Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-7.00 lower. Today's offering contained several high quality weaned calves with the buyers showing strong preference to the steers over the heifers. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.17/cwt on 447 head.

Average price

$213.17

447 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

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

$55.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.55

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	548	217.12	1,189	414
Medium 1-2	585	172.50	1,009	1thin
Medium and Large 2	699	163.73	1,145	26
Medium and Large 2-3	501	161.53	809	6thin

One grade step is worth $55.59/cwt here — about $381 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 sale447 hd

213.17

—

KY average26 barns · 8,972 hd

206.62

+6.55

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	1,645	91.33	1,502	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	83.96	1,060	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	83.73	1,192	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	70.66	717	6thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	520	217.11/cwt	201.00–224.50	1,129	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	192.23/cwt	186.50–196.00	1,284	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	485	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	163.75/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	162.97/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	816	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	267.45/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	274.05/cwt	271.50–276.50	1,409	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	202.44/cwt	200.00–205.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,359	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	228.97/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,207	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	250.85/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,335	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	212.48/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,632	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	197.97/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,731	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	860	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	213.40/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	247.24/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,424	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	235.86/cwt	219.00–242.50	1,592	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	220.61/cwt	208.00–227.50	1,604	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	242.75/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,527	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	219.98/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	206.00/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	264.99/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,275	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,631	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	216.28/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	998	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	60.01/cwt	50.00–64.00	618	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	85.91/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,198	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	80.75/cwt	70.00–88.00	1,011	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	91.95/cwt	90.00–94.00	908	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,155	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	91.98/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,187	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,252	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,058	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	505	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	236.79/cwt	220.00–245.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	186.68/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	252.53/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	277.33/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,032	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	229.48/cwt	228.00–231.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	236.60/cwt	236.60–236.60	1,221	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	152.29/cwt	150.00–159.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	228.81/cwt	228.00–234.00	945	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	178.30/cwt	176.00–180.50	1,366	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	190.28/cwt	180.00–195.50	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	203.15/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,182	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	219.82/cwt	200.00–225.00	941	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	193.88/cwt	185.50–202.00	1,216	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	585	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,266	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	172.08/cwt	168.50–176.00	1,408	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	211.08/cwt	200.00–218.50	994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	212.57/cwt	205.00–221.00	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	216.34/cwt	216.00–217.50	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	185.38/cwt	181.50–189.00	1,338	22
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	795	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	172.90/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	183.92/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 899Last week 1,053Year ago 1,378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 84Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	520	201.00–224.50	217.11
18	—	668	186.50–196.00	192.23
6	—	267	228.00–231.00	229.48
6	—	766	176.00–180.50	178.30
21	—	582	198.00–212.00	203.15
36	—	428	200.00–225.00	219.82
16	—	627	185.50–202.00	193.88
16	—	818	168.50–176.00	172.08
10	—	471	200.00–218.50	211.08
6	—	373	205.00–221.00	212.57
4	—	337	216.00–217.50	216.34
22	—	722	181.50–189.00	185.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	160.00–175.00	163.75
3	—	768	161.00–164.00	162.97
1	—	1,020	122.50	122.50
1	—	955	129.00	129.00
3	—	816	150.00	150.00
3	—	880	130.00	130.00
4	—	524	180.00–195.50	190.28
3	—	627	169.00–180.00	172.90
3	—	578	182.00–188.00	183.92
1	—	495	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	668	203.50	203.50
105	—	516	236.60	236.60
64	—	559	226.50	226.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
4	—	566	150.00–159.00	152.29
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	413	228.00–234.00	228.81
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	210.00	210.00
1	—	860	154.00	154.00
1	—	795	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	426	262.50–270.00	267.45
8	—	532	240.00–263.00	250.85
17	—	768	207.00–217.00	212.48
5	—	869	195.00–200.00	197.97
3	—	1,018	170.00	170.00
14	—	576	240.00–253.00	247.24
46	—	675	219.00–242.50	235.86
26	—	727	208.00–227.50	220.61
1	—	365	280.00	280.00
41	—	629	231.00–247.00	242.75
8	—	820	203.00–207.00	206.00
8	—	481	264.00–269.00	264.99
1	—	960	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	514	271.50–276.50	274.05
20	—	706	231.00	231.00
6	—	567	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	200.00–205.00	202.44
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	225.00–230.00	228.97
2	—	568	200.00–226.00	213.40
2	—	635	200.00	200.00
2	—	460	218.00–222.00	219.98
3	—	788	190.00	190.00
2	—	665	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	230.00	230.00
1	—	500	214.00	214.00
4	—	395	250.00	250.00
6	—	474	208.00–220.00	216.28
1	—	205	235.00	235.00
3	—	310	220.00–245.00	236.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	241.00	241.00
2	—	565	230.00	230.00
2	—	285	285.00	285.00
1	—	220	295.00	295.00
3	—	680	184.00–191.00	186.68
3	—	471	246.00–256.00	252.53
1	—	700	175.00	175.00
12	—	372	268.00–280.00	277.33
1	—	845	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	50.00–64.00	60.01
2	—	988	90.00–94.00	91.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	81.00–91.00	85.91
1	—	1,540	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,252	70.00–88.00	80.75
2	—	1,290	90.00–94.00	91.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,805	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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Heifers · 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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