Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. The small offering last week limited comparisons but the demand was strong today and the quality was good across all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.04/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −88.99 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$392.04

74 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$26.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.25

vs KY average

+11.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	399.31	2,249	54
Medium and Large 2-3	543	372.42	2,022	20

One grade step is worth $26.89/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale74 hd

392.04

—

KY average22 barns · 904 hd

378.79

+13.25

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+11.03

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−88.99

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	1,964	201.89	3,965	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	160.63	2,327	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	159.78	2,030	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	146.73	1,509	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,411	186.00	2,624	3thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$2,372	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,188	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,798	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,423	$2,987	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2	650–700	657	308.55/cwt	298.00–314.00	2,027	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	408.06/cwt	401.00–425.00	1,755	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	394.79/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	295.54/cwt	285.00–297.00	2,595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	398.24/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	2,636	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	340.96/cwt	329.00–350.00	2,315	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	298.45/cwt	288.00–301.00	2,411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	334.36/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	361.86/cwt	356.00–367.50	1,961	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	959	285.75/cwt	285.75–285.75	2,740	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,404	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	375.03/cwt	374.00–376.00	2,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	334.69/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,108	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	788	227.49/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	392.15/cwt	390.00–394.00	2,263	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	546	415.21/cwt	413.00–420.00	2,267	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	323.66/cwt	312.50–328.00	2,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	381.66/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,206	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	370.60/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,523	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	394.18/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	441	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	314.48/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,978	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	492.46/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	507.28/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	377.56/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	435.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	359.36/cwt	347.00–365.00	2,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	388.02/cwt	387.50–389.00	1,808	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,989	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	542	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,184	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	608	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	391.53/cwt	380.00–394.00	2,052	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	476.96/cwt	472.50–485.00	1,812	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	2,330	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	150.62/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,898	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,411	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,624	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	3,730	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	171.83/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,706	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	167.75/cwt	167.50–168.00	2,315	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	165.88/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,120	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,675	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	4,667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	197.53/cwt	197.00–198.00	3,743	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,028	1,797.59/head	1,785.00–1,810.00	1,798	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	2,986.91/head	2,950.00–3,025.00	2,987	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,372.04/head	2,125.00–2,600.00	2,372	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	233	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	352.49/cwt	335.00–362.00	2,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	284.50/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	304.80/cwt	292.00–317.50	1,792	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	405.57/cwt	401.00–410.00	1,898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	416.01/cwt	355.00–445.00	1,577	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	327.56/cwt	327.00–328.00	2,034	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,994	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	328.99/cwt	305.00–352.50	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	379.06/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,024	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	378.31/cwt	375.00–379.00	1,975	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,669	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	684	280.34/cwt	264.00–284.00	1,918	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	355.41/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	345.63/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	332.25/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,741	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	368.01/cwt	358.00–385.00	1,730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	342.88/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	334.60/cwt	322.00–352.50	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 674Last week 209Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 12Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	545.00	545.00
2	250–300	255	420.00–450.00	435.00
4	300–350	331	385.00–410.00	394.18
3	350–400	385	385.00–405.00	398.24
8	400–450	411	365.00–385.00	370.60
47	500–550	542	356.00–367.50	361.86
3	550–600	573	327.00–350.00	334.69
11	600–650	629	302.00–317.00	314.48
8	650–700	657	298.00–314.00	308.55
4	700–750	722	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	270	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	372	325.00–362.50	345.63
3	400–450	433	320.00–357.50	342.88
3	450–500	472	322.00–352.50	334.60
12	500–550	524	310.00–347.50	332.25
2	550–600	588	292.00–317.50	304.80
2	600–650	643	284.00–285.00	284.50
8	650–700	684	264.00–284.00	280.34
2	750–800	788	225.00–230.00	227.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	391.00	391.00
14	450–500	466	387.50–389.00	388.02
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	522	375.00–379.00	378.31
9	550–600	554	360.00	360.00
11	600–650	621	327.00–328.00	327.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
7	350–400	380	472.50–485.00	476.96
11	400–450	430	401.00–425.00	408.06
2	450–500	470	385.00–405.00	394.79
9	500–550	524	380.00–394.00	391.53
2	550–600	585	370.00–385.00	377.56
5	600–650	634	347.00–365.00	359.36
2	650–700	677	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	500.00–515.00	507.28
2	350–400	355	490.00–495.00	492.46
7	400–450	430	462.50	462.50
5	500–550	542	403.00	403.00
3	600–650	608	372.00	372.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
9	350–400	379	355.00–445.00	416.01
2	400–450	425	320.00–390.00	355.41
2	450–500	485	305.00–352.50	328.99
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	475.00	475.00
6	400–450	444	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	468	401.00–410.00	405.57
6	500–550	548	408.00	408.00
14	550–600	578	375.00–385.00	381.66
4	600–650	619	374.00–376.00	375.03
10	650–700	679	329.00–350.00	340.96
3	700–750	710	325.00–339.00	334.36
6	750–800	766	312.50–328.00	323.66
8	800–850	808	288.00–301.00	298.45
8	850–900	878	285.00–297.00	295.54
3	1100–1150	1,108	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	546	413.00–420.00	415.21
15	550–600	577	390.00–394.00	392.15
10	650–700	664	362.00	362.00
67	800–850	820	325.50	325.50
14	850–900	883	298.50	298.50
58	950–1000	959	285.75	285.75
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	422.00	422.00
7	450–500	470	358.00–385.00	368.01
15	500–550	534	365.00–380.00	379.06
5	550–600	570	335.00–362.00	352.49
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	875	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	153.50	153.50
2	—	1,380	167.50–168.00	167.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	149.00–152.00	150.62
3	—	1,278	162.00–169.00	165.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	169.00–175.00	171.83
1	—	965	101.00	101.00
1	—	985	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,205	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,411	186.00	186.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	186.50	186.50
1	—	2,065	226.00	226.00
2	—	1,895	197.00–198.00	197.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,785.00–1,810.00	1,797.59
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	2,125.00–2,600.00	2,372.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,423	2,950.00–3,025.00	2,986.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	2,500.00	2,500.00

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