Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded 6.00-8.00 higher. Today's offering included several weaned, pre-conditioned calves of good quality and the buyers showed strong demand for those calves. Slaughter cows sold fully steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $262.09/cwt on 373 head.

Average price

$262.09

373 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

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

$53.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.98

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	608	263.12	1,601	365
Medium and Large 2	605	215.65	1,304	7thin
Medium 1-2	565	210.00	1,187	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.12/cwt here — about $414 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 sale373 hd

262.09

—

KY average26 barns · 3,595 hd

246.11

+15.98

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	1,770	124.00	2,195	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	108.64	1,584	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	90.05	926	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	90.02	1,153	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,046	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$900	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 1-2Value Added	—	541	242.71/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,313	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	229.99/cwt	221.00–238.00	867	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	218.06/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,254	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	217.76/cwt	217.00–218.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	1,647	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	232.66/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,182	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	242.94/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,416	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	232.32/cwt	224.50–238.00	1,652	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	276.68/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,475	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	277.37/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,318	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	258.95/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,463	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	228.81/cwt	220.00–240.00	982	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	257.76/cwt	242.50–266.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	251.00/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,325	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	249.87/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	271.79/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	209.35/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	273.17/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,576	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	264.20/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,091	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	250.83/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	259.20/cwt	257.25–262.00	1,747	71
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	255.75/cwt	255.75–255.75	1,870	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	270.03/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,644	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	248.52/cwt	242.00–259.00	952	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	236.76/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,120	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	230.35/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,329	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,280	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,133	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	75.18/cwt	70.00–80.00	850	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	75.71/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,052	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	108.33/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,007	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	92.72/cwt	91.00–94.00	920	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	108.64/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,584	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	101.70/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,283	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	88.42/cwt	84.00–93.50	1,096	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,045.90/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,046	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	210.14/cwt	200.00–230.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	156.20/cwt	150.00–162.50	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	186.76/cwt	185.00–190.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	200.62/cwt	195.00–206.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	238.14/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,243	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	231.13/cwt	218.00–237.00	1,338	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	218.80/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,381	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	228.76/cwt	225.00–230.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	208.02/cwt	205.00–214.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	525	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	232.55/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,105	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	186.23/cwt	177.00–190.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	242.36/cwt	237.50–249.00	1,018	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	233.04/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	257.25/cwt	242.00–266.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,043	6

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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 325Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 24Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	541	242.50–244.00	242.71
5	—	642	238.00	238.00
30	—	700	235.25	235.25
35	—	583	241.00–245.00	242.94
14	—	465	245.00	245.00
9	—	650	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	221.00–238.00	229.99
4	—	669	220.00	220.00
26	—	508	220.00–238.00	232.66
21	—	429	220.00–240.00	228.81
22	—	579	218.00–237.00	231.13
8	—	631	212.00–225.00	218.80
4	—	334	225.00–230.00	228.76
3	—	261	223.00	223.00
21	—	475	225.00–239.00	232.55
1	—	730	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	205.00	205.00
10	—	575	210.00–221.00	218.06
4	—	372	217.00–218.00	217.76
1	—	620	207.00	207.00
1	—	510	215.00	215.00
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
3	—	432	205.00–214.00	208.02
1	—	340	212.50	212.50
2	—	237	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	127.00	127.00
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
1	—	745	152.50	152.50
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
4	—	510	177.00–190.00	186.23
1	—	655	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	711	224.50–238.00	232.32
13	—	565	245.00–268.00	258.95
2	—	342	278.00	278.00
5	—	473	242.50–266.00	257.76
1	—	800	211.00	211.00
1	—	765	207.00	207.00
9	—	528	240.00–269.00	251.00
1	—	290	270.00	270.00
7	—	669	249.00–251.00	249.87
4	—	376	267.00–277.00	271.79
7	—	413	261.00–270.00	264.20
11	—	629	240.00–257.50	250.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	533	274.00–280.00	276.68
30	—	475	275.00–280.00	277.37
90	—	577	270.00–278.00	273.17
71	—	674	257.25–262.00	259.20
47	—	731	255.75	255.75
28	—	609	268.00–275.00	270.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	300.00	300.00
2	—	400	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	230.00	230.00
1	—	650	200.00	200.00
1	—	645	224.00	224.00
1	—	340	227.50	227.50
3	—	733	207.00–214.00	209.35
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	242.00–259.00	248.52
10	—	473	231.00–243.00	236.76
8	—	577	224.00–236.00	230.35
1	—	280	249.00	249.00
9	—	522	228.00–245.00	238.14
4	—	420	237.50–249.00	242.36
4	—	604	227.00–240.00	233.04
6	—	312	242.00–266.00	257.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	251.00	251.00
3	—	418	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	200.00–230.00	210.14
1	—	850	170.00	170.00
1	—	655	210.00	210.00
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
2	—	465	195.00–206.00	200.62
1	—	700	190.00	190.00
1	—	780	180.00	180.00
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
3	—	388	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	150.00–162.50	156.20
3	—	422	185.00–190.00	186.76
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
1	—	550	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	70.00–80.00	75.18
2	—	930	104.00–114.00	108.33
3	—	992	91.00–94.00	92.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	73.00–78.00	75.71
3	—	1,262	100.00–103.00	101.70
4	—	1,240	84.00–93.50	88.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,458	104.00–115.00	108.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	900.00–1,200.00	1,045.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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