Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded steady. The male feeders saw very strong demand especially those 500-600 lb. calves which realized the most significant increases. Buyers continued paying very good premiums for the weaned, pre-conditioned calves. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 lower on a very plain quality offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.08/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −143.96 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$337.08

74 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$39.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.79

vs KY average

−12.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	343.43	1,872	59
Medium and Large 2	546	316.33	1,727	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	532	303.54	1,615	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.89/cwt here — about $257 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 sale74 hd

337.08

—

KY average24 barns · 1,158 hd

326.29

+10.79

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−12.20

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−143.96

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	1,707	161.95	2,764	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	138.37	1,525	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,327	128.88	1,710	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	114.06	1,166	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,590	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,339	$2,189	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$1,784	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$2,199	2thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2-3	700–750	727	254.68/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	273.19/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,683	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	388.35/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,783	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	392	419.38/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,644	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	270.91/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	309.96/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,305	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	327.60/cwt	315.00–337.00	1,877	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	323.72/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	409.37/cwt	401.00–415.00	1,691	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	307.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	286.00/cwt	279.00–288.00	1,985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	352.20/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,796	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	365.49/cwt	359.00–370.00	1,736	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	546	263.41/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	303.54/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	270.21/cwt	265.50–274.50	2,073	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	285.98/cwt	274.00–288.00	2,053	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	336.22/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,004	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	417	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	307.21/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	323.99/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,967	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	383.19/cwt	367.50–397.50	1,675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	305.18/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	376.21/cwt	370.00–379.00	1,941	10
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	300	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	246.55/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	339.43/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,300	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	391	426.53/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,668	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	131.73/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,361	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	128.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,710	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	131.31/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,567	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	101.19/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,031	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	113.30/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,145	4
Bulls	—	—	1,828	159.31/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,912	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	174.43/cwt	174.00–175.00	3,136	2
Bulls	—	—	1,433	153.42/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,199	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	2,188.96/head	1,925.00–2,400.00	2,189	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,306	1,916.40/head	1,625.00–2,325.00	1,916	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	915	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,198.96/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	370.97/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	378.92/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,402	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	303.78/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	274.11/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	387.16/cwt	378.00–390.00	1,676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	331.68/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	364	368.66/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,342	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	322.98/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,486	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	310.38/cwt	307.00–314.00	1,617	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	314.67/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,636	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	283.98/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,721	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	607	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	322.84/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	447	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	341.70/cwt	340.00–345.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	295.07/cwt	292.00–310.00	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	293.41/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	274.27/cwt	269.00–276.50	1,536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	291.14/cwt	283.00–304.00	1,386	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	232.02/cwt	207.50–240.00	1,548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	264.08/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,780	21

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 663Year ago 487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 38Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 30Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	463	325.00	325.00
5	500–550	532	299.00–310.00	303.54
2	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	727	252.00–260.00	254.68
1	750–800	775	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	392	415.00–420.00	419.38
20	400–450	413	401.00–415.00	409.37
11	450–500	459	385.00–392.50	388.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	385.00	385.00
2	250–300	275	350.00–380.00	365.00
2	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	365	383.00	383.00
11	400–450	437	367.50–397.50	383.19
14	450–500	475	359.00–370.00	365.49
17	500–550	510	347.50–357.50	352.20
31	550–600	573	315.00–337.00	327.60
8	600–650	628	300.00–310.00	307.42
7	650–700	694	279.00–288.00	286.00
10	700–750	718	274.00–288.00	285.98
17	750–800	767	265.50–274.50	270.21
6	850–900	868	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	478	335.00–337.50	336.22
4	500–550	517	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	565	300.00–310.00	307.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	516	370.00–379.00	376.21
1	550–600	560	357.50	357.50
27	600–650	607	320.00–325.00	323.99
5	650–700	660	304.00–310.00	305.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	285	340.00–345.00	341.70
4	300–350	331	317.00–335.00	322.84
4	350–400	379	315.00–350.00	323.72
12	400–450	421	300.00–319.00	309.96
15	450–500	476	283.00–304.00	291.14
8	500–550	509	280.00–301.00	293.41
10	550–600	560	269.00–276.50	274.27
18	600–650	616	266.00–275.00	273.19
21	650–700	674	259.00–267.00	264.08
3	750–800	791	237.50	237.50
1	900–950	900	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	292.00–310.00	295.07
1	350–400	365	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	445	287.00	287.00
2	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
5	500–550	546	261.00–265.00	263.41
1	550–600	565	257.50	257.50
6	650–700	667	207.50–240.00	232.02
1	850–900	855	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	521	307.00–314.00	310.38
11	650–700	659	269.00–272.00	270.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
8	350–400	364	360.00–370.00	368.66
4	400–450	447	330.00	330.00
13	450–500	460	316.00–325.00	322.98
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	607	260.00	260.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	365.00	365.00
4	300–350	333	360.00–382.50	370.97
8	350–400	370	365.00–390.00	378.92
4	400–450	433	378.00–390.00	387.16
6	450–500	479	325.00–342.50	331.68
9	500–550	520	305.00–322.50	314.67
2	550–600	570	302.50–305.00	303.78
4	600–650	606	275.00–287.00	283.98
3	650–700	662	240.00–250.00	246.55
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	797	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	805	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	310.00–352.50	339.43
3	400–450	436	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	495	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	512	272.00–280.00	274.11
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	391	425.00–427.50	426.53
1	550–600	565	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,033	129.00–138.00	131.73
8	—	1,019	90.00–106.00	101.19
4	—	1,011	110.00–119.00	113.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,327	125.00–135.00	128.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	152.50	152.50
2	—	1,193	129.00–134.00	131.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,828	158.00–160.00	159.31
2	—	1,798	174.00–175.00	174.43
2	—	1,433	153.00–154.00	153.42

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	—	1,255	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,339	1,925.00–2,400.00	2,188.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,306	1,625.00–2,325.00	1,916.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,590	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	1,385.00	1,385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,198.96

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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