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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, May 14

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

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Feeder Cattle receipts

385 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 462▲ 38 vs year ago 347 · +11.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 51▲ 3 vs year ago 47 · +6.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 12 vs year ago 11 · +109.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. The quality of today's offering was better and buyers showed tremendous demand for all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded sharply higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.92/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 6 of 27 comparable sales and sits −65.54 against this barn's trailing median of $413.46.

Average price

$347.92

26 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

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

$97.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	367.07	1,965	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	326.98	1,838	10thin
Medium 1-2	550	270.00	1,485	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.07/cwt here — about $480 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale26 hd

347.92

—

KY average24 barns · 593 hd

347.40

+0.52

This barn, trailing median27 sales

413.46

−65.54

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

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $475.33, low $329.02, median $413.46 across 27 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,880	198.13	3,724	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	168.53	1,952	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	159.37	2,430	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	148.25	1,500	18

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)	1,433	$2,544	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,107	$2,266	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,925	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,870	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$3,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,600	1thin

Every lot

91 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	923	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	466.59/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,806	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,847	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,720	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	380.20/cwt	369.00–391.00	2,000	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	533	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,159	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,228	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	386.13/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,209	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	597	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,161	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	350.17/cwt	344.00–356.00	2,199	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,399	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,262	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	651	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,070	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	325.47/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,337	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,286	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,424	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	273.28/cwt	267.50–279.00	2,419	2
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	3,006	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	263	437.00/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,149	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,067	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	420.89/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,296	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	327	385.98/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,262	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	388.63/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,430	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	351.08/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,327	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	353.89/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,497	13
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	437	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,530	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	446	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,472	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	351.03/cwt	345.00–354.00	1,653	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,607	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	339.58/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,793	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	329.80/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,863	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	580	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,989	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	614	266.10/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,634	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	304.19/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,892	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	276.00/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,891	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,923	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	235.21/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,964	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	186.68/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,736	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,116	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	253	372.72/cwt	350.00–395.00	943	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	472.79/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,314	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	435.57/cwt	429.00–455.00	1,477	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	422.50/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,606	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,804	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	393	384.21/cwt	377.50–391.00	1,510	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	455.57/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,900	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	383.28/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,617	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	432.38/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,872	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	456	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,924	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	387.66/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,795	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	365.05/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,800	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	506	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,999	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	359.57/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,906	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	322.52/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,742	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1-2	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	329.96/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,904	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	361.64/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,098	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	315.78/cwt	310.00–321.00	1,958	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	339.75/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,225	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,154	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,362	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,217	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,732	174.55/cwt	171.00–177.50	3,023	3
Bulls	—	—	1,821	220.35/cwt	216.00–225.00	4,013	4
Bulls	—	—	1,991	200.40/cwt	196.00–205.00	3,990	4
Bulls	—	—	1,995	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	3,681	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	129.17/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,128	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	164.09/cwt	158.00–176.00	1,743	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	145.67/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,557	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,679	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	170.14/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,984	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	174.33/cwt	165.00–182.00	2,542	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	151.89/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,366	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,870	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	863	1,518.04/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,518	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	930	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	2,565.30/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,565	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,433	2,543.54/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,544	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	870	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 462Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 51Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	475.00	475.00
2	250–300	278	440.00–510.00	472.79
8	300–350	339	429.00–455.00	435.57
2	350–400	380	415.00–430.00	422.50
6	400–450	433	425.00–445.00	432.38
6	450–500	463	380.00–395.00	387.66
9	500–550	530	352.00–370.00	359.57
3	550–600	580	352.50–370.00	361.64
5	600–650	620	310.00–321.00	315.78
2	650–700	668	320.00–325.00	322.51
1	700–750	745	317.00	317.00
1	750–800	770	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	905	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	462.50	462.50
11	400–450	417	450.00–467.50	455.57
3	450–500	456	422.00	422.00
3	500–550	506	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	655	339.00–340.00	339.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	253	350.00–395.00	372.72
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	393	377.50–391.00	384.21
5	400–450	422	372.50–395.00	383.28
2	450–500	493	355.00–375.00	365.05
4	500–550	540	310.00–330.00	322.52
6	550–600	577	320.00–332.50	329.96
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	420.00–455.00	437.00
3	300–350	308	410.00–440.00	420.89
5	350–400	368	375.00–400.00	388.63
13	400–450	423	347.50–370.00	353.89
11	450–500	471	345.00–354.00	351.03
6	500–550	528	335.00–345.00	339.58
7	550–600	565	320.00–332.00	329.80
7	600–650	622	300.00–307.00	304.19
2	650–700	685	270.00–282.00	276.00
1	700–750	715	269.00	269.00
3	800–850	835	230.00–246.00	235.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	580	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	395.00	395.00
8	300–350	327	365.00–397.50	385.98
2	350–400	378	347.50–355.00	351.08
3	400–450	446	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	328.00	328.00
4	600–650	614	235.00–280.00	266.10
3	900–950	930	184.00–188.00	186.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	450.00–475.00	466.59
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	470	393.00	393.00
8	500–550	526	369.00–391.00	380.20
14	550–600	572	380.00–390.00	386.13
8	600–650	628	344.00–356.00	350.17
1	650–700	650	348.00	348.00
8	700–750	718	315.00–329.00	325.47
3	800–850	808	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	885	267.50–279.00	273.28
2	1100–1150	1,145	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
4	500–550	533	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	550	405.00	405.00
1	650–700	650	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	495	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
4	550–600	597	362.00	362.00
3	650–700	651	318.00	318.00
1	700–750	715	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	795	287.50	287.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,425	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,518.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,543.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,204	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,565.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,870	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,925.00	1,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	154.00	154.00
9	—	1,166	161.00–179.00	170.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,062	158.00–176.00	164.09
5	—	873	126.00–132.50	129.17
6	—	1,069	137.00–155.00	145.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	165.00–182.00	174.33
4	—	1,558	147.00–160.00	151.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	171.00–177.50	174.55
4	—	1,991	196.00–205.00	200.40
2	—	1,995	184.00–185.00	184.49
4	—	1,821	216.00–225.00	220.35

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.