Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher and bull calves were sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Buyer interest remained strong on the steers and bull calves and a little weaker on the heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.79/cwt on 356 head.

Average price

$178.79

356 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$54.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.09

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	607	182.25	1,106	309
Large 1-2	582	170.00	989	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	156.03	913	44
Medium 1-2	600	128.00	768	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.25/cwt here — about $338 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 sale356 hd

178.79

—

KY average25 barns · 7,467 hd

187.88

−9.09

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	1,794	103.81	1,862	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	88.89	1,311	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	76.73	963	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	61.20	571	17

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,267	$1,510	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	—	1,620	77.75/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,260	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	106.58/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,858	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	119.34/cwt	115.00–128.00	2,319	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	820	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	895	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	174.80/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	208.44/cwt	201.00–216.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	281	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	188.23/cwt	177.50–192.00	917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	161.28/cwt	159.50–170.00	1,087	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	210.06/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	194.85/cwt	190.00–200.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	155.95/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	200.76/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,128	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	196.98/cwt	176.00–201.00	821	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	582	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	902	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	152.61/cwt	151.00–157.50	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,363	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	188.23/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	160.59/cwt	150.00–174.00	984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	180.27/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,123	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	238.68/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,117	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	406	250.02/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	237.92/cwt	223.00–245.00	1,342	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	200.81/cwt	200.00–202.50	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,448	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	500	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	193.21/cwt	183.00–199.00	1,281	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,562	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,453	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	225.43/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,195	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	622	210.01/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,306	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	260.02/cwt	252.50–267.50	970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	216.55/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,159	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,076	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	76.02/cwt	70.00–79.00	927	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	83.34/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,279	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	985	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	71.12/cwt	65.00–77.50	645	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	44.80/cwt	40.00–50.00	386	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	57.27/cwt	55.00–61.00	550	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	82.32/cwt	82.00–83.00	813	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	238.88/cwt	229.00–250.00	999	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	274	243.69/cwt	227.50–250.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	239.00/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	168.96/cwt	145.00–175.00	982	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	190.09/cwt	186.00–197.00	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,135	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	741	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	206.86/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,076	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	221.91/cwt	217.00–232.50	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	143.41/cwt	132.00–143.85	1,220	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	172.44/cwt	166.00–180.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	329	218.52/cwt	217.00–220.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	182.96/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,048	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	113.71/cwt	102.00–125.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	163.35/cwt	150.00–170.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	233.00/cwt	232.50–234.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	184.34/cwt	179.00–195.00	1,241	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	212.99/cwt	210.00–230.00	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	203.28/cwt	201.00–205.00	964	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	213.28/cwt	202.00–224.00	900	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	571	212.44/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,213	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	188.73/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 486Year ago 656

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 33Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	75.00–80.00	77.75
2	—	1,743	105.00–108.00	106.58
3	—	1,943	115.00–128.00	119.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	92.00	92.00
5	—	1,220	70.00–79.00	76.02
1	—	1,515	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	82.00–85.00	83.34
1	—	1,355	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	65.00–77.50	71.12
4	—	861	40.00–50.00	44.80
7	—	960	55.00–61.00	57.27
3	—	988	82.00–83.00	82.32

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	—	820	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,267	1,510.00	1,510.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	161.00	161.00
3	—	617	170.00–177.50	174.80
1	—	670	144.00	144.00
1	—	465	195.00	195.00
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	142.00	142.00
2	—	473	216.00	216.00
1	—	435	223.00	223.00
2	—	535	200.00	200.00
3	—	377	232.50–234.00	233.00
7	—	673	179.00–195.00	184.34
2	—	588	185.00–192.50	188.73
1	—	310	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	205.00–215.00	210.01
5	—	373	252.50–267.50	260.02
4	—	535	208.00–226.00	216.55
12	—	418	229.00–250.00	238.88
2	—	305	237.50	237.50
4	—	274	227.50–250.00	243.69
2	—	470	233.00–245.00	239.00
17	—	571	201.00–221.00	212.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	201.00–216.00	208.44
1	—	680	204.00	204.00
14	—	564	223.00–245.00	237.92
132	—	757	192.00	192.00
27	—	530	220.00–231.00	225.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	281	257.00	257.00
1	—	300	255.00	255.00
9	—	468	230.00–245.00	238.68
6	—	406	245.00–260.00	250.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	207.00–213.00	210.06
2	—	502	205.00	205.00
1	—	270	223.00	223.00
2	—	475	214.00	214.00
1	—	375	215.00	215.00
2	—	727	176.50	176.50
3	—	436	200.00–202.50	200.81
2	—	790	178.00	178.00
13	—	857	169.00	169.00
2	—	622	197.00	197.00
18	—	663	183.00–199.00	193.21
10	—	1,014	154.00	154.00
2	—	340	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	142.00	142.00
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
2	—	515	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	487	177.50–192.00	188.23
22	—	674	159.50–170.00	161.28
1	—	270	200.00	200.00
3	—	783	155.00	155.00
3	—	330	190.00–200.00	194.85
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
3	—	713	152.00–158.00	155.95
5	—	1,024	110.00	110.00
7	—	417	176.00–201.00	196.98
25	—	975	139.75	139.75
10	—	531	180.00–195.00	188.23
43	—	623	170.00–187.00	180.27
9	—	371	186.00–197.00	190.09
10	—	805	140.00–142.50	141.00
27	—	851	132.00–143.85	143.41
9	—	573	179.00–187.00	182.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	562	194.00–207.00	200.76
63	—	520	200.00–213.00	206.86
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	902	115.00	115.00
4	—	375	151.00–157.50	152.61
5	—	613	150.00–174.00	160.59
14	—	581	145.00–175.00	168.96
1	—	660	157.00	157.00
4	—	741	120.00	120.00
1	—	750	118.00	118.00
5	—	472	166.00–180.00	172.44
3	—	526	174.00	174.00
2	—	820	102.00–125.00	113.71
3	—	426	150.00–170.00	163.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	217.00–232.50	221.91
6	—	329	217.00–220.00	218.52
10	—	376	210.00–230.00	212.99
12	—	474	201.00–205.00	203.28
19	—	422	202.00–224.00	213.28
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	128.00	128.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

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How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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