00	273.73
15	600–650	626	260.00–272.50	264.65
7	650–700	676	248.00–254.00	252.86
22	700–750	719	244.00–256.00	250.85
4	750–800	772	234.00–244.00	236.95
4	800–850	822	209.00–222.00	218.43
2	850–900	860	218.50	218.50
1	900–950	900	220.00	220.00
4	950–1000	950	202.00–221.00	211.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	347.50	347.50
6	400–450	400	336.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	347.50	347.50
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
10	550–600	588	262.00	262.00
7	600–650	618	252.00–255.00	254.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	335.00	335.00
2	250–300	282	367.50	367.50
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	410	290.00–301.00	295.37
3	450–500	470	255.00–267.00	260.72
1	500–550	515	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	405.00–410.00	406.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	272	413.00–432.00	420.76
3	300–350	328	390.00–400.00	396.70
3	350–400	351	394.00	394.00
2	400–450	402	377.50	377.50
3	500–550	538	289.00	289.00
8	550–600	562	288.00	288.00
3	600–650	607	274.00–275.00	274.34
5	650–700	666	245.00–252.00	249.19
4	700–750	714	239.00–259.00	248.50
2	750–800	767	239.00	239.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,745	117.00	117.00
6	—	1,424	142.00–155.00	146.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	123.50	123.50
2	—	1,303	104.00–118.50	111.04
1	—	1,165	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,035	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	163.00	163.00
2	—	1,190	124.50–128.50	126.30
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
4	—	968	108.00–118.00	112.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,975.00	1,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	2,075.00	2,075.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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