Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. The demand across all the feeder cattle today was stronger. Buyers was showing a bit more optimism with the slight turnaround in futures trading. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.09/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −87.24 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$328.09

47 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$37.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.07

vs KY average

−35.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	337.82	1,828	31
Medium and Large 2-3	536	310.48	1,665	14thin
Medium 1-2	515	301.00	1,550	1thin
Large 1-2	590	300.00	1,770	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.82/cwt here — about $58 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.

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 sale47 hd

328.09

—

KY average24 barns · 1,480 hd

330.15

−2.07

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−35.87

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−87.24

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	1,800	179.85	3,237	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,377	150.19	2,068	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	143.06	1,709	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,071	126.98	1,360	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)	1,031	$2,283	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	966	$1,739	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	758	$1,925	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,489	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	346.33/cwt	335.00–349.00	1,801	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	327.48/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,857	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	304.82/cwt	292.00–307.00	2,192	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	408.41/cwt	405.00–412.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	417.88/cwt	410.00–426.00	1,559	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	410.50/cwt	410.50–410.50	2,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	413.24/cwt	401.00–422.00	1,781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	347.25/cwt	347.00–348.00	2,622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	394.94/cwt	390.00–404.00	2,113	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	371.11/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,334	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	947	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	390.71/cwt	390.00–391.00	2,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	304.15/cwt	303.00–308.00	1,904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	418.42/cwt	415.00–419.00	2,109	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	377.94/cwt	372.50–383.00	2,211	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	556	300.21/cwt	285.00–308.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	334.87/cwt	327.50–350.00	2,455	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	339.59/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	379.23/cwt	367.00–391.00	1,619	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	316.63/cwt	313.50–324.00	2,011	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	390.00/cwt	375.00–402.00	1,447	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	374.49/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,794	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	339.22/cwt	322.00–345.00	1,923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	317.42/cwt	314.00–319.00	2,117	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	329.47/cwt	322.00–337.00	2,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	458.68/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	293.62/cwt	287.50–300.00	2,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	236	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	815	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	540	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	402	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	453	424.50/cwt	424.50–424.50	1,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	1,571.14/head	1,325.00–1,825.00	1,571	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	140.38/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,798	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	111.96/cwt	102.00–122.00	1,271	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	141.24/cwt	138.00–143.50	1,720	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,476	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,472	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	164.29/cwt	156.00–178.00	2,270	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,793	176.42/cwt	172.00–182.50	3,163	5
Bulls	—	—	1,835	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,615	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	112.16/cwt	100.00–127.00	1,439	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	148.90/cwt	144.50–154.50	2,138	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	148.57/cwt	145.00–153.50	1,780	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	862	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	400	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	730	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,000	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	615	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,827	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	908	1,723.42/head	1,525.00–2,100.00	1,723	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	758	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	373.94/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,772	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,489.36/head	2,275.00–2,700.00	2,489	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	377.98/cwt	359.00–385.00	1,765	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	364.10/cwt	350.00–374.00	1,959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	221.50/cwt	205.00–238.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	340.99/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	350.75/cwt	337.50–357.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	345.78/cwt	325.00–372.00	1,117	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	327.03/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	310.87/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,458	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,050	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	295.50/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	313.28/cwt	307.00–323.00	1,664	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	320.15/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	343.04/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	337.11/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,141	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	376.86/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	302.76/cwt	302.00–303.00	2,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	348.06/cwt	342.00–352.00	2,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	365.82/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,455	14

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 544Last week 856Year ago 1,075

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 54Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 19Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	425.00	425.00
7	300–350	331	405.00–412.00	408.41
16	350–400	371	375.00–402.00	390.00
12	400–450	427	367.00–391.00	379.23
8	450–500	479	360.00–380.00	374.49
17	500–550	520	335.00–349.00	346.33
14	550–600	567	316.00–330.00	327.48
11	600–650	635	313.50–324.00	316.63
9	650–700	667	314.00–319.00	317.42
16	700–750	719	292.00–307.00	304.82
3	750–800	776	284.00	284.00
1	800–850	815	275.00	275.00
4	850–900	853	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	626	303.00–308.00	304.15
4	650–700	683	302.00–303.00	302.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	325.00–372.00	345.78
2	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	432	337.50–357.00	350.75
10	450–500	469	300.00–350.00	310.87
11	500–550	531	307.00–323.00	313.28
3	550–600	556	285.00–308.00	300.21
2	600–650	630	295.00–296.00	295.50
1	650–700	695	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	730	272.00	272.00
2	800–850	835	205.00–238.00	221.50
1	850–900	865	242.00	242.00
1	900–950	930	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	815	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	345	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	373	460.00	460.00
6	400–450	431	401.00–422.00	413.24
4	450–500	493	410.50	410.50
9	500–550	535	390.00–404.00	394.94
9	550–600	585	372.50–383.00	377.94
21	600–650	629	360.00–385.00	371.11
4	650–700	670	342.00–352.00	348.06
16	700–750	733	327.50–350.00	334.87
10	750–800	796	334.00	334.00
2	800–850	840	322.00	322.00
3	850–900	856	318.00	318.00
2	900–950	947	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	504	415.00–419.00	418.42
7	550–600	563	390.00–391.00	390.71
4	600–650	603	397.00	397.00
14	650–700	671	362.00–370.00	365.82
8	750–800	755	347.00–348.00	347.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	445.00	445.00
5	450–500	453	424.50	424.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	332.00	332.00
1	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	615	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	397.50	397.50
7	450–500	467	359.00–385.00	377.98
6	500–550	538	350.00–374.00	364.10
4	550–600	578	339.00–345.00	343.04
6	600–650	635	330.00–345.00	337.11
2	650–700	675	310.00–330.00	320.15
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	317	445.00–465.00	458.68
6	350–400	373	410.00–426.00	417.88
9	450–500	474	365.00–385.00	373.94
8	500–550	531	330.00–352.50	339.59
7	550–600	567	322.00–345.00	339.22
4	600–650	612	340.00–342.00	340.99
2	650–700	658	322.00–337.00	329.47
2	700–750	730	287.50–300.00	293.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	540	367.50	367.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	365.00–400.00	376.86
2	450–500	475	305.00–350.00	327.03
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	176.00	176.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	810	1,325.00–1,825.00	1,571.14
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	862	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	908	1,525.00–2,100.00	1,723.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,367	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	758	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,145	2,275.00–2,700.00	2,489.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	138.00–143.00	140.38
9	—	1,382	156.00–178.00	164.29
2	—	1,283	100.00–127.00	112.16
9	—	1,436	144.50–154.50	148.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	102.00–122.00	111.96
1	—	1,025	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,030	133.00–134.00	133.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	138.00–143.50	141.24
1	—	1,115	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,198	145.00–153.50	148.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,793	172.00–182.50	176.42
1	—	1,835	197.00	197.00

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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

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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

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Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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