Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $233.93/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$233.93

229 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$727

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

$81.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.95

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	669	239.89	1,604	201
Medium and Large 2	625	211.55	1,322	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	643	177.28	1,140	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	553	158.80	878	5thin

One grade step is worth $81.09/cwt here — about $727 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 sale229 hd

233.93

—

KY average24 barns · 4,841 hd

224.98

+8.95

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	1,799	111.45	2,004	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	100.00	1,445	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	88.73	1,144	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	68.41	677	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,458	$1,325	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	925	$685	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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	—	424	227.24/cwt	216.00–236.00	963	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	181.17/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	209.60/cwt	207.50–218.00	1,184	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	196.22/cwt	183.00–197.50	1,362	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	611	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	227.22/cwt	220.00–235.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	212.85/cwt	202.50–215.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	230.26/cwt	225.00–236.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	253.79/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,330	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	258.66/cwt	250.00–260.00	991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	262.31/cwt	260.00–264.50	1,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	222.99/cwt	217.00–234.00	1,061	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	484	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	467	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	959	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	225.41/cwt	220.00–236.00	845	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	837	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,582	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	240.10/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	214.66/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,118	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	226.37/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	247.34/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,167	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	253.06/cwt	250.00–254.50	1,589	15
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	273.39/cwt	265.50–280.00	1,394	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	223.60/cwt	223.60–223.60	1,880	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	902	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	240.79/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,040	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	234.37/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	213.30/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,256	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	268.65/cwt	267.50–269.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	827	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	55.41/cwt	45.00–60.00	513	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,445	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	91.12/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,198	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	73.10/cwt	70.00–74.00	752	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	107.72/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,398	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	71.29/cwt	70.00–74.00	879	3
Bulls	—	—	2,035	108.61/cwt	100.00–115.00	2,210	4
Bulls	—	—	1,275	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	122.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,068	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	1,325.30/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,299.69/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	173.53/cwt	165.00–180.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	953	110.03/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	245.52/cwt	245.00–246.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	213.78/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	157.58/cwt	147.50–167.50	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	226.23/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,185	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	203.49/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	212.08/cwt	198.00–218.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	169.93/cwt	152.50–182.50	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	221.14/cwt	213.00–227.50	1,143	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	982	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	190.50/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	171.31/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,071	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	246.39/cwt	239.00–255.00	931	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	228.87/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,073	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	166.29/cwt	165.00–167.50	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	214.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,331	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 674Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 95Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	424	216.00–236.00	227.24
1	—	1,135	140.00	140.00
14	—	565	207.50–218.00	209.60
22	—	694	183.00–197.50	196.22
2	—	762	179.00	179.00
4	—	266	220.00–235.00	227.22
2	—	920	156.00	156.00
7	—	338	225.00–236.00	230.26
29	—	476	217.00–234.00	222.99
1	—	215	225.00	225.00
22	—	375	220.00–236.00	225.41
3	—	838	170.00	170.00
3	—	613	197.50–215.00	203.49
26	—	517	213.00–227.50	221.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	180.00–183.00	181.17
1	—	1,005	129.00	129.00
6	—	430	202.50–215.00	212.85
2	—	658	180.00	180.00
1	—	325	210.00	210.00
3	—	490	194.00	194.00
1	—	820	135.00	135.00
4	—	380	198.00–218.00	212.08
1	—	910	135.00	135.00
1	—	295	212.50	212.50
4	—	580	187.00–192.00	190.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
2	—	458	180.00–190.00	184.97
2	—	717	167.00	167.00
3	—	560	152.50–182.50	169.93
1	—	1,005	100.00	100.00
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	170.00	170.00
2	—	395	180.00–182.00	181.00
3	—	625	170.00–172.00	171.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	350	249.00	249.00
1	—	615	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	404	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	290.00	290.00
5	—	611	260.50	260.50
6	—	335	280.50	280.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	209.00	209.00
2	—	767	198.50	198.50
2	—	837	189.00	189.00
4	—	573	200.00–227.00	214.66
1	—	305	231.00	231.00
3	—	535	224.00–230.00	226.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	215.00	215.00
2	—	533	180.00	180.00
1	—	910	124.00	124.00
2	—	805	177.00	177.00
2	—	680	180.00	180.00
1	—	445	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	524	248.00–258.00	253.79
7	—	383	250.00–260.00	258.66
1	—	695	224.00	224.00
2	—	335	250.00	250.00
4	—	574	234.00–250.00	240.10
1	—	850	198.00	198.00
5	—	798	214.50	214.50
6	—	472	240.00–251.00	247.34
15	—	628	250.00–254.50	253.06
5	—	1,148	144.50	144.50
2	—	822	212.00	212.00
8	—	432	234.00–246.00	240.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	260.00–264.50	262.31
9	—	408	274.00	274.00
21	—	510	265.50–280.00	273.39
70	—	841	223.60	223.60
10	—	902	206.00	206.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	167.50	167.50
1	—	620	169.00	169.00
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
1	—	685	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	223.00–238.00	234.37
6	—	589	209.00–222.00	213.30
4	—	286	267.50–269.00	268.65
2	—	325	245.00–246.00	245.52
2	—	625	207.00–221.00	213.78
17	—	524	217.00–229.00	226.23
10	—	378	239.00–255.00	246.39
11	—	469	225.00–238.00	228.87
3	—	820	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	243.00	243.00
1	—	420	243.00	243.00
1	—	330	288.00	288.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	165.00–180.00	173.53
2	—	953	100.00–120.00	110.03
1	—	380	171.00	171.00
1	—	550	151.00	151.00
2	—	660	147.50–167.50	157.58
1	—	780	137.00	137.00
2	—	467	170.00	170.00
1	—	720	132.00	132.00
2	—	423	165.00–167.50	166.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	190.00	190.00
2	—	692	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,085	110.00	110.00
1	—	975	130.00	130.00
4	—	845	140.00	140.00
3	—	438	205.00	205.00
2	—	370	210.00–220.00	214.73
1	—	750	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	84.00	84.00
3	—	925	45.00–60.00	55.41
5	—	1,029	70.00–74.00	73.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,315	88.00–96.00	91.12
2	—	1,298	106.00–110.00	107.72
3	—	1,233	70.00–74.00	71.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,035	100.00–115.00	108.61
1	—	1,275	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,693	120.00–125.00	122.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,458	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	685.00	685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,299.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	85.00	85.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,375.00	1,375.00

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