Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers were 7.00-9.00 higher. Bull calves traded steady with a few being sharply higher. Stronger demand today for the weaned calves that were in favorable condition. Slaughter cows and bulls sold fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.23/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$226.23

266 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$535

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

$76.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.03

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	574	231.01	1,325	238
Medium and Large 2	591	197.41	1,168	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	168.59	932	10thin
Medium 1-2	510	155.00	791	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.01/cwt here — about $535 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 sale266 hd

226.23

—

KY average26 barns · 6,888 hd

214.21

+12.03

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	1,715	110.76	1,899	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	91.01	1,257	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	88.28	1,034	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	67.71	682	21

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,425	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	377	225.12/cwt	218.00–236.00	849	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	161.43/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	211.40/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	233.60/cwt	233.60–233.60	1,483	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,665	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	197.46/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	231.94/cwt	228.00–237.50	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	242.47/cwt	234.00–251.00	1,515	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	685	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	221.78/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,240	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	275.43/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,047	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	282.25/cwt	282.00–283.00	1,208	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	217.30/cwt	191.00–224.50	1,362	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	222.51/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,064	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	249.08/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	243.98/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,680	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	645	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	262.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	248.66/cwt	235.00–255.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	240.76/cwt	223.00–245.00	1,278	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,316	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	237.29/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	194.19/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	241.47/cwt	233.00–255.00	915	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	216.75/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,233	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	258.40/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,047	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	948	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	92.94/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,262	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	85.21/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,238	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	82.26/cwt	80.00–84.00	976	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	74.53/cwt	74.00–75.00	872	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	97.39/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,133	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	69.79/cwt	65.00–74.00	731	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	83.50/cwt	80.00–86.00	824	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	55.04/cwt	50.00–60.00	540	8
Bulls	—	—	1,733	112.68/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,953	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,743	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,095	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	199.45/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	187.57/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,161	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	203.69/cwt	202.50–206.00	1,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	888	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	207.73/cwt	201.00–211.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	757	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	227.25/cwt	215.00–240.00	957	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	239.07/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,133	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	225.87/cwt	212.00–233.00	1,179	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	215.37/cwt	206.00–228.00	1,150	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	196.53/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	446	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,093	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	240.14/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,145	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	237.11/cwt	223.00–251.00	1,029	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	222.20/cwt	210.00–235.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	597	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,182	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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 574Last week 317Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 32Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	377	218.00–236.00	225.12
2	—	660	205.00–218.00	211.40
5	—	314	228.00–237.50	231.94
13	—	559	210.00–226.00	221.78
12	—	627	191.00–224.50	217.30
19	—	478	218.00–230.00	222.51
23	—	421	215.00–240.00	227.25
18	—	522	212.00–233.00	225.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	175.00	175.00
2	—	723	155.00–168.00	161.43
2	—	518	170.00	170.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
2	—	377	184.00	184.00
2	—	757	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	194.00	194.00
4	—	635	190.00–200.00	197.46
2	—	785	177.00	177.00
2	—	682	192.50	192.50
3	—	408	201.00–211.00	207.73
3	—	557	200.00	200.00
2	—	493	200.00–210.00	204.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	635	233.60	233.60
72	—	704	236.50	236.50
20	—	474	237.00–240.00	239.07
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	446	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	625	234.00–251.00	242.47
3	—	475	247.00–253.00	249.08
2	—	660	243.00–245.00	243.98
1	—	400	262.00	262.00
1	—	810	216.00	216.00
5	—	312	255.00–265.00	262.98
1	—	750	215.00	215.00
3	—	373	235.00–255.00	248.66
13	—	531	223.00–245.00	240.76
5	—	577	231.00–247.00	237.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	271.00–279.00	275.43
8	—	428	282.00–283.00	282.25
2	—	285	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	180.00	180.00
1	—	485	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	216.00	216.00
2	—	600	205.00	205.00
1	—	665	200.00	200.00
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
1	—	960	175.00	175.00
1	—	380	225.00	225.00
1	—	480	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	701	238.00	238.00
4	—	583	257.50	257.50
6	—	519	253.50	253.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	769	188.00–198.00	194.19
6	—	379	233.00–255.00	241.47
18	—	569	210.00–226.00	216.75
2	—	890	192.00	192.00
2	—	730	196.00–203.00	199.45
3	—	627	202.50–206.00	203.69
9	—	534	206.00–228.00	215.37
6	—	668	192.50–200.00	196.53
18	—	477	226.00–244.00	240.14
12	—	434	223.00–251.00	237.11
2	—	318	210.00–235.00	222.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	280.00	280.00
4	—	453	250.00	250.00
5	—	405	256.00–260.00	258.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	160.00	160.00
3	—	685	170.00	170.00
2	—	873	150.00	150.00
2	—	563	170.00–175.00	172.49
3	—	488	164.00	164.00
2	—	417	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	184.00–197.00	187.57
4	—	888	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,135	131.00	131.00
1	—	470	190.00	190.00
2	—	370	225.00	225.00
1	—	725	180.00	180.00
1	—	670	179.00	179.00
2	—	597	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	103.00	103.00
9	—	1,048	65.00–74.00	69.79
3	—	987	80.00–86.00	83.50
8	—	981	50.00–60.00	55.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	90.00–96.00	92.94
2	—	1,453	83.00–87.00	85.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	80.00–84.00	82.26
2	—	1,170	74.00–75.00	74.53
5	—	1,163	90.00–110.00	97.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	112.00–113.00	112.68
1	—	1,660	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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