Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week for the July 4th holiday. The demand for feeder calves was strong especially for the weaned, pre-conditioned calves. With the warm summer temperatures in place the feeder buyers are discounting the unweaned calves and the bulls calves due to health concerns. The demand for slaughter cows and bulls remained very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.90/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −92.42 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$322.90

65 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$34.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.68

vs KY average

−18.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	326.57	1,783	58
Medium and Large 2-3	526	292.57	1,538	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.00/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale65 hd

322.90

—

KY average18 barns · 919 hd

336.59

−13.68

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−18.63

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−92.42

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	1,651	208.68	3,445	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	164.04	1,872	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,434	162.46	2,330	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	159.48	1,572	19

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)	1,174	$2,801	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,314	$2,531	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,464	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,035	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	450–500	468	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	401.13/cwt	398.00–403.00	2,150	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	346.78/cwt	336.00–355.00	1,599	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,022	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	372.26/cwt	365.00–391.00	1,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	299.91/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	309.75/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	327.12/cwt	324.00–331.50	1,845	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	361.72/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	306.98/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,885	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	379.15/cwt	367.00–388.00	1,945	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	344.75/cwt	343.00–347.00	1,769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	398.96/cwt	382.50–412.50	1,500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	364.39/cwt	360.00–378.00	2,161	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	487	406.98/cwt	406.00–408.00	1,982	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,770	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	323.98/cwt	323.00–328.00	2,537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,053	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	375.78/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	385.03/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	378.79/cwt	376.50–380.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	279.09/cwt	274.00–287.50	1,859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	389.40/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	355.81/cwt	342.50–364.00	1,708	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	378.10/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	330.24/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	288.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,212	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	394.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,299	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	328.98/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	408.89/cwt	404.00–410.00	1,791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,505	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	163.61/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,936	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	173.09/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,807	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	169.03/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,670	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	159.59/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,574	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,168	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	150.39/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,241	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	174.14/cwt	170.00–176.50	2,513	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	160.84/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,218	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,661	1
Bulls	—	—	1,584	208.06/cwt	198.00–214.00	3,296	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	3,579	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	2,531.10/head	2,025.00–2,850.00	2,531	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,035.00/head	2,035.00–2,035.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	301.88/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	222.01/cwt	220.00–224.00	3,641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	148.68/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	359.92/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	547	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,964	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,464.11/head	2,125.00–2,825.00	2,464	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,839.20/head	2,800.00–2,875.00	2,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	335.76/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	336.49/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	318.38/cwt	301.00–330.00	2,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	301.70/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	739	315.75/cwt	315.75–315.75	2,333	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	362.61/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	339.29/cwt	308.00–345.00	1,992	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	317.40/cwt	297.00–325.00	1,504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	389.75/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,183	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	324.49/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	302.07/cwt	287.50–312.00	1,743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	240.61/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	388.91/cwt	379.50–398.00	1,696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	353.80/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,306	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	307.41/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	354.88/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	322.79/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,704	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	269.73/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	342.47/cwt	327.00–357.50	1,774	2

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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 292Year ago 917

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 11Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	382.50–412.50	398.96
6	400–450	436	379.50–398.00	388.91
5	450–500	468	385.00	385.00
16	500–550	513	367.00–388.00	379.15
12	550–600	593	360.00–378.00	364.39
5	600–650	624	355.00–367.00	361.72
2	650–700	655	363.00	363.00
4	700–750	707	326.50	326.50
9	750–800	783	323.00–328.00	323.98
2	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
5	850–900	859	280.00–305.00	299.91
3	1050–1100	1,053	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	487	406.00–408.00	406.98
10	500–550	536	398.00–403.00	401.13
18	550–600	560	385.00–395.00	389.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	438	404.00–410.00	408.89
2	650–700	655	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	435	357.50–365.00	362.61
4	450–500	461	342.50–362.50	354.88
2	500–550	518	327.00–357.50	342.47
8	550–600	587	308.00–345.00	339.29
3	600–650	630	301.00–330.00	318.38
4	650–700	668	335.00–341.00	336.49
1	700–750	720	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	315	365.00–390.00	378.10
5	350–400	389	365.00–397.50	385.03
12	400–450	417	355.00–380.00	375.78
25	450–500	461	336.00–355.00	346.78
20	500–550	528	315.00–330.00	322.79
6	550–600	585	300.00–314.00	309.75
20	600–650	614	295.00–312.00	306.98
3	650–700	660	298.00	298.00
17	750–800	768	275.00–295.00	288.00
2	1000–1050	1,022	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	481	368.00	368.00
9	500–550	513	343.00–347.00	344.75
23	550–600	564	324.00–331.50	327.12
75	700–750	739	315.75	315.75
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	300.00–306.00	301.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	280	321.00	321.00
1	300–350	305	321.00	321.00
2	350–400	380	327.00–345.00	335.76
1	400–450	420	327.50	327.50
9	450–500	474	297.00–325.00	317.40
5	500–550	513	300.00–308.00	301.70
2	550–600	558	250.00–290.00	269.73
2	600–650	635	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	262	380.00–392.50	389.40
4	300–350	329	390.00–400.00	394.95
8	350–400	364	365.00–391.00	372.26
3	400–450	410	376.50–380.00	378.79
11	450–500	480	342.50–364.00	355.81
12	500–550	520	320.00–340.00	330.24
3	550–600	566	320.00–347.50	328.98
4	600–650	600	310.00–330.00	325.00
4	650–700	666	274.00–287.50	279.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	547	359.00	359.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	355.00–365.00	359.92
10	350–400	369	340.00–360.00	353.80
5	400–450	431	310.00–339.00	324.49
1	450–500	475	316.00	316.00
5	500–550	516	302.50–317.50	307.41
5	550–600	577	287.50–312.00	302.07
1	600–650	615	287.50	287.50
3	700–750	713	237.00–242.50	240.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,183	158.00–168.00	163.61
1	—	1,330	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,044	170.00–175.00	173.09
1	—	1,230	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	988	166.00–173.00	169.03
7	—	986	156.00–163.00	159.59
1	—	865	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,011	147.00–150.00	148.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	140.00–155.00	150.39
6	—	1,443	170.00–176.50	174.14
6	—	1,379	158.00–166.00	160.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	198.00–214.00	208.06
1	—	1,940	184.50	184.50
2	—	1,640	220.00–224.00	222.01

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,314	2,025.00–2,850.00	2,531.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,035.00	2,035.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	2,125.00–2,825.00	2,464.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,268	2,800.00–2,875.00	2,839.20
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,725.00	2,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,450.00	2,450.00

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

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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