Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends on all classes of cattle today. A low number of cattle was offered due to the extremely warm temperatures in place this week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $210.60/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +6.06 against this barn's trailing median of $204.55.

Average price

$210.60

47 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$41.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

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	569	221.33	1,259	30
Medium and Large 2	596	195.36	1,164	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	531	179.63	954	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.71/cwt here — about $305 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 sale47 hd

210.60

—

KY average25 barns · 2,055 hd

209.55

+1.05

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.55

+6.06

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	1,723	113.25	1,951	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	875	114.00	998	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	108.11	1,687	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	101.64	1,219	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	260	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	233.33/cwt	230.00–238.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	199.30/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,268	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	262.24/cwt	252.50–270.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	221.61/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,498	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	258.98/cwt	257.50–260.00	956	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	998	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,065	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	108.11/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,687	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	104.52/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,273	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,727	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	207	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	203.50/cwt	202.50–204.00	1,056	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	211.52/cwt	210.00–212.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	207.58/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	877	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	220.94/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,136	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	231.81/cwt	223.00–239.00	962	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	230.24/cwt	228.00–232.50	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,344	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 Aug 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 625Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 82Year ago 39

Compared to last Wednesday: No trends on all classes of cattle today. A low number of cattle was offered due to the extremely warm temperatures in place this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	210.00	210.00
7	—	636	197.50–200.00	199.30
1	—	400	206.00	206.00
4	—	467	210.00–212.00	211.52
1	—	565	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	230.00–238.00	233.33
1	—	495	226.00	226.00
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
1	—	335	246.00	246.00
8	—	514	217.00–232.00	220.94
8	—	415	223.00–239.00	231.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	189.00	189.00
1	—	615	195.00	195.00
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
1	—	825	175.00	175.00
1	—	755	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	200.00	200.00
3	—	540	230.00	230.00
2	—	610	227.50	227.50
1	—	345	272.50	272.50
2	—	1,033	199.00	199.00
2	—	722	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	221.00	221.00
1	—	705	200.00	200.00
1	—	560	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	252.50–270.00	262.24
4	—	569	214.00–229.00	221.61
1	—	1,045	151.00	151.00
1	—	695	200.00	200.00
8	—	897	167.00	167.00
5	—	369	257.50–260.00	258.98
2	—	207	280.00	280.00
1	—	600	217.00	217.00
1	—	490	223.00	223.00
2	—	418	228.00–232.50	230.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	210.00	210.00
1	—	755	152.50	152.50
1	—	495	182.00	182.00
1	—	620	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	202.50–204.00	203.50
3	—	585	205.00–213.00	207.58
2	—	877	150.00	150.00
1	—	420	220.00	220.00
1	—	700	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,218	100.00–107.00	104.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	106.00–109.00	108.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	102.50	102.50
1	—	1,760	124.00	124.00

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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