Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. The demand remained strong for the higher quality, weaned calves and the unweaned, plain calves saw moderate discounts. Slaughter cows sold steady and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.33/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −99.00 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$316.33

22 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$26.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs KY average

−4.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	323.52	1,691	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	531	297.16	1,577	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.36/cwt here — about $113 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $340.68, median $415.33 across 31 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 sale22 hd

316.33

—

KY average25 barns · 1,418 hd

313.22

+3.11

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−4.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−99.00

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	1,322	143.90	1,902	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	158.51	2,218	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	141.34	1,690	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	123.10	1,253	14

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)	1,080	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,052	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,134	$1,869	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,660	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2	350–400	365	378.38/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	337.83/cwt	320.00–353.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	521	381.32/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	332.32/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	250.33/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	396.61/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	333.91/cwt	315.00–355.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	261.55/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	316.36/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	292.90/cwt	287.00–297.00	2,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	389.73/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	346.57/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	300.59/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	339.99/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,989	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	391.30/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,835	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	453	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,930	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	328.68/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	436.81/cwt	432.50–440.00	1,616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	269.59/cwt	263.00–274.00	2,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	349.18/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,879	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	291.34/cwt	285.00–298.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	302.69/cwt	293.00–310.00	2,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	399.40/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	291.52/cwt	291.00–292.00	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	326.96/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,040	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	431.26/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	481	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,888	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	137.00/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,615	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,706	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	119.14/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,151	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	132.55/cwt	127.50–137.00	1,443	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	100.17/cwt	95.00–110.00	997	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	158.51/cwt	151.00–171.00	2,218	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	154.03/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,798	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	151.24/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,459	2
Bulls	—	—	1,322	143.90/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,902	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,025.21/head	1,875.00–2,125.00	2,025	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,030	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	980	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,052.31/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,052	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	356.15/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,653	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	232.84/cwt	232.50–233.00	1,935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	342.64/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	331.99/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	394.57/cwt	381.00–400.00	1,495	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	388.36/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	332.50/cwt	306.00–350.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	265.26/cwt	257.50–281.00	1,902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	328.67/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	303.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	328.92/cwt	317.00–337.50	1,526	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	209.01/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	402.28/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,468	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	493	346.93/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	311.03/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	325.30/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,685	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	287.96/cwt	280.00–290.50	1,814	4

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 481Year ago 709

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 40Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 120Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	278	380.00–400.00	389.73
3	300–350	336	395.00–400.00	396.61
3	350–400	365	377.50–380.00	378.38
9	400–450	418	330.00–355.00	346.57
12	450–500	464	317.00–337.50	328.92
14	500–550	518	315.00–333.00	325.30
2	550–600	555	308.00–314.00	311.03
4	600–650	630	280.00–290.50	287.96
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	730	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	315.00–355.00	333.91
2	300–350	340	320.00–345.00	332.32
4	350–400	393	320.00–353.00	337.83
4	400–450	435	300.00–324.00	316.36
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	519	300.00–303.00	300.59
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	640	255.00–268.00	261.55
3	650–700	675	245.00–253.00	250.33
2	750–800	778	208.00–210.00	209.01
1	950–1000	965	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	425.00	425.00
10	350–400	365	400.00–407.50	402.28
3	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	493	345.00–355.00	346.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	520.00	520.00
3	500–550	521	380.00–382.00	381.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	327.50	327.50
1	450–500	460	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	255	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
7	350–400	370	432.50–440.00	436.81
4	400–450	419	397.50–400.00	399.40
13	450–500	469	375.00–400.00	391.30
11	500–550	538	345.00–352.50	349.18
12	550–600	585	330.00–360.00	339.99
5	600–650	617	327.50–330.00	328.68
4	650–700	674	293.00–310.00	302.69
2	700–750	728	285.00–298.00	291.34
5	750–800	752	287.00–297.00	292.90
3	800–850	822	263.00–274.00	269.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	453	426.00	426.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	535	337.00	337.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	280	437.50	437.50
2	300–350	337	395.00	395.00
15	350–400	379	381.00–400.00	394.57
5	400–450	420	382.00–390.00	388.36
11	450–500	464	352.50–365.00	356.15
2	500–550	503	329.00–335.00	331.99
3	550–600	550	328.00–330.00	328.67
5	600–650	624	325.00–330.00	326.96
2	650–700	673	291.00–292.00	291.52
3	700–750	717	257.50–281.00	265.26
3	800–850	831	232.50–233.00	232.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	393	320.00–365.00	342.64
3	400–450	413	306.00–350.00	332.50
1	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	303.54
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	730	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	430.00–432.50	431.26
3	450–500	481	392.50	392.50
2	550–600	565	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	617	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,179	130.00–145.00	137.00
1	—	1,365	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,167	152.00–157.00	154.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	966	115.00–122.00	119.14
5	—	1,089	127.50–137.00	132.55
4	—	995	95.00–110.00	100.17
2	—	965	149.00–154.00	151.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,399	151.00–171.00	158.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	142.00–145.00	143.90

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,625.00	2,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,660.00	1,660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,185	1,875.00–2,125.00	2,025.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,052.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,925.00	1,925.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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