Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the market closure last week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Feeder buyers showed strong demand across all classes of feeder calves despite continued uncertainty in futures trading. Much better demand for slaughter cows and bulls than was seen in the previous sales.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.38/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −107.65 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$373.38

56 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$25.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.10

vs KY average

−55.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	379.20	2,112	43
Medium and Large 2-3	544	354.11	1,925	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.10/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale56 hd

373.38

—

KY average19 barns · 722 hd

386.47

−13.10

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−55.77

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−107.65

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	—	Average	1,620	201.08	3,258	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	166.55	2,436	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	150.25	1,799	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	141.12	1,439	12

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	909	$2,027	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	995	$2,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	—	1,510	190.64/cwt	189.00–193.00	2,879	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,835	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	142.44/cwt	138.50–146.00	1,457	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	157.50/cwt	155.50–162.00	2,643	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	145.16/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	550–600	595	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,648	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	168.17/cwt	164.00–184.00	2,395	28
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	845	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,674	208.56/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,491	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,793	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	2,027.21/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,027	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	521	382.25/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,992	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	345.93/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	370.85/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	312.68/cwt	299.00–322.00	1,817	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	401.07/cwt	397.00–405.00	1,480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,765	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	393.44/cwt	382.00–404.00	2,034	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	271.12/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	344.52/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	337.97/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	348.99/cwt	327.00–370.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	591	371.87/cwt	371.00–374.00	2,198	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	347	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	377.60/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	313.82/cwt	312.50–319.00	2,297	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	346.63/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,177	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	444.24/cwt	430.00–447.00	1,506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	249.96/cwt	245.00–255.00	2,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	393.55/cwt	384.00–400.00	1,885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	423.46/cwt	405.00–432.50	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	411.83/cwt	402.00–421.00	1,754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	330.81/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	375.37/cwt	367.00–383.00	1,772	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	369.38/cwt	365.00–370.50	2,242	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	308.11/cwt	307.00–309.00	1,913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	212	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	364.68/cwt	359.00–375.00	1,918	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	899	322.25/cwt	322.25–322.25	2,897	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	433.54/cwt	432.00–435.00	1,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	363.34/cwt	355.00–376.00	1,926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	2,421	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	492	417.15/cwt	412.00–418.50	2,052	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	347.27/cwt	342.00–356.00	2,372	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	280.64/cwt	275.00–287.50	2,147	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	346.16/cwt	333.00–350.00	1,932	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	334.01/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	423.94/cwt	412.00–432.00	1,798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	496	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	359.22/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	364.13/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,072	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	391.91/cwt	387.00–397.00	1,599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,505	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,809	2

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 471Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 24Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 31Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	189.00–193.00	190.64
1	—	1,575	180.00	180.00
7	—	1,674	200.00–215.00	208.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,023	138.50–146.00	142.44
1	—	1,195	150.00	150.00
1	—	815	119.00	119.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,678	155.50–162.00	157.50
28	—	1,424	164.00–184.00	168.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,232	140.00–147.00	145.16
2	—	1,093	165.00–166.00	165.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	430	365.00–380.00	370.85
5	450–500	479	335.00–350.00	344.52
4	500–550	533	335.00–345.00	337.97
14	550–600	581	299.00–322.00	312.68
5	600–650	613	235.00–280.00	271.12
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	800	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	405.00–432.50	423.46
4	350–400	369	397.00–405.00	401.07
6	400–450	408	387.00–397.00	391.91
11	450–500	472	367.00–383.00	375.37
17	500–550	526	359.00–375.00	364.68
16	550–600	558	333.00–350.00	346.16
7	600–650	621	307.00–309.00	308.11
3	650–700	688	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	700	308.00	308.00
8	750–800	765	275.00–287.50	280.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	700–750	732	312.50–319.00	313.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	409.00	409.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	437.00	437.00
4	500–550	521	380.00–387.00	382.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	212	460.00	460.00
6	300–350	339	430.00–447.00	444.24
3	350–400	350	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	426	402.00–421.00	411.83
1	450–500	485	364.00	364.00
4	500–550	530	355.00–376.00	363.34
5	550–600	576	330.00–335.00	334.01
2	600–650	620	324.00	324.00
1	650–700	655	308.00	308.00
2	800–850	802	285.00	285.00
2	850–900	873	245.00–255.00	249.96
1	950–1000	950	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	375	399.00	399.00
2	400–450	428	375.00–380.00	377.60
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	810	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	327.00–370.00	348.99
3	450–500	496	374.00	374.00
8	500–550	526	335.00–370.00	359.22
5	550–600	572	335.00–351.00	345.93
1	600–650	640	327.00	327.00
1	850–900	855	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	432.00–435.00	433.54
4	400–450	424	412.00–432.00	423.94
5	450–500	479	384.00–400.00	393.55
14	500–550	517	382.00–404.00	393.44
12	550–600	569	360.00–368.00	364.13
19	600–650	628	340.00–362.00	346.63
18	650–700	683	342.00–356.00	347.27
6	700–750	728	330.00–335.00	330.81
2	750–800	757	327.00	327.00
4	800–850	801	306.00	306.00
2	1050–1100	1,095	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	492	412.00–418.50	417.15
2	500–550	507	425.00	425.00
15	550–600	591	371.00–374.00	371.87
17	600–650	607	365.00–370.50	369.38
4	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
15	700–750	709	341.50	341.50
60	850–900	899	322.25	322.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	667	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	426	442.00	442.00

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)	1	—	845	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	922	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,027.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	2,125.00	2,125.00

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

Steers · 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

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