Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2025-10-22

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 22
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
907 head
370 vs last sale 537 264 vs year ago 643 · +41.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
28 vs last sale 44 15 vs year ago 57 · +26.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
6 vs last sale 28 18 vs year ago 40 · 45.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Continued very strong demand for steers and good demand for heifers. Today's offering contained several weaned packages and buyers are paying good premiums for weaned calves in favorable condition. 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 $421.42/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits 59.61 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.
Average price
$421.42
92 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,355
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$450
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$81.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.68
vs KY average
36.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555433.782,40765
Medium and Large 2581400.212,32515thin
Medium and Large 2-3552390.642,1569thin
Large 1-2556352.001,9573thin
One grade step is worth $81.78/cwt here — about $450 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
538482425369median 481.0312/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
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 sale92 hd
421.42
KY average25 barns · 1,021 hd
404.73
+16.68
National average182 barns · 38,495 hd
458.14
−36.72
This barn, trailing median32 sales
481.03
−59.61
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,444183.762,6538thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,487158.122,35126
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,218146.111,77915
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low999132.511,3249thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$2,3252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$2,3173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)945$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,8251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,3751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)838$1,9112thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$2,1751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)998$2,1252thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800795293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,3291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,090210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850812308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,5012
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850825256.20/cwt232.00–281.002,1142
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250225384.00/cwt384.00–384.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250210505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,0611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800777316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,4555
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300272369.22/cwt365.00–372.501,0043
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550525347.15/cwt332.00–360.001,82319
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950902272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,4584
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650614355.00/cwt353.00–355.502,1808
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350311375.08/cwt345.00–400.001,1665
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385351.23/cwt342.00–362.001,3523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900885343.78/cwt341.00–344.003,04213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500480473.00/cwt473.00–473.002,2706
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450405351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,4221
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700675342.84/cwt337.50–348.002,31426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800780323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,51911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750700332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,3242
SteersLarge 1-2550–600556352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,9573
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700688378.08/cwt372.00–380.002,60119
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700660303.44/cwt295.00–312.002,0032
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600551444.83/cwt442.50–447.002,45129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700679391.61/cwt388.00–393.502,65915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900890336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,9901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625388.31/cwt383.00–403.002,42714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550508405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,05713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850830335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7811
SteersLarge 1-2450–500495315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800788349.24/cwt344.00–351.002,7524
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750718358.91/cwt345.00–371.002,5774
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000969331.00/cwt331.00–331.003,2074
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500463444.29/cwt435.00–457.002,05713
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950912334.00/cwt334.00–334.003,0462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450438451.51/cwt432.00–456.001,9785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576416.67/cwt410.00–430.002,40025
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400395417.04/cwt400.00–427.501,6475
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550538398.43/cwt390.00–400.002,1446
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350340487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,6582
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600581400.21/cwt395.00–402.502,32515
SteersMedium 1-2750–800755310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3411
SteersMedium 1-2450–500475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650626413.44/cwt407.00–417.002,58839
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700695318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,2101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550517443.52/cwt435.00–446.002,29311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580375.05/cwt370.00–385.002,1753
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650618343.91/cwt341.00–347.002,1252
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850815341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,7791
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950907338.25/cwt338.25–338.253,06861
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450421383.53/cwt370.00–392.001,6155
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750746379.50/cwt379.50–379.502,83116
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300278439.77/cwt435.00–450.001,2235
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500468365.59/cwt357.50–376.001,7115
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550522370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650638368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,34813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700655360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500497430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1377
CowsBoner 80-85%1,198144.51/cwt140.00–151.001,7319
CowsBoner 80-85%1,155174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,0101
CowsLean 85-90%999128.65/cwt120.00–135.001,2857
CowsLean 85-90%825152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2541
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,436148.28/cwt140.00–151.002,1297
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,510170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5671
CowsLean 85-90%1,175140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6451
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505161.28/cwt157.00–163.502,42718
CowsBoner 80-85%1,203134.65/cwt131.00–139.501,6203
CowsBoner 80-85%1,360156.55/cwt155.00–158.002,1292
Bulls1,475178.01/cwt167.00–188.002,6266
Bulls1,145207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,3701
Bulls1,555195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,0321
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Stock CowsMedium 1-29202,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2952,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28381,911.04/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9112
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29352,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1352,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred CowsMedium 1-29402,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred CowsMedium 1-29452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0422,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred CowsMedium 1-28402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350320438.00/cwt438.00–438.001,4021
BullsLarge 1-2300–350310365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1321
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400382370.44/cwt355.00–381.001,4153
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450407365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350303457.00/cwt457.00–457.001,3854
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550543372.63/cwt365.00–389.002,02369
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750732302.91/cwt297.50–307.002,2173
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500456359.47/cwt337.50–370.001,6394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500460382.50/cwt377.00–401.001,7607
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400362373.57/cwt370.00–378.001,3523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450432383.42/cwt368.00–391.001,65610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621344.06/cwt320.00–346.502,13722
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,007255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000955280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400369432.61/cwt426.00–450.001,5966
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250229525.55/cwt500.00–550.001,2044
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500471416.72/cwt415.00–417.001,9637
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450442414.00/cwt414.00–414.001,8307
HeifersMedium 1-2450–500495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600567347.18/cwt340.00–357.001,96913
BullsMedium 1-2550–600565355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450433420.09/cwt409.00–431.001,81911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500469396.54/cwt380.00–407.001,86012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350315475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550515385.49/cwt380.00–390.001,9854
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550510407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,0763
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600586386.99/cwt380.00–395.002,2685
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750710360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,55627
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700666332.57/cwt325.00–340.002,2154
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750740306.02/cwt300.00–309.002,2653
BullsMedium 1-2600–650630315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9851
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600551361.33/cwt360.00–362.001,9913
BullsMedium and Large 2-3200–250240435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0441

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.