Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. The 450-600 lb. feeder heifers traded sharply higher and all other heifers were steady. Today's feeder quality was very good and the buyers showed much higher demand for all feeder calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.06/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$221.06

167 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

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

$59.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.79

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	672	225.41	1,514	149
Medium and Large 2	604	197.31	1,191	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	629	165.86	1,043	7thin

One grade step is worth $59.55/cwt here — about $470 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 sale167 hd

221.06

—

KY average27 barns · 6,708 hd

214.28

+6.79

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	1,636	102.87	1,683	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	86.03	1,274	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	80.65	997	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	64.12	623	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,250	147.50	1,844	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,213	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$935	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$1,285	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$935	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	585	206.00/cwt	197.00–212.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	207.20/cwt	206.00–207.50	1,256	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	160.77/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	221.24/cwt	208.00–224.00	925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	206.47/cwt	205.50–210.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	177.99/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,225	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	451	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	187.66/cwt	180.00–201.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	192.35/cwt	180.00–200.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	228.14/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,316	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	218.10/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	237.20/cwt	224.50–250.00	1,264	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,647	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,450	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	189.35/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	209.18/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	246.34/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,190	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	266.96/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	183.01/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	193.10/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,414	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	676	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	744	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	233.17/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,229	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	192.35/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	162.97/cwt	150.00–174.00	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	127.33/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,250	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,844	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,099	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	81.27/cwt	80.00–85.00	977	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	80.32/cwt	78.00–83.00	693	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,427	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	83.38/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,177	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	848	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,163	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	53.42/cwt	42.50–60.00	515	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	72.98/cwt	70.00–75.00	744	6
Bulls	—	—	1,555	108.68/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,690	3
Bulls	—	—	1,667	100.69/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,679	8
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	855	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	885	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	795	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	200.04/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	198.05/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	241.83/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,178	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	253.65/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	247.30/cwt	237.50–252.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	215.33/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	217.00/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,068	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	168.99/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	191.76/cwt	180.00–200.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	194.83/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,196	6

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 473Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 62Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	197.00–212.00	206.00
10	—	418	208.00–224.00	221.24
1	—	720	176.00	176.00
1	—	335	227.50	227.50
7	—	519	205.50–210.00	206.47
8	—	688	171.00–179.00	177.99
1	—	260	227.00	227.00
29	—	492	208.00–220.00	217.00
6	—	614	194.00–198.00	194.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	606	206.00–207.50	207.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	713	160.00–163.00	160.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	317	180.00–201.00	187.66
3	—	360	180.00–200.00	192.35
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
4	—	664	160.00–163.00	161.52
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
3	—	638	167.00–170.00	168.99
3	—	470	180.00–200.00	191.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	451	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	228.00	228.00
2	—	663	182.00–184.00	183.01
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
1	—	560	205.00	205.00
1	—	535	210.00	210.00
4	—	625	190.00–196.00	193.10
1	—	790	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	577	226.00–248.00	228.14
5	—	627	210.00–226.00	218.10
2	—	750	202.00	202.00
7	—	533	224.50–250.00	237.20
12	—	665	218.00	218.00
8	—	815	185.00–190.00	189.35
7	—	733	207.00–210.00	209.18
7	—	483	235.00–255.00	246.34
2	—	418	265.00–269.00	266.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	727	226.50	226.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	169.00	169.00
2	—	700	164.00	164.00
3	—	613	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	676	110.00	110.00
3	—	535	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	224.00–238.00	233.17
8	—	487	238.00–248.00	241.83
1	—	315	251.00	251.00
1	—	290	242.50	242.50
2	—	218	265.00	265.00
3	—	423	245.00–258.00	253.65
3	—	360	237.50–252.00	247.30
2	—	665	215.00	215.00
2	—	562	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	190.00–195.00	192.35
3	—	562	198.00–202.00	200.04
3	—	518	192.00–202.00	198.05
1	—	400	202.50	202.50
1	—	390	212.00	212.00
3	—	486	215.00–216.00	215.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	150.00–174.00	162.97
3	—	955	126.00–128.00	127.33
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
2	—	363	180.00–185.00	182.55
1	—	640	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	280.00	280.00
1	—	390	276.00	276.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	147.50	147.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	96.00	96.00
8	—	1,202	80.00–85.00	81.27
1	—	1,305	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,530	76.00	76.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	78.00–83.00	80.32
8	—	964	42.50–60.00	53.42
6	—	1,019	70.00–75.00	72.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,412	80.00–86.00	83.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	107.00–110.00	108.68
8	—	1,667	98.00–105.00	100.69

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	935.00	935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,285.00	1,285.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	935.00	935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	1,110.00	1,110.00

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