Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available on all classes this week due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.53/cwt on 452 head.

Average price

$254.53

452 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,091

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

$52.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.57

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	667	255.40	1,704	444
Medium and Large 2	468	207.51	970	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	303	202.50	613	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.90/cwt here — about $1,091 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 sale452 hd

254.53

—

KY average25 barns · 4,200 hd

242.96

+11.57

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	1,806	115.93	2,093	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	106.45	1,272	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,513	103.03	1,559	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	87.33	886	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$1,018	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,738	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	343	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	258.40/cwt	258.00–264.50	1,744	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	224.17/cwt	213.00–234.00	1,392	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	801	198.34/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	236.08/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,015	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	210.34/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	522	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,310	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	210.11/cwt	200.00–217.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	213.60/cwt	206.00–217.50	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	208	216.66/cwt	205.00–227.50	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	235.25/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	207.53/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,119	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	253.84/cwt	249.85–255.75	1,944	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	245.12/cwt	244.75–251.00	1,826	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	276.80/cwt	275.00–280.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	234.57/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,131	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	240.40/cwt	226.00–250.00	870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	247.33/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,064	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	270.65/cwt	270.50–275.00	1,608	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	215.52/cwt	200.00–232.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	266.14/cwt	250.00–270.00	817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,647	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	260.47/cwt	243.00–265.00	995	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	244.80/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	254.68/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,329	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	239.79/cwt	226.50–250.00	1,127	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	277.57/cwt	273.00–279.50	1,452	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	247.16/cwt	247.00–247.50	929	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	617	238.34/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,471	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	567	237.46/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,346	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,352	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	79.90/cwt	75.00–84.00	781	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	964	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,304	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	108.79/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,614	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	109.56/cwt	104.00–112.50	1,287	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,199	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	91.13/cwt	88.00–94.00	957	8
Bulls	—	—	1,990	122.20/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,432	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	101.04/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,756	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,274	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	855	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	237.42/cwt	222.00–248.00	1,227	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	535	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	269.34/cwt	259.00–282.50	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	207.71/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	228.47/cwt	220.00–235.00	950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	219.63/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,346	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	222.96/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,269	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	171.85/cwt	167.50–176.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	239.39/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,137	19
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	226.86/cwt	222.00–241.00	1,182	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	223.01/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	267.60/cwt	267.60–267.60	1,383	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	244.62/cwt	244.50–245.00	1,167	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	207.54/cwt	200.00–215.00	951	2

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 113Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 11Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 8

No trends available on all classes this week due to low receipts last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	343	250.00	250.00
9	—	621	213.00–234.00	224.17
17	—	430	223.00–244.00	236.08
1	—	280	247.50	247.50
1	—	690	213.00	213.00
5	—	567	225.00–245.00	235.25
19	—	482	220.00–240.00	234.57
12	—	362	226.00–250.00	240.40
14	—	521	222.00–241.00	226.86
6	—	730	217.00–225.00	223.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	251.00	251.00
6	—	522	251.00	251.00
17	—	477	244.50–245.00	244.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	801	195.00–200.00	198.34
3	—	566	210.00–211.00	210.34
6	—	409	200.00–217.00	210.11
3	—	383	206.00–217.50	213.60
2	—	208	205.00–227.50	216.66
5	—	539	205.00–217.50	207.53
1	—	345	226.00	226.00
1	—	680	194.00	194.00
2	—	458	200.00–215.00	207.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	189.00	189.00
1	—	540	165.00	165.00
2	—	555	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	517	267.60	267.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	675	258.00–264.50	258.40
8	—	624	270.00	270.00
197	—	766	249.85–255.75	253.84
27	—	594	270.50–275.00	270.65
7	—	523	273.00–279.50	277.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	205.00	205.00
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	745	244.75–251.00	245.12
7	—	430	240.00–262.50	247.33
2	—	562	244.00	244.00
10	—	307	250.00–270.00	266.14
4	—	778	230.00	230.00
17	—	664	248.00	248.00
12	—	382	243.00–265.00	260.47
2	—	625	232.00–257.00	244.80
28	—	522	230.00–267.50	254.68
22	—	470	226.50–250.00	239.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	275.00–280.00	276.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	200.00	200.00
2	—	413	200.00–232.00	215.52
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
1	—	580	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	247.00–247.50	247.16
1	—	260	265.00	265.00
8	—	517	222.00–248.00	237.42
2	—	242	250.00	250.00
1	—	725	200.00	200.00
4	—	332	259.00–282.50	269.34
1	—	825	190.00	190.00
6	—	416	220.00–235.00	228.47
11	—	613	216.00–220.00	219.63
8	—	569	210.00–230.00	222.96
2	—	923	167.50–176.00	171.85
19	—	475	225.00–245.00	239.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	617	237.00–241.00	238.34
8	—	567	233.00–239.00	237.46
1	—	665	240.00	240.00
1	—	525	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
2	—	692	160.00	160.00
1	—	640	185.00	185.00
1	—	355	200.00	200.00
1	—	825	152.50	152.50
1	—	460	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	218.00	218.00
1	—	575	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	210.00	210.00
1	—	320	215.00	215.00
4	—	525	200.00–215.00	207.71
1	—	1,045	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	977	75.00–84.00	79.90
1	—	950	101.50	101.50
8	—	1,050	88.00–94.00	91.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,484	105.00–112.00	108.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,175	104.00–112.50	109.56
1	—	1,275	94.00	94.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,990	120.00–124.00	122.20
3	—	1,738	90.00–110.00	101.04
2	—	1,723	132.00	132.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	985.00	985.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle