Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2025-11-12

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 12
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
544 head
▼ 312 vs last sale 856▼ 531 vs year ago 1,075 · −49.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 54▼ 34 vs year ago 89 · −38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 19▲ 16 vs year ago 12 · +133.3%
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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 classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.09/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −76.56 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.
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

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541337.821,82831
Medium and Large 2-3536310.481,66514thin
Medium 1-2515301.001,5501thin
Large 1-2590300.001,7701thin
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.

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 median34 sales
404.65
−76.56
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
484426368310median 404.6503/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $324.12, median $404.65 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,800179.853,2376thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,377150.192,06824
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,195143.061,7097thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,071126.981,3605thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,031$2,2833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)966$1,7399
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)758$1,9253thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,145$2,4892thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)830$1,8752thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7163
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7801
Steers400–450Large 1-2400332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,3281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,7091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431413.24/cwt401.00–422.001,7816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453424.50/cwt424.50–424.501,9235
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3467377.98/cwt359.00–385.001,7657
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493410.50/cwt410.50–410.502,0244
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504418.42/cwt415.00–419.002,10914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535394.94/cwt390.00–404.002,1139
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3538364.10/cwt350.00–374.001,9596
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563390.71/cwt390.00–391.002,2007
Steers550–600Large 1-2570275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5681
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578343.04/cwt339.00–345.001,9834
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585377.94/cwt372.50–383.002,2119
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,3944
Steers600–650Large 1-2615297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,8271
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629371.11/cwt360.00–385.002,33421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635337.11/cwt330.00–345.002,1416
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670348.06/cwt342.00–352.002,3324
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671365.82/cwt362.00–370.002,45514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675320.15/cwt310.00–330.002,1612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733334.87/cwt327.50–350.002,45516
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755347.25/cwt347.00–348.002,6228
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2261
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2796334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,65910
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,7052
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2856318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,7223
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2947298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,8222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2236425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0034
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323345.78/cwt325.00–372.001,1177
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331408.41/cwt405.00–412.001,3527
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3322
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371390.00/cwt375.00–402.001,44716
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6282
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427379.23/cwt367.00–391.001,61912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432350.75/cwt337.50–357.001,5153
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3469310.87/cwt300.00–350.001,45810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479374.49/cwt360.00–380.001,7948
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2515301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,5501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520346.33/cwt335.00–349.001,80117
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3531313.28/cwt307.00–323.001,66411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3556300.21/cwt285.00–308.001,6693
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567327.48/cwt316.00–330.001,85714
Heifers550–600Large 1-2590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626304.15/cwt303.00–308.001,9046
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630295.50/cwt295.00–296.001,8622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635316.63/cwt313.50–324.002,01111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667317.42/cwt314.00–319.002,1179
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683302.76/cwt302.00–303.002,0684
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719304.82/cwt292.00–307.002,19216
Heifers700–750Large 1-2730274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,0001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,9861
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,2043
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2411
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy815238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,9402
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835221.50/cwt205.00–238.001,8502
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2853270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3034
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,0931
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2741
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2317458.68/cwt445.00–465.001,4543
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320376.86/cwt365.00–400.001,2063
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2373417.88/cwt410.00–426.001,5596
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474373.94/cwt365.00–385.001,7729
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475327.03/cwt305.00–350.001,5532
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531339.59/cwt330.00–352.501,8038
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,9854
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6621
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567339.22/cwt322.00–345.001,9237
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2612340.99/cwt340.00–342.002,0874
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2658329.47/cwt322.00–337.002,1682
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730293.62/cwt287.50–300.002,1432
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3785265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0801
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,050176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,8481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,793176.42/cwt172.00–182.503,1635
Bulls——1,835197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,6151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4761
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030133.50/cwt133.00–134.001,3752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135111.96/cwt102.00–122.001,2712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198148.57/cwt145.00–153.501,7803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218141.24/cwt138.00–143.501,7203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,281140.38/cwt138.00–143.001,7984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,283112.16/cwt100.00–127.001,4392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,382164.29/cwt156.00–178.002,2709
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,436148.90/cwt144.50–154.502,1389
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,489.36/head2,275.00–2,700.002,4892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28101,571.14/head1,325.00–1,825.001,5714
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28622,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1252
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29081,723.42/head1,525.00–2,100.001,7233
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3672,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27581,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9253
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-28301,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8752

This sale against other markets

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.