Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. The better quality calves in the 400-600 lb. range saw good demand. The plain quality and bawling calves in all classes were discounted heavily. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $363.02/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −118.01 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$363.02

67 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$45.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.50

vs KY average

−41.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	388.70	2,197	29
Medium 1-2	502	345.00	1,732	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	559	343.34	1,918	36

One grade step is worth $45.36/cwt here — about $279 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 sale67 hd

363.02

—

KY average24 barns · 1,194 hd

390.52

−27.50

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−41.62

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−118.01

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	1,942	188.13	3,653	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	158.49	2,218	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	151.69	1,716	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	138.31	1,532	15

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)	1,274	$2,141	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,910	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,850	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	700–750	726	358.78/cwt	346.00–364.00	2,605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	384.63/cwt	381.00–390.00	1,677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	327.37/cwt	322.00–333.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	340.13/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,986	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	482.45/cwt	477.00–485.00	1,592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	413.39/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,904	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	424.84/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	362.01/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,958	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	389.30/cwt	389.00–390.00	2,398	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	361.92/cwt	356.00–370.00	2,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	378.52/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,540	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	292.01/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,377	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,011	307.25/cwt	307.25–307.25	3,106	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,684	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	327.71/cwt	323.00–330.00	2,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,124	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	341.92/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	347.48/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,626	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,889	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,728	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	381.68/cwt	372.00–384.00	2,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	423.79/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	330.69/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,262	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	271	494.88/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	420.43/cwt	409.00–435.00	1,564	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	338.94/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,912	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	397.58/cwt	388.00–401.00	2,099	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	417.13/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,368	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	334.79/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	626	346.78/cwt	345.00–349.50	2,171	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	207	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	409.50/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,515	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	360.35/cwt	352.00–372.00	1,694	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	376.91/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	412.73/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,758	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	882	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,998	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	157.11/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,686	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	129.62/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,427	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	158.14/cwt	155.50–159.00	1,747	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,899	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,216	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	164.17/cwt	161.50–167.50	2,228	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,674	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	145.18/cwt	141.50–149.50	1,610	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	144.70/cwt	142.50–147.00	1,638	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,137	1
Bulls	—	—	1,923	178.95/cwt	172.00–185.50	3,441	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	197.31/cwt	196.50–198.00	3,867	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	678	267.73/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,583	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	945	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	860	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	2,140.95/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,141	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	502	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	281.67/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	456	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	743	329.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	219	393.51/cwt	385.00–400.00	862	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	383.27/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,254	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	356.24/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	360.24/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	335.90/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,935	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	375.62/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,416	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	308.86/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,742	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	306.43/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	316.32/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	290.45/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	334	398.80/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	411	362.20/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	334.29/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,631	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	369.65/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	335.63/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	432.50/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	721	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	762	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	802	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	359.45/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,556	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	401.78/cwt	375.00–432.00	1,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	607	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,882	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 Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 852Last week 667Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 27Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 22Year ago 29

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	525.00	525.00
3	300–350	330	477.00–485.00	482.45
5	400–450	424	449.00	449.00
8	450–500	465	407.00–415.00	413.39
11	500–550	528	388.00–401.00	397.58
18	550–600	588	370.00–384.00	383.27
5	600–650	625	372.00–384.00	381.68
3	650–700	682	356.00–370.00	361.92
7	700–750	726	346.00–364.00	358.78
1	750–800	790	328.00	328.00
3	800–850	832	323.00–330.00	327.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	616	389.00–390.00	389.30
18	650–700	671	377.00–380.00	378.52
60	700–750	712	377.00	377.00
52	1000–1050	1,011	307.25	307.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	462	432.50	432.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	378	375.00–432.00	401.78
8	400–450	437	397.00	397.00
3	450–500	456	385.00	385.00
11	500–550	519	355.00–370.00	360.24
25	550–600	576	325.00–355.00	335.90
2	600–650	623	355.00–357.50	356.24
2	700–750	743	325.00–335.00	329.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	287	420.00–435.00	423.79
7	300–350	328	410.00–425.00	417.13
19	350–400	370	400.00–420.00	409.50
5	400–450	436	381.00–390.00	384.63
23	450–500	470	352.00–372.00	360.35
32	500–550	541	350.00–372.50	362.01
12	550–600	584	330.00–345.00	340.13
9	650–700	684	325.00–333.00	330.69
5	800–850	814	290.00–300.00	292.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	468	340.00–350.00	347.48
11	500–550	512	338.00–345.00	341.92
1	600–650	600	324.00	324.00
7	650–700	692	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	626	345.00–349.50	346.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	385.00–400.00	393.51
2	250–300	285	350.00–390.00	369.65
14	350–400	377	350.00–392.00	375.62
20	400–450	433	342.50–365.00	359.45
8	450–500	481	332.00–338.00	335.63
1	500–550	540	327.50	327.50
9	550–600	564	305.00–315.00	308.86
3	600–650	618	280.00–285.00	281.67
3	650–700	663	271.00–300.00	290.45
3	700–750	721	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	207	525.00	525.00
4	250–300	271	475.00–505.00	494.88
2	300–350	320	420.00–430.00	424.84
20	350–400	372	409.00–435.00	420.43
10	400–450	426	405.00–420.00	412.73
5	450–500	476	375.00–385.00	376.91
9	500–550	529	330.00–342.00	334.79
10	550–600	564	335.00–345.00	338.94
2	600–650	615	322.00–333.00	327.37
1	650–700	655	329.00	329.00
1	700–750	730	319.00	319.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	488	354.00	354.00
16	550–600	594	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	377.00	377.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	678	255.00–280.00	267.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	400.00–465.00	432.50
4	300–350	334	395.00–400.00	398.80
7	400–450	411	335.00–370.00	362.20
13	450–500	488	300.00–350.00	334.29
11	500–550	528	315.00–325.00	316.32
7	550–600	560	295.00–315.00	306.43
5	600–650	607	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	762	278.00	278.00
2	800–850	802	260.00	260.00

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)	2	—	882	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,274	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,140.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,910.00	1,910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	2,575.00	2,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	155.00–159.00	157.11
8	—	1,101	120.00–139.00	129.62
5	—	1,132	142.50–147.00	144.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	155.50–159.00	158.14
2	—	1,158	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,200	139.50	139.50
4	—	1,109	141.50–149.50	145.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	150.00–155.00	152.52
5	—	1,357	161.50–167.50	164.17
1	—	1,505	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	172.00–185.50	178.95
2	—	1,960	196.50–198.00	197.31

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