Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2025-01-29

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 29
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
950 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 1,027▼ 625 vs year ago 1,575 · −39.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 22▲ 4 vs year ago 54 · +7.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 37 · +2.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 550 lbs. traded sharply higher and those over 550 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 8.00-10.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were 3.00-5.00 lower. The quality of today's offering varied greatly and lacked the weaned packages of the previous weeks but the demand remained strong overall. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower on a very plain quality offering and no test on slaughter bulls due no bulls last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $329.79/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −145.71 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$329.79
92 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$626
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$105.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.67
vs KY average
−18.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554335.271,85679
Medium and Large 2520327.411,7038thin
Medium and Large 2-3578272.661,5762thin
Medium 1-2550230.001,2652thin
Large 2-3535230.001,2311thin
One grade step is worth $105.27/cwt here — about $626 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale92 hd
329.79
—
KY average25 barns · 1,606 hd
323.13
+6.67
National average177 barns · 23,098 hd
348.66
−18.87
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
−145.71
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
538480423365median 475.5003/0404/2906/2408/2610/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $524.17, low $378.81, median $475.50 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Bulls—Low1,654146.152,4174thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,430129.311,84927
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,274120.161,5308thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08494.751,02712

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$2,3323thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,147$1,8327
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,134$1,6754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,167$1,5913thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$2,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)898$1,9564thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)935$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)823$1,8343thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,285$2,2251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$1,5682thin

Every lot

136 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy232480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,1142
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,2581
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3313325.12/cwt320.00–330.001,0182
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4721
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360371.00/cwt371.00–371.001,3361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6524
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7517
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3423329.94/cwt328.00–332.001,3962
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437377.04/cwt367.50–385.001,64816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467383.78/cwt380.00–385.001,7924
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477316.78/cwt310.00–320.001,5113
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482365.78/cwt357.50–375.001,76313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488338.41/cwt330.00–349.501,65111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9571
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520327.41/cwt315.00–333.001,7038
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521350.49/cwt336.00–360.001,82617
Steers500–550Large 2-3535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2311
Steers550–600Medium 1-2550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563332.11/cwt328.00–339.501,87055
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567313.67/cwt301.00–320.001,7796
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578272.66/cwt265.00–280.001,5762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3616269.20/cwt260.00–277.001,6584
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617319.43/cwt318.00–320.001,97116
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644309.31/cwt300.00–312.001,99264
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658307.03/cwt305.00–311.002,0206
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671294.21/cwt293.50–300.001,97411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3681272.71/cwt270.00–274.001,8573
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727274.02/cwt266.00–277.501,99211
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732288.75/cwt280.00–292.002,11497
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,9021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771264.07/cwt259.00–272.002,03627
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,9181
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826258.50/cwt258.50–258.502,13540
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830249.83/cwt249.00–254.002,0747
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2854246.41/cwt245.00–250.002,1045
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7701
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2969230.65/cwt229.00–238.002,23511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280321.34/cwt310.00–327.009005
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2287359.98/cwt340.00–372.501,0336
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331346.73/cwt339.00–350.001,1487
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340270.00/cwt270.00–270.009182
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369348.80/cwt345.00–350.001,2874
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1343
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378285.16/cwt275.00–290.001,0787
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388321.79/cwt310.00–330.001,2497
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,4106
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420276.97/cwt257.50–287.501,1633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421298.81/cwt297.50–300.001,25810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427322.40/cwt307.00–328.001,37713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5142
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3471280.43/cwt267.50–287.001,3217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479292.61/cwt289.00–297.501,40211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482313.54/cwt307.50–318.001,5119
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2495260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2872
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added502317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,5912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6038
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3524277.33/cwt270.00–285.001,45317
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2535265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4181
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2548293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,6063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562257.50/cwt255.00–260.001,4473
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570277.45/cwt267.00–286.001,58147
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572241.91/cwt230.00–252.501,3845
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608261.10/cwt250.00–269.501,58712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618229.75/cwt209.00–240.001,4204
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668248.59/cwt240.00–255.501,66122
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3674220.18/cwt200.00–225.001,4845
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712246.04/cwt244.00–247.001,75214
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5442
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763235.03/cwt225.00–242.001,7935
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5401
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2838209.50/cwt209.00–210.001,7562
Heifers800–850Large 1-2845184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,5551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260382.18/cwt382.00–382.509943
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2316360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1383
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,4642
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3364321.39/cwt310.00–347.501,1705
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368399.26/cwt399.00–400.001,4694
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385360.53/cwt355.00–365.001,3884
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy401396.00/cwt396.00–396.001,5883
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413334.97/cwt330.00–340.001,3832
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425367.99/cwt362.00–382.501,5646
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,3141
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7332
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3474315.46/cwt310.00–320.001,4955
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479351.68/cwt335.00–365.001,6854
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482324.62/cwt322.50–330.001,5655
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,5391
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522316.25/cwt307.50–324.001,65121
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy537340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8262
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569293.87/cwt285.00–305.001,6725
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2570266.67/cwt260.00–270.001,5203
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3581268.75/cwt265.00–270.001,5614
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2587278.35/cwt275.00–280.001,6343
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3624242.71/cwt236.00–250.001,5157
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2642270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7332
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660278.01/cwt277.00–285.001,8358
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670263.98/cwt263.00–265.001,7692
Bulls650–700Large 1-2670255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7091
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3686240.21/cwt217.00–248.001,6484
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2717236.13/cwt230.00–250.001,6935
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773237.33/cwt227.00–248.001,8352
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0501
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,0431
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3910180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6381
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3547220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2032
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3577205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,630158.04/cwt150.00–162.002,5762
Bulls——1,678134.26/cwt130.00–142.002,2532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2561
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07990.40/cwt80.00–100.0097510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3343
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,3121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310126.25/cwt123.00–130.001,6545
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413136.66/cwt132.00–145.001,9319
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,439126.26/cwt118.00–130.001,81717
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,568.13/head1,500.00–1,625.001,5682
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28231,833.70/head1,825.00–1,850.001,8343
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28702,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28981,956.42/head1,900.00–1,975.001,9564
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29351,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0201,721.00/head1,600.00–1,825.001,7213
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,332.48/head2,300.00–2,375.002,3323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,736.74/head1,700.00–1,775.001,7372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,914.74/head1,500.00–2,175.001,9154

This sale against other markets

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.