Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold fully steady on a light test. Feeder heifers traded 10.00-12.00 lower. The demand for feeder heifers was much lower today and very similar to the sale two weeks ago. The feeder buyers continue to discount the unweaned, plain quality calves. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.55/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −102.48 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$378.55

48 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$44.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.25

vs KY average

+2.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	386.94	2,135	39
Medium and Large 2-3	569	342.21	1,947	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.73/cwt here — about $188 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

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 sale48 hd

378.55

—

KY average22 barns · 642 hd

372.30

+6.25

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

+2.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−102.48

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	1,550	195.50	3,030	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,148	152.50	1,750	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,472	146.15	2,151	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,222	144.92	1,771	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,545	$3,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,568	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,228	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$2,134	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,974	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,800	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,585	$3,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$2,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	500–550	508	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,032	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	370.38/cwt	370.00–370.50	2,307	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	332.97/cwt	327.00–334.50	2,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	850–900	860	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	269.95/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	343.46/cwt	341.00–346.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	311.53/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	327.47/cwt	316.00–340.00	1,686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	320.26/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	787	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	281.55/cwt	275.00–288.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	383.71/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,018	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	359	406.31/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	353.61/cwt	351.00–359.00	2,344	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	350.95/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	334.81/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	226	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	904	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,010.00/head	2,010.00–2,010.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,718	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,737.18/head	2,675.00–3,000.00	2,737	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	845	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,478	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	144.92/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,771	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,079	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	157.73/cwt	156.50–159.00	2,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,978	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,899	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	840	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	755	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,627	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	3,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,133.80/head	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,134	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	999	2,064.27/head	2,050.00–2,110.00	2,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	320.08/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	385.66/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,215	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	274.98/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,746	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	315.29/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	362.53/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	361	339.33/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,225	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	325.94/cwt	313.00–329.00	2,249	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	342.21/cwt	337.00–360.00	1,947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	375.68/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,126	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	304.67/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,841	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,203	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	320.34/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,123	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 438Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 32Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 36Year ago 15

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
5	500–550	508	400.00	400.00
17	550–600	562	392.00	392.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	380.00–388.00	383.71
12	550–600	566	375.00–377.00	375.68
8	600–650	623	370.00–370.50	370.38
3	650–700	663	351.00–359.00	353.61
5	700–750	730	327.00–334.50	332.97
1	750–800	785	316.00	316.00
1	850–900	855	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	416.00	416.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	360.00–365.00	362.53
1	450–500	450	374.00	374.00
9	550–600	569	337.00–360.00	342.21
5	650–700	690	313.00–329.00	325.94
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	960	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	226	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	335	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	392	389.00	389.00
2	400–450	425	350.00–352.00	350.95
2	450–500	473	341.00–346.00	343.46
5	500–550	514	330.00–336.00	334.81
2	550–600	583	310.00–313.00	311.53
3	600–650	633	304.00–305.00	304.67
2	650–700	690	275.00–288.00	281.55
3	700–750	718	284.00	284.00
2	750–800	772	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	787	293.00	293.00
1	850–900	860	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	367.00	367.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	361	320.00–350.00	339.33
3	400–450	405	305.00–330.00	320.08
5	450–500	465	312.00–330.00	320.34
3	500–550	525	313.00–320.00	315.29
1	550–600	575	288.00	288.00
4	600–650	635	271.00–280.00	274.98
1	950–1000	970	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	520	354.00	354.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
2	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	359	405.00–410.00	406.31
1	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
5	500–550	515	316.00–340.00	327.47
4	550–600	571	316.00–325.00	320.26
1	650–700	685	302.00	302.00
2	700–750	727	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	778	265.00–275.00	269.95
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	315	375.00–392.50	385.66
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	440	372.50	372.50
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	840	210.00	210.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	3,125.00	3,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,010.00	2,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,133	2,675.00–3,000.00	2,737.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	2,000.00–2,275.00	2,133.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,222	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,685.00	1,685.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	999	2,050.00–2,110.00	2,064.27
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	2,075.00	2,075.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,585	3,800.00	3,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,075	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,245	152.50	152.50
1	—	1,175	138.50	138.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	143.00–148.00	144.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,363	156.50–159.00	157.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	195.50	195.50

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

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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