Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. The downward trending futures trading in recent days has softened demand on all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.25/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −93.78 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$387.25

43 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$27.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.26

vs KY average

−26.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	392.41	2,117	35
Medium and Large 2-3	547	364.70	1,995	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale43 hd

387.25

—

KY average22 barns · 1,166 hd

397.52

−10.26

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−26.27

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−93.78

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	1,628	195.47	3,183	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	153.17	2,014	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	150.88	2,246	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,078	134.22	1,447	2thin

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)	962	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,197	$2,467	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,383	$2,301	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,213	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	879	$2,470	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	327	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	307.37/cwt	297.50–315.00	2,069	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	367.12/cwt	350.00–369.50	2,485	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	808	360.75/cwt	360.75–360.75	2,915	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	391.61/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,205	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	435.92/cwt	426.00–440.00	1,822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	359	441.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	401.27/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	392.94/cwt	382.50–407.00	2,059	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	393.57/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,275	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	489.55/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,846	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	439.76/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	419.99/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	372.07/cwt	360.00–386.00	1,983	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	395.41/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	378.46/cwt	374.00–395.00	1,748	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	383.17/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,334	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	350.58/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,984	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	356.10/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,026	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	379.76/cwt	367.00–392.50	1,944	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	383.28/cwt	375.00–396.00	1,667	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	340.54/cwt	329.00–343.00	2,088	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	336.75/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	522.50/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	383.74/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,175	3
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	300–350	301	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	677	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	307	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,871	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	442.07/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,640	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,173	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,999	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,132	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	134.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,447	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	183.17/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,656	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	145.01/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,422	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	810	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,885	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	209.04/cwt	204.50–214.00	4,191	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	194.20/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,777	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,131	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	156.05/cwt	153.50–158.00	2,166	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	867	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	2,467.27/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	2,300.81/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	492	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,047	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,489.19/head	2,450.00–2,525.00	2,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	394.88/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	354.78/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,696	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	454.76/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	556	369.36/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	358.67/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	349.28/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,876	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	370.70/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	348.03/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	912	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,090	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	328.15/cwt	321.00–335.00	1,887	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	286	385.38/cwt	367.00–395.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	356.73/cwt	313.00–390.00	1,538	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	373.81/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	350.72/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	328.72/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	349.19/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	360.36/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,690	7

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 628Year ago 705

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 50Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 24Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	327	552.50	552.50
9	350–400	377	470.00–500.00	489.55
4	400–450	418	426.00–440.00	435.92
7	450–500	473	395.00–406.00	401.27
21	500–550	524	382.50–407.00	392.94
14	550–600	563	382.50–400.00	391.61
11	600–650	609	380.00–385.00	383.17
26	650–700	677	350.00–369.50	367.12
1	700–750	735	360.00	360.00
11	800–850	803	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	800–850	808	360.75	360.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	359	435.00–445.00	441.02
3	400–450	420	392.50–400.00	394.88
8	450–500	468	350.00–390.00	373.81
2	500–550	520	325.00–375.00	350.72
6	550–600	556	365.00–375.00	369.36
3	600–650	615	340.00–357.50	349.19
1	650–700	680	343.00	343.00
1	700–750	740	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	405	462.00	462.00
14	450–500	492	416.00	416.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	310	440.00–470.00	454.76
1	350–400	350	412.50	412.50
11	400–450	431	313.00–390.00	356.73
7	450–500	469	330.00–370.00	360.36
9	500–550	516	337.50–355.00	348.03
7	550–600	565	315.00–340.00	328.72
7	650–700	673	297.50–315.00	307.37
1	700–750	700	299.00	299.00
1	900–950	900	237.00	237.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	515.00–530.00	522.50
1	250–300	250	525.00	525.00
4	300–350	301	505.00	505.00
11	350–400	371	425.00–455.00	442.07
7	400–450	412	435.00–445.00	439.76
9	450–500	464	375.00–395.00	383.74
11	500–550	512	367.00–392.50	379.76
11	550–600	569	350.00–367.50	356.10
8	600–650	613	329.00–343.00	340.54
3	650–700	663	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	520.00	520.00
2	650–700	677	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	505.00	505.00
6	250–300	291	410.00–425.00	419.99
17	300–350	324	390.00–405.00	393.57
7	350–400	375	390.00–402.50	395.41
12	400–450	435	375.00–396.00	383.28
15	450–500	462	374.00–395.00	378.46
18	500–550	533	360.00–386.00	372.07
20	550–600	566	340.00–355.00	350.58
5	600–650	615	330.00–344.00	336.75
1	700–750	710	314.00	314.00
2	750–800	762	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	367.00–395.00	385.38
3	350–400	377	360.00–380.00	370.70
10	400–450	421	320.00–370.00	358.67
13	450–500	478	330.00–365.00	354.78
16	500–550	537	342.00–355.00	349.28
9	550–600	575	321.00–335.00	328.15
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	263.00	263.00
2	900–950	912	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,670	141.00–149.00	145.01
1	—	1,590	134.00	134.00
3	—	1,388	153.50–158.00	156.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,470	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,160	162.50	162.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	130.00–140.00	134.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	182.00–184.00	183.17
2	—	2,005	204.50–214.00	209.04
2	—	1,430	190.00–197.00	194.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	867	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	2,450.00–2,525.00	2,489.19
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,575.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,197	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,467.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,383	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	962	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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