Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 lower. The male calves continued to see strong demand, especially the "green", thinner conditioned calves and the demand for heifers was lower than in previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-9.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.98/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −83.05 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$397.98

14 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$59.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.81

vs KY average

+23.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	402.25	2,156	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	342.50	1,901	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.75/cwt here — about $255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale14 hd

397.98

—

KY average18 barns · 579 hd

363.17

+34.81

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

+23.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−83.05

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	1,870	200.00	3,740	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	169.02	1,910	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,319	168.79	2,227	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	155.48	1,555	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,302	198.00	2,578	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,913	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,098	$1,863	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,810	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2Value Added	950–1000	978	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,616	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	408.25/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	401.34/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	367.93/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,270	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	308.33/cwt	301.00–314.00	1,850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	334.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	383.15/cwt	379.00–390.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	409.92/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,148	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	368.51/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	327.31/cwt	316.00–334.00	1,702	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	393.42/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,841	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	401.24/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	343.53/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	368.51/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,255	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	374.97/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	670	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	392.46/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,197	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	845	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	417.64/cwt	417.00–419.00	1,767	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,740	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,302	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	142.06/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,338	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	169.02/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,639	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	152.01/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,633	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	170.77/cwt	162.00–183.00	2,249	14
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	810	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,014	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	154.89/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,068	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	170.57/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,897	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,070	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	308.47/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,493	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	351.20/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	298.88/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	323.16/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	309.97/cwt	307.00–313.00	1,621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	358.13/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	368.75/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	404.80/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,428	1

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 512Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 20Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 11Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	950–1000	978	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	375	449.00	449.00
2	400–450	433	400.00–402.50	401.24
3	450–500	456	400.00–412.50	408.25
9	500–550	524	400.00–417.50	409.92
4	550–600	563	385.00	385.00
9	600–650	617	355.00–380.00	367.93
2	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	855	284.00	284.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	342.50	342.50
1	800–850	820	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	310	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	360	312.00	312.00
6	400–450	433	317.50–327.50	323.16
7	450–500	484	287.50–317.50	308.47
3	500–550	523	307.00–313.00	309.97
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	655	264.00	264.00
1	700–750	735	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	400.00–402.50	401.34
2	300–350	305	390.00–395.00	392.46
3	350–400	370	365.00–375.00	368.51
5	400–450	417	342.50–345.00	343.53
6	450–500	486	320.00–340.00	334.36
10	500–550	520	316.00–334.00	327.31
2	550–600	552	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	600	301.00–314.00	308.33
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	400.00–410.00	404.80
1	350–400	380	402.50	402.50
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	423	417.00–419.00	417.64
9	450–500	468	385.00–410.00	393.42
3	500–550	522	379.00–390.00	383.15
4	550–600	569	365.00–390.00	374.97
5	600–650	612	350.00–375.00	368.51
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	765	271.00	271.00
1	950–1000	990	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	645	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	345	365.00–372.50	368.75
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	480	355.00–365.00	358.13
2	500–550	523	290.00–307.50	298.88
2	550–600	563	347.50–355.00	351.20

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	1	—	1,205	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,810.00	1,810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	200.00	200.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,302	198.00	198.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	137.50–145.00	142.06
4	—	970	160.00–174.00	169.02
4	—	1,074	149.00–158.00	152.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,317	162.00–183.00	170.77
2	—	1,335	152.00–158.00	154.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	152.00	152.00
11	—	1,112	166.00–180.00	170.57

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