Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 10.00-12.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. Last week's exceptional sale was tough to follow due to severe instability in the markets and a much more plain quality offering today. Today's sale included several bawling and colored calves that faced steep discounts. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.74/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −119.30 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$361.74

26 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$29.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.57

vs KY average

−48.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	366.74	2,067	19thin
Medium and Large 2	551	350.02	1,928	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	337.00	1,837	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.74/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $524.17, low $382.73, median $481.03 across 32 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 sale26 hd

361.74

—

KY average25 barns · 1,070 hd

369.31

−7.57

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−48.34

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−119.30

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	1,627	182.93	2,976	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,252	130.14	1,630	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,590	130.00	2,067	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	111.70	1,206	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,417	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,630	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,187	$1,788	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,485	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,263	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	858	$1,915	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	350–400	365	372.33/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	349.70/cwt	343.00–353.00	2,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	367.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	378.68/cwt	372.00–382.00	1,689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	381.53/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	418.45/cwt	415.00–422.00	1,506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	419.17/cwt	402.50–437.00	1,509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	371.31/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	321.17/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,125	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	805	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,377.54/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,378	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,057	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	180.40/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,688	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,572	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	930	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	1,974.44/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,974	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	2,416.89/head	2,275.00–2,550.00	2,417	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,263.36/head	1,950.00–2,440.00	2,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	612	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	334.80/cwt	330.00–343.00	1,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	589	300.25/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	324.64/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	308.21/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,957	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	320.25/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	316.81/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	363.28/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	337.69/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	329.52/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	331.68/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,282	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	347.62/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	369.89/cwt	352.00–382.00	1,420	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	318.42/cwt	304.00–332.00	1,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	376.64/cwt	368.00–381.00	1,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	338.38/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,422	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	751	348.25/cwt	348.25–348.25	2,615	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	287.44/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	293.63/cwt	285.00–302.50	2,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	378.15/cwt	377.50–379.00	2,118	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	366.50/cwt	366.00–367.00	2,342	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	366.38/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	913	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	372.32/cwt	371.50–375.00	2,312	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	363.31/cwt	355.00–371.00	1,795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	306.84/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	355.86/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	330.17/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,024	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	850–900	857	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,160	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,067	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	115.89/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,487	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	134.47/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,604	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,965	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,438	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	109.48/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,169	6

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 544Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 55Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year 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
1	200–250	235	410.00	410.00
5	300–350	317	372.00–390.00	381.53
3	350–400	365	370.00–377.00	372.33
3	400–450	446	372.00–382.00	378.68
7	450–500	494	355.00–371.00	363.31
5	500–550	538	335.00–342.00	338.38
6	550–600	575	320.00–322.00	321.17
5	600–650	624	300.00–310.00	306.84
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	325.00–350.00	337.69
3	350–400	370	310.00–337.00	324.64
5	400–450	429	330.00–343.00	334.80
7	450–500	474	310.00–345.00	329.52
2	500–550	525	312.00–322.00	316.81
4	550–600	589	300.00–301.00	300.25
2	600–650	625	285.00–290.00	287.44
1	650–700	655	282.00	282.00
2	700–750	730	262.00	262.00
1	800–850	800	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	857	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	360	415.00–422.00	418.45
2	400–450	430	392.00	392.00
2	450–500	497	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	527	368.00–381.00	376.64
8	550–600	588	354.00–370.00	366.38
22	600–650	639	366.00–367.00	366.50
6	650–700	679	343.00–353.00	349.70
1	700–750	730	331.00	331.00
1	800–850	845	323.00	323.00
2	850–900	857	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	327.00	327.00
4	450–500	492	350.00–367.50	363.28
1	500–550	545	337.00	337.00
2	600–650	612	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	710	285.00–302.50	293.63
1	750–800	760	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	362.00	362.00
5	550–600	561	347.00–350.00	347.62
12	650–700	688	330.00–332.00	331.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	560	377.50–379.00	378.15
34	600–650	621	371.50–375.00	372.32
16	650–700	671	361.00	361.00
47	750–800	751	348.25	348.25
5	900–950	913	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	305	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	360	402.50–437.00	419.17
3	400–450	425	365.00–370.00	367.42
10	450–500	481	365.00–372.50	371.31
6	500–550	509	355.00–360.00	355.86
1	550–600	565	351.00	351.00
6	600–650	613	330.00–331.00	330.17
1	650–700	650	324.00	324.00
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	802	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	352.00–382.00	369.89
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	526	310.00–326.00	320.25
2	550–600	578	304.00–332.00	318.42
5	600–650	635	305.00–309.00	308.21
1	800–850	840	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	610	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	893	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,974.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,190	1,950.00–2,440.00	2,263.36
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,377.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,057	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	2,275.00–2,550.00	2,416.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,630	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,317	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	178.00–183.00	180.40
1	—	1,900	188.00	188.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	110.00–122.00	115.89
2	—	1,193	134.00–135.00	134.47
1	—	1,310	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	125.00	125.00
6	—	1,068	105.00–117.00	109.48

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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How this sale compares

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