Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. A very good quality offering with several small weaned packages saw strong demand from buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.74/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −49.58 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$365.74

60 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$29.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.81

vs KY average

−32.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	373.67	2,033	44
Medium and Large 2-3	532	343.95	1,830	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.72/cwt here — about $203 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $340.68, median $415.33 across 31 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 sale60 hd

365.74

—

KY average25 barns · 1,060 hd

357.93

+7.81

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−32.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−49.58

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	1,773	189.43	3,359	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,511	167.35	2,529	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,132	154.95	1,754	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	135.54	1,391	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,332	$2,442	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,081	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,575	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	801	$1,981	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,615	$2,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 2-3	350–400	365	410.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	440.27/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	456.02/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,326	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,225	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	416.49/cwt	410.00–421.00	1,987	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	414.52/cwt	403.00–427.00	2,160	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	395.07/cwt	387.00–412.00	2,284	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	377.22/cwt	372.50–386.00	2,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	334.14/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,255	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	373.88/cwt	365.00–384.00	1,967	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	403.83/cwt	395.00–408.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	344.62/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,099	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	321.72/cwt	319.00–327.00	2,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	414.08/cwt	400.00–423.00	1,743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	381.62/cwt	377.00–386.00	2,557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	441	410.67/cwt	405.00–414.00	1,811	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	394.63/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,827	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	386.48/cwt	384.00–389.00	2,412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	382.33/cwt	381.00–385.00	2,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	446.69/cwt	445.00–447.50	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	386.97/cwt	384.00–390.00	1,780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	488.00/cwt	475.00–501.00	1,640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	414.43/cwt	409.00–425.00	1,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	339.95/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	402.20/cwt	398.00–406.00	1,886	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	535	394.97/cwt	394.00–397.00	2,113	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	302	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	432.70/cwt	430.00–437.00	2,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	311	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	353	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,765	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,828	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,606	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	159.65/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,796	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	127.90/cwt	110.00–139.00	1,271	10
Bulls	—	—	1,835	193.64/cwt	190.00–197.00	3,553	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,739	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	172.39/cwt	170.00–174.50	2,436	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,584	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	176.44/cwt	169.00–184.00	2,917	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,067	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	885	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	801	1,981.46/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,981	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	890	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,958	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,912	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,045	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	357.19/cwt	347.50–362.00	2,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	326.10/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	345.51/cwt	327.00–362.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	242	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,210	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,080.85/head	1,735.00–2,575.00	2,081	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	2,442.23/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	385.80/cwt	378.00–400.00	1,829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	429.38/cwt	429.00–430.00	2,435	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,049	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	388.52/cwt	380.00–401.00	1,655	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	391.19/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	370.54/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	290.65/cwt	280.00–301.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	360.29/cwt	356.00–365.00	2,093	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	362.87/cwt	345.00–374.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	349.98/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	349.90/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,823	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	365.71/cwt	330.00–373.00	1,748	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	315.99/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	347.40/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	387.75/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,105	3

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 486Year ago 448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 42Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 25Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	400.00–420.00	410.14
1	400–450	445	405.00	405.00
9	450–500	474	378.00–400.00	385.80
4	550–600	571	365.00–377.50	370.54
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	267	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	370	435.00–445.00	440.27
4	400–450	417	409.00–425.00	414.43
5	450–500	477	410.00–421.00	416.49
18	500–550	521	403.00–427.00	414.52
13	550–600	578	387.00–412.00	395.07
6	600–650	624	384.00–389.00	386.48
6	650–700	670	377.00–386.00	381.62
2	700–750	737	347.00	347.00
1	750–800	755	362.00	362.00
4	800–850	833	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	510	450.00–460.00	456.02
8	550–600	567	429.00–430.00	429.38
2	600–650	630	402.00	402.00
3	650–700	656	400.00	400.00
9	700–750	722	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	540.00	540.00
4	350–400	353	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	412	445.00	445.00
4	450–500	464	430.00–437.00	432.70
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	519	385.00–400.00	391.19
1	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
2	800–850	840	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	380	395.00–408.00	403.83
16	400–450	426	380.00–401.00	388.52
4	450–500	460	384.00–390.00	386.97
19	500–550	526	365.00–384.00	373.88
14	600–650	609	335.00–350.00	344.62
7	650–700	675	325.00–339.00	334.14
6	700–750	734	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	775	310.00–320.00	315.00
1	800–850	845	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	950	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	516	397.00	397.00
16	550–600	581	356.00–365.00	360.29
6	600–650	618	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	302	503.00	503.00
8	400–450	441	405.00–414.00	410.67
12	450–500	469	398.00–406.00	402.20
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	890	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	380.00–405.00	387.75
2	300–350	323	345.00–350.00	347.40
4	350–400	373	327.00–362.00	345.51
3	400–450	430	345.00–374.00	362.87
14	450–500	478	330.00–373.00	365.71
12	500–550	521	335.00–360.00	349.90
4	550–600	565	300.00–335.00	326.10
2	700–750	720	280.00–301.00	290.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	350	418.00	418.00
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	523	345.00–355.00	349.98
3	550–600	593	347.50–362.00	357.19
2	650–700	680	315.00–317.00	315.99
1	750–800	775	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	475.00–501.00	488.00
3	350–400	380	445.00–447.50	446.69
5	400–450	421	400.00–423.00	414.08
10	450–500	463	380.00–400.00	394.63
3	500–550	525	381.00–385.00	382.33
6	550–600	553	372.50–386.00	377.22
3	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	688	335.00–345.00	339.95
3	700–750	717	319.00–327.00	321.72
5	800–850	815	277.00	277.00
1	850–900	860	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	535	394.00–397.00	394.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	159.50	159.50
1	—	1,885	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,413	170.00–174.50	172.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,125	155.00–163.00	159.65
2	—	1,063	148.00–150.00	149.01
1	—	1,195	173.00	173.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	144.00–145.00	144.50
10	—	994	110.00–139.00	127.90
3	—	1,122	154.00–156.00	155.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	190.00–197.00	193.64
2	—	1,653	169.00–184.00	176.44
1	—	1,890	207.00	207.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,205	1,735.00–2,575.00	2,080.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,332	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,442.23
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	801	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,981.46
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,375.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	2,925.00	2,925.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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