Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 2.00-4.00 higher and those over 500 lbs. were 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 lower and bull calves were 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder calf prices, again this week, reflected the buyers concerns with calf health during the month of October. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower and slaughter bulls were fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.87/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$221.87

354 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$54.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

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	656	224.71	1,475	317
Medium and Large 2	531	206.62	1,097	24
Large 1-2	535	186.00	995	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	691	181.01	1,250	11thin
Medium 1-2	640	170.00	1,088	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.71/cwt here — about $387 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 sale354 hd

221.87

—

KY average25 barns · 6,676 hd

218.38

+3.49

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	1,691	112.91	1,910	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	91.91	1,345	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	85.60	1,003	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,010	77.15	780	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,427	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$1,200	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,174	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,135	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,116	$980	4thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	586	203.92/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	535	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	219.63/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	221.77/cwt	215.00–225.00	938	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	210.65/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	191.49/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	202.61/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,244	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	226.19/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,074	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	218.36/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	216.20/cwt	203.00–224.00	1,449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	216.15/cwt	209.00–218.50	1,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	243.29/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,382	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	220.61/cwt	216.00–230.00	860	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,609	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	218.59/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,364	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	235.35/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,450	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	245.27/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,798	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	223.30/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	258.29/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,085	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	234.97/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	251.87/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,330	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	258.84/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,002	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	252.61/cwt	237.00–258.00	1,220	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	249.27/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,583	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	249.20/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,655	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	259.33/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	206.41/cwt	200.00–208.00	2,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	234.08/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	231.47/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	585	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	735	185.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	254.25/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	264.52/cwt	264.00–266.00	995	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	91.56/cwt	85.00–95.50	1,296	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	86.69/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,020	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	63.28/cwt	60.00–65.00	645	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	87.48/cwt	85.00–92.50	898	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	102.99/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,622	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	73.75/cwt	70.00–82.00	730	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	77.53/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,244	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,228	108.36/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,331	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	115.95/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,319	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,006.68/head	1,000.00–1,010.00	1,007	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,427	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	1,174.06/head	950.00–1,250.00	1,174	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	214.55/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,124	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	203.23/cwt	202.50–204.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	181.05/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	203.96/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	181.00/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	193.23/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	215.70/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,275	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	197.53/cwt	196.00–202.00	1,252	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	182.23/cwt	169.00–190.00	959	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	238.24/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,101	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	209.59/cwt	200.00–216.00	996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	216.98/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	217.35/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,263	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	184.71/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	230.04/cwt	229.85–230.25	1,799	126
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	205.56/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,075	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 688Year ago 595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 52Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 7Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	197.50–210.00	203.92
5	—	614	199.00–208.00	202.61
12	—	475	200.00–216.00	209.59
2	—	523	201.00–210.00	205.56
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	188.00	188.00
1	—	685	186.00	186.00
2	—	543	190.00–193.00	191.49
1	—	840	170.00	170.00
1	—	750	165.00	165.00
1	—	910	157.00	157.00
3	—	635	182.00–190.00	184.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	731	209.00–224.00	219.63
3	—	265	224.00	224.00
14	—	423	215.00–225.00	221.77
41	—	475	221.00–233.00	226.19
5	—	514	216.00–219.00	218.36
2	—	845	198.00	198.00
11	—	670	203.00–224.00	216.20
4	—	858	199.00	199.00
4	—	768	209.00–218.50	216.15
15	—	390	216.00–230.00	220.61
10	—	624	215.00–221.00	218.59
39	—	581	214.00–223.00	217.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	701	229.50	229.50
126	—	782	229.85–230.25	230.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	204.00–214.00	210.65
17	—	568	233.00–248.00	243.29
1	—	295	252.50	252.50
22	—	616	227.00–244.00	235.35
17	—	420	240.00–268.00	258.29
10	—	708	229.00–239.00	234.97
1	—	810	215.00	215.00
43	—	528	232.00–256.00	251.87
6	—	387	258.00–260.00	258.84
1	—	750	232.50	232.50
34	—	483	237.00–258.00	252.61
5	—	970	200.00–208.00	206.41
6	—	664	225.00–240.00	234.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	210.00	210.00
2	—	780	214.00	214.00
3	—	510	220.00–225.00	223.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	765	240.00	240.00
14	—	733	245.00–249.00	245.27
38	—	635	247.50–255.00	249.27
33	—	664	248.00–250.00	249.20
5	—	538	258.00–264.00	259.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	222.50–247.50	231.47
2	—	718	208.00–210.00	209.00
10	—	524	210.00–228.00	214.55
7	—	591	214.00–220.00	215.70
2	—	340	252.50	252.50
1	—	355	245.00	245.00
11	—	462	226.00–242.00	238.24
1	—	695	210.00	210.00
3	—	620	210.00–221.00	216.98
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	194.00	194.00
2	—	735	180.00–190.00	185.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	254.00–255.00	254.25
4	—	376	264.00–266.00	264.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
4	—	575	202.50–204.00	203.23
2	—	525	203.00–205.00	203.96
4	—	675	191.00–194.00	193.23
4	—	634	196.00–202.00	197.53
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	170.00–192.00	181.05
1	—	605	176.00	176.00
3	—	728	180.00–183.00	181.00
1	—	450	191.00	191.00
7	—	526	169.00–190.00	182.23
3	—	830	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,416	85.00–95.50	91.56
3	—	1,575	102.00–104.00	102.99
2	—	1,605	75.00–80.00	77.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,177	82.00–92.00	86.69
1	—	1,130	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	60.00–65.00	63.28
6	—	1,026	85.00–92.50	87.48
6	—	990	70.00–82.00	73.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	106.00–110.00	108.36
3	—	2,000	115.00–118.00	115.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,180	1,000.00–1,010.00	1,006.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,427	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,135.00	1,135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,360	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	815	950.00–1,250.00	1,174.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

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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