Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 5.00-7.00 lower with a few selling sharply lower. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 lower. The feeder buyers showed much lower demand today for the average quality offering. Slaughter cows sold fully steady and slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.28/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$227.28

302 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$46.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

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	596	230.82	1,376	259
Medium and Large 2	421	212.59	896	31
Large 1-2	507	203.67	1,032	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	516	184.02	949	9thin

One grade step is worth $46.80/cwt here — about $428 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 sale302 hd

227.28

—

KY average25 barns · 8,034 hd

227.29

−0.01

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	—	High	1,638	116.42	1,907	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	99.78	1,432	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	89.45	1,113	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	81.24	757	10

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)	1,145	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	808	$1,218	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	249.54/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,213	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	240.44/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	234.41/cwt	234.00–234.50	1,709	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,582	23
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	224.45/cwt	223.00–226.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	224.76/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,292	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	231.02/cwt	228.00–232.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	213.92/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	230.28/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,085	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	224.16/cwt	219.00–232.00	955	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	215.83/cwt	214.00–217.50	930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	255.70/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,621	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	250.61/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,296	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	268.12/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,544	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	237.76/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	248.24/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,390	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	263.19/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,432	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,848	20
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	238.78/cwt	222.50–251.00	1,151	25
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	234.35/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,216	29
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	497	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	688	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,541	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	97.31/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,332	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	78.99/cwt	70.00–84.00	722	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	91.16/cwt	90.00–94.00	850	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	676	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,126	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	105.40/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,602	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	78.51/cwt	72.50–86.00	1,021	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	96.75/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,168	6
Bulls	—	—	2,110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,638	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	116.59/cwt	114.50–119.00	1,857	5
Bulls	—	—	1,390	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,487	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	808	1,217.80/head	1,210.00–1,225.00	1,218	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	965	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	178.15/cwt	175.00–180.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	207.36/cwt	200.00–214.00	869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	396	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	258.75/cwt	250.00–277.50	973	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	271.18/cwt	270.00–272.50	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	209.24/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,105	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	832	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	188.73/cwt	185.00–192.50	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	182.77/cwt	170.00–196.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	217.60/cwt	212.50–220.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	204.95/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	228.35/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,187	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	229.78/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,429	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	186.22/cwt	180.00–191.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	215.90/cwt	205.00–220.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	199.02/cwt	197.50–202.00	1,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	256.46/cwt	251.00–262.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	213.25/cwt	205.00–220.00	992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	228.00/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,332	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	206.27/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,475	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	197.56/cwt	188.00–212.50	1,235	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	208.91/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,308	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	661	192.99/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,276	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	181.73/cwt	172.50–190.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	347	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	248.79/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,072	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	209.99/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,193	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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 620Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 39Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	811	231.00	231.00
6	—	486	240.00–253.00	249.54
3	—	623	230.00–246.00	240.44
1	—	395	254.00	254.00
2	—	950	200.00–201.00	200.50
8	—	517	238.00–255.00	250.61
7	—	731	230.00–239.00	237.76
4	—	441	254.00	254.00
1	—	335	265.00	265.00
13	—	560	242.50–255.00	248.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,115	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	285.00	285.00
1	—	473	301.00	301.00
5	—	382	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	280.00	280.00
40	—	634	254.00–258.00	255.70
10	—	576	265.00–273.00	268.12
6	—	658	260.00	260.00
10	—	544	262.00–266.00	263.19
20	—	742	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
1	—	605	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	729	234.00–234.50	234.41
3	—	596	241.00	241.00
23	—	666	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	195.00	195.00
1	—	480	216.00	216.00
1	—	430	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	209.00	209.00
1	—	225	221.00	221.00
2	—	320	223.00–226.00	224.45
31	—	575	217.00–233.00	224.76
4	—	396	228.00–232.00	231.02
4	—	735	210.00–226.00	213.92
37	—	471	222.00–235.00	230.28
25	—	426	219.00–232.00	224.16
1	—	255	230.00	230.00
20	—	520	220.00–243.00	228.35
27	—	622	219.00–238.00	229.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	211.00	211.00
7	—	431	214.00–217.50	215.83
1	—	575	201.00	201.00
1	—	225	200.00	200.00
10	—	309	212.50–220.00	217.60
3	—	612	200.00–207.50	204.95
5	—	376	205.00–220.00	215.90
3	—	656	197.50–202.00	199.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
1	—	845	175.00	175.00
1	—	850	152.50	152.50
2	—	325	197.50	197.50
1	—	535	195.00	195.00
3	—	430	180.00–191.00	186.22
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
2	—	497	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	482	222.50–251.00	238.78
29	—	519	220.00–243.00	234.35
21	—	376	250.00–277.50	258.75
4	—	271	270.00–272.50	271.18
3	—	696	200.00	200.00
2	—	308	251.00–262.00	256.46
6	—	584	226.00–229.00	228.00
12	—	715	200.00–212.00	206.27
16	—	626	200.00–214.00	208.91
15	—	431	242.00–257.00	248.79
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	688	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	175.00–180.00	178.15
3	—	396	192.00	192.00
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
2	—	657	172.50	172.50
2	—	832	150.00	150.00
2	—	528	185.00–192.50	188.73
1	—	585	187.00	187.00
3	—	412	172.50–190.00	181.73
2	—	347	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	200.00–214.00	207.36
6	—	528	195.00–220.00	209.24
2	—	718	170.00–196.00	182.77
5	—	465	205.00–220.00	213.25
6	—	625	188.00–212.50	197.56
4	—	661	190.00–194.00	192.99
1	—	360	230.00	230.00
2	—	568	207.50–212.50	209.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	94.00–100.00	97.31
1	—	1,340	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,520	102.00–111.00	105.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	914	70.00–84.00	78.99
3	—	932	90.00–94.00	91.16
1	—	1,040	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	72.50–86.00	78.51
6	—	1,207	90.00–100.00	96.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	125.00	125.00
5	—	1,593	114.50–119.00	116.59
1	—	1,390	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	1,210.00–1,225.00	1,217.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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