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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, May 21

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

512 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 385▲ 158 vs year ago 354 · +44.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 50▼ 52 vs year ago 72 · −72.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 23▼ 5 vs year ago 16 · −31.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. sold 5.00-6.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower. Today's quality varied greatly throughout the offering and the buyers discounted those inferior quality calves more so than in previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower on a very light test across both cows and bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.55/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −103.95 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

Average price

$371.55

47 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

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

$55.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.99

vs KY average

−6.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	375.86	2,112	42
Medium and Large 2-3	529	339.14	1,793	4thin
Medium 1-2	500	320.00	1,600	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.86/cwt here — about $512 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale47 hd

371.55

—

KY average26 barns · 1,172 hd

366.55

+4.99

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−6.50

This barn, trailing median33 sales

475.50

−103.95

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,744	198.75	3,467	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	155.35	1,952	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	143.06	2,107	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,049	112.16	1,177	4thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,510	195.00	2,945	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,432	165.00	2,363	2thin

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)	1,158	$2,213	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,930	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$2,275	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,475	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	472.38/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,516	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,596	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,909	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,024	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	1,769	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	396.41/cwt	388.00–398.50	1,923	32
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	382.76/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,990	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	347.18/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,805	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	372.03/cwt	361.00–380.00	2,176	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	332.56/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,082	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,978	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	336.77/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,263	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	289.98/cwt	288.00–291.00	2,271	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	316.75/cwt	316.00–317.00	2,483	91
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,974	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	286.07/cwt	278.00–287.00	2,503	17
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,248	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	926	279.72/cwt	276.00–281.00	2,590	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	962	257.02/cwt	256.00–261.00	2,473	5
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 2-3	1,175	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,315	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	215	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	817	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	975	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	393.39/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,428	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	383	369.00/cwt	360.00–374.00	1,413	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	380.05/cwt	364.00–385.00	1,611	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,551	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	336.90/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,620	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,705	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	319.69/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,886	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,803	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	285.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,742	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,049	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,889	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,892	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	251.96/cwt	244.00–254.00	2,069	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	426.11/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,577	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,612	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	382.62/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,810	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	363.76/cwt	362.00–367.50	1,761	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,062	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,256	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	216.92/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,996	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,193	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,582	5
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	485	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,394	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,654	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	645	258.51/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,667	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,432	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,363	2
Steers	—	Choice	1,510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,945	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	196.69/cwt	195.50–198.00	3,399	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	215.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,229	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	124.32/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,514	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	163.03/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,046	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,764	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	143.06/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,107	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	975	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,040	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,065	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,100	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	970	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 385Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 50Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 23Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	255	382.50	382.50
5	350–400	383	360.00–374.00	369.00
2	400–450	437	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	481	335.00–340.00	336.90
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	663	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	390.00–400.00	393.39
6	400–450	424	364.00–385.00	380.05
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	500	341.00	341.00
3	550–600	590	315.00–322.00	319.69
10	600–650	610	285.00–290.00	285.52
1	650–700	670	282.00	282.00
2	700–750	725	261.00	261.00
5	800–850	821	244.00–254.00	251.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	470.00–480.00	472.38
5	400–450	416	459.00	459.00
32	450–500	485	388.00–398.50	396.41
15	500–550	520	380.00–397.50	382.76
27	550–600	585	361.00–380.00	372.03
24	650–700	672	330.00–340.00	336.77
3	750–800	783	288.00–291.00	289.98
17	850–900	875	278.00–287.00	286.07
8	900–950	926	276.00–281.00	279.72
5	950–1000	962	256.00–261.00	257.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
6	450–500	480	368.50	368.50
3	500–550	520	330.00–370.00	347.18
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	655	302.00	302.00
1	800–850	840	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	885	254.00	254.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	435.00	435.00
4	600–650	626	325.00–335.00	332.56
2	700–750	720	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	750–800	784	316.00–317.00	316.75
18	800–850	800	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	442.00	442.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	287.50	287.50
5	500–550	540	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	608	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	287.50	287.50
4	600–650	645	254.00–260.00	258.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	422.00–430.00	426.11
1	400–450	405	398.00	398.00
3	450–500	473	380.00–387.50	382.62
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	610	338.00	338.00
1	700–750	730	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
6	450–500	484	362.00–367.50	363.76
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
2	900–950	920	210.00–224.00	216.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,985.00	1,985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,475.00	1,475.00

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	—	1,280	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,275.00	2,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,218	115.00–134.00	124.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	142.00–144.00	143.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	162.00–164.00	163.03
1	—	1,260	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,432	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,728	195.50–198.00	196.69
2	—	1,750	210.00–220.00	215.57

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.