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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 16

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

438 head

▼ 246 vs last sale 684▲ 30 vs year ago 408 · +7.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 63▼ 55 vs year ago 87 · −63.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 19▲ 24 vs year ago 12 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with some of the good quality, weaned steers selling sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. The demand was much stronger today for steers and heifers especially those weaned calves with shots. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-5.00 lower on a plain quality offering.

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 $375.56/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −99.94 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

Average price

$375.56

46 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$41.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.56

vs KY average

+3.13 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	389.22	2,186	31
Medium and Large 2-3	557	347.33	1,934	15thin

One grade step is worth $41.88/cwt here — about $252 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 sale46 hd

375.56

—

KY average23 barns · 846 hd

366.00

+9.56

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

+3.13

This barn, trailing median33 sales

475.50

−99.94

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	1,550	199.02	3,085	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	155.57	2,202	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	145.00	1,682	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,140	140.84	1,606	5thin

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)	1,512	$2,860	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$2,751	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,426	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,081	$2,031	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,067	$1,636	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	908	$1,513	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,410	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,098	$2,633	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$2,750	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	401.47/cwt	392.00–407.00	1,678	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	397.13/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,843	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	361.62/cwt	352.00–377.50	1,761	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,076	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,719	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	385.10/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,053	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	559	348.75/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,950	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,277	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	381.44/cwt	375.00–387.00	2,239	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,946	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	358.60/cwt	345.00–364.00	2,277	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	352.96/cwt	344.00–354.00	2,421	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	804	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,605	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	954	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,914	60
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,635	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	347	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,232	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	343.23/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,270	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,525	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	358.77/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,518	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	424	342.58/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,453	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	369.96/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,713	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,813	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	333.77/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,595	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	313.54/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,646	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	343.12/cwt	332.00–353.00	1,808	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,895	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,670	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	328.07/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,047	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,954	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	306.36/cwt	302.00–311.00	2,050	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	366.54/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,309	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,426	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	330.40/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,256	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,685	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	341.35/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,591	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	584	284.99/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,664	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	303.49/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,778	11
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	616	254.19/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,566	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	618	285.33/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,763	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	308.36/cwt	294.00–313.00	1,927	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,911	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,829	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,064	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,113	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,183	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,476	200.07/cwt	194.00–208.00	2,953	9
Bulls	—	—	1,680	186.81/cwt	185.00–189.00	3,138	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	4,194	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,277	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	150.59/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,724	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,682	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,087	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	158.97/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,095	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	165.61/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,232	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	145.89/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,225	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,201	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	2,633.37/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,633	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	810	2,060.00/head	2,060.00–2,060.00	2,060	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	865	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	950	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	965	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,003	1,534.69/head	1,510.00–1,560.00	1,535	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,015	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,035	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,050	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,110	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	2,889.29/head	2,750.00–2,925.00	2,889	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,210	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	2,588.42/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,588	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,512	2,860.10/head	2,825.00–2,915.00	2,860	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	885	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 684Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 63Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 19Year ago 12

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
9	550–600	572	398.00	398.00
22	650–700	680	375.00	375.00
60	950–1000	954	305.50	305.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	392.00–407.00	401.47
8	450–500	464	385.00–420.00	397.13
9	500–550	533	377.50–400.00	385.10
11	550–600	587	375.00–387.00	381.44
15	600–650	635	345.00–364.00	358.60
15	650–700	686	344.00–354.00	352.96
5	800–850	804	324.00	324.00
4	1050–1100	1,080	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	411.00	411.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	487	352.00–377.50	361.62
1	500–550	525	327.50	327.50
14	550–600	559	325.00–355.00	348.75
1	600–650	610	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	423	355.00–362.50	358.77
3	450–500	463	365.00–372.50	369.96
7	500–550	527	332.00–353.00	343.12
7	550–600	554	342.00	342.00
16	600–650	624	324.00–330.00	328.07
8	650–700	669	302.00–311.00	306.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	471	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	370	335.00–360.00	343.23
4	400–450	424	330.00–347.00	342.58
2	450–500	478	330.00–337.50	333.77
2	500–550	525	312.00–315.00	313.54
1	550–600	590	283.00	283.00
1	600–650	645	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	357	360.00–370.00	366.54
7	450–500	466	335.00–345.00	341.35
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
11	550–600	586	300.00–320.00	303.49
4	600–650	625	294.00–313.00	308.36
1	650–700	650	294.00	294.00
1	700–750	745	277.00	277.00
1	750–800	760	278.00	278.00
3	800–850	843	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	396.00	396.00
4	400–450	431	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	616	250.00–262.00	254.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	320.00–350.00	330.40
1	500–550	520	305.00	305.00
8	550–600	584	270.00–294.00	284.99
3	600–650	618	285.00–286.00	285.33
1	650–700	675	271.00	271.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,210	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	2,060.00	2,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,410.00	1,410.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,510.00–1,560.00	1,534.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,475.00	1,475.00

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	—	1,300	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,588.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,512	2,825.00–2,915.00	2,860.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,186	2,750.00–2,925.00	2,889.29

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	—	1,425	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,025.00	2,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,098	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,633.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	165.00–167.00	165.61
1	—	1,595	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,525	145.00–147.00	145.89
2	—	1,318	158.00–160.00	158.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	1,145	149.00–152.00	150.59
1	—	1,265	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	185.00–189.00	186.81
1	—	1,960	214.00	214.00
9	—	1,476	194.00–208.00	200.07

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.