Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no sale last Wednesday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.23/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$226.23

323 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$603

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

$93.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.08

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	651	228.47	1,488	303
Medium and Large 2	522	209.32	1,092	14thin
Large 1-2	770	193.00	1,486	1thin
Medium 1-2	622	157.50	980	2thin
Large 2-3	656	135.00	886	3thin

One grade step is worth $93.47/cwt here — about $603 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 sale323 hd

226.23

—

KY average20 barns · 3,862 hd

219.15

+7.08

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	1,813	104.93	1,902	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	90.29	1,306	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	83.56	1,072	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	69.93	778	24

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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	225.43/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	903	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	622	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	980	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	770	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,349	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	240.94/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,366	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	207.94/cwt	201.00–215.50	1,397	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	243.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,181	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	219.55/cwt	208.00–228.00	1,276	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	209.57/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	254.61/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	193.50/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	246.60/cwt	245.00–250.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	203.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	216.49/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	201.51/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,653	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	221.54/cwt	221.50–222.00	1,407	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	616	1
Steers	Large 2-3	—	656	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	886	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	548	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,057	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	207.52/cwt	204.00–222.00	1,104	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	356	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	926	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	82.04/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,063	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	72.50/cwt	70.00–76.00	825	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	84.88/cwt	80.00–89.00	954	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	87.06/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,231	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	93.32/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,377	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	938	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	93.43/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	191.29/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,002	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	198.69/cwt	197.00–202.00	805	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	56.43/cwt	40.00–65.00	615	10
Bulls	—	—	1,665	98.63/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,642	4
Bulls	—	—	1,960	111.22/cwt	110.00–113.00	2,180	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	202.05/cwt	200.00–204.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	186.97/cwt	186.00–187.50	972	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	192.15/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,116	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	223.09/cwt	210.00–233.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	173.35/cwt	170.00–180.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	221.04/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,021	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	211.60/cwt	200.00–216.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	215.43/cwt	202.50–226.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	189.11/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,180	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	199.64/cwt	189.00–204.00	918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	176.81/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,193	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	173.72/cwt	173.50–175.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,136	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	191.01/cwt	190.00–192.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	192.80/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,120	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	537	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	644	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 Nov 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 612Last week 1,013Year ago 1,216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 68Year ago 92

No trends available due to no sale last Wednesday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	195.00	195.00
3	—	453	170.00–180.00	173.35
2	—	522	182.00	182.00
7	—	617	173.50–175.00	173.72
1	—	345	195.00	195.00
1	—	850	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	190.00	190.00
2	—	358	190.00–192.00	191.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	188.00–200.00	191.29
6	—	405	197.00–202.00	198.69
4	—	319	200.00–216.00	211.60
4	—	279	202.50–226.00	215.43
9	—	624	180.00–197.00	189.11
11	—	460	189.00–204.00	199.64
9	—	675	172.00–184.00	176.81
4	—	370	200.00	200.00
13	—	581	184.00–200.00	192.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	521	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	220.00–227.00	225.43
1	—	370	244.00	244.00
26	—	672	201.00–215.50	207.94
14	—	486	230.00–250.00	243.00
1	—	250	275.00	275.00
12	—	581	208.00–228.00	219.55
8	—	724	207.00–214.00	209.57
9	—	415	250.00–259.00	254.61
4	—	825	193.00–195.00	193.50
3	—	328	245.00–250.00	246.60
2	—	643	214.00–219.00	216.49
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	622	157.50	157.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	257.00	257.00
46	—	567	238.00–243.00	240.94
143	—	728	227.00	227.00
22	—	635	221.50–222.00	221.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	180.00	180.00
3	—	533	200.00–205.00	203.34
2	—	558	200.00–203.00	201.51
1	—	745	195.00	195.00
1	—	395	220.00	220.00
1	—	290	212.50	212.50
5	—	476	222.00	222.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	656	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	263.00	263.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	204.00–222.00	207.52
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
6	—	581	185.00–196.00	192.15
1	—	335	244.00	244.00
6	—	440	210.00–233.00	223.09
6	—	462	210.00–224.00	221.04
1	—	750	155.00	155.00
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	158.00	158.00
1	—	605	168.00	168.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
2	—	425	200.00–204.00	202.05
6	—	520	186.00–187.50	186.97
1	—	370	204.00	204.00
2	—	565	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,296	80.00–88.00	82.04
1	—	1,340	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,210	90.00–100.00	93.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	70.00–76.00	72.50
8	—	1,124	80.00–89.00	84.88
10	—	1,089	40.00–65.00	56.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,414	80.00–89.00	87.06
16	—	1,476	90.00–104.00	93.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,665	90.00–105.00	98.63
4	—	1,960	110.00–113.00	111.22

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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