Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 7.00-9.00 lower and feeder heifers were 4.00-6.00 lower. Bull calves traded steady. Buyers showed good demand for an average quality feeder offering today. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.77/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$210.77

295 head · 691 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$44.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.81

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	691	211.68	1,463	289
Medium and Large 2-3	677	167.00	1,131	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.68/cwt here — about $332 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 sale295 hd

210.77

—

KY average23 barns · 4,583 hd

216.58

−5.81

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	—	High	1,593	111.02	1,769	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	90.84	1,389	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	84.66	1,050	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	975	75.18	733	11

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$1,238	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$1,097	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$1,068	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,065	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$938	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,343	$1,457	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$1,342	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$1,225	2thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1-2Value Added	—	707	203.31/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	242.07/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,101	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	196.36/cwt	185.00–200.00	856	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	177.30/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	230.41/cwt	223.00–246.00	1,304	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	191.65/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	202.98/cwt	201.00–205.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	196.59/cwt	194.00–202.00	936	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	172.46/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	170.00/cwt	160.00–180.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	169.86/cwt	160.00–180.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	190.45/cwt	184.00–198.00	987	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	166.80/cwt	165.50–175.00	986	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	211.96/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	197.28/cwt	190.00–206.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	229.85/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,519	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	233.01/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	214.60/cwt	212.50–227.50	777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	253.79/cwt	235.00–264.00	1,104	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	235.62/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,263	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,534	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	204.34/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,416	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	205.75/cwt	205.75–205.75	1,660	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,236	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	191.93/cwt	190.00–193.50	1,464	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	169.91/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	233.95/cwt	222.50–243.00	1,022	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	562	217.52/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,222	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	532	219.21/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,166	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	58.43/cwt	55.00–60.00	531	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	74.52/cwt	74.00–75.00	751	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	86.91/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,305	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	84.66/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,050	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	83.77/cwt	80.00–90.00	835	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	96.07/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,505	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	123.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,249	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	93.65/cwt	80.00–101.50	1,367	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	115.81/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,737	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,013	1,014.20/head	950.00–1,075.00	1,014	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,425.10/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	1,148.72/head	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,149	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,235	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,270	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	953	1,238.32/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	988	1,064.50/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,065	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	715	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	1,549.60/head	1,450.00–1,635.00	1,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,135	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	212.54/cwt	205.00–221.00	986	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	207.02/cwt	204.00–213.00	886	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	187.00/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	231.01/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,072	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	229.95/cwt	220.00–241.00	869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	283	258.89/cwt	255.00–263.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	201.08/cwt	195.00–207.50	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	192.36/cwt	175.00–196.00	1,191	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	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 Apr 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 647Last week 347Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 36Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 12Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	707	200.00–204.00	203.31
10	—	566	223.00–246.00	230.41
7	—	661	229.00–232.00	229.85
5	—	607	231.00–237.00	233.01
22	—	536	233.00–246.00	235.62
66	—	769	199.50	199.50
72	—	807	205.75	205.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	350	266.00	266.00
12	—	455	238.00–245.00	242.07
1	—	295	281.00	281.00
1	—	515	242.00	242.00
9	—	435	235.00–264.00	253.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	150.00	150.00
1	—	735	176.00	176.00
1	—	655	172.00	172.00
1	—	585	184.00	184.00
2	—	607	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	362	212.50–227.50	214.60
1	—	950	175.00	175.00
1	—	465	219.00	219.00
6	—	855	185.00	185.00
1	—	735	191.00	191.00
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
1	—	830	182.00	182.00
40	—	693	204.00–211.00	204.34
7	—	594	208.00	208.00
9	—	763	190.00–193.50	191.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	387	196.00	196.00
14	—	436	185.00–200.00	196.36
1	—	985	144.00	144.00
5	—	629	171.00–180.00	177.30
1	—	715	161.00	161.00
5	—	566	184.00–197.00	191.65
2	—	203	201.00–205.00	202.98
11	—	476	194.00–202.00	196.59
4	—	664	165.00–180.00	172.46
18	—	518	184.00–198.00	190.45
2	—	315	199.00	199.00
3	—	267	190.00–206.00	197.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	160.00–180.00	170.00
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
2	—	365	160.00–180.00	169.86
1	—	620	164.00	164.00
1	—	680	146.00	146.00
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
7	—	591	165.50–175.00	166.80
1	—	855	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	216.00	216.00
2	—	255	220.00	220.00
13	—	464	205.00–221.00	212.54
11	—	428	204.00–213.00	207.02
4	—	362	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	204.00–216.00	211.96
4	—	567	195.00	195.00
1	—	280	208.00	208.00
3	—	768	164.00–176.00	169.91
1	—	445	216.00	216.00
1	—	910	128.00	128.00
3	—	675	184.00–193.00	187.00
2	—	875	130.00–135.00	132.44
1	—	220	212.50	212.50
4	—	740	176.00	176.00
2	—	370	195.00–207.50	201.08
12	—	619	175.00–196.00	192.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	437	222.50–243.00	233.95
19	—	562	214.00–225.00	217.52
2	—	612	216.00	216.00
5	—	532	215.00–226.00	219.21
13	—	464	226.00–236.00	231.01
8	—	378	220.00–241.00	229.95
1	—	310	237.00	237.00
2	—	283	255.00–263.00	258.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,065	124.00	124.00
1	—	755	157.00	157.00
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
1	—	615	173.00	173.00
1	—	430	181.00	181.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	192.50	192.50
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
1	—	980	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	55.00–60.00	58.43
2	—	1,008	74.00–75.00	74.52
6	—	997	80.00–90.00	83.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,501	84.00–90.00	86.91
3	—	1,567	93.00–100.00	96.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,240	80.00–89.00	84.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,820	120.00–130.00	123.59
3	—	1,460	80.00–101.50	93.65
3	—	1,500	114.00–117.00	115.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,189	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,148.72
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	950.00–1,075.00	1,014.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,035	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	988	950.00–1,150.00	1,064.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,463	1,450.00–1,635.00	1,549.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	1,850.00	1,850.00

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