Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher with the weaned, favorable conditioned steers even higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Good demand for all classes of feeder calves with a higher quality offering this week. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $240.65/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$240.65

162 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$606

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

$82.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.84

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	685	242.21	1,658	157
Medium and Large 2	573	212.67	1,219	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	658	160.00	1,052	2thin

One grade step is worth $82.21/cwt here — about $606 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 sale162 hd

240.65

—

KY average26 barns · 4,529 hd

234.81

+5.84

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	1,922	105.07	2,019	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,457	89.27	1,301	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	82.23	1,036	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	71.06	749	17

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,406	$1,272	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,158	$1,015	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	657	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	213.51/cwt	202.00–224.00	1,228	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	194.24/cwt	187.50–204.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	192.47/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	857	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	220.92/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,173	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	220.49/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,050	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	204.58/cwt	201.00–208.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	471	271.39/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	485	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	222.00/cwt	211.00–225.00	928	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	238.21/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	210.18/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,305	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	242.57/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	219.00/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,467	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	256.37/cwt	253.50–258.50	1,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	256.95/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,457	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	253.38/cwt	252.50–254.00	1,573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,870	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	243.64/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,386	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	205.34/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	223.87/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,213	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	205.25/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	572	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	645	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	815	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,271	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	72.60/cwt	70.00–75.00	823	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	100.52/cwt	100.00–101.00	920	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	998	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	93.87/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,365	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	86.14/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,244	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	78.33/cwt	78.00–79.00	952	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	83.14/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,073	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	82.11/cwt	80.00–85.00	921	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	58.79/cwt	45.00–66.00	602	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	93.56/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,132	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	57.47/cwt	50.00–64.00	789	2
Bulls	—	—	2,190	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	103.76/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,901	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,115	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,014.94/head	900.00–1,085.00	1,015	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,406	1,271.55/head	1,100.00–1,410.00	1,272	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	995	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	259.49/cwt	255.00–261.00	880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	240.74/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,076	111.38/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	211.52/cwt	211.00–212.50	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,035	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	254.00/cwt	250.00–258.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	191.53/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	231.09/cwt	218.00–243.00	1,093	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	198.51/cwt	198.00–199.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	219.12/cwt	217.50–220.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	208.11/cwt	207.50–209.00	1,222	5

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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 323Year ago 523

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 45Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	657	199.00	199.00
15	—	575	202.00–224.00	213.51
4	—	714	190.00–196.00	192.47
10	—	531	215.00–224.00	220.92
13	—	476	215.00–228.00	220.49
12	—	418	211.00–225.00	222.00
17	—	621	200.00–215.00	210.18
1	—	765	180.00	180.00
4	—	364	217.50–220.00	219.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	187.50–204.00	194.24
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
2	—	435	201.00–208.00	204.58
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
1	—	510	191.00	191.00
2	—	618	198.00–199.00	198.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	857	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	215.00	215.00
1	—	615	213.00	213.00
1	—	695	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	266.00–275.00	271.39
8	—	516	253.50–258.50	256.37
9	—	567	255.00–257.50	256.95
2	—	652	250.00	250.00
8	—	621	252.50–254.00	253.38
71	—	765	244.50	244.50
4	—	747	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	742	220.00	220.00
3	—	622	227.00–244.00	238.21
2	—	415	270.00	270.00
1	—	955	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,100	177.00	177.00
3	—	482	240.00–247.50	242.57
4	—	771	232.00	232.00
1	—	540	238.00	238.00
15	—	670	215.00–231.00	219.00
11	—	569	243.00–246.00	243.64
1	—	390	269.00	269.00
1	—	850	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	175.00	175.00
1	—	785	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	205.00–206.00	205.34
7	—	542	220.00–235.00	223.87
4	—	624	200.00–207.00	205.25
4	—	339	255.00–261.00	259.49
4	—	433	230.00–254.00	240.74
2	—	280	250.00–258.00	254.00
2	—	235	275.00	275.00
1	—	710	192.00	192.00
1	—	770	181.00	181.00
6	—	473	218.00–243.00	231.09
4	—	365	261.00	261.00
5	—	587	207.50–209.00	208.11
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	202.00	202.00
1	—	645	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	174.00	174.00
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
3	—	522	211.00–212.50	211.52
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
4	—	563	190.00–193.00	191.53
4	—	673	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
1	—	645	155.00	155.00
5	—	1,076	109.00–113.00	111.38
1	—	1,035	111.00	111.00
2	—	250	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,134	70.00–75.00	72.60
2	—	915	100.00–101.00	100.52
3	—	1,122	80.00–85.00	82.11
8	—	1,024	45.00–66.00	58.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	65.00	65.00
8	—	1,454	90.00–100.00	93.87
4	—	1,444	84.00–88.00	86.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	78.00–79.00	78.33
5	—	1,290	80.00–85.00	83.14
5	—	1,210	90.00–96.00	93.56
2	—	1,373	50.00–64.00	57.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,190	109.00	109.00
3	—	1,832	103.00–105.00	103.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,158	900.00–1,085.00	1,014.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,406	1,100.00–1,410.00	1,271.55
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle