Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded steady and those over 500 lbs. were 5.00-6.00 higher. The demand for feeder calves remained very strong with the male cattle being preferred today. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.00/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −123.03 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$358.00

83 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$44.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.39

vs KY average

+0.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	366.23	1,950	67
Medium and Large 2	553	336.51	1,861	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	321.65	1,729	14thin

One grade step is worth $44.58/cwt here — about $221 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

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 sale83 hd

358.00

—

KY average25 barns · 1,283 hd

345.61

+12.39

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

+0.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−123.03

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	—	Low	1,701	156.81	2,667	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	133.12	1,963	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	129.78	1,550	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	116.41	1,154	10

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,928	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	777	$1,806	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	Large 1-2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	336.09/cwt	325.00–351.00	1,435	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	349.52/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	286.92/cwt	279.00–291.00	1,744	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	312.43/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,640	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	318.52/cwt	305.00–332.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	310.82/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	309.71/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,465	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	298.83/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	304.99/cwt	291.00–320.00	1,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	434.11/cwt	425.00–439.00	1,780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	367.16/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,902	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	350.35/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,997	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	311.58/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,060	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	326.16/cwt	322.50–328.00	2,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	401.70/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	324.43/cwt	306.00–337.50	1,726	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	379.27/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,794	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	336.51/cwt	335.00–338.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,048	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	299.20/cwt	294.00–306.00	2,136	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,155	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,997	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	2,232	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	394.54/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	319.88/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	381.97/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,623	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	881	264.75/cwt	264.75–264.75	2,332	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	401.57/cwt	390.00–412.50	1,466	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,999	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	414.14/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	323.01/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	311.33/cwt	297.50–336.00	1,806	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	131.10/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,552	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	118.14/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,431	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	140.04/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,330	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	125.98/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,260	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	143.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,164	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	124.26/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,789	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	132.88/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,959	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	145.83/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,772	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	101.33/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,006	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	109.35/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,107	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	150.23/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,393	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	161.20/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,858	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	785	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	832	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	670	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,928.91/head	1,650.00–2,250.00	1,929	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	345.53/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	312.01/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	421.58/cwt	417.50–440.00	1,395	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	294.00/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	380.93/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,634	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	367.65/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,761	15
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	271.09/cwt	257.00–274.00	1,822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	251.73/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	386.03/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	322.39/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,489	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	341.95/cwt	335.00–350.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	299.68/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	371.35/cwt	365.00–373.00	1,370	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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 607Last week 703Year ago 916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 70Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 22Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
3	250–300	278	335.00–350.00	341.95
3	300–350	313	332.50–357.50	349.52
5	350–400	369	365.00–373.00	371.35
14	400–450	427	325.00–351.00	336.09
16	450–500	462	315.00–330.00	322.39
38	500–550	525	300.00–324.00	312.43
10	550–600	568	285.00–310.00	299.68
17	600–650	608	279.00–291.00	286.92
6	650–700	672	257.00–274.00	271.09
3	700–750	718	238.00–260.00	251.73
5	800–850	830	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	850	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	305.00–332.00	318.52
2	400–450	413	305.00–317.00	310.82
18	450–500	473	307.50–310.00	309.71
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	612	283.00	283.00
1	650–700	655	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	615	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	507	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	382.50	382.50
2	350–400	375	385.00–387.00	386.03
4	400–450	418	377.50	377.50
4	450–500	483	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	300.00–340.00	319.88
1	450–500	475	342.50	342.50
12	500–550	532	306.00–337.50	324.43
2	550–600	570	291.00–320.00	304.99
4	600–650	625	290.00–305.00	298.83
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	457.00	457.00
3	400–450	410	425.00–439.00	434.11
1	450–500	450	422.50	422.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	377	390.00–402.50	394.54
3	400–450	431	400.00–405.00	401.70
13	450–500	473	370.00–390.00	379.27
35	500–550	518	352.50–375.00	367.16
20	550–600	570	340.00–365.00	350.35
7	600–650	640	322.50–328.00	326.16
8	650–700	661	300.00–317.50	311.58
17	700–750	714	294.00–306.00	299.20
6	850–900	860	259.50	259.50
1	900–950	925	237.50	237.50
9	1000–1050	1,048	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	425	375.00–387.50	381.97
2	550–600	553	335.00–338.00	336.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	512	390.00	390.00
11	650–700	655	329.00	329.00
47	850–900	881	264.75	264.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	278	405.00–422.50	414.14
10	300–350	331	417.50–440.00	421.58
8	350–400	365	390.00–412.50	401.57
20	400–450	429	370.00–395.00	380.93
15	450–500	479	350.00–377.00	367.65
7	500–550	517	335.00–360.00	345.53
11	550–600	580	297.50–336.00	311.33
5	600–650	621	287.50–307.50	294.00
6	650–700	673	297.00	297.00
2	700–750	715	297.00	297.00
2	750–800	760	260.00–270.00	264.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	460	290.00–335.00	312.01
2	500–550	533	320.00–326.00	323.01
1	750–800	785	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,184	125.00–138.00	131.10
4	—	1,211	112.00–123.00	118.14
2	—	1,215	143.00–149.00	145.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	138.00–142.00	140.04
2	—	1,000	123.00–128.00	125.98
3	—	993	100.00–104.00	101.33
3	—	1,012	108.00–110.00	109.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	140.00–150.00	143.00
4	—	1,440	123.00–125.00	124.26
17	—	1,474	127.00–138.00	132.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	145.00–155.00	150.23
3	—	1,773	158.00–165.00	161.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	1,600.00	1,600.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	832	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	670	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,162	1,650.00–2,250.00	1,928.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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