Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. The quality of today's offering was better and buyers showed tremendous demand for all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded sharply higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.92/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −84.31 against this barn's trailing median of $432.23.

Average price

$347.92

26 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

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

$97.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	367.07	1,965	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	326.98	1,838	10thin
Medium 1-2	550	270.00	1,485	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.07/cwt here — about $480 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $475.33, low $334.36, median $432.23 across 25 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

347.92

—

KY average24 barns · 593 hd

347.40

+0.52

This barn, trailing median25 sales

432.23

−84.31

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	1,880	198.13	3,724	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	168.53	1,952	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	159.37	2,430	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	148.25	1,500	18

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)	1,433	$2,544	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,107	$2,266	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,925	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,870	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$3,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,600	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	435.57/cwt	429.00–455.00	1,477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	420.89/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	353.89/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,497	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	351.03/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,653	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	380.20/cwt	369.00–391.00	2,000	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	437.00/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	359.57/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,906	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	432.38/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	276.00/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	273.28/cwt	267.50–279.00	2,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	388.63/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	472.79/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	350.17/cwt	344.00–356.00	2,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,145	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	3,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	466.59/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	387.66/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	315.78/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	361.64/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	650	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	455.57/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,900	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	339.75/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	422.50/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	506	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	580	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	533	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,159	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	863	1,518.04/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,518	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	164.09/cwt	158.00–176.00	1,743	7
Bulls	—	—	1,732	174.55/cwt	171.00–177.50	3,023	3
Bulls	—	—	1,991	200.40/cwt	196.00–205.00	3,990	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	129.17/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,128	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	174.33/cwt	165.00–182.00	2,542	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	437	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,530	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	151.89/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,366	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	170.14/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,984	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	145.67/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,557	6
Bulls	—	—	1,995	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	3,681	2
Bulls	—	—	1,821	220.35/cwt	216.00–225.00	4,013	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	2,543.54/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,870	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	930	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	870	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,228	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,565.30/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	266.10/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	351.08/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	365.05/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	446	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	329.96/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	322.52/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	651	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	597	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	385.98/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,262	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	384.21/cwt	377.50–391.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	253	372.72/cwt	350.00–395.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	383.28/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	386.13/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,209	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	329.80/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,863	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	186.68/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	235.21/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	339.58/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	325.47/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,337	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	304.19/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,892	7

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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 462Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 51Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	475.00	475.00
2	250–300	278	440.00–510.00	472.79
8	300–350	339	429.00–455.00	435.57
2	350–400	380	415.00–430.00	422.50
6	400–450	433	425.00–445.00	432.38
6	450–500	463	380.00–395.00	387.66
9	500–550	530	352.00–370.00	359.57
3	550–600	580	352.50–370.00	361.64
5	600–650	620	310.00–321.00	315.78
2	650–700	668	320.00–325.00	322.51
1	700–750	745	317.00	317.00
1	750–800	770	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	905	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	462.50	462.50
11	400–450	417	450.00–467.50	455.57
3	450–500	456	422.00	422.00
3	500–550	506	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	655	339.00–340.00	339.75
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	253	350.00–395.00	372.72
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	393	377.50–391.00	384.21
5	400–450	422	372.50–395.00	383.28
2	450–500	493	355.00–375.00	365.05
4	500–550	540	310.00–330.00	322.52
6	550–600	577	320.00–332.50	329.96
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	420.00–455.00	437.00
3	300–350	308	410.00–440.00	420.89
5	350–400	368	375.00–400.00	388.63
13	400–450	423	347.50–370.00	353.89
11	450–500	471	345.00–354.00	351.03
6	500–550	528	335.00–345.00	339.58
7	550–600	565	320.00–332.00	329.80
7	600–650	622	300.00–307.00	304.19
2	650–700	685	270.00–282.00	276.00
1	700–750	715	269.00	269.00
3	800–850	835	230.00–246.00	235.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	580	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	395.00	395.00
8	300–350	327	365.00–397.50	385.98
2	350–400	378	347.50–355.00	351.08
3	400–450	446	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	328.00	328.00
4	600–650	614	235.00–280.00	266.10
3	900–950	930	184.00–188.00	186.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	450.00–475.00	466.59
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	470	393.00	393.00
8	500–550	526	369.00–391.00	380.20
14	550–600	572	380.00–390.00	386.13
8	600–650	628	344.00–356.00	350.17
1	650–700	650	348.00	348.00
8	700–750	718	315.00–329.00	325.47
3	800–850	808	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	885	267.50–279.00	273.28
2	1100–1150	1,145	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
4	500–550	533	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	550	405.00	405.00
1	650–700	650	369.00	369.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	495	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
4	550–600	597	362.00	362.00
3	650–700	651	318.00	318.00
1	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	795	287.50	287.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,425	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,518.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,543.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,204	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,565.30
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,870	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,925.00	1,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	154.00	154.00
9	—	1,166	161.00–179.00	170.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,062	158.00–176.00	164.09
5	—	873	126.00–132.50	129.17
6	—	1,069	137.00–155.00	145.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	165.00–182.00	174.33
4	—	1,558	147.00–160.00	151.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	171.00–177.50	174.55
4	—	1,991	196.00–205.00	200.40
2	—	1,995	184.00–185.00	184.49
4	—	1,821	216.00–225.00	220.35

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How this sale compares

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