Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers sold 7.00-9.00 higher except the 400-500 lb. steers and they sharply lower due to lower quality when compared to last week. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady and bull calves were 6.00-8.00 lower. An average quality offering today saw good demand from the feeder buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.65/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$236.65

295 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$74.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.55

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	675	239.62	1,617	274
Medium and Large 2-3	591	199.48	1,178	20
Large 1-2	985	165.00	1,625	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.62/cwt here — about −$9 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

236.65

—

KY average26 barns · 4,758 hd

229.09

+7.55

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	1,724	118.10	2,036	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	92.09	1,365	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	87.80	1,069	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	919	69.27	636	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,337	167.00	2,233	2thin

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)	908	$1,143	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,475	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2	—	775	171.03/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	207.62/cwt	200.00–213.00	887	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	197.17/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	216.25/cwt	214.25–220.25	1,667	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	175.45/cwt	170.00–187.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	227.68/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,302	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	197.65/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	193.50/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,192	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	985	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	224.92/cwt	222.50–230.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,853	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	264.18/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,519	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	236.60/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,569	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	210.35/cwt	185.00–214.50	1,228	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	280.64/cwt	280.00–283.00	1,389	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	209.78/cwt	192.50–220.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	812	168.84/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	261.32/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,403	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	261.46/cwt	257.50–262.00	1,135	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	259.51/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	257.41/cwt	255.00–260.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	235.05/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,382	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	221.90/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	239.66/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	245.02/cwt	235.00–250.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	203.44/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	276.22/cwt	271.00–279.50	1,420	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	235.71/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	203.53/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	258.87/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,010	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	241.25/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,213	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	306	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	857	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	79.12/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,117	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	56.79/cwt	45.00–65.00	484	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	72.11/cwt	70.00–74.00	697	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	84.38/cwt	81.50–88.00	786	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	102.33/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,607	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,206	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,337	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,233	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	847	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	89.66/cwt	86.50–94.00	1,085	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	105.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,657	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,243	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	124.38/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,342	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Fancy	—	910	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	855	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,475	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,295	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	225.33/cwt	215.00–230.00	958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	239.92/cwt	230.00–250.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	189.41/cwt	180.00–196.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	214.21/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,133	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	314	238.68/cwt	236.00–241.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	227.24/cwt	221.00–230.00	945	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	243.82/cwt	240.00–247.50	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	767	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	232.98/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,097	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	223.53/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,048	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	206.64/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,172	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	240.84/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,036	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	188.25/cwt	185.00–190.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	203.36/cwt	200.00–207.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	251.04/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	226.12/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,079	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	224.04/cwt	220.00–226.50	1,308	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	224.49/cwt	206.00–230.00	1,201	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	726	2

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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 317Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 20Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	170.00–173.00	171.03
7	—	427	200.00–213.00	207.62
5	—	681	192.50–199.00	197.17
1	—	725	176.00	176.00
4	—	616	191.00–197.00	193.50
3	—	367	222.50–230.00	224.92
28	—	529	200.00–222.00	214.21
6	—	324	220.00–230.00	225.05
43	—	469	200.00–229.00	223.53
18	—	567	200.00–215.00	206.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	192.00	192.00
1	—	740	152.50	152.50
1	—	575	185.00	185.00
3	—	525	170.00–187.00	175.45
1	—	620	167.00	167.00
1	—	395	187.50	187.50
1	—	460	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	572	224.00–229.00	227.68
3	—	723	195.00–199.00	197.65
1	—	610	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	314	236.00–241.00	238.68
24	—	416	221.00–230.00	227.24
2	—	285	240.00–247.50	243.82
7	—	471	231.00–238.00	232.98
3	—	350	240.50	240.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	767	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	771	214.25–220.25	216.25
76	—	848	218.50	218.50
33	—	575	257.00–271.00	264.18
30	—	663	234.00–237.00	236.60
4	—	629	257.00–267.00	259.51
16	—	514	271.00–279.50	276.22
4	—	736	233.00–240.00	235.71
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	271.00	271.00
23	—	495	280.00–283.00	280.64
8	—	434	257.50–262.00	261.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	212.50	212.50
7	—	584	185.00–214.50	210.35
2	—	475	220.00	220.00
3	—	523	192.50–220.00	209.78
4	—	812	150.00–175.00	168.84
2	—	415	195.00	195.00
1	—	755	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	537	257.00–263.00	261.32
1	—	635	224.00	224.00
1	—	855	195.00	195.00
2	—	368	255.00–260.00	257.41
8	—	588	225.00–240.00	235.05
4	—	685	220.00–228.00	221.90
3	—	465	235.00–244.00	239.66
3	—	401	235.00–250.00	245.02
1	—	960	182.00	182.00
5	—	722	190.00–210.00	203.44
1	—	830	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	200.00–207.50	203.53
4	—	425	215.00–230.00	225.33
2	—	328	230.00–250.00	239.92
1	—	750	198.00	198.00
2	—	840	150.00–170.00	160.00
7	—	477	220.00–238.00	226.12
9	—	584	220.00–226.50	224.04
21	—	535	206.00–230.00	224.49
2	—	270	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	232.00	232.00
1	—	600	221.00	221.00
7	—	390	252.00–260.00	258.87
5	—	503	239.00–250.00	241.25
4	—	306	280.00	280.00
7	—	430	240.00–242.00	240.84
2	—	475	250.00–252.00	251.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	130.00	130.00
1	—	565	180.00	180.00
1	—	480	206.00	206.00
4	—	423	180.00–196.00	189.41
3	—	518	185.00–190.00	188.25
2	—	370	200.00–207.00	203.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	74.00–84.00	79.12
4	—	1,570	97.00–106.00	102.33
1	—	1,340	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	853	45.00–65.00	56.79
6	—	967	70.00–74.00	72.11
3	—	932	81.50–88.00	84.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,250	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,210	86.50–94.00	89.66
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,337	167.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	100.00–110.00	105.86
1	—	1,725	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,883	122.00–127.00	124.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,385.00	1,385.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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