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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 25

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

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Feeder Cattle receipts

292 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 395▼ 237 vs year ago 529 · −44.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 78▼ 11 vs year ago 22 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 19▼ 9 vs year ago 19 · −47.4%

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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 $377.29/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −98.22 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

Average price

$377.29

16 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.24

vs KY average

+7.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	377.29	1,997	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

377.29

—

KY average24 barns · 560 hd

364.04

+13.24

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

+7.71

This barn, trailing median33 sales

475.50

−98.22

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	2,145	204.00	4,376	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	165.61	1,860	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	155.30	1,485	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	695	$1,635	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,488	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	695	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	392.93/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,642	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	288.21/cwt	270.00–324.00	1,311	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	379.79/cwt	379.00–381.00	1,967	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	366.43/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,118	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,227	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,507	70
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,231	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	368.72/cwt	352.00–385.00	1,372	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,338	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	381.85/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,611	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,609	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	344.33/cwt	344.00–345.00	1,722	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	316.72/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,704	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	276.71/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,550	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,042	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,734	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	298.84/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,754	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	305.15/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,871	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,917	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,145	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	4,376	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	740	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,288	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	155.10/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,582	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,023	153.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,565	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,432	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	171.91/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,017	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	1,488.33/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,488	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 395Year ago 529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 78Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	418	375.00–402.50	392.93
2	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
13	500–550	518	379.00–381.00	379.79
3	550–600	578	350.00–375.00	366.43
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	707	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	455	270.00–324.00	288.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	750–800	753	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	460	377.00	377.00
5	550–600	587	282.50–310.00	298.84
8	600–650	613	295.00–309.00	305.15
3	650–700	661	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	965	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	620	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	352.00–385.00	368.72
10	400–450	422	375.00–390.00	381.85
7	500–550	538	315.00–317.00	316.72
6	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	820	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	397.00	397.00
6	500–550	500	344.00–345.00	344.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	347.50	347.50
1	400–450	420	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	463	347.50	347.50
2	550–600	560	265.00–288.00	276.71
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	1,635.00	1,635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,488.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,700.00	1,700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	150.00–163.00	155.10
1	—	1,045	137.00	137.00
1	—	740	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	150.00–156.00	153.02
4	—	1,173	160.00–176.00	171.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,145	204.00	204.00

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.