Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. The quality of today's feeder offering was higher than last week and feeder buyer demand was very strong. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light test and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.17/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$225.17

108 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$73.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.61

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	465	227.91	1,059	102
Medium and Large 2-3	528	185.87	982	3thin
Large 1-2	443	180.00	797	2thin
Medium 1-2	620	154.00	955	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.91/cwt here — about $104 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 sale108 hd

225.17

—

KY average19 barns · 3,297 hd

209.56

+15.61

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	1,646	124.33	2,046	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	99.52	1,453	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	82.00	998	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	69.15	695	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,087	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$1,050	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$942	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2	—	620	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	174.28/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	202.00/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	217.50/cwt	210.00–222.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	193.52/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	214.13/cwt	208.00–222.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	238.60/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	262.25/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,492	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	234.31/cwt	233.50–234.50	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	225.62/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,252	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	232.21/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	237.38/cwt	227.00–242.50	1,028	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	215.18/cwt	208.00–221.00	1,108	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	275.42/cwt	275.00–275.50	1,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	234.35/cwt	234.00–235.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	235.15/cwt	230.00–242.50	910	22
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	260.06/cwt	252.50–267.50	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	276.25/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,326	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	280.05/cwt	272.00–284.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,162	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	528	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	713	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	261.06/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	253.65/cwt	246.00–261.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	797	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	447	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	684	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	146.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	633	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	263.55/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	252.58/cwt	247.50–254.00	1,081	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	264.14/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	832	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,602	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,091	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	559	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	61.58/cwt	60.00–65.00	610	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	104.40/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,518	4
Bulls	—	—	1,585	125.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,985	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,188	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,548	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	825	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	855	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	745	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	935	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	895	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	240.35/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,264	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	187.79/cwt	169.00–207.50	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	657	215.80/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,418	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	240.71/cwt	221.00–251.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	252.54/cwt	250.00–261.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	192.80/cwt	188.00–197.50	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	240.23/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,172	19
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	236.34/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	228.71/cwt	227.00–230.00	762	7

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 485Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 19Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	169.00–185.00	174.28
3	—	370	210.00–222.00	217.50
2	—	633	192.00–195.00	193.52
3	—	470	208.00–222.00	214.13
1	—	445	210.00	210.00
6	—	515	208.00–221.00	215.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	200.00–204.00	202.00
2	—	677	201.00	201.00
8	—	555	225.00–226.00	225.62
5	—	505	229.00–233.00	232.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	433	227.00–242.50	237.38
3	—	278	234.00–235.00	234.35
22	—	387	230.00–242.50	235.15
19	—	488	233.00–244.00	240.23
7	—	333	227.00–230.00	228.71
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	195.00	195.00
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	188.00–197.50	192.80
1	—	665	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	261.50	261.50
3	—	520	234.00–242.00	238.60
1	—	235	265.00	265.00
1	—	565	235.00	235.00
2	—	328	252.50–267.50	260.06
3	—	490	255.00–264.00	261.06
2	—	388	246.00–261.00	253.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	569	253.00–270.00	262.25
5	—	724	233.50–234.50	234.31
6	—	528	275.00–275.50	275.42
2	—	625	240.00–242.00	240.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	194.00	194.00
1	—	425	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	480	270.00–278.00	276.25
3	—	355	272.00–284.00	280.05
1	—	405	287.00	287.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	130.00–140.00	135.02
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
2	—	447	153.00	153.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	941	140.00–150.00	146.71
1	—	820	180.00	180.00
1	—	565	210.00	210.00
1	—	275	257.50	257.50
4	—	377	221.00–251.00	240.71
4	—	330	250.00–261.00	252.54
2	—	895	160.00	160.00
1	—	970	130.00	130.00
3	—	478	230.00–243.00	236.34
2	—	522	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	235.50	235.50
4	—	380	260.00–275.00	263.55
23	—	428	247.50–254.00	252.58
3	—	462	257.50–267.50	264.14
2	—	832	192.50	192.50
10	—	526	240.00–242.50	240.35
5	—	657	215.00–219.00	215.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	169.00–207.50	187.79
1	—	460	194.00	194.00
1	—	350	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
1	—	530	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,035	54.00	54.00
3	—	990	60.00–65.00	61.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,235	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	103.00–107.00	104.40
1	—	1,485	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	120.00–129.00	125.21
1	—	1,370	113.00	113.00
1	—	2,105	133.00	133.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,400.00	1,400.00

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

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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