Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: All classes of feeder cattle sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder buyer demand was lower on a very average quality offering. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.43/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$224.43

331 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.12

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	538	225.38	1,212	324
Medium and Large 2-3	430	180.37	776	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about $436 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 sale331 hd

224.43

—

KY average25 barns · 6,393 hd

211.31

+13.12

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	1,770	119.00	2,107	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	97.25	1,419	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	87.15	1,055	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	74.72	722	49
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	159.00	2,027	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$976	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,185	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,413	2thin

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 and Large 1-2	—	873	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	198.81/cwt	190.00–207.50	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	251.57/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,595	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	218.55/cwt	207.50–228.00	1,053	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	229.55/cwt	220.00–235.00	751	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	201.52/cwt	200.00–203.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	220.41/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,146	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	225.71/cwt	225.50–230.00	1,417	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	221.57/cwt	210.00–225.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	220.70/cwt	214.00–234.00	1,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	203.66/cwt	196.00–205.50	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	208.38/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	198.34/cwt	197.50–200.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	231.09/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,257	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	219.49/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	858	157.95/cwt	142.00–174.00	1,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	250.23/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,289	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	246.35/cwt	238.00–249.50	1,372	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	860	215.60/cwt	215.60–215.60	1,854	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	259.84/cwt	250.00–263.50	1,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	224.16/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,049	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	266.77/cwt	255.00–272.50	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	73.53/cwt	68.00–78.00	732	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	99.15/cwt	94.00–109.00	945	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	84.85/cwt	80.00–90.00	838	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	57.59/cwt	45.00–66.00	518	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	98.19/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,434	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	86.77/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,035	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,275	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,027	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	96.88/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,206	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,228	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	74.08/cwt	70.00–78.00	912	4
Bulls	—	—	1,585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,061	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,922	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,306	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	775	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	976.36/head	900.00–1,050.00	976	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	205.95/cwt	200.00–208.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	184.78/cwt	170.00–199.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	220.63/cwt	201.00–233.00	916	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	239.67/cwt	234.50–245.00	1,143	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	136.91/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	180.56/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	217.79/cwt	210.00–230.00	808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	237.39/cwt	236.00–241.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	277	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	200.67/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	216.46/cwt	210.00–223.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	217.77/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,243	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	135.50/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	241.68/cwt	240.00–244.00	926	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	249.75/cwt	236.00–265.00	819	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	215.42/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	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 Jun 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 674Last week 491Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 45Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	873	159.00–160.00	159.49
2	—	245	220.00–240.00	230.00
20	—	482	207.50–228.00	218.55
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
13	—	327	220.00–235.00	229.55
21	—	520	210.00–232.50	220.41
13	—	415	201.00–233.00	220.63
2	—	963	130.00–144.00	136.91
2	—	723	175.00–186.00	180.56
10	—	371	210.00–230.00	217.79
3	—	570	200.00–202.00	200.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	190.00–207.50	198.81
1	—	500	189.00	189.00
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
1	—	735	136.00	136.00
1	—	320	205.00	205.00
1	—	250	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	763	209.00	209.00
8	—	618	208.00–209.00	208.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	477	234.50–245.00	239.67
5	—	408	236.00–241.00	237.39
2	—	277	240.00	240.00
2	—	312	247.50	247.50
6	—	383	240.00–244.00	241.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	247.50–252.50	251.57
4	—	461	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	200.00–203.00	201.52
5	—	642	196.00–205.50	203.66
3	—	475	197.50–200.00	198.34
1	—	545	208.00	208.00
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
1	—	345	172.50	172.50
2	—	858	142.00–174.00	157.95
1	—	590	201.00	201.00
1	—	815	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	628	225.50–230.00	225.71
6	—	432	210.00–225.00	221.57
3	—	662	214.00–234.00	220.70
28	—	544	220.00–233.00	231.09
2	—	580	218.00–221.00	219.49
1	—	745	208.00	208.00
1	—	250	252.50	252.50
3	—	493	227.00	227.00
7	—	386	250.00–263.50	259.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	243.00	243.00
14	—	515	250.00–253.00	250.23
13	—	557	238.00–249.50	246.35
72	—	860	215.60	215.60
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	214.00–231.00	224.16
1	—	720	189.00	189.00
3	—	925	146.00	146.00
3	—	270	255.00–272.50	266.77
1	—	380	250.00	250.00
2	—	443	210.00–223.00	216.46
7	—	571	210.00–223.00	217.77
2	—	1,100	128.00–143.00	135.50
11	—	328	236.00–265.00	249.75
3	—	650	207.00	207.00
5	—	538	214.00–221.00	215.42
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	207.50	207.50
4	—	385	200.00–208.00	205.95
2	—	520	170.00–199.00	184.78
1	—	1,030	118.00	118.00
1	—	820	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
20	—	996	68.00–78.00	73.53
4	—	953	94.00–109.00	99.15
13	—	988	80.00–90.00	84.85
12	—	900	45.00–66.00	57.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,460	90.00–105.00	98.19
1	—	1,445	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,193	80.00–90.00	86.77
6	—	1,245	94.00–105.00	96.88
4	—	1,231	70.00–78.00	74.08
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,500	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,922	120.00	120.00

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	—	775	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	900.00–1,050.00	976.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,550.00	1,550.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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