Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.29/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −103.75 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$377.29

16 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.24

vs KY average

+7.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	377.29	1,997	16thin

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

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 sale16 hd

377.29

—

KY average24 barns · 560 hd

364.04

+13.24

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

+7.71

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−103.75

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	2,145	204.00	4,376	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	165.61	1,860	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	155.30	1,485	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	695	$1,635	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,488	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	695	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	700–750	707	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,227	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	368.72/cwt	352.00–385.00	1,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	316.72/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	305.15/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,871	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	155.10/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,582	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	153.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,565	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,288	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	171.91/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,017	4
Bulls	—	—	2,145	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	4,376	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,488.33/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	288.21/cwt	270.00–324.00	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	379.79/cwt	379.00–381.00	1,967	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	392.93/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,507	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	276.71/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	298.84/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	381.85/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	344.33/cwt	344.00–345.00	1,722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	366.43/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,118	3

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 395Year ago 529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 78Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	418	375.00–402.50	392.93
2	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
13	500–550	518	379.00–381.00	379.79
3	550–600	578	350.00–375.00	366.43
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	707	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	455	270.00–324.00	288.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	750–800	753	333.00	333.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	460	377.00	377.00
5	550–600	587	282.50–310.00	298.84
8	600–650	613	295.00–309.00	305.15
3	650–700	661	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	965	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	620	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	352.00–385.00	368.72
10	400–450	422	375.00–390.00	381.85
7	500–550	538	315.00–317.00	316.72
6	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	820	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	397.00	397.00
6	500–550	500	344.00–345.00	344.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	347.50	347.50
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	463	347.50	347.50
2	550–600	560	265.00–288.00	276.71
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	1,635.00	1,635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,488.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,700.00	1,700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	150.00–163.00	155.10
1	—	1,045	137.00	137.00
1	—	740	174.00	174.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	150.00–156.00	153.02
4	—	1,173	160.00–176.00	171.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,145	204.00	204.00

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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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

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