Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher on limited comparisons. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. Good demand across all classes of feeders especially for the weaned packages in today's offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.18/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −78.14 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$337.18

43 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$40.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs KY average

−10.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	350.21	1,875	29
Medium and Large 2-3	556	310.20	1,724	14thin

One grade step is worth $40.01/cwt here — about $151 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 sale43 hd

337.18

—

KY average26 barns · 752 hd

338.12

−0.93

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−10.32

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−78.14

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	—	High	1,690	195.00	3,296	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	173.00	2,223	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	151.97	1,816	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	140.99	1,410	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$2,205	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$1,705	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$2,085	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2-3	550–600	572	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	1,926	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,175	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	380.27/cwt	375.00–383.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	348.70/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	382.99/cwt	380.00–384.00	1,360	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	395.53/cwt	387.50–415.00	1,440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	378.06/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	335.22/cwt	332.50–338.00	1,914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	406.28/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,253	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,007	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	366.75/cwt	362.50–372.00	1,577	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	324.52/cwt	322.00–327.00	2,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	2,538	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,300	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	401	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	440.12/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,298	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,582	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,223	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,689	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	151.42/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,908	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	965	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,315	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,889	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,887	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	134.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,412	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,068	1,705.15/head	1,700.00–1,710.00	1,705	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,085.00/head	2,085.00–2,085.00	2,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,258	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,460.00/head	2,460.00–2,460.00	2,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	338.32/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	331	338.21/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	298.50/cwt	281.00–310.00	1,734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	325.81/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	351.89/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	477	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	317.47/cwt	290.00–331.00	1,521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	375.82/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,830	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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed Jul 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 265Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 29Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	337.50	337.50
1	450–500	475	364.00	364.00
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	572	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	375.00–383.00	380.27
1	550–600	550	372.50	372.50
1	700–750	730	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	402.50	402.50
16	550–600	569	396.00	396.00
13	650–700	650	390.50	390.50
7	750–800	767	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	374.00	374.00
5	500–550	500	366.00	366.00
14	550–600	551	349.50	349.50
25	650–700	659	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	320.00–355.00	338.21
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	479	290.00–331.00	317.47
6	500–550	522	325.00–330.00	325.81
8	550–600	581	281.00–310.00	298.50
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	355	380.00–384.00	382.99
7	400–450	430	362.50–372.00	366.75
6	500–550	505	342.50–350.00	348.70
4	550–600	571	332.50–338.00	335.22
3	700–750	728	298.00	298.00
7	800–850	807	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	505.00	505.00
3	250–300	295	425.00–447.50	440.12
4	300–350	324	400.00–425.00	406.28
7	350–400	364	387.50–415.00	395.53
3	400–450	401	385.00	385.00
7	450–500	481	370.00–392.00	378.06
2	500–550	500	368.00	368.00
6	550–600	599	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	631	322.00–327.00	324.52
1	800–850	830	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	360.00–390.00	375.82
2	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	424	330.00–367.50	351.89
1	450–500	480	351.00	351.00
6	500–550	518	335.00–340.00	338.32
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	144.50	144.50
1	—	810	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,048	130.00–138.00	134.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	173.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,260	150.00–153.00	151.42
1	—	1,130	167.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	217.00	217.00
1	—	1,700	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,670	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,700.00–1,710.00	1,705.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,460.00	2,460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	2,085.00	2,085.00

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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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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