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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 10

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

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Feeder Cattle receipts

667 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 628▼ 38 vs year ago 705 · −5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 50▼ 13 vs year ago 40 · −32.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 24▼ 3 vs year ago 25 · −12.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. The downward trending futures trading in recent days has softened demand on all classes of feeder calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

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 $387.25/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −88.25 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

Average price

$387.25

43 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$27.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.26

vs KY average

−26.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	392.41	2,117	35
Medium and Large 2-3	547	364.70	1,995	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.71/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

387.25

—

KY average22 barns · 1,166 hd

397.52

−10.26

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−26.27

This barn, trailing median33 sales

475.50

−88.25

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	1,628	195.47	3,183	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	153.17	2,014	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	150.88	2,246	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,078	134.22	1,447	2thin

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)	962	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,197	$2,467	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,383	$2,301	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,213	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	879	$2,470	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,950	1thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,400	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,097	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,807	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	359	441.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,583	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	489.55/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,846	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,871	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	435.92/cwt	426.00–440.00	1,822	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	394.88/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,658	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	373.81/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,749	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	401.27/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,898	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	492	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,047	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	350.72/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,824	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	392.94/cwt	382.50–407.00	2,059	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	556	369.36/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,054	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	391.61/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,205	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	383.17/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,334	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	349.19/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,148	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	367.12/cwt	350.00–369.50	2,485	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,332	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,646	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,730	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	808	360.75/cwt	360.75–360.75	2,915	71
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,111	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	286	385.38/cwt	367.00–395.00	1,102	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	291	419.99/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,222	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	307	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,320	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	393.57/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,275	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	395.41/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,483	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	370.70/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,398	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	421	358.67/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,510	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	383.28/cwt	375.00–396.00	1,667	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	378.46/cwt	374.00–395.00	1,748	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	354.78/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,696	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	372.07/cwt	360.00–386.00	1,983	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	537	349.28/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,876	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	350.58/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,984	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	328.15/cwt	321.00–335.00	1,887	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	336.75/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,071	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,762	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,229	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,477	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	912	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,043	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	522.50/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,202	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 2-3	295	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,151	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,560	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	301	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,520	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	454.76/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,410	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,444	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	442.07/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,640	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1-2	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	439.76/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,812	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	356.73/cwt	313.00–390.00	1,538	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	383.74/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,781	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	360.36/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,690	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	379.76/cwt	367.00–392.50	1,944	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	516	348.03/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,796	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	328.72/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,857	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	356.10/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,026	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	340.54/cwt	329.00–343.00	2,088	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,175	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	307.37/cwt	297.50–315.00	2,069	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	677	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,437	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,093	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,133	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,213	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	194.20/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,777	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	183.17/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,656	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	209.04/cwt	204.50–214.00	4,191	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	134.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,447	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,885	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,999	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,173	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	156.05/cwt	153.50–158.00	2,166	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,132	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,131	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	145.01/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,422	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	810	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	867	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	2,489.19/head	2,450.00–2,525.00	2,489	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	865	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	990	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	2,467.27/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,467	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,383	2,300.81/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,301	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	975	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 628Year ago 705

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 50Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 24Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	327	552.50	552.50
9	350–400	377	470.00–500.00	489.55
4	400–450	418	426.00–440.00	435.92
7	450–500	473	395.00–406.00	401.27
21	500–550	524	382.50–407.00	392.94
14	550–600	563	382.50–400.00	391.61
11	600–650	609	380.00–385.00	383.17
26	650–700	677	350.00–369.50	367.12
1	700–750	735	360.00	360.00
11	800–850	803	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	800–850	808	360.75	360.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	430.00	430.00
5	350–400	359	435.00–445.00	441.02
3	400–450	420	392.50–400.00	394.88
8	450–500	468	350.00–390.00	373.81
2	500–550	520	325.00–375.00	350.72
6	550–600	556	365.00–375.00	369.36
3	600–650	615	340.00–357.50	349.19
1	650–700	680	343.00	343.00
1	700–750	740	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	405	462.00	462.00
14	450–500	492	416.00	416.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	310	440.00–470.00	454.76
1	350–400	350	412.50	412.50
11	400–450	431	313.00–390.00	356.73
7	450–500	469	330.00–370.00	360.36
9	500–550	516	337.50–355.00	348.03
7	550–600	565	315.00–340.00	328.72
7	650–700	673	297.50–315.00	307.37
1	700–750	700	299.00	299.00
1	900–950	900	237.00	237.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	515.00–530.00	522.50
1	250–300	250	525.00	525.00
4	300–350	301	505.00	505.00
11	350–400	371	425.00–455.00	442.07
7	400–450	412	435.00–445.00	439.76
9	450–500	464	375.00–395.00	383.74
11	500–550	512	367.00–392.50	379.76
11	550–600	569	350.00–367.50	356.10
8	600–650	613	329.00–343.00	340.54
3	650–700	663	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	520.00	520.00
2	650–700	677	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	505.00	505.00
6	250–300	291	410.00–425.00	419.99
17	300–350	324	390.00–405.00	393.57
7	350–400	375	390.00–402.50	395.41
12	400–450	435	375.00–396.00	383.28
15	450–500	462	374.00–395.00	378.46
18	500–550	533	360.00–386.00	372.07
20	550–600	566	340.00–355.00	350.58
5	600–650	615	330.00–344.00	336.75
1	700–750	710	314.00	314.00
2	750–800	762	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	367.00–395.00	385.38
3	350–400	377	360.00–380.00	370.70
10	400–450	421	320.00–370.00	358.67
13	450–500	478	330.00–365.00	354.78
16	500–550	537	342.00–355.00	349.28
9	550–600	575	321.00–335.00	328.15
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	263.00	263.00
2	900–950	912	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	164.00	164.00
2	—	1,670	141.00–149.00	145.01
1	—	1,590	134.00	134.00
3	—	1,388	153.50–158.00	156.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,470	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,160	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	130.00–140.00	134.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	182.00–184.00	183.17
2	—	2,005	204.50–214.00	209.04
2	—	1,430	190.00–197.00	194.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	810	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	867	2,450.00	2,450.00

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)	2	—	890	2,450.00–2,525.00	2,489.19

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	—	865	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,625.00	1,625.00

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)	1	—	1,245	2,575.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,197	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,467.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,383	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	962	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,950.00	1,950.00

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.