Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs. were steady and those over 600 lbs sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Bull calves traded 5.00-7.00 higher. Today's offering consisted of many fancy and value-added feeder calves that saw strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.70/cwt on 457 head.

Average price

$210.70

457 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$482

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

$70.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.74

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	667	211.41	1,411	452
Large 1-2	475	170.00	808	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	659	141.00	929	4thin

One grade step is worth $70.41/cwt here — about $482 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 sale457 hd

210.70

—

KY average24 barns · 6,620 hd

206.96

+3.74

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	1,703	117.13	1,995	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	82.80	1,061	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,363	78.73	1,073	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	60.24	588	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$812	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,060	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,300	2thin

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 1-2	—	766	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,363	14
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	462	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	647	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	505	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	236.63/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,370	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	223.45/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,368	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	169.52/cwt	157.50–171.00	1,204	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	184.02/cwt	177.50–190.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	186.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	250.23/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,063	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	198.85/cwt	190.00–205.00	557	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	194.71/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,120	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	208.88/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,086	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	156.99/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	185.10/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,159	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	175.41/cwt	167.50–177.25	1,198	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	160.63/cwt	150.00–171.00	675	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	162.83/cwt	159.00–164.50	1,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	204.43/cwt	196.00–215.00	1,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	249.49/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,193	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	189.84/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,378	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	213.27/cwt	213.25–214.00	1,431	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	207.63/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,194	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	199.28/cwt	199.00–199.50	1,467	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	222.34/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	189.91/cwt	187.00–192.50	1,312	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	193.50/cwt	187.50–198.35	1,569	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	245.76/cwt	236.00–259.00	1,280	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	192.75/cwt	188.00–197.50	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	173.72/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	201.69/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	203.75/cwt	190.00–210.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	206.33/cwt	200.00–213.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	354	236.77/cwt	220.00–240.00	838	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	231.06/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	699	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	969	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	66.52/cwt	65.00–68.00	642	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	81.10/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,127	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,088	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	50.21/cwt	40.00–58.00	487	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	739	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	112.70/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,758	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,507	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	870	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	785	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	812.25/head	800.00–825.00	812	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	234.99/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,133	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	217.30/cwt	210.00–224.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	231.24/cwt	220.00–240.00	994	14
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	611	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	855	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	158.75/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	198.46/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,046	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	170.84/cwt	163.00–175.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	167.04/cwt	157.50–177.50	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	199.03/cwt	195.00–200.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	168.21/cwt	157.50–175.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	218.80/cwt	204.00–224.00	897	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	222.15/cwt	217.00–226.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	167.44/cwt	160.00–174.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	210.64/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,001	56
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	559	224.10/cwt	213.00–231.00	1,253	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	169.06/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	223.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	844	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	226.15/cwt	220.00–231.00	728	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	203.95/cwt	198.00–210.00	857	4

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 977Last week 959Year ago 921

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 49Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 20Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	766	178.00	178.00
3	—	373	240.00	240.00
6	—	522	196.00–215.00	204.43
22	—	726	180.00–196.00	189.84
18	—	575	192.00–215.00	207.63
1	—	1,045	152.00	152.00
4	—	477	210.00–227.50	222.34
21	—	691	187.00–192.50	189.91
3	—	441	210.00	210.00
2	—	635	188.00–197.50	192.75
10	—	896	162.00–175.00	173.72
2	—	322	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	130.00	130.00
1	—	565	154.00	154.00
1	—	770	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	579	220.00–245.00	236.63
43	—	612	210.00–227.50	223.45
69	—	671	213.25–214.00	213.27
9	—	736	199.00–199.50	199.28
121	—	811	187.50–198.35	193.50
37	—	521	236.00–259.00	245.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	425	240.00–254.00	250.23
19	—	478	235.00–260.00	249.49
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	177.00	177.00
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	209.00	209.00
18	—	520	206.00–212.00	208.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	710	157.50–171.00	169.52
2	—	235	177.50–190.00	184.02
3	—	425	180.00–190.00	186.59
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
11	—	280	190.00–205.00	198.85
46	—	575	180.00–198.00	194.71
2	—	463	180.00–190.00	184.97
6	—	812	155.00–158.00	156.99
33	—	626	180.00–194.00	185.10
17	—	683	167.50–177.25	175.41
7	—	771	159.00–164.50	162.83
27	—	527	193.00–203.00	198.46
5	—	313	195.00–200.00	199.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	657	134.00	134.00
5	—	895	122.50	122.50
2	—	420	150.00–171.00	160.63
2	—	750	145.00	145.00
3	—	466	163.00–175.00	170.84
2	—	378	157.50–177.50	167.04
2	—	582	155.00	155.00
4	—	630	157.50–175.00	168.21
2	—	320	160.00–174.00	167.44
1	—	730	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	410	204.00–224.00	218.80
7	—	321	217.00–226.00	222.15
56	—	475	200.00–217.00	210.64
15	—	378	220.00–230.00	223.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	185.00	185.00
1	—	645	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	191.00–210.00	201.69
6	—	367	190.00–210.00	203.75
4	—	473	200.00–213.00	206.33
3	—	566	200.00	200.00
2	—	1,135	117.50	117.50
2	—	235	210.00–224.00	217.30
1	—	250	215.00	215.00
2	—	775	155.00–162.50	158.75
1	—	325	210.00	210.00
1	—	920	150.00	150.00
3	—	733	165.00–177.50	169.06
2	—	615	195.00	195.00
4	—	420	198.00–210.00	203.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	354	220.00–240.00	236.77
5	—	530	215.00–240.00	231.06
2	—	295	237.00	237.00
2	—	615	206.00	206.00
15	—	482	224.00–245.00	234.99
14	—	430	220.00–240.00	231.24
14	—	559	213.00–231.00	224.10
10	—	322	220.00–231.00	226.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	172.00	172.00
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,390	78.00–84.00	81.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,275	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,295	84.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	65.00–68.00	66.52
4	—	970	40.00–58.00	50.21
2	—	998	74.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	109.00–115.00	112.70
1	—	1,990	126.00	126.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	800.00–825.00	812.25
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	1,300.00	1,300.00

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 this sale compares

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