Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to no sales the previous two weeks. When compared to the December 13 sale feeder steers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sold 4.00-6.00 higher and those over 500 lbs. were sharply higher. The feeder buyers showed strong interest for all classes of calves. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher than the previous sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.44/cwt on 487 head.

Average price

$230.44

487 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$101.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

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	686	231.36	1,586	478
Medium and Large 2	663	200.00	1,326	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	613	173.00	1,060	2thin
Large 2-3	585	160.00	936	1thin
Medium 1-2	915	130.00	1,190	1thin

One grade step is worth $101.36/cwt here — about $397 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 sale487 hd

230.44

—

KY average13 barns · 2,532 hd

228.98

+1.47

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	1,693	119.00	2,015	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	96.08	1,370	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	93.14	1,118	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	83.22	873	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2-3	—	690	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	243.98/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,422	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	218.20/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,602	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	210.14/cwt	209.00–211.25	1,536	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	266.34/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,137	6
Steers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	211.79/cwt	211.00–211.85	1,735	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	202.59/cwt	193.00–204.00	1,647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	234.77/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,465	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	182.85/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	181.03/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	176.93/cwt	174.00–180.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	215.69/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,137	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	187.51/cwt	182.00–189.50	1,279	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	227.41/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,501	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	259.24/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	243.43/cwt	237.00–252.50	1,263	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,753	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	198.41/cwt	194.00–203.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	207.79/cwt	199.00–214.00	1,596	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	245.71/cwt	244.00–246.25	1,541	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,620	29
Steers	Large 2-3	—	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	812	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	257.22/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,376	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	254.74/cwt	254.50–257.00	1,506	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	282.53/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,297	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	238.49/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,564	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	257.85/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,137	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	238.41/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,230	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	284.55/cwt	277.50–287.00	1,172	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,125	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	874	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	95.14/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,147	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	96.06/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,052	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	96.64/cwt	90.00–109.00	1,364	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	88.49/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,434	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	87.84/cwt	86.50–89.00	1,037	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	84.47/cwt	81.00–88.00	889	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	71.00/cwt	70.00–72.00	721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,669	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,199	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	725	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	223.26/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,293	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	250.95/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	221.39/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,036	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	160.31/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	155.96/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,154	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	525	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	192.46/cwt	192.00–192.50	1,365	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	226.75/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,184	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	866	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	211.06/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,283	37
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	625	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	216.28/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,267	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	223.55/cwt	219.00–232.00	914	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	630	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	230.51/cwt	229.00–232.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	201.06/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,353	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	228.08/cwt	220.00–237.50	848	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	149.97/cwt	144.00–162.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,461	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 Jan 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,053Last week 384Year ago 922

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 49Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	172.00	172.00
1	—	535	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	583	228.00–250.00	243.98
3	—	323	287.50	287.50
40	—	734	210.00–222.00	218.20
6	—	427	260.00–270.00	266.34
8	—	813	193.00–204.00	202.59
34	—	624	225.00–241.00	234.77
23	—	660	216.00–231.00	227.41
5	—	467	250.00–270.00	259.24
1	—	280	280.00	280.00
13	—	519	237.00–252.50	243.43
2	—	868	194.00–203.00	198.41
19	—	768	199.00–214.00	207.79
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	819	211.00–211.85	211.79
71	—	781	224.50	224.50
37	—	627	244.00–246.25	245.71
29	—	703	230.50	230.50
13	—	535	257.00–260.00	257.22
10	—	591	254.50–257.00	254.74
7	—	459	278.00–286.00	282.53
41	—	656	237.00–239.00	238.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	300.00	300.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	220.00	220.00
1	—	630	200.00	200.00
2	—	812	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	885	131.00	131.00
1	—	605	173.00	173.00
2	—	410	174.00–180.00	176.93
3	—	772	151.00–165.00	160.31
3	—	740	150.00–168.00	155.96
1	—	820	150.00	150.00
1	—	665	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	731	209.00–211.25	210.14
26	—	522	224.00–229.00	226.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	190.00	190.00
7	—	588	180.00–185.00	182.85
2	—	760	179.00–183.00	181.03
1	—	380	212.00	212.00
2	—	745	184.00	184.00
12	—	682	182.00–189.50	187.51
3	—	875	144.00–162.00	149.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	850	180.00	180.00
19	—	527	200.00–221.00	215.69
3	—	326	235.00	235.00
15	—	468	217.00–232.00	221.39
13	—	709	192.00–192.50	192.46
37	—	608	203.00–218.00	211.06
67	—	586	208.00–220.00	216.28
7	—	409	219.00–232.00	223.55
2	—	283	229.00–232.00	230.51
22	—	673	196.00–208.00	201.06
14	—	372	220.00–237.50	228.08
5	—	1,025	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	158.00	158.00
1	—	630	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	866	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	250.00–265.00	257.85
6	—	516	236.00–243.00	238.41
1	—	200	317.50	317.50
4	—	636	215.00	215.00
10	—	579	219.00–227.00	223.26
1	—	775	180.00	180.00
5	—	663	211.00	211.00
5	—	464	240.00–259.00	250.95
2	—	382	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	155.00	155.00
1	—	365	237.50	237.50
1	—	525	217.00	217.00
1	—	250	227.50	227.50
1	—	710	160.00	160.00
2	—	637	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	277.50–287.00	284.55
3	—	388	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	75.00	75.00
25	—	1,206	90.00–107.00	95.14
6	—	1,180	86.50–89.00	87.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	91.00–100.00	96.06
5	—	1,052	81.00–88.00	84.47
1	—	925	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,015	70.00–72.00	71.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,411	90.00–109.00	96.64
2	—	1,620	88.00–89.00	88.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,795	121.00–124.00	122.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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