Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 lower and feeder heifers saw much lower demand. Today's offering lacked the overall quality and contained very few weaned cattle. The plain quality, bawling, and soft calves are beginning to face hefty discounts due to health concerns going into October. Slaughter cows traded steady to 3.00 lower 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 $380.94/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −100.09 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$380.94

55 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$37.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.99

vs KY average

−41.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	384.61	2,118	46
Medium and Large 2	531	366.40	1,944	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	347.50	1,911	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.11/cwt here — about $207 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 sale55 hd

380.94

—

KY average24 barns · 905 hd

384.93

−3.99

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−41.71

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−100.09

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	1,592	186.05	2,961	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,470	150.00	2,205	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	147.33	2,124	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	132.07	1,463	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$2,726	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,144	$1,786	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	893	$1,888	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	429.22/cwt	429.00–430.00	2,022	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	501	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	360.26/cwt	355.00–364.00	2,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	382.26/cwt	376.00–400.00	2,018	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	365.25/cwt	352.00–375.00	1,713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	409.81/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,549	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	469.01/cwt	465.00–471.00	1,543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	368.15/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,727	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	345.64/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,344	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	376.25/cwt	376.25–376.25	2,833	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	360.87/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	336.45/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,941	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	305.98/cwt	304.00–307.00	2,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	409.97/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	323.97/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	407.07/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	350.23/cwt	348.00–358.00	2,038	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,099	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	400.08/cwt	392.00–411.00	1,752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	434.83/cwt	431.00–440.00	1,774	14
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,324	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,205	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,478	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,704	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,011	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,055	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	174.08/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,985	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,956	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	119.61/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,978.63/head	1,650.00–2,350.00	1,979	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,768.62/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	374.84/cwt	337.50–395.00	1,222	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	326.22/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	375.90/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	344.68/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,658	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	371.18/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	356.11/cwt	350.00–359.00	1,481	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	379	362.09/cwt	325.00–387.00	1,372	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	384.12/cwt	382.00–385.00	2,186	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	405.78/cwt	405.00–407.00	1,932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	446	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	375.71/cwt	365.00–387.00	1,589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	327.91/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	219	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,743	6

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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 429Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 13Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	408	431.00–440.00	434.83
9	450–500	471	429.00–430.00	429.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	371.00	371.00
3	550–600	570	355.00–364.00	360.26
6	600–650	612	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	465.00–471.00	469.01
2	350–400	388	400.00–420.00	409.81
3	400–450	436	418.00	418.00
5	450–500	476	405.00–407.00	405.78
25	500–550	528	376.00–400.00	382.26
14	550–600	569	382.00–385.00	384.12
2	650–700	665	365.00	365.00
16	700–750	708	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	595	394.00	394.00
140	750–800	753	376.25	376.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	385	372.00–380.00	375.90
3	400–450	446	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	480	367.50	367.50
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	317	405.00–420.00	409.97
2	350–400	363	395.00–420.00	407.07
7	400–450	438	392.00–411.00	400.08
8	450–500	469	352.00–375.00	365.25
4	500–550	525	352.00–370.00	360.87
10	550–600	577	315.00–345.00	336.45
3	600–650	618	310.00–332.00	323.97
4	650–700	677	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	450.00–470.00	460.00
6	350–400	390	330.00–380.00	371.18
7	400–450	423	365.00–387.00	375.71
6	450–500	495	327.50–330.00	327.91
2	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	547	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	422.50	422.50
4	350–400	383	405.00	405.00
6	400–450	439	397.00	397.00
11	450–500	469	365.00–375.00	368.15
4	500–550	524	337.50–355.00	345.64
13	550–600	582	348.00–358.00	350.23
2	600–650	612	323.00	323.00
6	650–700	674	304.00–307.00	305.98
1	750–800	750	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	326	337.50–395.00	374.84
8	350–400	379	325.00–387.00	362.09
4	400–450	447	320.00–345.00	326.22
9	450–500	481	335.00–351.00	344.68
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	555	319.00	319.00
1	600–650	625	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	416	350.00–359.00	356.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,650.00–2,350.00	1,978.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,768.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	2,600.00	2,600.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,825.00	1,825.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,190	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,565	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,065	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,155	115.00–124.00	119.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,715	170.00–178.00	174.08

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle