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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, May 28

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

326 head

▼ 186 vs last sale 512▼ 204 vs year ago 530 · −38.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 20▼ 29 vs year ago 74 · −39.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 11▼ 3 vs year ago 17 · −17.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 lower. The male calves continued to see strong demand, especially the "green", thinner conditioned calves and the demand for heifers was lower than in previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-9.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts today.

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 $397.98/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −77.52 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

Average price

$397.98

14 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$59.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.81

vs KY average

+23.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	402.25	2,156	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	342.50	1,901	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.75/cwt here — about $255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale14 hd

397.98

—

KY average18 barns · 579 hd

363.17

+34.81

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

+23.84

This barn, trailing median33 sales

475.50

−77.52

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	—	High	1,870	200.00	3,740	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	169.02	1,910	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,319	168.79	2,227	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	155.48	1,555	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,302	198.00	2,578	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,913	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,098	$1,863	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,810	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,525	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,326	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,684	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	401.24/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,737	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	408.25/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,862	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	409.92/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,148	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,901	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,168	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	367.93/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,270	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,820	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,428	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	978	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,616	54
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,279	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	963	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	401.34/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,084	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	392.46/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,197	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,465	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,123	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	368.51/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,363	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	343.53/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,433	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	323.16/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,399	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	308.47/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,493	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	334.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,625	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	327.31/cwt	316.00–334.00	1,702	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	309.97/cwt	307.00–313.00	1,621	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,794	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	308.33/cwt	301.00–314.00	1,850	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,729	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1-2	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,296	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	404.80/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,267	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	368.75/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,272	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1-2	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,530	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	417.64/cwt	417.00–419.00	1,767	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	393.42/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,841	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	358.13/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,719	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	383.15/cwt	379.00–390.00	2,000	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	298.88/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,563	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	351.20/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,977	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	374.97/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,134	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	368.51/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,255	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium 1-2	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	670	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,950	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,073	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,376	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,302	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,578	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	142.06/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,338	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	169.02/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,639	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	152.01/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,633	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	170.57/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,897	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,317	170.77/cwt	162.00–183.00	2,249	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,014	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	154.89/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,068	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	910	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,065	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,070	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,085	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	790	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	810	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	845	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 512Year ago 530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 20Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 11Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	950–1000	978	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	375	449.00	449.00
2	400–450	433	400.00–402.50	401.24
3	450–500	456	400.00–412.50	408.25
9	500–550	524	400.00–417.50	409.92
4	550–600	563	385.00	385.00
9	600–650	617	355.00–380.00	367.93
2	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	855	284.00	284.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	342.50	342.50
1	800–850	820	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	310	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	360	312.00	312.00
6	400–450	433	317.50–327.50	323.16
7	450–500	484	287.50–317.50	308.47
3	500–550	523	307.00–313.00	309.97
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	655	264.00	264.00
1	700–750	735	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	400.00–402.50	401.34
2	300–350	305	390.00–395.00	392.46
3	350–400	370	365.00–375.00	368.51
5	400–450	417	342.50–345.00	343.53
6	450–500	486	320.00–340.00	334.36
10	500–550	520	316.00–334.00	327.31
2	550–600	552	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	600	301.00–314.00	308.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	400.00–410.00	404.80
1	350–400	380	402.50	402.50
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	423	417.00–419.00	417.64
9	450–500	468	385.00–410.00	393.42
3	500–550	522	379.00–390.00	383.15
4	550–600	569	365.00–390.00	374.97
5	600–650	612	350.00–375.00	368.51
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	765	271.00	271.00
1	950–1000	990	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	645	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	345	365.00–372.50	368.75
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	480	355.00–365.00	358.13
2	500–550	523	290.00–307.50	298.88
2	550–600	563	347.50–355.00	351.20

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	1	—	1,205	2,525.00	2,525.00

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)	1	—	910	1,925.00	1,925.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,810.00	1,810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	2,025.00	2,025.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,302	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	137.50–145.00	142.06
4	—	970	160.00–174.00	169.02
4	—	1,074	149.00–158.00	152.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,317	162.00–183.00	170.77
2	—	1,335	152.00–158.00	154.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	152.00	152.00
11	—	1,112	166.00–180.00	170.57

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.