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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 3

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

628 head

▼ 269 vs last sale 897▲ 36 vs year ago 592 · +6.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 85▼ 24 vs year ago 74 · −32.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 85▲ 5 vs year ago 19 · +26.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 higher. Continued strong demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

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 $384.50/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −20.15 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.

Average price

$384.50

105 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$46.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.21

vs KY average

+12.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	391.59	2,160	89
Medium and Large 2-3	546	345.08	1,884	16thin

One grade step is worth $46.51/cwt here — about $277 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale105 hd

384.50

—

KY average18 barns · 1,094 hd

365.30

+19.21

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

+12.99

This barn, trailing median34 sales

404.65

−20.15

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	—	Low	1,534	192.54	2,954	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	158.18	2,234	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,168	152.55	1,782	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,081	140.13	1,514	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$2,330	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,164	$2,103	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,996	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,775	1thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,111	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	612.00/cwt	612.00–612.00	1,499	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	485.64/cwt	475.00–501.00	1,515	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,524	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	408.90/cwt	405.00–412.50	1,533	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	404.47/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,711	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,966	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	429.51/cwt	428.00–430.00	1,855	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,819	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	413.98/cwt	411.00–415.00	1,983	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	522	433.31/cwt	432.50–437.00	2,262	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	405.77/cwt	395.00–414.00	2,147	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	406.47/cwt	394.00–417.00	2,353	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	419.16/cwt	415.00–420.50	2,595	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	392.95/cwt	388.00–402.00	2,468	6
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2Fleshy	672	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,016	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,589	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,716	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	746	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,648	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,865	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	349.43/cwt	349.00–349.50	2,893	20
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,556	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	363.94/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,357	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,751	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	424	364.77/cwt	350.00–374.00	1,547	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	396.47/cwt	380.00–401.00	1,697	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	380.21/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,772	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	354.38/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,715	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	490	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,676	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	392.57/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,010	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	373.99/cwt	367.00–385.00	1,930	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	348.45/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,861	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	375.27/cwt	358.00–381.00	2,109	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	394.75/cwt	394.75–394.75	2,238	60
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	337.67/cwt	300.00–351.00	1,931	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	611	310.75/cwt	310.00–311.00	1,899	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	332.66/cwt	330.00–333.50	2,086	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,227	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,725	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,014	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1-2	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,419	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,627	40
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	318.97/cwt	305.00–322.00	2,625	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	242	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,331	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,313	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,517	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	464.32/cwt	457.50–477.50	1,723	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,843	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	421.06/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,760	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,940	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	369.06/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,771	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	401.34/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,934	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	399.88/cwt	399.00–402.50	2,007	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	364.84/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,908	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	389.85/cwt	374.00–402.00	2,207	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	334.16/cwt	315.00–352.00	1,948	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	340.09/cwt	334.00–346.00	2,136	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	666	293.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,955	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	329.16/cwt	315.00–333.00	2,212	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	320.67/cwt	320.00–321.00	2,325	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,373	182.47/cwt	176.50–189.50	2,505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	197.58/cwt	193.00–204.00	3,191	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	130.06/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,385	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	144.10/cwt	140.00–149.50	1,558	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	165.02/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,848	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	154.36/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,732	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,693	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	141.09/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,735	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	166.61/cwt	161.50–177.00	2,266	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,733	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	156.08/cwt	154.00–158.50	2,224	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,005	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	146.60/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,233	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	885	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,013	2,329.77/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,330	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,025	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,057	1,931.86/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,932	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	2,060.73/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,061	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	2,374.39/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,374	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	955	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 897Year ago 592

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 85Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 85Year 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	200–250	220	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	312	475.00–501.00	485.64
1	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	425	462.50	462.50
4	450–500	479	411.00–415.00	413.98
11	500–550	529	395.00–414.00	405.77
14	550–600	579	394.00–417.00	406.47
6	600–650	628	388.00–402.00	392.95
19	650–700	694	373.00	373.00
6	700–750	730	372.00	372.00
2	750–800	787	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	600–650	619	415.00–420.50	419.16
20	800–850	828	349.00–349.50	349.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	405.00–412.50	408.90
2	400–450	423	395.00–415.00	404.47
1	450–500	470	387.00	387.00
1	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
5	700–750	746	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	845	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	612.00	612.00
11	500–550	522	432.50–437.00	433.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	672	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	326	467.50	467.50
1	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
6	400–450	432	428.00–430.00	429.51
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
2	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
18	400–450	428	380.00–401.00	396.47
12	450–500	466	365.00–390.00	380.21
8	500–550	516	367.00–385.00	373.99
4	550–600	562	358.00–381.00	375.27
6	600–650	627	330.00–333.50	332.66
2	650–700	657	339.00	339.00
7	700–750	742	326.00	326.00
12	800–850	823	305.00–322.00	318.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	512	390.00–397.00	392.57
60	550–600	567	394.75	394.75
40	750–800	768	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	342.00	342.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	373	350.00–373.00	363.94
7	400–450	424	350.00–374.00	364.77
4	450–500	484	345.00–360.00	354.38
11	500–550	534	342.00–355.00	348.45
5	550–600	572	300.00–351.00	337.67
4	600–650	611	310.00–311.00	310.75
4	650–700	662	260.50	260.50
1	700–750	735	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	242	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	250	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	371	457.50–477.50	464.32
2	400–450	418	415.00–427.50	421.06
9	450–500	482	395.00–412.50	401.34
12	500–550	502	399.00–402.50	399.88
7	550–600	566	374.00–402.00	389.85
8	600–650	628	334.00–346.00	340.09
9	650–700	672	315.00–333.00	329.16
3	700–750	725	320.00–321.00	320.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	595.00	595.00
12	400–450	417	442.00	442.00
4	450–500	463	419.00	419.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	361.00–375.00	369.06
3	500–550	523	350.00–373.00	364.84
4	550–600	583	315.00–352.00	334.16
5	650–700	666	285.00–300.00	293.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	885	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,931.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,013	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,329.77

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	—	1,025	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	3	—	1,363	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,374.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,258	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,060.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,775.00	2,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,425	154.00–158.50	156.08
7	—	1,360	161.50–177.00	166.61
2	—	1,523	145.00–148.00	146.60
1	—	1,485	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,230	134.00–145.00	141.09
6	—	1,120	163.00–168.00	165.02
5	—	1,122	148.00–161.00	154.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	125.00–137.00	130.06
5	—	1,081	140.00–149.50	144.10
1	—	1,125	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	176.50–189.50	182.47
4	—	1,615	193.00–204.00	197.58

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