Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. Continued strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $384.50/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −31.86 against this barn's trailing median of $416.36.

Average price

$384.50

105 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$46.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.21

vs KY average

+12.99 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	391.59	2,160	89
Medium and Large 2-3	546	345.08	1,884	16thin

One grade step is worth $46.51/cwt here — about $277 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $340.68, median $416.36 across 30 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 sale105 hd

384.50

—

KY average18 barns · 1,094 hd

365.30

+19.21

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

+12.99

This barn, trailing median30 sales

416.36

−31.86

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	1,534	192.54	2,954	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	158.18	2,234	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,168	152.55	1,782	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,081	140.13	1,514	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$2,330	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$2,103	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,996	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	300–350	312	485.64/cwt	475.00–501.00	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	413.98/cwt	411.00–415.00	1,983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	318.97/cwt	305.00–322.00	2,625	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	373.99/cwt	367.00–385.00	1,930	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	380.21/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,772	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	464.32/cwt	457.50–477.50	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	389.85/cwt	374.00–402.00	2,207	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	320.67/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	392.57/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,010	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	392.95/cwt	388.00–402.00	2,468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	375.27/cwt	358.00–381.00	2,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	394.75/cwt	394.75–394.75	2,238	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	419.16/cwt	415.00–420.50	2,595	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	349.43/cwt	349.00–349.50	2,893	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	404.47/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	406.47/cwt	394.00–417.00	2,353	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	399.88/cwt	399.00–402.50	2,007	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	332.66/cwt	330.00–333.50	2,086	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	340.09/cwt	334.00–346.00	2,136	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	242	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	396.47/cwt	380.00–401.00	1,697	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,843	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	433.31/cwt	432.50–437.00	2,262	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	401.34/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,934	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	421.06/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,760	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	329.16/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,212	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	156.08/cwt	154.00–158.50	2,224	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,733	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	141.09/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,735	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	130.06/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,385	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	144.10/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,558	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	166.61/cwt	161.50–177.00	2,266	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	165.02/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,848	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	154.36/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,732	5
Bulls	—	—	1,373	182.47/cwt	176.50–189.50	2,505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	197.58/cwt	193.00–204.00	3,191	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	146.60/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,233	2
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	650–700	672	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,016	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	955	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,057	1,931.86/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,932	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,013	2,329.77/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,330	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,025	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,005	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	2,374.39/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,374	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,060.73/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,061	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	348.45/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,861	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	364.77/cwt	350.00–374.00	1,547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	354.38/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	612.00/cwt	612.00–612.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	405.77/cwt	395.00–414.00	2,147	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,589	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,627	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	334.16/cwt	315.00–352.00	1,948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	363.94/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	429.51/cwt	428.00–430.00	1,855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	369.06/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	746	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	408.90/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	337.67/cwt	300.00–351.00	1,931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	611	310.75/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	364.84/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	666	293.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,955	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1

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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 897Year ago 592

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 85Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 85Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	312	475.00–501.00	485.64
1	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	425	462.50	462.50
4	450–500	479	411.00–415.00	413.98
11	500–550	529	395.00–414.00	405.77
14	550–600	579	394.00–417.00	406.47
6	600–650	628	388.00–402.00	392.95
19	650–700	694	373.00	373.00
6	700–750	730	372.00	372.00
2	750–800	787	364.00	364.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	600–650	619	415.00–420.50	419.16
20	800–850	828	349.00–349.50	349.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	405.00–412.50	408.90
2	400–450	423	395.00–415.00	404.47
1	450–500	470	387.00	387.00
1	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
5	700–750	746	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	845	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	612.00	612.00
11	500–550	522	432.50–437.00	433.31
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	672	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	467.50	467.50
1	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
6	400–450	432	428.00–430.00	429.51
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
18	400–450	428	380.00–401.00	396.47
12	450–500	466	365.00–390.00	380.21
8	500–550	516	367.00–385.00	373.99
4	550–600	562	358.00–381.00	375.27
6	600–650	627	330.00–333.50	332.66
2	650–700	657	339.00	339.00
7	700–750	742	326.00	326.00
12	800–850	823	305.00–322.00	318.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	512	390.00–397.00	392.57
60	550–600	567	394.75	394.75
40	750–800	768	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	342.00	342.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	373	350.00–373.00	363.94
7	400–450	424	350.00–374.00	364.77
4	450–500	484	345.00–360.00	354.38
11	500–550	534	342.00–355.00	348.45
5	550–600	572	300.00–351.00	337.67
4	600–650	611	310.00–311.00	310.75
4	650–700	662	260.50	260.50
1	700–750	735	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	250	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	371	457.50–477.50	464.32
2	400–450	418	415.00–427.50	421.06
9	450–500	482	395.00–412.50	401.34
12	500–550	502	399.00–402.50	399.88
7	550–600	566	374.00–402.00	389.85
8	600–650	628	334.00–346.00	340.09
9	650–700	672	315.00–333.00	329.16
3	700–750	725	320.00–321.00	320.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	595.00	595.00
12	400–450	417	442.00	442.00
4	450–500	463	419.00	419.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	361.00–375.00	369.06
3	500–550	523	350.00–373.00	364.84
4	550–600	583	315.00–352.00	334.16
5	650–700	666	285.00–300.00	293.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,931.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,013	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,329.77
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,363	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,374.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,258	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,060.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,775.00	2,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,425	154.00–158.50	156.08
7	—	1,360	161.50–177.00	166.61
2	—	1,523	145.00–148.00	146.60
1	—	1,485	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,230	134.00–145.00	141.09
6	—	1,120	163.00–168.00	165.02
5	—	1,122	148.00–161.00	154.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	125.00–137.00	130.06
5	—	1,081	140.00–149.50	144.10
1	—	1,125	150.50	150.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	176.50–189.50	182.47
4	—	1,615	193.00–204.00	197.58

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

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How this sale compares

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