Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady and bull calves were 8.00-10.00 higher. The fancy and value-added calves saw strong demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower on a plain quality offering and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.34/cwt on 513 head.

Average price

$193.34

513 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$487

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

$64.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.49

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	620	194.53	1,205	498
Medium and Large 2-3	624	162.59	1,014	11thin
Medium 1-2	553	129.89	718	4thin

One grade step is worth $64.64/cwt here — about $487 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale513 hd

193.34

—

KY average24 barns · 6,120 hd

185.85

+7.49

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	1,608	102.68	1,651	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	79.12	1,191	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	71.03	862	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	58.70	592	22

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	235.77/cwt	225.00–240.00	877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	204.94/cwt	185.00–210.00	877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	194.73/cwt	191.00–200.00	929	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	578	128.03/cwt	120.00–136.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	170.56/cwt	166.00–182.00	916	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	186.09/cwt	185.00–188.00	960	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	178.80/cwt	169.50–186.00	1,210	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	193.62/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,129	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	227.15/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,063	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	167.40/cwt	158.50–169.75	1,038	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	233.95/cwt	230.00–239.00	985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	326	245.02/cwt	235.00–247.50	799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	158.90/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	140.78/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,219	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	160.02/cwt	158.00–162.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	601	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	154.64/cwt	154.00–158.50	1,025	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	138.84/cwt	134.00–140.50	1,126	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	189.30/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,187	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	175.10/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,299	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,286	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	440	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	167.31/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	199.08/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,256	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	192.00/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,258	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	166.32/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,224	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	190.63/cwt	182.50–194.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	159.34/cwt	149.50–165.00	1,232	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	225.21/cwt	204.00–232.25	1,160	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	214.40/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,224	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	196.16/cwt	190.00–202.50	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	175.20/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,079	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	930	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	46.02/cwt	40.00–50.00	463	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	55.06/cwt	52.00–58.00	549	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	66.32/cwt	60.00–70.00	796	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	73.91/cwt	71.00–79.00	767	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	72.74/cwt	72.00–73.50	970	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	81.57/cwt	77.00–92.00	1,251	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	52.29/cwt	50.00–55.00	653	2
Bulls	—	—	1,561	96.21/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,502	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	61.75/cwt	60.00–65.00	613	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	882	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	77.14/cwt	73.00–85.00	936	10
Bulls	—	—	1,641	108.91/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,787	7
Bulls	—	—	1,560	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,326	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	207.85/cwt	200.00–217.50	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	188.25/cwt	182.50–190.00	913	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	329	231.38/cwt	217.50–247.50	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	218.42/cwt	205.00–223.00	832	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	133.59/cwt	130.00–139.00	981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	145.99/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,057	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	180.43/cwt	165.00–185.00	743	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	176.75/cwt	168.00–183.00	825	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	183.96/cwt	183.00–185.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	192.58/cwt	190.00–195.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	195.93/cwt	194.00–198.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	179.93/cwt	170.00–187.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	184.93/cwt	182.50–187.50	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	142.32/cwt	135.00–154.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	166.75/cwt	155.00–171.00	945	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	159.33/cwt	159.00–160.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	176.99/cwt	175.00–181.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	153.97/cwt	142.00–165.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	133.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	191.37/cwt	189.00–193.00	829	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	144.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	194.62/cwt	185.00–197.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	959	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	199.58/cwt	197.50–200.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	207.46/cwt	200.00–210.00	965	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	842	1

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 Feb 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,053Last week 1,230Year ago 1,730

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 56Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	225.00–240.00	235.77
18	—	468	217.00–232.00	227.15
7	—	421	230.00–239.00	233.95
12	—	326	235.00–247.50	245.02
1	—	220	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	185.00–210.00	204.94
6	—	477	191.00–200.00	194.73
67	—	677	169.50–186.00	178.80
8	—	583	187.50–195.00	193.62
104	—	627	184.00–194.00	189.30
4	—	860	149.50	149.50
1	—	1,010	127.00	127.00
9	—	736	166.00–169.00	166.32
4	—	535	182.50–194.00	190.63
29	—	773	149.50–165.00	159.34
1	—	375	180.00	180.00
3	—	935	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,060	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	120.00–136.00	128.03
1	—	440	122.50	122.50
1	—	615	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	175.00	175.00
1	—	715	134.00	134.00
4	—	679	148.00–165.00	158.90
2	—	592	171.00	171.00
3	—	610	166.00–170.00	167.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	742	173.00–176.00	175.10
18	—	631	198.00–201.00	199.08
6	—	655	191.00–193.00	192.00
65	—	515	204.00–232.25	225.21
43	—	571	200.00–224.00	214.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	537	166.00–182.00	170.56
99	—	620	158.50–169.75	167.40
15	—	866	136.00–144.50	140.78
31	—	663	154.00–158.50	154.64
8	—	811	134.00–140.50	138.84
18	—	724	140.00–155.00	145.99
13	—	412	165.00–185.00	180.43
14	—	467	168.00–183.00	176.75
2	—	328	183.00–185.00	183.96
4	—	370	170.00–187.00	179.93
3	—	233	182.50–187.50	184.93
37	—	567	155.00–171.00	166.75
3	—	277	175.00–181.00	176.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	516	185.00–188.00	186.09
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	120.00	120.00
3	—	601	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	124.00–126.00	125.03
2	—	490	158.00–162.00	160.02
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
3	—	562	135.00–154.00	142.32
3	—	545	159.00–160.00	159.33
7	—	424	142.00–165.00	153.97
3	—	670	130.00–140.00	133.23
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	190.00–195.00	192.58
6	—	462	194.00–198.00	195.93
16	—	433	189.00–193.00	191.37
6	—	338	197.50–200.00	199.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
1	—	880	116.00	116.00
2	—	335	190.00–202.50	196.16
8	—	616	165.00–177.00	175.20
3	—	958	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,033	90.00	90.00
2	—	587	175.00	175.00
6	—	485	182.50–190.00	188.25
5	—	734	130.00–139.00	133.59
5	—	419	185.00–197.00	194.62
6	—	533	180.00	180.00
2	—	650	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	200.00–217.50	207.85
1	—	225	250.00	250.00
6	—	329	217.50–247.50	231.38
8	—	381	205.00–223.00	218.42
8	—	465	200.00–210.00	207.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	165.00	165.00
1	—	495	152.50	152.50
2	—	630	140.00–150.00	144.96
1	—	935	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	160.00	160.00
1	—	365	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,006	40.00–50.00	46.02
5	—	998	52.00–58.00	55.06
5	—	1,038	71.00–79.00	73.91
6	—	992	60.00–65.00	61.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,200	60.00–70.00	66.32
2	—	1,248	50.00–55.00	52.29
10	—	1,214	73.00–85.00	77.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	72.00–73.50	72.74
13	—	1,534	77.00–92.00	81.57
1	—	1,470	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,561	92.00–98.00	96.21
7	—	1,641	104.00–116.00	108.91
1	—	1,560	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	950.00	950.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 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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