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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 3

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

615 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 471▲ 90 vs year ago 525 · +17.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 24▼ 9 vs year ago 78 · −11.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 31▼ 10 vs year ago 19 · −52.6%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 33 comparable sales and sits −102.12 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median33 sales

475.50

−102.12

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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $524.17, low $378.81, median $475.50 across 33 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.

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

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	433.54/cwt	432.00–435.00	1,413	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	423.94/cwt	412.00–432.00	1,798	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,883	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	348.99/cwt	327.00–370.00	1,518	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	393.55/cwt	384.00–400.00	1,885	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	492	417.15/cwt	412.00–418.50	2,052	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	496	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,855	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,155	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	393.44/cwt	382.00–404.00	2,034	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	359.22/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,889	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	364.13/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,072	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	345.93/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,979	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	591	371.87/cwt	371.00–374.00	2,198	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	369.38/cwt	365.00–370.50	2,242	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	346.63/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,177	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,093	1
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,248	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	347.27/cwt	342.00–356.00	2,372	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	2,421	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	330.81/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,408	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,475	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,451	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,394	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	899	322.25/cwt	322.25–322.25	2,897	60
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,825	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	243	423.46/cwt	405.00–432.50	1,029	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	347	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,336	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	401.07/cwt	397.00–405.00	1,480	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	391.91/cwt	387.00–397.00	1,599	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,742	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	370.85/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,595	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	375.37/cwt	367.00–383.00	1,772	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	344.52/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,650	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	364.68/cwt	359.00–375.00	1,918	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	337.97/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,801	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	346.16/cwt	333.00–350.00	1,932	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	312.68/cwt	299.00–322.00	1,817	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2Fleshy	595	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,648	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	271.12/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,662	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	308.11/cwt	307.00–309.00	1,913	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,064	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,156	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	313.82/cwt	312.50–319.00	2,297	76
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	280.64/cwt	275.00–287.50	2,147	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,776	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	212	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	975	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	444.24/cwt	430.00–447.00	1,506	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,505	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,496	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,849	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	411.83/cwt	402.00–421.00	1,754	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	377.60/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,616	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,765	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	521	382.25/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,992	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	363.34/cwt	355.00–376.00	1,926	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	334.01/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,924	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,009	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,017	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,286	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,179	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	249.96/cwt	245.00–255.00	2,182	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,119	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
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
Bulls	—	—	1,674	208.56/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,491	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	142.44/cwt	138.50–146.00	1,457	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,809	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,793	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	145.16/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,788	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	168.17/cwt	164.00–184.00	2,395	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	157.50/cwt	155.50–162.00	2,643	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	845	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	2,027.21/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,027	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1

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.

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	700–750	732	312.50–319.00	313.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	667	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.