Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady and bull calves traded 3.00-5.00 lower. The quality of today's offering was much plainer as compared to last week. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower 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 $238.27/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$238.27

148 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

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

$57.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.35

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	517	239.82	1,240	144
Medium and Large 2-3	455	182.57	831	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.25/cwt here — about $409 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 sale148 hd

238.27

—

KY average22 barns · 5,489 hd

220.92

+17.35

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	1,673	125.00	2,091	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	90.61	1,322	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	82.88	1,003	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	73.92	725	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,135	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$910	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	232.77/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,122	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	229.53/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	207.62/cwt	204.00–213.00	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	146.63/cwt	140.00–160.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	195.63/cwt	190.00–200.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	206.83/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,102	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	202.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	193.84/cwt	182.00–195.50	1,151	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	221.51/cwt	219.00–223.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	245.61/cwt	231.00–254.50	1,292	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	234.51/cwt	220.00–244.50	1,468	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	246.10/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,425	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	249.29/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,174	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	219.90/cwt	219.50–223.00	963	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	259.03/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,103	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	186.38/cwt	182.50–190.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	227.90/cwt	220.00–237.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	216.95/cwt	203.00–227.50	1,046	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	197.94/cwt	189.00–201.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	215.09/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,134	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	551	209.83/cwt	208.00–219.00	1,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	234.61/cwt	229.00–240.00	863	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	967	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	85.48/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,018	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	69.45/cwt	64.00–76.50	658	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	79.66/cwt	79.00–80.00	835	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	94.60/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,428	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	85.96/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,204	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	649	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	861	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	97.97/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,203	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,076	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	720	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,045	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	168.23/cwt	150.00–180.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	215.85/cwt	212.00–219.00	799	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	133.93/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	170.00/cwt	158.00–182.50	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	171.00/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	160.17/cwt	151.00–169.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	176.08/cwt	170.00–180.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	189.48/cwt	188.50–191.50	1,177	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	168.77/cwt	165.00–170.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	171.69/cwt	155.00–180.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	200.68/cwt	200.00–201.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	216.00/cwt	210.00–224.00	922	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	454	219.09/cwt	215.00–222.00	995	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	177.55/cwt	170.00–180.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	203.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	762	6

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 Apr 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 829Year ago 1,046

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 82Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 14Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	226.00–244.00	232.77
2	—	438	225.00–234.00	229.53
6	—	527	210.00–219.00	215.09
6	—	551	208.00–219.00	209.83
2	—	368	229.00–240.00	234.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	204.00–213.00	207.62
1	—	385	205.00	205.00
5	—	572	189.00–201.00	197.94
1	—	725	169.00	169.00
2	—	402	219.00	219.00
2	—	875	128.00–140.00	133.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	171.00	171.00
3	—	405	150.00–180.00	168.23
2	—	368	158.00–182.50	170.00
2	—	650	167.00–175.00	171.00
2	—	525	151.00–169.00	160.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	211.00	211.00
7	—	370	212.00–219.00	215.85
8	—	427	210.00–224.00	216.00
10	—	454	215.00–222.00	219.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	120.00	120.00
5	—	421	190.00–200.00	195.63
8	—	594	182.00–195.50	193.84
5	—	726	172.00	172.00
4	—	465	201.00	201.00
12	—	621	188.50–191.50	189.48
3	—	315	200.00–201.00	200.68
2	—	655	178.00	178.00
6	—	374	200.00–210.00	203.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	140.00–160.00	146.63
1	—	240	185.00	185.00
1	—	630	165.00	165.00
5	—	471	170.00–180.00	176.08
4	—	385	165.00–170.00	168.77
3	—	426	155.00–180.00	171.69
4	—	521	170.00–180.00	177.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	533	205.00–212.00	206.83
2	—	555	200.00–205.00	202.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	219.00–223.00	221.51
9	—	438	219.50–223.00	219.90
6	—	745	200.00	200.00
1	—	270	200.00	200.00
2	—	670	212.00	212.00
1	—	520	212.00	212.00
1	—	245	215.00	215.00
4	—	376	220.00–237.00	227.90
9	—	482	203.00–227.50	216.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	526	231.00–254.50	245.61
26	—	626	220.00–244.50	234.51
20	—	579	229.00–250.00	246.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	471	236.00–260.00	249.29
30	—	426	246.00–266.00	259.03
1	—	310	287.50	287.50
1	—	380	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
1	—	450	162.50	162.50
2	—	523	182.50–190.00	186.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	92.50	92.50
8	—	948	64.00–76.50	69.45
3	—	1,048	79.00–80.00	79.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,191	83.00–88.50	85.48
1	—	1,180	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,325	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,228	96.00–100.00	97.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,509	90.00–105.00	94.60
6	—	1,401	84.00–88.00	85.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,615	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,135.00	1,135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	910.00	910.00

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

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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