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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 30

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

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Feeder Cattle receipts

335 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 265▼ 391 vs year ago 726 · −53.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 14▼ 20 vs year ago 34 · −58.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 29▼ 6 vs year ago 18 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher on limited comparisons. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. Good demand across all classes of feeders especially for the weaned packages in today's offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.18/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −67.47 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.

Average price

$337.18

43 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$40.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs KY average

−10.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	350.21	1,875	29
Medium and Large 2-3	556	310.20	1,724	14thin

One grade step is worth $40.01/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale43 hd

337.18

—

KY average26 barns · 752 hd

338.12

−0.93

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−10.32

This barn, trailing median34 sales

404.65

−67.47

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $324.12, median $404.65 across 34 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	1,690	195.00	3,296	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	173.00	2,223	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	151.97	1,816	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	140.99	1,410	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$2,205	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$1,705	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$2,085	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,198	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	380.27/cwt	375.00–383.00	1,806	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,729	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	477	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,920	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,049	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,253	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,916	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	2,538	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,467	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,669	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	331	338.21/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,119	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	382.99/cwt	380.00–384.00	1,360	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	366.75/cwt	362.50–372.00	1,577	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,780	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	317.47/cwt	290.00–331.00	1,521	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,830	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	348.70/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,761	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	325.81/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,701	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	1,926	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	335.22/cwt	332.50–338.00	1,914	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	298.50/cwt	281.00–310.00	1,734	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,175	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,169	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,300	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,212	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	440.12/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,298	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	406.28/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,316	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	375.82/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,221	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	395.53/cwt	387.50–415.00	1,440	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,544	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	424	351.89/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,492	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,685	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	378.06/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,818	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,840	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	338.32/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,752	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,007	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	324.52/cwt	322.00–327.00	2,048	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,258	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,889	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,689	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,315	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	134.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,412	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,582	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,887	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,686	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	151.42/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,908	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,223	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,068	1,705.15/head	1,700.00–1,710.00	1,705	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,460.00/head	2,460.00–2,460.00	2,460	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	965	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	2,085.00/head	2,085.00–2,085.00	2,085	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 265Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 14Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 29Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	337.50	337.50
1	450–500	475	364.00	364.00
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	572	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	375.00–383.00	380.27
1	550–600	550	372.50	372.50
1	700–750	730	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	402.50	402.50
16	550–600	569	396.00	396.00
13	650–700	650	390.50	390.50
7	750–800	767	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	374.00	374.00
5	500–550	500	366.00	366.00
14	550–600	551	349.50	349.50
25	650–700	659	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	320.00–355.00	338.21
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	479	290.00–331.00	317.47
6	500–550	522	325.00–330.00	325.81
8	550–600	581	281.00–310.00	298.50
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	355	380.00–384.00	382.99
7	400–450	430	362.50–372.00	366.75
6	500–550	505	342.50–350.00	348.70
4	550–600	571	332.50–338.00	335.22
3	700–750	728	298.00	298.00
7	800–850	807	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	505.00	505.00
3	250–300	295	425.00–447.50	440.12
4	300–350	324	400.00–425.00	406.28
7	350–400	364	387.50–415.00	395.53
3	400–450	401	385.00	385.00
7	450–500	481	370.00–392.00	378.06
2	500–550	500	368.00	368.00
6	550–600	599	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	631	322.00–327.00	324.52
1	800–850	830	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	360.00–390.00	375.82
2	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	424	330.00–367.50	351.89
1	450–500	480	351.00	351.00
6	500–550	518	335.00–340.00	338.32
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	144.50	144.50
1	—	810	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,048	130.00–138.00	134.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,260	150.00–153.00	151.42
1	—	1,130	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	217.00	217.00
1	—	1,700	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,670	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	2	—	1,068	1,700.00–1,710.00	1,705.15

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	—	1,125	2,460.00	2,460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,225.00	2,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	2	—	1,370	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	810	2,085.00	2,085.00

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.