Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. Today's offering was smaller due to the first good hay weather of the season but the quality was good and the demand remained strong. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were sharply higher on a very light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.87/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −54.46 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$360.87

33 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.04

vs KY average

+22.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	512	360.87	1,849	33

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale33 hd

360.87

—

KY average25 barns · 1,468 hd

336.83

+24.04

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

+22.63

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−54.46

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	1,600	213.28	3,412	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	167.79	1,852	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	148.99	1,445	5thin

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)	1,114	$2,360	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,960	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	150.99/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,496	4
Bulls	—	—	1,280	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,483	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	222.92/cwt	220.00–226.00	3,923	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,589	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	174.19/cwt	164.00–183.00	1,991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	359.10/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	424.60/cwt	412.50–435.00	1,762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	307.01/cwt	305.00–308.00	2,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	343.67/cwt	335.00–353.00	1,818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	371.45/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,623	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	375.99/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	411.78/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,005	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,200	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	1,960.00/head	1,960.00–1,960.00	1,960	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	720	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	730	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	316.63/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,540.68/head	2,400.00–2,675.00	2,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	369.65/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	412.83/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	321.92/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	368.59/cwt	365.00–369.50	1,858	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	454.89/cwt	452.50–460.00	1,924	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	358.49/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	392.59/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	463.40/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,756	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 Jun 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 326Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 45Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	141.00	141.00
4	—	991	144.00–159.00	150.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,143	164.00–183.00	174.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	194.00	194.00
2	—	1,760	220.00–226.00	222.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
6	400–450	415	412.50–435.00	424.60
2	450–500	468	400.00–425.00	412.83
1	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	575	360.00–380.00	369.65
3	600–650	630	355.00–367.50	359.10
6	650–700	687	305.00–308.00	307.01
2	750–800	753	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	613	310.00–330.00	316.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	460.00–470.00	463.40
6	400–450	423	452.50–460.00	454.89
7	450–500	487	400.00–415.00	411.78
2	500–550	517	399.00	399.00
8	550–600	567	388.00	388.00
1	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	745	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	375.00–402.50	392.59
4	350–400	394	372.00–380.00	375.99
9	400–450	437	357.50–375.00	371.45
8	450–500	472	355.00–362.00	358.49
6	500–550	529	335.00–353.00	343.67
2	550–600	565	316.00	316.00
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	428	305.00–337.50	321.92
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	625	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	504	365.00–369.50	368.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,465	3,075.00	3,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,960.00	1,960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	2,400.00–2,675.00	2,540.68
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	720	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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