Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold 7.00-9.00 lower and those over 500 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded 8.00-10.00 higher and over 500 lbs. were steady. The buyers showed strong interest for the weaned and higher quality feeder calves despite their concerns over the volatile futures market. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.65/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$225.65

154 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$65.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.61

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	638	230.70	1,473	138
Medium and Large 2	545	196.61	1,072	8thin
Medium 1-2	680	171.00	1,163	2thin
Large 1-2	680	170.00	1,156	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	663	165.60	1,098	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.10/cwt here — about $374 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 sale154 hd

225.65

—

KY average26 barns · 8,057 hd

219.04

+6.61

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	1,495	107.61	1,609	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	84.23	1,292	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	80.38	959	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,005	72.88	733	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,435	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,410	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,248	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$1,135	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,082	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	235.37/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	142.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	162.43/cwt	150.00–170.00	807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	255.38/cwt	250.00–259.50	1,070	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	254.33/cwt	252.00–256.50	1,195	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	168.33/cwt	164.00–172.50	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	181.22/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	165.41/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	188.37/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,072	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,082	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	213.87/cwt	200.00–222.00	915	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	217.72/cwt	213.00–222.50	827	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	685	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,082	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	570	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	229.50/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,557	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	228.68/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,233	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	225.94/cwt	224.50–226.00	1,640	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	199.45/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	203.99/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,169	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	805	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,344	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	460	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	136.98/cwt	136.00–139.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	184.80/cwt	184.00–185.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,003	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	83.65/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,275	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	93.47/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,092	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	84.38/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,018	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	53.10/cwt	50.00–60.00	568	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	70.74/cwt	69.00–74.00	698	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,465	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	74.35/cwt	70.00–78.00	883	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	96.35/cwt	94.00–99.00	882	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	942	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	110.13/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,668	5
Bulls	—	—	1,395	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	765	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,314.03/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,314	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,050	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,124.84/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,095	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,164.90/head	1,035.00–1,300.00	1,165	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	190.60/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	241.91/cwt	230.00–255.00	774	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	682	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	150.34/cwt	140.00–155.00	851	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	182.25/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	199.83/cwt	190.00–209.00	937	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	226.46/cwt	212.00–235.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	192.35/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,010	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	163.41/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,186	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,002	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	226.42/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,069	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	166.69/cwt	165.00–170.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	167.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	190.21/cwt	185.00–193.50	1,179	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	147.61/cwt	141.00–154.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	223.94/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,151	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	260.56/cwt	256.00–265.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	181.92/cwt	174.00–188.00	1,217	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	778	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,151	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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 612Year ago 586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 95Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	234.00–238.00	235.37
1	—	865	184.00	184.00
1	—	330	257.50	257.50
3	—	425	220.00–240.00	230.00
4	—	459	228.00–230.00	229.50
13	—	721	216.00	216.00
8	—	539	220.00–237.00	228.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	419	250.00–259.50	255.38
15	—	470	252.00–256.50	254.33
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	227.50	227.50
73	—	726	224.50–226.00	225.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	180.00	180.00
1	—	540	170.00	170.00
1	—	460	168.00	168.00
2	—	833	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	191.00	191.00
2	—	623	195.00–204.00	199.45
3	—	573	202.00–205.00	203.99
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	167.00	167.00
1	—	555	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	140.00–150.00	142.53
7	—	497	150.00–170.00	162.43
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
2	—	775	138.00	138.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
13	—	566	140.00–155.00	150.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	190.00	190.00
6	—	561	164.00–172.50	168.33
2	—	792	162.00	162.00
2	—	910	130.00–136.00	133.00
2	—	740	170.00	170.00
4	—	975	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,020	116.00	116.00
1	—	415	190.00	190.00
5	—	687	164.00–168.00	165.41
2	—	1,082	136.00	136.00
1	—	535	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	176.00–183.00	181.22
11	—	569	184.00–197.00	188.37
1	—	310	227.00	227.00
17	—	428	200.00–222.00	213.87
4	—	380	213.00–222.50	217.72
3	—	718	177.00–185.00	182.25
13	—	469	190.00–209.00	199.83
3	—	283	212.00–235.00	226.46
15	—	525	184.00–198.00	192.35
1	—	645	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	163.00	163.00
2	—	682	142.00	142.00
1	—	720	150.00	150.00
2	—	778	146.00–150.00	147.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
3	—	666	136.00–139.00	136.98
5	—	361	184.00–185.00	184.80
1	—	830	121.00	121.00
1	—	275	182.00	182.00
3	—	503	165.00–170.00	166.69
4	—	487	160.00–170.00	167.56
2	—	580	141.00–154.00	147.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	180.00	180.00
5	—	528	180.00–200.00	190.60
2	—	600	170.00	170.00
4	—	426	191.00	191.00
1	—	495	202.50	202.50
2	—	687	165.00	165.00
2	—	715	150.00–151.00	150.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	230.00–255.00	241.91
1	—	575	191.00	191.00
1	—	255	240.00	240.00
7	—	726	160.00–168.00	163.41
11	—	472	220.00–234.00	226.42
12	—	620	185.00–193.50	190.21
1	—	445	234.00	234.00
7	—	514	220.00–226.00	223.94
2	—	380	256.00–265.00	260.56
8	—	669	174.00–188.00	181.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,524	80.00–88.00	83.65
2	—	1,628	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	93.00–94.00	93.47
7	—	1,207	83.00–87.50	84.38
9	—	1,187	70.00–78.00	74.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	50.00–60.00	53.10
3	—	987	69.00–74.00	70.74
3	—	915	94.00–99.00	96.35
1	—	1,070	88.00	88.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,515	108.00–112.00	110.13
1	—	1,395	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,252	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,314.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,135.00	1,135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,035.00–1,300.00	1,164.90
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,435.00	1,435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,410.00	1,410.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	750.00	750.00

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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