Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 4.00-6.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. The demand for feeder calves was firm even though the feeder and fat cattle futures have fallen significantly in recent days. Weaned calves in favorable condition are still drawing premiums. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower on a lesser quality offering and slaughter bulls were steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.96/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −96.37 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$318.96

34 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$635

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

$134.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.29

vs KY average

−46.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	334.87	1,805	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	541	305.86	1,654	14thin
Small and Medium 1-2	585	200.00	1,170	1thin

One grade step is worth $134.87/cwt here — about $635 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $340.68, median $415.33 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale34 hd

318.96

—

KY average24 barns · 1,262 hd

338.25

−19.29

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−46.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−96.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,878	175.78	3,301	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,226	152.40	1,868	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	150.73	2,106	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,025	131.29	1,346	15

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)	1,195	$2,465	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,080	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,625	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,219	$1,911	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,878	175.78/cwt	169.00–186.00	3,301	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,646	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	154.19/cwt	150.50–158.00	2,169	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	146.29/cwt	143.50–148.50	2,025	7
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	895	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	328.25/cwt	328.25–328.25	2,393	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	358.57/cwt	346.00–371.00	1,689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	320.09/cwt	309.00–335.00	1,818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	754	344.08/cwt	337.00–345.75	2,594	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	353.57/cwt	342.00–364.00	2,235	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	348.17/cwt	333.00–355.00	1,786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	309.22/cwt	299.00–321.50	1,902	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	350.17/cwt	347.00–356.00	2,315	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	350.36/cwt	346.00–354.00	1,853	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	427.26/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,354	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	332.78/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,907	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	924	300.33/cwt	300.00–301.00	2,775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	327.33/cwt	324.00–328.00	2,426	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	315.24/cwt	310.00–320.50	2,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	371.44/cwt	363.00–387.00	1,787	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,048	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	387.17/cwt	374.00–400.00	1,456	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	385.89/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,841	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,066	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	396.87/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	287.98/cwt	280.00–292.00	2,194	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	387.94/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,668	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	390.44/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,605	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,106	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	152.22/cwt	150.50–153.50	1,916	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	334.27/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	326.27/cwt	324.00–327.00	2,480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	784	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,517	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	368.64/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,083	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	403.89/cwt	390.00–412.50	1,894	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	696	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,328	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	346.56/cwt	342.00–356.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	666	295.92/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	385.68/cwt	382.00–392.50	1,404	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	299.77/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	611	286.43/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	365.76/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	374.10/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	366.81/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	385.68/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	309.25/cwt	285.00–329.00	1,633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	335.50/cwt	326.00–345.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	321.89/cwt	305.00–341.00	1,506	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,972.37/head	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,972	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,080.00/head	2,080.00–2,080.00	2,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,465.22/head	2,300.00–2,625.00	2,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	385.10/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,379	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,394	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	127.78/cwt	110.00–138.00	1,314	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	142.72/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,474	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,475	1

How this sale compares

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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 856Last week 380Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 51Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 21Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,878	169.00–186.00	175.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,170	180.00	180.00
10	—	1,259	150.50–153.50	152.22
1	—	1,040	134.00	134.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,407	150.50–158.00	154.19
7	—	1,384	143.50–148.50	146.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,028	110.00–138.00	127.78
2	—	1,033	141.00–145.00	142.72
1	—	980	150.50	150.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,725.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,265	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,972.37
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,080.00	2,080.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	2,300.00–2,625.00	2,465.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	2,625.00	2,625.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	407.00	407.00
14	450–500	469	390.00–412.50	403.89
2	500–550	522	401.00	401.00
16	550–600	565	355.00–375.00	368.64
36	600–650	632	342.00–364.00	353.57
11	650–700	661	347.00–356.00	350.17
6	700–750	741	324.00–328.00	327.33
7	750–800	760	324.00–327.00	326.27
2	800–850	810	329.00	329.00
6	900–950	924	300.00–301.00	300.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
143	750–800	754	337.00–345.75	344.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	406	432.00	432.00
14	450–500	485	426.00	426.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	370.00–400.00	385.10
4	400–450	424	380.00–390.00	385.68
4	450–500	476	360.00–385.00	374.10
1	500–550	515	352.00	352.00
4	550–600	581	320.00–347.00	334.27
2	650–700	667	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	730	306.00	306.00
1	750–800	775	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	650–700	696	334.50	334.50
70	700–750	729	328.25	328.25
68	750–800	784	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	400.00–420.00	410.00
4	250–300	275	390.00–402.50	396.87
3	300–350	336	400.00	400.00
15	350–400	376	374.00–400.00	387.17
13	400–450	430	380.00–397.00	387.94
9	450–500	471	346.00–371.00	358.57
10	500–550	513	333.00–355.00	348.17
9	550–600	568	309.00–335.00	320.09
19	600–650	615	299.00–321.50	309.22
1	650–700	660	314.00	314.00
3	750–800	762	280.00–292.00	287.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	477	385.00–387.50	385.89
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	326.00–345.00	335.50
3	350–400	378	362.50–367.50	365.76
2	400–450	417	362.50	362.50
3	450–500	468	305.00–341.00	321.89
9	500–550	528	285.00–329.00	309.25
5	550–600	564	280.00–305.00	299.77
5	600–650	611	285.00–292.00	286.43
4	650–700	685	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	430.00	430.00
9	300–350	317	420.00–440.00	427.26
6	350–400	374	417.00	417.00
11	400–450	411	380.00–407.00	390.44
11	450–500	481	363.00–387.00	371.44
9	500–550	529	346.00–354.00	350.36
16	550–600	573	320.00–342.00	332.78
6	600–650	630	320.00–330.00	325.05
4	650–700	689	310.00–320.50	315.24
3	700–750	700	294.00	294.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
5	350–400	364	382.00–392.50	385.68
3	400–450	418	360.00–370.00	366.81
3	450–500	476	342.00–356.00	346.56
1	550–600	585	302.50	302.50
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
4	650–700	666	292.00–300.00	295.92
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	830	254.00	254.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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