Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold sharply lower and those over 500 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. The lightweight, new crop male calves varied in quality and type and buyers discounted those lesser quality calves more than in previous weeks. Today's offering lacked the weaned packages and groups with many singles in the sale. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and slaughter bulls were 5.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.20/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −109.83 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$371.20

61 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$22.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

vs KY average

−7.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	373.06	2,079	56
Medium and Large 2-3	555	350.36	1,946	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.70/cwt here — about $133 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 sale61 hd

371.20

—

KY average22 barns · 1,017 hd

374.22

−3.02

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−7.59

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−109.83

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	—	High	1,692	172.54	2,920	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	149.73	2,109	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,183	136.84	1,619	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,082	115.12	1,245	7thin

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)	1,230	$2,489	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,033	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$1,916	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,675	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	813	$1,830	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2Full	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	285.99/cwt	285.00–288.00	2,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	417.83/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	403.72/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	299.01/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	347.70/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,124	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	359.46/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,866	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	266.45/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	331.36/cwt	324.00–337.00	1,707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	350.60/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,686	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	327.65/cwt	318.00–335.00	2,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	369.41/cwt	363.00–383.00	1,910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	389.69/cwt	382.50–391.00	1,711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	378.52/cwt	374.00–387.50	1,832	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	368.19/cwt	359.00–377.00	2,106	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	362.18/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	377.47/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	372.95/cwt	368.00–380.00	1,775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	316.34/cwt	308.00–328.00	1,790	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	256.50/cwt	254.00–264.00	2,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	322.20/cwt	314.00–337.00	1,991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	352.28/cwt	342.00–362.50	2,026	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	707	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	656	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	675	343.74/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	529	389.64/cwt	389.00–391.00	2,061	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,368	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,132	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,915.99/head	1,775.00–2,175.00	1,916	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	735	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	1,736.64/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,737	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	105.25/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,214	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	122.53/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,260	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	156.90/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,311	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,242	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	159.83/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,757	4
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,736	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	143.58/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,943	7
Bulls	—	—	1,870	176.37/cwt	174.00–178.00	3,298	3
Bulls	—	—	1,516	165.55/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,510	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	127.23/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,566	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	142.52/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	890	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	970	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Large 1-2	350–400	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	436.52/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,838	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,488.62/head	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,489	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	340	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	290.01/cwt	284.00–302.50	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	346.82/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	341.51/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,479	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	350.03/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,691	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	338	331.75/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	263	365.06/cwt	355.00–370.00	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	343.73/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	229.67/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	319.92/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,520	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	366.99/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	347.95/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	357	386.64/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	314.20/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	331.75/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,596	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	385.87/cwt	385.00–386.00	2,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	289.01/cwt	286.00–290.00	2,353	8

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.

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Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 631Year ago 313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 50Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 75Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	423.00	423.00
6	400–450	439	382.50–391.00	389.69
12	450–500	484	374.00–387.50	378.52
9	500–550	517	363.00–383.00	369.41
32	550–600	572	359.00–377.00	368.19
9	600–650	611	342.50–350.00	347.70
4	650–700	683	318.00–335.00	327.65
2	700–750	727	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	775	287.00	287.00
8	800–850	814	286.00–290.00	289.01
2	900–950	945	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	380.00–390.00	386.64
5	400–450	426	355.00–367.50	362.18
5	450–500	481	365.00–370.00	366.99
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	568	340.00–352.00	347.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	421	430.00–440.00	436.52
6	500–550	529	389.00–391.00	389.64
7	650–700	675	340.00–346.00	343.74
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	660	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	568	385.00–386.00	385.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	385	413.00	413.00
3	400–450	422	400.00–427.50	417.83
8	450–500	476	368.00–380.00	372.95
15	500–550	519	350.00–370.00	359.46
7	550–600	575	342.00–362.50	352.28
4	600–650	618	314.00–337.00	322.20
1	650–700	690	309.00	309.00
3	700–750	720	285.00–288.00	285.99
4	850–900	870	254.00–264.00	256.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	383.00	383.00
4	650–700	656	332.00	332.00
2	700–750	707	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	407.50	407.50
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	360	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	412	352.50	352.50
2	450–500	483	345.00–355.00	350.03
8	500–550	535	335.00–345.00	343.73
2	550–600	550	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	407.50	407.50
2	300–350	328	400.00–407.50	403.72
3	350–400	375	370.00–385.00	377.47
2	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
18	450–500	481	340.00–358.00	350.60
5	500–550	515	324.00–337.00	331.36
12	550–600	566	308.00–328.00	316.34
4	600–650	601	292.00–306.00	299.01
7	700–750	725	260.00–267.50	266.45
2	750–800	772	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	355.00–370.00	365.06
3	300–350	338	315.00–360.00	331.75
4	350–400	381	330.00–352.50	346.82
7	400–450	433	330.00–355.00	341.51
11	450–500	475	300.00–325.00	319.92
3	500–550	523	284.00–302.50	290.01
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	695	222.00–245.00	229.67
1	800–850	810	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
18	450–500	481	330.00–334.00	331.75
8	500–550	527	312.00–316.00	314.20

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,183	1,775.00–2,175.00	1,915.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	2,350.00–2,625.00	2,488.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	870	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,736.64
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,585.00	1,585.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	2,075.00	2,075.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	99.00–112.00	105.25
4	—	1,028	120.00–126.00	122.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	152.00–168.00	156.90
7	—	1,353	142.00–148.00	143.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,099	150.00–170.00	159.83
9	—	1,231	123.00–132.00	127.23
2	—	1,210	141.00–144.00	142.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	189.00	189.00
3	—	1,870	174.00–178.00	176.37
4	—	1,516	161.00–168.00	165.55

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 this sale compares

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