Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with some of the good quality, weaned steers selling sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. The demand was much stronger today for steers and heifers especially those weaned calves with shots. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-5.00 lower on a plain quality offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.56/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −105.47 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$375.56

46 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$41.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.56

vs KY average

+3.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	389.22	2,186	31
Medium and Large 2-3	557	347.33	1,934	15thin

One grade step is worth $41.88/cwt here — about $252 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 sale46 hd

375.56

—

KY average23 barns · 846 hd

366.00

+9.56

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

+3.13

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−105.47

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	1,550	199.02	3,085	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	155.57	2,202	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	145.00	1,682	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,140	140.84	1,606	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,512	$2,860	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$2,751	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,426	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,081	$2,031	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$1,636	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	908	$1,513	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,410	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,098	$2,633	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	954	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,914	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,277	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	328.07/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,047	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	308.36/cwt	294.00–313.00	1,927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	369.96/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	358.77/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	303.49/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	341.35/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	343.12/cwt	332.00–353.00	1,808	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	366.54/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,895	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	401.47/cwt	392.00–407.00	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,210	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	385.10/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,053	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	306.36/cwt	302.00–311.00	2,050	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,685	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	2,060.00/head	2,060.00–2,060.00	2,060	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	165.61/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,232	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,682	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,277	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,201	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	145.89/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	186.81/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,138	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	616	254.19/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,566	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	150.59/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,724	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,087	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	158.97/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,095	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	4,194	1
Bulls	—	—	1,476	200.07/cwt	194.00–208.00	2,953	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,110	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	885	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,003	1,534.69/head	1,510.00–1,560.00	1,535	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	361.62/cwt	352.00–377.50	1,761	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,633.37/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,633	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,588.42/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,512	2,860.10/head	2,825.00–2,915.00	2,860	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	2,889.29/head	2,750.00–2,925.00	2,889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	284.99/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	313.54/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	333.77/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	330.40/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	347	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	342.58/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	343.23/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	285.33/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	352.96/cwt	344.00–354.00	2,421	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	381.44/cwt	375.00–387.00	2,239	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	397.13/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	358.60/cwt	345.00–364.00	2,277	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	559	348.75/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,950	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,605	5

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.

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Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 684Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 63Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 19Year ago 12

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
9	550–600	572	398.00	398.00
22	650–700	680	375.00	375.00
60	950–1000	954	305.50	305.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	392.00–407.00	401.47
8	450–500	464	385.00–420.00	397.13
9	500–550	533	377.50–400.00	385.10
11	550–600	587	375.00–387.00	381.44
15	600–650	635	345.00–364.00	358.60
15	650–700	686	344.00–354.00	352.96
5	800–850	804	324.00	324.00
4	1050–1100	1,080	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	411.00	411.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	487	352.00–377.50	361.62
1	500–550	525	327.50	327.50
14	550–600	559	325.00–355.00	348.75
1	600–650	610	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	423	355.00–362.50	358.77
3	450–500	463	365.00–372.50	369.96
7	500–550	527	332.00–353.00	343.12
7	550–600	554	342.00	342.00
16	600–650	624	324.00–330.00	328.07
8	650–700	669	302.00–311.00	306.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	471	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	370	335.00–360.00	343.23
4	400–450	424	330.00–347.00	342.58
2	450–500	478	330.00–337.50	333.77
2	500–550	525	312.00–315.00	313.54
1	550–600	590	283.00	283.00
1	600–650	645	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	357	360.00–370.00	366.54
7	450–500	466	335.00–345.00	341.35
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
11	550–600	586	300.00–320.00	303.49
4	600–650	625	294.00–313.00	308.36
1	650–700	650	294.00	294.00
1	700–750	745	277.00	277.00
1	750–800	760	278.00	278.00
3	800–850	843	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	396.00	396.00
4	400–450	431	391.00	391.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	616	250.00–262.00	254.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	320.00–350.00	330.40
1	500–550	520	305.00	305.00
8	550–600	584	270.00–294.00	284.99
3	600–650	618	285.00–286.00	285.33
1	650–700	675	271.00	271.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	2,060.00	2,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,410.00	1,410.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,510.00–1,560.00	1,534.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,588.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,512	2,825.00–2,915.00	2,860.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,186	2,750.00–2,925.00	2,889.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,098	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,633.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	165.00–167.00	165.61
1	—	1,595	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,525	145.00–147.00	145.89
2	—	1,318	158.00–160.00	158.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	1,145	149.00–152.00	150.59
1	—	1,265	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	185.00–189.00	186.81
1	—	1,960	214.00	214.00
9	—	1,476	194.00–208.00	200.07

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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

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