Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. A very good quality offering saw strong demand across all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.37/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −90.96 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$324.37

26 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$505

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

$86.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.69

vs KY average

−5.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	331.30	1,804	22
Medium and Large 2	575	300.00	1,725	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	300.00	1,620	1thin
Large 1-2	530	245.00	1,299	1thin

One grade step is worth $86.30/cwt here — about $505 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

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 sale26 hd

324.37

—

KY average25 barns · 1,445 hd

320.68

+3.69

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−5.58

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−90.96

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	—	Low	1,696	167.82	2,846	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	155.48	2,098	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	143.02	1,628	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	126.08	1,275	28

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)	1,298	$2,817	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,403	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,331	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,232	$2,025	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$1,643	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	697	$1,750	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,360	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,436	$3,216	11

Every lot, as filed

98 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	350–400	383	362.51/cwt	355.00–366.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	424.12/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,196	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	395.31/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,862	14
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	475	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	371.41/cwt	361.00–376.00	1,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	248.28/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	398.94/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,476	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	331.55/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,751	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	384.31/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	967	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	2,596	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	362.81/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	395.11/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	434.13/cwt	427.50–447.50	1,836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	387.87/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	457.54/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	507	404.80/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,052	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	453	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	323.22/cwt	322.00–323.50	2,337	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	369.68/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	437.66/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	309.95/cwt	302.50–317.50	2,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	399.29/cwt	387.50–415.00	1,933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	336.94/cwt	332.00–347.00	2,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,013	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,512	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	346.18/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	331.62/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	438.85/cwt	435.00–442.50	1,817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,683	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	125.25/cwt	125.00–125.50	1,400	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	155.67/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,728	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	135.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,438	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	158.88/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,161	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	140.81/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	119.52/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,200	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	140.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,634	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	103.62/cwt	96.00–110.00	992	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	149.78/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,538	6
Bulls	—	—	1,555	151.20/cwt	142.00–160.00	2,351	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	167.07/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,919	5
Bulls	—	—	1,708	186.32/cwt	184.00–188.50	3,182	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	2,487.14/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,487	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,817.07/head	2,625.00–3,000.00	2,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,331.03/head	1,900.00–2,675.00	2,331	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	697	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,855.12/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,855	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	2,050.91/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,051	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,474	3,235.06/head	2,725.00–3,375.00	3,235	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,056	2,405.44/head	1,825.00–2,675.00	2,405	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,643.07/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,643	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	325.91/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	297.78/cwt	296.00–298.50	1,989	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	540	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	353	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	395.11/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,845	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	380.85/cwt	373.00–385.00	1,565	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,124	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	578	327.12/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	436.22/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,453	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	438	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	455.34/cwt	451.00–475.00	1,498	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	340.13/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2

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 Apr 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 440Year ago 671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 37Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 17Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	355.00–366.00	362.51
1	450–500	475	345.00	345.00
2	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
13	250–300	282	400.00–450.00	424.12
2	300–350	333	390.00–400.00	395.11
19	350–400	370	385.00–410.00	398.94
6	400–450	418	355.00–370.00	362.81
4	450–500	462	361.00–376.00	371.41
14	500–550	528	315.00–340.00	331.55
3	600–650	610	312.00	312.00
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	705	253.00	253.00
3	750–800	773	242.50–252.50	248.28
1	850–900	885	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	328	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	490	317.00–335.00	325.91
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	353	430.00	430.00
16	400–450	411	373.00–385.00	380.85
14	450–500	471	385.00–400.00	395.31
1	500–550	540	357.00	357.00
7	550–600	578	322.00–328.00	327.12
2	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
110	650–700	668	296.00–298.50	297.78
22	750–800	788	269.50	269.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	573	380.00–385.00	384.31
16	700–750	723	322.00–323.50	323.22
54	950–1000	967	268.50	268.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	487.50	487.50
5	350–400	371	425.00–442.50	437.66
4	400–450	423	427.50–447.50	434.13
7	450–500	484	387.50–415.00	399.29
7	500–550	535	377.50–392.50	387.87
6	550–600	580	355.00–375.00	369.68
4	600–650	626	340.00–350.00	346.18
3	650–700	658	332.00–347.00	336.94
2	700–750	730	302.50–317.50	309.95
3	750–800	756	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	900	266.00	266.00
4	1000–1050	1,013	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	455.00–460.00	457.54
3	450–500	453	432.50	432.50
11	500–550	507	400.00–410.00	404.80
2	600–650	620	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	475	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	542	315.00–340.00	331.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
10	300–350	329	451.00–475.00	455.34
2	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	438	427.50	427.50
8	450–500	467	380.00–405.00	395.11
1	500–550	525	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	588	330.00–350.00	340.13
1	650–700	665	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	365	452.50	452.50
7	400–450	414	435.00–442.50	438.85
2	450–500	450	417.50	417.50
2	500–550	518	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	560	374.00	374.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	425.00–440.00	436.22
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	302.00	302.00
1	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	130.50	130.50
16	—	1,360	150.00–169.00	158.88
2	—	1,293	135.00–146.00	140.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	125.00–125.50	125.25
4	—	1,110	150.00–164.00	155.67
7	—	1,160	135.00–145.00	140.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,060	130.00–138.00	135.68
6	—	1,004	114.00–128.00	119.52
8	—	957	96.00–110.00	103.62
6	—	1,027	142.00–157.00	149.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	142.00–160.00	151.20
5	—	1,747	165.00–168.00	167.07
2	—	1,708	184.00–188.50	186.32

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,227	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,487.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,298	2,625.00–3,000.00	2,817.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,235	1,900.00–2,675.00	2,331.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,264	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,050.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,643.07
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,855.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,056	1,825.00–2,675.00	2,405.44
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	697	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,474	2,725.00–3,375.00	3,235.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,237	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	3,200.00	3,200.00

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

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle