Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 lower. The quality today varied greatly throughout the feeders. The better male calves saw good demand. The plain, unweaned feeders faced moderate discounts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $340.68/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −74.65 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$340.68

23 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$37.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.92

vs KY average

−49.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	353.64	1,915	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	532	316.37	1,683	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.27/cwt here — about $232 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

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 sale23 hd

340.68

—

KY average26 barns · 1,122 hd

350.59

−9.92

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−49.23

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−74.65

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	—	Low	1,442	181.27	2,614	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	159.55	2,323	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	150.22	1,934	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,135	132.19	1,500	8thin

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)	1,540	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$2,457	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	813	$2,150	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,675	$2,975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$2,848	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,205	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$2,250	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$2,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	362.37/cwt	355.00–373.00	1,942	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	221	582.61/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,288	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	423.91/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	494.34/cwt	460.00–530.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	381.85/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	403.20/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,472	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,847.79/head	2,675.00–3,000.00	2,848	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	930	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	169.67/cwt	164.00–174.50	2,491	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	820	2,234.83/head	2,150.00–2,325.00	2,235	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	813	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	935	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,442	181.27/cwt	178.00–183.00	2,614	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	139.44/cwt	135.50–143.00	1,608	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,859	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,405	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,057	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,533	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,594	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	898	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	399.64/cwt	399.00–400.00	2,286	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	432.95/cwt	428.00–442.50	1,628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	342.12/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,933	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	306	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	341.45/cwt	333.00–347.00	2,482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	959	305.99/cwt	304.00–314.00	2,934	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	371.18/cwt	368.00–378.00	2,338	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	422.38/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	367.59/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	420.53/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	337.56/cwt	317.00–360.00	1,786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	372.37/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	737	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	330.03/cwt	326.00–333.00	2,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	419.83/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	388.20/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	367.96/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	367.65/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	332.63/cwt	324.00–339.00	1,899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	368.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,472	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	379.26/cwt	379.00–380.00	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	318.74/cwt	305.00–321.00	2,097	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	388.45/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,884	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	320.16/cwt	295.00–331.00	1,684	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 Dec 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 674Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 60Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 74Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	221	575.00–600.00	582.61
2	250–300	265	460.00–530.00	494.34
2	300–350	337	452.00	452.00
6	350–400	376	428.00–442.50	432.95
8	400–450	424	410.00–427.50	423.91
7	450–500	461	380.00–387.50	381.85
11	500–550	536	355.00–373.00	362.37
7	550–600	565	335.00–345.00	342.12
2	600–650	640	323.00	323.00
2	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	365	390.00–410.00	403.20
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	915	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	306	540.00	540.00
6	350–400	366	492.00	492.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	415.00–430.00	422.38
2	400–450	433	365.00–380.00	372.37
2	450–500	468	365.00–370.00	367.59
6	500–550	529	317.00–360.00	337.56
3	650–700	678	321.00	321.00
4	700–750	737	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	810	290.00	290.00
3	850–900	898	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	367	487.00	487.00
1	400–450	420	402.50	402.50
4	500–550	546	404.00	404.00
11	550–600	572	399.00–400.00	399.64
9	600–650	630	368.00–378.00	371.18
1	650–700	695	356.00	356.00
5	700–750	727	333.00–347.00	341.45
2	800–850	820	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	885	324.00	324.00
5	950–1000	959	304.00–314.00	305.99
1	1000–1050	1,010	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	390.00	390.00
1	950–1000	995	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	700	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	322	410.00–437.50	419.83
6	350–400	375	410.00–435.00	420.53
4	400–450	408	379.00–380.00	379.26
25	450–500	485	387.00–395.00	388.45
9	500–550	522	350.00–373.00	367.65
6	550–600	571	324.00–339.00	332.63
7	600–650	611	326.00–333.00	330.03
7	650–700	658	305.00–321.00	318.74
1	700–750	730	302.00	302.00
1	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	860	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	965	259.00	259.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	392.50	392.50
9	400–450	421	360.00–370.00	368.87
3	450–500	453	367.50	367.50
1	600–650	635	307.00	307.00
1	900–950	930	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	375.00–400.00	388.20
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
7	350–400	383	365.00–370.00	367.96
6	500–550	526	295.00–331.00	320.16
2	550–600	550	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	663	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	835	296.00	296.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,675	2,975.00	2,975.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,500	2,675.00–3,000.00	2,847.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	2,150.00–2,325.00	2,234.83
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	813	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	2,900.00	2,900.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	2,125.00	2,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,468	164.00–174.50	169.67
1	—	1,375	142.50	142.50
1	—	1,475	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	135.50–143.00	139.44
1	—	1,310	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,535	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	120.00–130.00	124.88
3	—	1,175	135.00–136.00	135.67
1	—	1,055	151.00	151.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	178.00–183.00	181.27

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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