Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. A good quality feeder offering saw continued strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $383.74/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −97.30 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$383.74

23 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,136

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$25.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs KY average

−16.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	390.99	2,176	14thin
Medium and Large 2	581	381.11	2,214	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	365.53	1,964	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.46/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale23 hd

383.74

—

KY average25 barns · 702 hd

394.49

−10.76

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−16.15

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−97.30

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	1,413	195.81	2,767	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	157.20	1,943	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	157.09	2,364	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	153.11	1,474	10

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	$2,985	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,342	$2,942	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,565	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,209	$2,275	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,113	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	403.18/cwt	397.50–407.50	2,088	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	445.85/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	325.67/cwt	324.00–326.50	2,377	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	394.61/cwt	393.00–397.50	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	403.59/cwt	400.00–409.00	2,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	402.27/cwt	400.50–403.00	2,502	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	366.30/cwt	366.00–366.50	2,634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	358.94/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,852	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	428.26/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	321.65/cwt	309.00–330.00	1,991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	372.54/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	364.50/cwt	364.00–365.00	1,888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	419.32/cwt	407.50–425.00	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	360.13/cwt	355.00–361.00	1,667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	545	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	557	378.99/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	317.40/cwt	305.00–322.00	2,161	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	494.14/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	388.02/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,859	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	355.00/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,034	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	157.09/cwt	153.00–161.50	2,364	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,987	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	158.26/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,928	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	153.42/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,527	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	201.71/cwt	198.00–205.00	3,187	2
Bulls	—	—	1,080	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,987	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,090	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	129.70/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,235	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	179.57/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,647	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	2,941.74/head	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,942	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,212.48/head	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,212	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,985.00/head	2,985.00–2,985.00	2,985	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	344.93/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	295.01/cwt	293.00–297.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	501	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,966	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,422.48/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	355.33/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	372.33/cwt	350.00–384.00	1,925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	390.39/cwt	387.00–392.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	294.99/cwt	294.00–297.00	1,726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	381.11/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	333.73/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	309.71/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	305.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	399.64/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	432.40/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	338.98/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	392.60/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	495	418.50/cwt	418.50–418.50	2,072	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,446	4

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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 346Last week 528Year ago 733

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 25Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 23Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	393.00–397.50	394.61
6	400–450	413	392.50	392.50
7	450–500	463	355.00–361.00	360.13
23	500–550	516	355.00–365.00	358.94
5	600–650	619	309.00–330.00	321.65
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
3	800–850	815	299.50	299.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	730	324.00–326.50	325.67
4	750–800	756	323.50	323.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	320.00–340.00	333.73
2	350–400	378	335.00–355.00	344.93
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	473	302.50–325.00	309.71
3	550–600	585	294.00–297.00	294.99
2	600–650	628	293.00–297.00	295.01
2	650–700	660	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	525.00	525.00
4	400–450	424	425.00–430.00	428.26
5	500–550	518	397.50–407.50	403.18
5	550–600	584	400.00–409.00	403.59
4	600–650	608	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	660	365.00–375.00	372.54
1	850–900	890	283.00	283.00
1	950–1000	990	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	495	418.50	418.50
20	600–650	622	400.50–403.00	402.27
10	700–750	719	366.00–366.50	366.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	425.00–440.00	432.40
2	400–450	420	390.00–410.00	399.64
3	450–500	470	387.00–392.00	390.39
3	500–550	517	350.00–384.00	372.33
2	550–600	568	350.00–361.00	355.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	581	377.00–385.00	381.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	475.00–505.00	494.14
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	361	437.50–450.00	445.85
3	400–450	421	407.50–425.00	419.32
9	450–500	479	375.00–395.00	388.02
2	500–550	518	364.00–365.00	364.50
3	550–600	573	352.50–357.50	355.00
1	600–650	615	342.50	342.50
5	650–700	681	305.00–322.00	317.40
1	700–750	740	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	501	392.50	392.50
5	550–600	557	375.00–380.00	378.99
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	375	385.00–400.00	392.60
2	400–450	432	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	483	330.00–347.50	338.98
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	605	300.00–310.00	305.04
1	650–700	695	299.00	299.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,025.00	2,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,405	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,342	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,941.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,268	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,212.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,985.00	2,985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,422.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	153.00–161.50	157.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,218	155.00–161.00	158.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	150.00–156.00	153.42
3	—	952	120.00–140.00	129.70
1	—	1,035	143.00	143.00
3	—	917	175.00–184.00	179.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	198.00–205.00	201.71
1	—	1,080	184.00	184.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle