Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold sharply lower. Feeders heifers traded 7.00-9.00 lower. Feeder buyers are still discounting the bawling and plainer quality calves very heavily. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.33/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$208.33

113 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$489

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

$55.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.85

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	482	217.67	1,049	86
Large 1-2	504	182.25	918	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	178.67	986	22
Medium 1-2	345	162.50	561	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.17/cwt here — about $489 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 sale113 hd

208.33

—

KY average26 barns · 5,962 hd

195.48

+12.85

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	89.30	1,292	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	86.58	1,054	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	70.30	682	13

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2-3	—	632	175.85/cwt	155.00–187.50	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	191.30/cwt	182.00–196.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	216.61/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,142	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	186.44/cwt	167.00–200.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	177.40/cwt	170.00–185.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,053	12
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	222.02/cwt	215.00–230.00	726	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	530	176.33/cwt	161.00–186.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	227.75/cwt	227.75–227.75	2,000	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,376	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	244.07/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,154	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	188.25/cwt	186.00–201.00	1,259	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	227.14/cwt	223.00–239.00	868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	222.78/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,045	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	96.89/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,194	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	83.96/cwt	80.00–90.00	984	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	70.61/cwt	63.00–78.00	683	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	83.67/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,140	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	884	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	57.15/cwt	50.00–60.00	555	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	93.57/cwt	90.00–98.00	892	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	94.94/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	540	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	236.28/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	767	168.75/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	172.93/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	173.34/cwt	157.50–190.00	929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,369	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	565	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	179.03/cwt	172.50–195.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	221.94/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	221.92/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,181	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	216.34/cwt	213.00–221.00	919	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	197.31/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	217.93/cwt	205.00–220.00	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	210.63/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,192	21

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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 853Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 52Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	155.00–187.50	175.85
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
3	—	427	182.00–196.00	191.30
1	—	1,105	121.00	121.00
1	—	565	195.00	195.00
3	—	468	167.00–200.00	186.44
2	—	385	170.00–185.00	177.40
6	—	539	172.50–195.00	179.03
1	—	735	189.00	189.00
1	—	810	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	255.00	255.00
11	—	527	208.00–226.00	216.61
6	—	327	215.00–230.00	222.02
4	—	471	215.00–229.00	221.94
15	—	425	213.00–221.00	216.34
6	—	629	195.00–199.00	197.31
2	—	685	217.00	217.00
8	—	357	205.00–220.00	217.93
21	—	566	206.00–215.00	210.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	446	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
3	—	530	161.00–186.00	176.33
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	145.00	145.00
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	218.00	218.00
1	—	395	215.00	215.00
1	—	615	206.00	206.00
1	—	280	220.00	220.00
3	—	775	189.00	189.00
1	—	430	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	878	227.75	227.75
2	—	642	231.00	231.00
11	—	588	234.00	234.00
15	—	473	244.00–245.00	244.07
4	—	713	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	186.00–201.00	188.25
5	—	382	223.00–239.00	227.14
3	—	470	215.00–227.00	222.78
5	—	426	234.00–240.00	236.28
3	—	270	215.00	215.00
1	—	750	182.50	182.50
1	—	550	214.00	214.00
8	—	532	212.50–225.00	221.92
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	243.00	243.00
2	—	485	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	179.00	179.00
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
1	—	565	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
4	—	767	165.00–170.00	168.75
1	—	315	207.50	207.50
2	—	665	170.00–176.00	172.93
1	—	350	197.50	197.50
5	—	536	157.50–190.00	173.34
1	—	560	182.50	182.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	93.00–104.00	96.89
7	—	1,172	80.00–90.00	83.96
1	—	1,495	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	967	63.00–78.00	70.61
1	—	1,005	88.00	88.00
5	—	972	50.00–60.00	57.15
2	—	953	90.00–98.00	93.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	83.00–84.00	83.67
3	—	1,532	90.00–102.00	94.94

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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