Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 5.00-6.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower. Today's quality varied greatly throughout the offering and the buyers discounted those inferior quality calves more so than in previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower on a very light test across both cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.55/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −109.48 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$371.55

47 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

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

$55.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.99

vs KY average

−6.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	375.86	2,112	42
Medium and Large 2-3	529	339.14	1,793	4thin
Medium 1-2	500	320.00	1,600	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.86/cwt here — about $512 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 sale47 hd

371.55

—

KY average26 barns · 1,172 hd

366.55

+4.99

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−6.50

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−109.48

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	—	Average	1,744	198.75	3,467	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	155.35	1,952	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	143.06	2,107	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,049	112.16	1,177	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	195.00	2,945	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,432	165.00	2,363	2thin

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)	1,158	$2,213	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,930	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$2,275	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2-3	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	336.90/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	336.77/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,263	24
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,582	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	347.18/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	289.98/cwt	288.00–291.00	2,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	332.56/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	472.38/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	396.41/cwt	388.00–398.50	1,923	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	382.76/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,990	15
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	372.03/cwt	361.00–380.00	2,176	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	784	316.75/cwt	316.00–317.00	2,483	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	279.72/cwt	276.00–281.00	2,590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	257.02/cwt	256.00–261.00	2,473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	285.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,742	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	319.69/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	286.07/cwt	278.00–287.00	2,503	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	380.05/cwt	364.00–385.00	1,611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	393.39/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	251.96/cwt	244.00–254.00	2,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	382.62/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	426.11/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,577	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	124.32/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,514	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	143.06/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,107	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,229	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	196.69/cwt	195.50–198.00	3,399	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	485	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,394	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	258.51/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,667	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	163.03/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,046	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,764	1
Steers	Select	—	1,432	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,363	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	215.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,772	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,024	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1150–1200	1,175	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	216.92/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,996	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	1,769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	369.00/cwt	360.00–374.00	1,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	363.76/cwt	362.00–367.50	1,761	6

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 385Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 50Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 23Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	255	382.50	382.50
5	350–400	383	360.00–374.00	369.00
2	400–450	437	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	481	335.00–340.00	336.90
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	663	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	390.00–400.00	393.39
6	400–450	424	364.00–385.00	380.05
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	500	341.00	341.00
3	550–600	590	315.00–322.00	319.69
10	600–650	610	285.00–290.00	285.52
1	650–700	670	282.00	282.00
2	700–750	725	261.00	261.00
5	800–850	821	244.00–254.00	251.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	470.00–480.00	472.38
5	400–450	416	459.00	459.00
32	450–500	485	388.00–398.50	396.41
15	500–550	520	380.00–397.50	382.76
27	550–600	585	361.00–380.00	372.03
24	650–700	672	330.00–340.00	336.77
3	750–800	783	288.00–291.00	289.98
17	850–900	875	278.00–287.00	286.07
8	900–950	926	276.00–281.00	279.72
5	950–1000	962	256.00–261.00	257.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
6	450–500	480	368.50	368.50
3	500–550	520	330.00–370.00	347.18
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	655	302.00	302.00
1	800–850	840	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	885	254.00	254.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	435.00	435.00
4	600–650	626	325.00–335.00	332.56
2	700–750	720	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	750–800	784	316.00–317.00	316.75
18	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	442.00	442.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	287.50	287.50
5	500–550	540	293.00	293.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	608	272.00	272.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	287.50	287.50
4	600–650	645	254.00–260.00	258.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	422.00–430.00	426.11
1	400–450	405	398.00	398.00
3	450–500	473	380.00–387.50	382.62
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	610	338.00	338.00
1	700–750	730	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	484	362.00–367.50	363.76
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
2	900–950	920	210.00–224.00	216.92

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,985.00	1,985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,275.00	2,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,218	115.00–134.00	124.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	142.00–144.00	143.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	162.00–164.00	163.03
1	—	1,260	140.00	140.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	195.00	195.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,432	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,728	195.50–198.00	196.69
2	—	1,750	210.00–220.00	215.57

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle