Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold sharply lower and those over 600 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 higher and bull calves were unevenly steady. Today's offering contained mostly singles and small groups for which the buyers showed average demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.43/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$218.43

179 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$556

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

$67.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

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	519	222.29	1,153	161
Large 1-2	501	194.80	976	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	449	181.86	816	12thin
Medium 1-2	385	155.00	597	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.29/cwt here — about $556 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 sale179 hd

218.43

—

KY average26 barns · 6,553 hd

213.51

+4.93

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	1,610	117.36	1,889	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	100.36	1,220	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	96.48	1,447	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	968	82.36	797	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,346	158.50	2,133	1thin

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)	1,385	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,382	$1,418	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,150	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$985	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,648	3thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1-2Fancy	—	384	245.15/cwt	244.00–251.00	941	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	633	180.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	191.32/cwt	187.50–195.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	154.68/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	219.67/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,267	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	183.78/cwt	178.00–193.00	1,411	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	210.22/cwt	200.00–220.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	230.85/cwt	230.00–232.50	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	210.61/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,299	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	229.87/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,207	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	531	237.87/cwt	237.50–238.00	1,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,580.17/head	1,575.00–1,585.00	1,580	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	1,231.25/head	1,100.00–1,335.00	1,231	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,610	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	810	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,289.79/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,290	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	111.88/cwt	100.50–116.00	1,645	4
Bulls	—	—	1,690	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,265	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,220	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	91.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,087	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	77.31/cwt	72.00–82.00	712	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	67.31/cwt	65.00–69.50	636	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	86.44/cwt	84.00–90.00	883	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	102.32/cwt	95.50–110.00	1,250	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,371	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	97.97/cwt	95.50–100.00	1,462	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,346	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	250.11/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,013	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	287	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	489	237.58/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	199.99/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,344	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	241.83/cwt	230.00–250.00	890	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	232.00/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,406	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	247.62/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,525	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	250.50/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	247.79/cwt	239.00–251.50	1,635	14
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	227.11/cwt	212.00–236.00	1,308	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	239.78/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,264	28
Steers	Large 1-2	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	211.13/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,647	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	820	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	254.66/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,222	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	251.24/cwt	247.00–254.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	246.68/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	227.38/cwt	225.00–230.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	234.80/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,108	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	218.33/cwt	218.00–222.50	1,448	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	235.50/cwt	228.00–238.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	213.71/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,248	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	215.04/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,527	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	220.91/cwt	215.00–228.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	218.58/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,025	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	205.03/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	215.69/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,320	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	228.80/cwt	212.50–242.00	975	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	228.18/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,276	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	254.17/cwt	252.50–255.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	199.03/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	470	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	248.17/cwt	242.00–254.00	1,057	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	632	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	513	193.49/cwt	192.00–195.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	190.94/cwt	180.00–202.50	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	192.41/cwt	185.00–200.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	215.63/cwt	202.50–226.00	1,143	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	232.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,205	29
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	710	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	184.51/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	174.80/cwt	166.00–184.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	225.72/cwt	210.00–233.00	968	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	185.30/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,032	3
Steers	Large 1-2	—	670	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	201.53/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,280	19

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 716Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 37Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	384	244.00–251.00	245.15
1	—	495	238.00	238.00
3	—	265	252.50–255.00	254.17
11	—	426	242.00–254.00	248.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	175.00–185.00	180.10
1	—	660	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	228.00–238.00	235.50
8	—	584	205.00–220.00	213.71
3	—	325	215.00–228.00	220.91
12	—	469	215.00–222.00	218.58
1	—	735	189.00	189.00
2	—	673	198.00–200.00	199.03
1	—	290	218.00	218.00
1	—	750	186.00	186.00
14	—	530	202.50–226.00	215.63
13	—	429	210.00–233.00	225.72
19	—	635	190.00–204.00	201.53
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	210.00	210.00
1	—	470	195.00	195.00
2	—	513	192.00–195.00	193.49
1	—	710	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	204.00–210.00	205.03
10	—	612	210.00–217.00	215.69
10	—	559	226.00–230.00	228.18
29	—	519	230.00–240.00	232.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	167.00	167.00
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
2	—	360	180.00–202.50	190.94
2	—	435	185.00–200.00	192.41
2	—	608	184.00–185.00	184.51
2	—	460	166.00–184.00	174.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	198.00	198.00
1	—	200	265.00	265.00
3	—	932	154.00–155.00	154.68
8	—	577	212.00–222.00	219.67
10	—	768	178.00–193.00	183.78
2	—	465	200.00–220.00	210.22
3	—	285	230.00–232.50	230.85
10	—	617	200.00–215.00	210.61
1	—	1,075	136.00	136.00
9	—	525	227.00–233.00	229.87
3	—	306	250.00	250.00
1	—	1,195	116.00	116.00
10	—	672	190.00–206.00	199.99
14	—	368	230.00–250.00	241.83
1	—	800	176.00	176.00
14	—	426	212.50–242.00	228.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
2	—	428	187.50–195.00	191.32
1	—	575	192.50	192.50
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	680	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	237.50–238.00	237.87
9	—	405	245.00–252.00	250.11
2	—	287	270.00	270.00
6	—	489	237.00–238.00	237.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	606	228.00–234.00	232.00
14	—	576	212.00–236.00	227.11
28	—	527	224.00–245.00	239.78
3	—	878	194.00	194.00
8	—	780	203.00–214.00	211.13
2	—	425	225.00–230.00	227.38
10	—	472	223.00–244.00	234.80
14	—	663	218.00–222.50	218.33
15	—	710	209.00–216.00	215.04
3	—	391	230.00	230.00
1	—	250	225.00	225.00
1	—	930	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	616	245.00–249.00	247.62
2	—	555	245.00–256.00	250.50
14	—	660	239.00–251.50	247.79
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	200.00	200.00
3	—	670	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	250.00–256.00	254.66
4	—	371	247.00–254.00	251.24
5	—	416	244.00–254.00	246.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	180.00–191.00	185.30
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,605	1,785.00	1,785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,358	1,575.00–1,585.00	1,580.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,244	1,100.00–1,335.00	1,231.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,268	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,289.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	985.00	985.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,610	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	825.00	825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	100.50–116.00	111.88
1	—	1,690	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,850	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
5	—	921	72.00–82.00	77.31
2	—	945	65.00–69.50	67.31
8	—	1,022	84.00–90.00	86.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	90.00–93.00	91.52
9	—	1,222	95.50–110.00	102.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,492	95.50–100.00	97.97
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,346	158.50	158.50

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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