Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. There were instances of sharply higher prices across all classes of feeders. The demand for feeder cattle rebounded nicely on today's offering that had better quality and consistency when compared to last week. 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 $393.93/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −87.10 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$393.93

38 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$62.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.40

vs KY average

−51.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	407.04	2,186	30
Medium and Large 2-3	559	344.78	1,929	8thin

One grade step is worth $62.26/cwt here — about $257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale38 hd

393.93

—

KY average23 barns · 659 hd

382.53

+11.40

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−51.92

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−87.10

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	1,645	179.66	2,955	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	160.98	2,133	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	148.98	1,891	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,068	135.59	1,449	8thin

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)	1,253	$2,949	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,302	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,846	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$1,855	5

Every lot, as filed

94 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	550–600	573	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	402.50/cwt	402.00–403.00	2,266	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	424.91/cwt	412.00–439.00	1,836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	429.99/cwt	426.00–431.00	2,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	996	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,167	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	944	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	3,191	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	410.46/cwt	398.00–420.00	1,966	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	327.50/cwt	327.00–328.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	368.98/cwt	365.00–373.00	2,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	438.38/cwt	434.00–440.00	1,697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	322.84/cwt	314.00–328.00	2,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	357.78/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	442.62/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	366.90/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,897	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	366.27/cwt	365.00–367.00	1,765	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	334.96/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	422.47/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	374.17/cwt	365.00–381.00	1,717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	325.59/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	397.56/cwt	389.00–402.50	1,741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	429.19/cwt	429.00–430.00	1,601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	521	418.28/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,939	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,036	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,413	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	133.33/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,873	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,974	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	122.42/cwt	112.00–134.00	1,412	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,197	166.64/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,995	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	155.39/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,798	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	175.99/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,737	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,911	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,661	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,462	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	640	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,616	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	860	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	1,933.77/head	1,775.00–2,150.00	1,934	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	910	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	2,302.02/head	1,600.00–2,750.00	2,302	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,105	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,845.59/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,846	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	395.96/cwt	388.00–402.50	1,722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	346.27/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	348.03/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	396.65/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,098	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	369.19/cwt	367.00–372.00	2,123	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,005	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	358.25/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,308	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	323.36/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	395.01/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,402	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	342.90/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	917	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	653	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	372.53/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	403.87/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	342.29/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	391.36/cwt	375.00–402.00	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	326.94/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	382.23/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	364.39/cwt	350.00–376.00	1,552	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,948.80/head	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,949	2

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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 558Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 19Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	555.00	555.00
2	250–300	267	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	320	440.00–445.00	442.62
5	350–400	387	434.00–440.00	438.38
5	400–450	432	412.00–439.00	424.91
16	450–500	479	398.00–420.00	410.46
10	500–550	529	387.50–410.00	396.65
3	550–600	573	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	615	365.00–373.00	368.98
1	650–700	660	367.00	367.00
2	750–800	767	344.00	344.00
10	950–1000	996	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	426.00–431.00	429.99
6	550–600	563	402.00–403.00	402.50
32	600–650	608	390.00–396.00	395.01
54	900–950	944	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	417	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	452	429.00	429.00
6	500–550	521	415.00–425.00	418.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	388.00–402.50	395.96
1	450–500	460	372.50	372.50
3	500–550	535	320.00–360.00	342.29
5	550–600	574	310.00–365.00	346.27
3	600–650	635	340.00–352.00	348.03
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	385	392.50	392.50
7	400–450	438	389.00–402.50	397.56
6	450–500	459	365.00–381.00	374.17
8	500–550	517	355.00–380.00	366.90
3	550–600	551	355.00	355.00
5	600–650	641	314.00–328.00	322.84
3	650–700	680	320.00–325.00	323.36
4	700–750	728	294.00	294.00
1	750–800	750	292.00	292.00
1	850–900	875	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	429.00–430.00	429.19
3	400–450	416	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	390.00–417.50	403.87
5	300–350	343	375.00–402.00	391.36
5	350–400	382	370.00–380.00	372.53
9	400–450	426	350.00–376.00	364.39
6	450–500	478	310.00–350.00	326.94
3	500–550	530	332.00–350.00	342.90
2	550–600	570	325.00–330.00	327.41
1	600–650	600	277.00	277.00
2	650–700	653	285.00–290.00	287.51
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	935	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	505	397.00	397.00
9	550–600	575	367.00–372.00	369.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	420.00–425.00	422.47
8	450–500	482	365.00–367.00	366.27
7	500–550	528	355.00–365.00	357.78
2	550–600	578	325.00–345.00	334.96
3	600–650	613	320.00–330.00	325.59
2	650–700	673	327.00–328.00	327.50
4	750–800	779	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	915	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	330.00–385.00	358.25
6	400–450	430	372.50–387.50	382.23
2	500–550	517	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	890	225.00	225.00
4	900–950	917	219.00	219.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,111	1,600.00–2,750.00	2,302.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,845.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,948.80
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	960	1,775.00–2,150.00	1,933.77
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,025.00	2,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,405	130.00–137.00	133.33
1	—	1,400	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,157	154.00–158.00	155.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	112.00–134.00	122.42
2	—	835	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,165	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,100	151.00	151.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,197	164.00–171.00	166.64
1	—	1,710	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	187.00	187.00
2	—	1,555	175.00–177.00	175.99

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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