Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher with instances of some being more than 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were 3.00-4.00 higher. The combination of high quality calves, spring weather, and the upward trending futures market continues to keep feeder cattle in very strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.94/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −129.09 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$351.94

81 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$55.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.46

vs KY average

−6.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	355.59	1,958	73
Medium and Large 2	530	331.18	1,755	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	308.30	1,680	3thin
Medium 1-2	535	300.00	1,605	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.59/cwt here — about $353 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 sale81 hd

351.94

—

KY average23 barns · 933 hd

338.49

+13.46

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−6.73

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−129.09

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	1,780	156.67	2,789	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	133.48	1,854	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	130.28	1,556	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	110.25	1,185	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,335	168.00	2,243	1thin

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)	1,145	$1,960	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,920	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	253.00/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	297.83/cwt	288.00–300.50	1,721	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	268.28/cwt	261.00–269.50	1,776	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	339.48/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,467	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	340.37/cwt	334.00–360.00	1,630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	370.79/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,717	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	279.34/cwt	278.50–286.00	2,073	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	418.86/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,172	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	244.35/cwt	237.00–254.00	2,038	14
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	309.36/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	355.37/cwt	340.00–368.00	1,898	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	336.96/cwt	326.00–345.00	1,934	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	486	393.55/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,913	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	2,173	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	369.89/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	294.60/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	274.70/cwt	272.50–278.00	1,862	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	313.45/cwt	306.00–318.00	1,746	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	239.26/cwt	237.50–244.00	1,881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	301.21/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	331.18/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	373.31/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	396.53/cwt	387.50–413.00	1,503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	328.39/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	372.51/cwt	370.50–392.50	2,008	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	378.72/cwt	375.00–381.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	312.84/cwt	310.00–314.00	2,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	295.54/cwt	292.00–297.00	2,104	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	350.87/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,021	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	870	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,306	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	327.69/cwt	318.00–333.00	2,028	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	391.78/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	227.50/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	283.01/cwt	277.00–286.00	1,899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	299.30/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,826	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,335	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,243	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	144.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,887	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	119.19/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,309	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	131.88/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,856	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	115.26/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,369	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,691	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	132.64/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,592	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	97.75/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,040	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,413	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	165.28/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,935	4
Bulls	—	—	1,784	149.78/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,672	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	820	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	760	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,033	1,399.94/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,942.07/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,942	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	317.97/cwt	308.00–323.00	1,784	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	342.45/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,277	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	326.87/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,693	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	304.29/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,585	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	233.42/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	311.90/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	320.47/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	328.86/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	357.12/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	283.77/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	332.93/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	275.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	304.86/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	383.77/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	454	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	334.92/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 622Year ago 731

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 41Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 24Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	337	302.50–330.00	311.90
5	350–400	374	330.00–335.00	332.93
4	400–450	424	315.00–323.00	320.47
3	450–500	463	300.00–315.00	304.86
3	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
4	600–650	625	240.00–261.00	253.00
3	650–700	658	230.00–240.00	233.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	328	355.00–385.00	369.89
6	350–400	368	345.00–370.00	357.12
9	400–450	432	335.00–357.00	339.48
9	450–500	482	310.00–332.00	328.86
18	500–550	521	295.00–315.00	304.29
17	550–600	578	288.00–300.50	297.83
8	600–650	626	270.00–280.00	275.22
21	650–700	662	261.00–269.50	268.28
8	750–800	786	237.50–244.00	239.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	550–600	557	306.00–318.00	313.45
5	600–650	603	294.00–295.00	294.60
9	650–700	678	272.50–278.00	274.70
3	750–800	755	250.50	250.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	580	282.50–285.00	283.77
2	700–750	725	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	382.50–385.00	383.77
5	450–500	454	357.00	357.00
4	500–550	528	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	337.50–350.00	342.45
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
8	450–500	479	334.00–360.00	340.37
11	500–550	518	320.00–340.00	326.87
14	550–600	561	308.00–323.00	317.97
12	600–650	610	295.00–309.00	299.30
5	650–700	671	277.00–286.00	283.01
2	800–850	805	226.00–229.00	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	385.00–395.00	391.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	330.00–340.00	334.92
2	400–450	443	340.00–345.00	342.51
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	920	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	250	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	379	387.50–413.00	396.53
6	400–450	422	415.00–420.00	418.86
11	450–500	463	355.00–380.00	370.79
25	500–550	534	340.00–368.00	355.37
16	550–600	574	326.00–345.00	336.96
3	600–650	628	307.00–312.00	309.36
4	650–700	671	300.00–305.00	301.21
16	700–750	742	278.50–286.00	279.34
1	750–800	770	276.00	276.00
14	800–850	834	237.00–254.00	244.35
6	850–900	897	242.25	242.25
6	900–950	930	233.50	233.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	385	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	423	429.00	429.00
15	450–500	486	390.00–396.00	393.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	387.50	387.50
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	428	322.00–335.00	328.39
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	520	310.00–315.00	312.45
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	375.00–381.00	378.72
3	400–450	420	370.00–378.00	373.31
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	530	325.00–335.00	331.18
1	600–650	605	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	539	370.50–392.50	372.51
11	550–600	576	350.00–355.00	350.87
25	600–650	619	318.00–333.00	327.69
7	650–700	656	310.00–314.00	312.84
19	700–750	712	292.00–297.00	295.54
60	850–900	870	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	168.00	168.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	140.00–148.00	144.23
13	—	1,407	125.00–139.00	131.88
1	—	1,395	122.00	122.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,098	115.00–122.00	119.19
8	—	1,064	90.00–105.00	97.75
3	—	1,073	130.00–135.00	131.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	112.00–119.00	115.26
1	—	1,150	147.00	147.00
12	—	1,200	126.00–138.00	132.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,776	160.00–168.00	165.28
5	—	1,784	140.00–157.00	149.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,825.00	1,825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,399.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,960.00	1,960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,942.07

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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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle