Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: All classes of feeder calves sold 7.00-9.00 lower on a very plain offering. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-3.00 higher on a light test and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.36/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$244.36

147 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,064

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

$72.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.44

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	700	249.21	1,743	130
Medium and Large 2	444	216.52	960	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	384	176.94	679	4thin

One grade step is worth $72.27/cwt here — about $1,064 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 sale147 hd

244.36

—

KY average25 barns · 4,184 hd

242.91

+1.44

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	1,495	118.00	1,764	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	103.98	1,572	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	86.46	1,134	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	983	83.09	817	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,220	150.00	1,830	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)	1,205	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$760	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	638	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	220.31/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,148	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	266.14/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,157	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	217.28/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	240.73/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	222.00/cwt	219.00–225.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	241.15/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	235.38/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	205.82/cwt	202.50–207.50	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,019	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	241.59/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	185.09/cwt	170.00–195.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,354	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	205.06/cwt	197.50–210.00	978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	209.50/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	221.66/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,166	19
Heifers	Choice	—	1,220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,830	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,293	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	64.82/cwt	60.00–70.00	598	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	77.77/cwt	74.00–80.50	796	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	92.54/cwt	86.50–96.50	1,196	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	80.39/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,069	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,060	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	90.65/cwt	85.00–94.50	883	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	105.97/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,631	5
Bulls	—	—	1,495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,764	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	202.46/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,093	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	235.35/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	160.00/cwt	152.00–168.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	276.83/cwt	272.50–281.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	241.11/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,128	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	220.74/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	243.70/cwt	237.50–250.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	204.65/cwt	201.00–210.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	207	189.80/cwt	165.00–202.50	393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	211.55/cwt	201.00–215.50	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	221.24/cwt	214.00–225.00	960	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	227.58/cwt	216.00–233.00	835	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 Jul 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 487Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 28Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 17Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	214.00	214.00
12	—	521	213.00–230.00	220.31
7	—	476	217.00–218.00	217.28
2	—	325	219.00–225.00	222.00
1	—	550	224.00	224.00
6	—	665	201.00–215.50	211.55
13	—	434	214.00–225.00	221.24
7	—	367	216.00–233.00	227.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
3	—	207	165.00–202.50	189.80
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
1	—	660	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	200.00	200.00
2	—	305	203.00	203.00
5	—	434	201.00–210.00	204.65
1	—	520	200.00	200.00
1	—	380	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	480	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	272.50–281.00	276.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	262.00–274.00	266.14
6	—	526	230.00–253.00	240.73
5	—	481	232.50–245.00	241.15
9	—	685	222.00–244.00	235.38
2	—	585	238.00	238.00
5	—	603	220.00–247.00	241.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	270.00	270.00
2	—	445	270.00	270.00
1	—	315	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	202.50–207.50	205.82
2	—	675	205.00	205.00
3	—	300	254.00	254.00
5	—	477	197.50–210.00	205.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	836	241.50	241.50
7	—	626	263.00	263.00
7	—	660	257.00	257.00
14	—	482	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	152.50	152.50
3	—	362	170.00–195.00	185.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	170.00	170.00
2	—	335	220.00	220.00
1	—	385	217.50	217.50
1	—	805	170.00	170.00
5	—	540	200.00–210.00	202.46
2	—	428	220.00	220.00
1	—	550	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	260.00	260.00
2	—	643	209.00–210.00	209.50
19	—	526	215.00–233.00	221.66
3	—	426	235.00–236.00	235.35
7	—	468	238.00–247.00	241.11
5	—	562	216.00–228.00	220.74
2	—	313	237.50–250.00	243.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	152.00–168.00	160.00
1	—	305	202.50	202.50
1	—	885	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	94.00	94.00
5	—	1,539	100.00–111.00	105.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	60.00–70.00	64.82
2	—	1,023	74.00–80.50	77.77
1	—	1,060	100.00	100.00
4	—	974	85.00–94.50	90.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	86.50–96.50	92.54
3	—	1,330	75.00–83.00	80.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

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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