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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 11

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

674 head

▲ 465 vs last sale 209▲ 384 vs year ago 290 · +132.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 12▼ 25 vs year ago 47 · −53.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 0 vs year ago 16 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. The small offering last week limited comparisons but the demand was strong today and the quality was good across all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00-3.00 higher.

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 $392.04/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −83.46 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

Average price

$392.04

74 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$26.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.25

vs KY average

+11.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	399.31	2,249	54
Medium and Large 2-3	543	372.42	2,022	20

One grade step is worth $26.89/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale74 hd

392.04

—

KY average22 barns · 904 hd

378.79

+13.25

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+11.03

This barn, trailing median33 sales

475.50

−83.46

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	—	Low	1,964	201.89	3,965	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	160.63	2,327	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	159.78	2,030	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	146.73	1,509	5thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,411	186.00	2,624	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$2,372	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$2,188	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,798	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,423	$2,987	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,604	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,998	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	405.57/cwt	401.00–410.00	1,898	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	368.01/cwt	358.00–385.00	1,730	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	379.06/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,024	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	415.21/cwt	413.00–420.00	2,267	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,236	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	352.49/cwt	335.00–362.00	2,009	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	392.15/cwt	390.00–394.00	2,263	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	381.66/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,206	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	375.03/cwt	374.00–376.00	2,321	4
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,404	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	340.96/cwt	329.00–350.00	2,315	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	334.36/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,374	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	323.66/cwt	312.50–328.00	2,479	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	298.45/cwt	288.00–301.00	2,411	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,669	67
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,450	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	295.54/cwt	285.00–297.00	2,595	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	883	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	2,636	14
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	959	285.75/cwt	285.75–285.75	2,740	58
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,438	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,199	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	233	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,014	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	435.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,109	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	331	394.18/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,305	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	372	345.63/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,286	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	398.24/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,533	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	370.60/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,523	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	342.88/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,485	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	441	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,724	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	388.02/cwt	387.50–389.00	1,808	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	334.60/cwt	322.00–352.50	1,579	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	378.31/cwt	375.00–379.00	1,975	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	332.25/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,741	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	361.86/cwt	356.00–367.50	1,961	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,994	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	334.69/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,918	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	585	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,389	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	304.80/cwt	292.00–317.50	1,792	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	327.56/cwt	327.00–328.00	2,034	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	314.48/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,978	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	643	284.50/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,829	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	308.55/cwt	298.00–314.00	2,027	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	684	280.34/cwt	264.00–284.00	1,918	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,986	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	788	227.49/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,793	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,128	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	507.28/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,699	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	492.46/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,748	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	379	416.01/cwt	355.00–445.00	1,577	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	476.96/cwt	472.50–485.00	1,812	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	355.41/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,510	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,989	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	408.06/cwt	401.00–425.00	1,755	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	394.79/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,856	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	328.99/cwt	305.00–352.50	1,596	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	391.53/cwt	380.00–394.00	2,052	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	542	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,184	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	377.56/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,209	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	608	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,262	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	359.36/cwt	347.00–365.00	2,278	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,200	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,895	197.53/cwt	197.00–198.00	3,743	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	3,730	1
Bulls	—	—	2,065	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	4,667	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	975	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	171.83/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,706	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,675	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	150.62/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,898	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	165.88/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,120	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	167.75/cwt	167.50–168.00	2,315	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	2,330	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,411	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,624	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,423	2,986.91/head	2,950.00–3,025.00	2,987	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	830	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,028	1,797.59/head	1,785.00–1,810.00	1,798	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	2,372.04/head	2,125.00–2,600.00	2,372	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Jun 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 674Last week 209Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 12Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	545.00	545.00
2	250–300	255	420.00–450.00	435.00
4	300–350	331	385.00–410.00	394.18
3	350–400	385	385.00–405.00	398.24
8	400–450	411	365.00–385.00	370.60
47	500–550	542	356.00–367.50	361.86
3	550–600	573	327.00–350.00	334.69
11	600–650	629	302.00–317.00	314.48
8	650–700	657	298.00–314.00	308.55
4	700–750	722	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	270	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	372	325.00–362.50	345.63
3	400–450	433	320.00–357.50	342.88
3	450–500	472	322.00–352.50	334.60
12	500–550	524	310.00–347.50	332.25
2	550–600	588	292.00–317.50	304.80
2	600–650	643	284.00–285.00	284.50
8	650–700	684	264.00–284.00	280.34
2	750–800	788	225.00–230.00	227.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	391.00	391.00
14	450–500	466	387.50–389.00	388.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	522	375.00–379.00	378.31
9	550–600	554	360.00	360.00
11	600–650	621	327.00–328.00	327.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
7	350–400	380	472.50–485.00	476.96
11	400–450	430	401.00–425.00	408.06
2	450–500	470	385.00–405.00	394.79
9	500–550	524	380.00–394.00	391.53
2	550–600	585	370.00–385.00	377.56
5	600–650	634	347.00–365.00	359.36
2	650–700	677	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	500.00–515.00	507.28
2	350–400	355	490.00–495.00	492.46
7	400–450	430	462.50	462.50
5	500–550	542	403.00	403.00
3	600–650	608	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
9	350–400	379	355.00–445.00	416.01
2	400–450	425	320.00–390.00	355.41
2	450–500	485	305.00–352.50	328.99
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	475.00	475.00
6	400–450	444	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	468	401.00–410.00	405.57
6	500–550	548	408.00	408.00
14	550–600	578	375.00–385.00	381.66
4	600–650	619	374.00–376.00	375.03
10	650–700	679	329.00–350.00	340.96
3	700–750	710	325.00–339.00	334.36
6	750–800	766	312.50–328.00	323.66
8	800–850	808	288.00–301.00	298.45
8	850–900	878	285.00–297.00	295.54
3	1100–1150	1,108	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	546	413.00–420.00	415.21
15	550–600	577	390.00–394.00	392.15
10	650–700	664	362.00	362.00
67	800–850	820	325.50	325.50
14	850–900	883	298.50	298.50
58	950–1000	959	285.75	285.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	422.00	422.00
7	450–500	470	358.00–385.00	368.01
15	500–550	534	365.00–380.00	379.06
5	550–600	570	335.00–362.00	352.49
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	875	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	153.50	153.50
2	—	1,380	167.50–168.00	167.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	149.00–152.00	150.62
3	—	1,278	162.00–169.00	165.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	169.00–175.00	171.83
1	—	965	101.00	101.00
1	—	985	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,205	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,411	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	186.50	186.50
1	—	2,065	226.00	226.00
2	—	1,895	197.00–198.00	197.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,785.00–1,810.00	1,797.59

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	2,125.00–2,600.00	2,372.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	2	—	1,423	2,950.00–3,025.00	2,986.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.