Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold sharply higher and bull calves were 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Feeder calf buyers were very active for the good quality offering today. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.39/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$210.39

117 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$41.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

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	507	213.47	1,083	102
Medium and Large 2-3	500	192.06	961	13thin
Large 1-2	595	172.00	1,023	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.47/cwt here — about $60 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 sale117 hd

210.39

—

KY average25 barns · 4,517 hd

205.18

+5.20

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	1,592	115.88	1,845	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	89.47	1,335	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	78.50	978	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,060	64.41	683	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,250	132.00	1,650	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,501	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	Large 1-2	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	211.37/cwt	204.00–213.50	1,110	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	780	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	189.97/cwt	186.00–198.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	213.87/cwt	202.00–217.50	1,204	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	219.72/cwt	219.00–220.00	828	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	207.32/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	248.48/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,536	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	244.12/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,318	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	227.95/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,303	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	246.97/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,195	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	247.47/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,433	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	228.68/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	601	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,250	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	86.33/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,294	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	57.35/cwt	50.00–66.00	604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	830	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	94.96/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,406	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	973	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	978	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,665	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	123.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,679	3
Bulls	—	—	1,694	114.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,946	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,500.91/head	1,400.00–1,585.00	1,501	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	239.42/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,137	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	163.26/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	200.27/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	199.18/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,309	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	198.65/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	222.81/cwt	208.00–230.00	1,161	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	217.54/cwt	207.50–222.00	1,025	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	200.06/cwt	199.00–202.50	1,130	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	238.78/cwt	235.00–242.50	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	239.95/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,058	9
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	237.12/cwt	234.00–240.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	185.38/cwt	170.00–193.00	1,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	215.72/cwt	207.50–220.00	915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	652	3

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 335Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 35Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	780	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	525	204.00–213.50	211.37
2	—	707	198.00	198.00
2	—	305	230.00	230.00
26	—	563	202.00–217.50	213.87
11	—	377	219.00–220.00	219.72
3	—	618	207.00–208.00	207.32
2	—	763	174.00–175.00	174.50
1	—	870	177.00	177.00
1	—	685	205.00	205.00
19	—	471	207.50–222.00	217.54
13	—	424	207.50–220.00	215.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	186.00–198.00	189.97
1	—	575	187.50	187.50
5	—	615	170.00–193.00	185.38
1	—	435	197.50	197.50
3	—	318	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	618	240.00–251.00	248.48
9	—	540	238.00–247.50	244.12
4	—	680	221.00–232.00	227.95
12	—	484	242.00–250.00	246.97
1	—	765	214.00	214.00
1	—	845	190.00	190.00
11	—	579	244.00–251.00	247.47
4	—	433	245.00–255.00	250.03
2	—	373	273.00	273.00
3	—	723	227.00–232.00	228.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	502	259.50	259.50
3	—	751	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	537	207.00	207.00
1	—	630	210.00	210.00
1	—	560	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	156.00	156.00
10	—	475	235.00–247.00	239.42
2	—	857	172.50	172.50
5	—	657	195.00–202.00	199.18
3	—	733	198.00–200.00	198.65
1	—	250	260.00	260.00
18	—	521	208.00–230.00	222.81
6	—	565	199.00–202.50	200.06
4	—	345	235.00–242.50	238.78
9	—	441	226.00–244.00	239.95
2	—	375	234.00–240.00	237.12
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	175.00	175.00
2	—	470	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	208.00	208.00
3	—	338	277.50	277.50
5	—	385	256.00	256.00
2	—	418	250.00–255.00	252.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	135.00	135.00
1	—	930	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	200.00	200.00
3	—	762	155.00–167.50	163.26
3	—	577	195.00–203.00	200.27
1	—	870	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	132.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,499	84.00–88.00	86.33
4	—	1,481	92.00–100.00	94.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	50.00–66.00	57.35
1	—	1,185	70.00	70.00
1	—	955	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,222	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,363	120.00–127.00	123.22
6	—	1,694	110.00–119.00	114.85

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,400.00–1,585.00	1,500.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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