Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 14.00-16.00 higher with the most desirable calves selling even higher. Bull calves traded 10.00-12.00 higher. The very high quality offering of feeder cattle drew strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $199.15/cwt on 423 head.

Average price

$199.15

423 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$519

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

$49.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

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	666	201.27	1,341	405
Medium and Large 2-3	542	151.60	822	18thin

One grade step is worth $49.66/cwt here — about $519 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 sale423 hd

199.15

—

KY average24 barns · 5,658 hd

195.22

+3.93

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	1,622	99.68	1,617	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,496	79.79	1,194	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	73.67	883	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	62.44	604	15

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)	960	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2-3	—	534	148.99/cwt	142.50–150.00	796	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	203.31/cwt	200.00–207.50	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	248.73/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,167	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	246.22/cwt	222.00–255.00	805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	246.68/cwt	225.00–258.00	1,036	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	257.42/cwt	245.00–270.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	203.21/cwt	200.00–207.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,207	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	209.07/cwt	206.50–212.00	1,081	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	186.79/cwt	176.00–189.50	1,151	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	189.07/cwt	180.00–195.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	147.31/cwt	144.00–157.50	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	167.48/cwt	157.50–172.00	1,141	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	185.10/cwt	176.50–192.00	1,070	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	155.82/cwt	150.00–167.50	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	179.86/cwt	178.00–189.00	1,302	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	186.98/cwt	175.00–194.00	1,296	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	214.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	212.42/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	217.92/cwt	203.00–227.50	1,273	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,537	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	211.48/cwt	199.00–219.00	1,298	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	209.81/cwt	200.00–210.50	1,389	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	178.21/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,401	75
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	511	110.63/cwt	109.00–114.00	565	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	227.28/cwt	204.00–234.00	1,209	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	502	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	211.46/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	245.67/cwt	236.00–247.50	823	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	58.50/cwt	58.00–60.00	604	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	81.48/cwt	79.50–89.00	820	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	758	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,870	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	748	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	85.25/cwt	80.00–102.00	1,266	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	73.02/cwt	67.50–77.00	1,032	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	44.03/cwt	40.00–54.00	382	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,081	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	70.82/cwt	64.00–75.00	851	7
Bulls	—	—	1,583	87.65/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,387	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,993	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,669	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	800	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	311	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	240.83/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,011	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	237.29/cwt	222.00–241.00	1,075	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	585	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	173.97/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	170.69/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	793	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	162.16/cwt	152.50–170.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	194.17/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,010	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	189.41/cwt	180.00–197.50	915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	162.27/cwt	147.50–168.00	1,021	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	169.73/cwt	165.00–176.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	222.12/cwt	217.00–229.00	922	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	226.55/cwt	215.00–234.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	211.74/cwt	200.00–216.00	999	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	309	228.41/cwt	226.00–230.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	165.60/cwt	165.60–165.60	1,265	75
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	192.69/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	210.02/cwt	207.50–212.50	987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	217.91/cwt	216.00–220.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	160.85/cwt	157.50–162.00	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	189.57/cwt	185.00–198.00	999	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	159.80/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,135	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 884Last week 575Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 9Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	534	142.50–150.00	148.99
1	—	605	174.00	174.00
1	—	755	145.00	145.00
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
1	—	645	192.00	192.00
55	—	724	178.00–189.00	179.86
16	—	693	175.00–194.00	186.98
3	—	408	210.00–220.00	214.09
5	—	825	164.00	164.00
6	—	482	205.00–218.00	212.42
1	—	200	210.00	210.00
75	—	786	175.00–180.00	178.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	469	235.00–254.00	248.73
5	—	327	222.00–255.00	246.22
1	—	275	217.50	217.50
26	—	420	225.00–258.00	246.68
2	—	378	245.00–270.00	257.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	584	203.00–227.50	217.92
64	—	855	179.75	179.75
11	—	614	199.00–219.00	211.48
15	—	662	200.00–210.50	209.81
2	—	720	196.00	196.00
28	—	532	204.00–234.00	227.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	200.00–207.50	203.31
4	—	381	200.00–207.00	203.21
2	—	292	185.00	185.00
13	—	616	176.00–189.50	186.79
1	—	900	109.00	109.00
1	—	875	122.50	122.50
4	—	435	180.00–195.00	189.07
6	—	766	144.00–157.50	147.31
13	—	681	157.50–172.00	167.48
1	—	735	157.50	157.50
47	—	578	176.50–192.00	185.10
15	—	520	184.00–199.00	194.17
2	—	813	115.00–119.00	117.02
10	—	483	180.00–197.50	189.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	207.00	207.00
17	—	517	206.50–212.00	209.07
75	—	764	165.60	165.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	147.50	147.50
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
3	—	471	150.00–167.50	155.82
4	—	793	137.50	137.50
5	—	580	152.50–170.00	162.16
1	—	420	172.50	172.50
8	—	629	147.50–168.00	162.27
5	—	514	165.00–176.00	169.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	217.00–229.00	222.12
10	—	378	215.00–234.00	226.55
12	—	472	200.00–216.00	211.74
4	—	309	226.00–230.00	228.41
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	109.00–114.00	110.63
1	—	495	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	220.00	220.00
3	—	658	169.00–184.00	173.97
3	—	615	164.00–174.00	170.69
3	—	560	192.00–194.00	192.69
5	—	470	207.50–212.50	210.02
2	—	330	216.00–220.00	217.91
4	—	759	157.50–162.00	160.85
7	—	527	185.00–198.00	189.57
2	—	447	220.00	220.00
5	—	710	150.00–166.00	159.80
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	185.00	185.00
1	—	585	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	190.00	190.00
2	—	513	209.00–214.00	211.46
1	—	595	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	236.00–247.50	245.67
12	—	420	235.00–246.00	240.83
7	—	453	222.00–241.00	237.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	187.50	187.50
3	—	468	165.00–175.00	170.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
1	—	525	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	58.00–60.00	58.50
5	—	1,006	79.50–89.00	81.48
1	—	1,010	75.00	75.00
5	—	868	40.00–54.00	44.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	40.00	40.00
11	—	1,485	80.00–102.00	85.25
3	—	1,413	67.50–77.00	73.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	90.00–91.00	90.49
1	—	1,190	60.00	60.00
7	—	1,201	64.00–75.00	70.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	85.00–90.00	87.65
1	—	1,675	119.00	119.00
2	—	1,635	100.00–104.00	102.05

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,125.00	1,125.00

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 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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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Slaughter Cattle

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