Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 higher. Today's quality varied widely across all feeder classes and very few of those good, weaned packages were presented. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.10/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$215.10

142 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$44.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

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	216.97	1,499	136
Medium and Large 2-3	783	172.83	1,354	6thin

One grade step is worth $44.13/cwt here — about $146 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 sale142 hd

215.10

—

KY average25 barns · 3,643 hd

215.08

+0.02

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	1,738	115.33	2,004	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	91.31	1,324	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	77.81	946	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	964	68.48	660	24

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	979	$1,125	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$1,070	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	958	$766	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	192.10/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,097	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	212.63/cwt	205.00–217.50	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	210.92/cwt	200.00–218.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	173.67/cwt	172.00–174.50	1,294	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	201.83/cwt	194.00–206.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	211.94/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	199.62/cwt	191.00–206.00	1,034	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	205.10/cwt	205.10–205.10	1,651	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	176.07/cwt	170.00–182.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	188.96/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	224.73/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,166	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	212.72/cwt	206.00–215.00	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	173.88/cwt	168.00–180.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	220.47/cwt	215.00–226.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	240.08/cwt	229.00–248.50	1,390	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,090	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	233.26/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,453	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	250.45/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	232	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	221.71/cwt	217.50–224.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	206.08/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	251.97/cwt	240.00–262.00	955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	241.93/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	218.88/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,127	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	231.75/cwt	231.00–232.50	1,073	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	883	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	57.04/cwt	50.00–60.00	513	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	71.93/cwt	65.00–78.00	708	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	96.80/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,398	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,167	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	81.97/cwt	80.00–84.00	993	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	872	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	86.50/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,259	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	66.48/cwt	64.00–74.00	798	6
Bulls	—	—	1,830	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,537	1
Bulls	—	—	2,073	131.81/cwt	128.00–136.00	2,732	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,823	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	958	766.12/head	725.00–800.00	766	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	875	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,147	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	853	1,099.93/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	206.11/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	210.25/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	221.60/cwt	205.00–227.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	215.97/cwt	212.00–220.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	175.61/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,171	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	167.02/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	218.75/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	173.00/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	125.95/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	164.62/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	127.70/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,047	3

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 May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 592Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 27Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 18Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	152.50	152.50
1	—	535	167.50	167.50
2	—	730	151.00–153.00	151.99
2	—	405	170.00–182.00	176.07
2	—	485	168.00–180.00	173.88
4	—	625	178.00–180.00	179.01
3	—	820	122.00–139.00	127.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	191.00–194.00	192.10
1	—	295	207.50	207.50
3	—	322	205.00–217.50	212.63
8	—	417	200.00–218.00	210.92
9	—	745	172.00–174.50	173.67
4	—	470	194.00–206.00	201.83
1	—	215	225.00	225.00
16	—	518	191.00–206.00	199.62
7	—	619	185.00–193.00	188.96
8	—	375	206.00–215.00	212.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	210.00–214.00	211.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	267.50	267.50
1	—	470	247.50	247.50
1	—	325	251.00	251.00
2	—	427	242.00	242.00
2	—	232	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	805	205.10	205.10
14	—	579	229.00–248.50	240.08
9	—	623	225.00–244.00	233.26
5	—	534	248.00–252.00	250.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	237.50	237.50
8	—	519	215.00–230.00	224.73
6	—	757	200.00–205.00	201.66
2	—	408	215.00–226.00	220.47
1	—	670	205.00	205.00
1	—	595	208.00	208.00
3	—	463	217.50–224.00	221.71
3	—	715	205.00	205.00
1	—	300	240.00	240.00
1	—	640	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	182.00	182.00
1	—	1,090	148.00	148.00
1	—	795	175.00	175.00
1	—	395	192.00	192.00
2	—	850	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	202.00–208.00	206.08
1	—	290	247.50	247.50
5	—	538	200.00–210.00	206.11
4	—	571	200.00–215.00	210.25
6	—	425	205.00–227.00	221.60
2	—	358	212.00–220.00	215.97
1	—	1,110	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	227.50	227.50
1	—	950	130.00	130.00
2	—	655	206.00	206.00
2	—	495	215.00–222.50	218.75
2	—	705	172.00–174.00	173.00
3	—	1,015	120.00–129.00	125.95
1	—	910	130.00	130.00
3	—	881	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,080	112.00	112.00
5	—	830	160.00–167.50	164.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	240.00–262.00	251.97
4	—	420	239.00–247.00	241.93
6	—	515	218.00–223.00	218.88
2	—	560	221.00	221.00
2	—	463	231.00–232.50	231.75
1	—	275	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	98.00	98.00
1	—	940	100.00	100.00
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
6	—	667	169.00–183.00	175.61
2	—	608	165.00–169.00	167.02
1	—	535	190.00	190.00
1	—	485	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	92.00	92.00
8	—	899	50.00–60.00	57.04
13	—	984	65.00–78.00	71.93
2	—	1,090	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,444	92.00–104.00	96.80
8	—	1,455	80.00–90.00	86.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	90.00–92.00	90.99
10	—	1,211	80.00–84.00	81.97
6	—	1,200	64.00–74.00	66.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	84.00	84.00
2	—	2,073	128.00–136.00	131.81
5	—	1,585	110.00–120.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	958	725.00–800.00	766.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,099.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,010.00	1,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	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	—	1,215	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle