Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to market closure last week. A very high quality feeder calf offering today saw strong demand from buyers across all classes. Slaughter cows sold much higher than in previous sales.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.58/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$256.58

218 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$570

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

$68.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.65

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	583	259.14	1,512	201
Medium and Large 2	531	237.31	1,261	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	494	190.66	942	4thin

One grade step is worth $68.48/cwt here — about $570 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 sale218 hd

256.58

—

KY average24 barns · 4,464 hd

230.93

+25.65

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	1,817	126.76	2,303	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	111.09	1,583	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	102.46	1,257	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	89.02	941	17

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$1,615	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$1,375	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,185	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,039	$1,146	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,036	$1,068	23
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	976	$915	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,410	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,555	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,010	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1-2Value Added	—	612	263.46/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	303.52/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,342	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	283.97/cwt	270.00–301.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	279.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	271.29/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,457	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	222.54/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,275	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	190.06/cwt	180.00–200.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	204.40/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,108	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	225.10/cwt	207.00–235.00	1,078	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	204.24/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	230.81/cwt	226.00–238.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	283.45/cwt	278.00–285.50	1,290	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	248.51/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,198	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	315.53/cwt	312.50–317.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	214.54/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,199	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	224.48/cwt	224.00–225.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	204.14/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	264.61/cwt	262.00–275.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	261.23/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	199.67/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,338	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	225.73/cwt	214.00–235.00	1,181	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	489	299.75/cwt	294.00–301.00	1,466	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	223.79/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,631	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	285.34/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,353	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	273.94/cwt	267.50–300.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	238.12/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,493	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	233.79/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,594	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	251.29/cwt	247.00–257.50	1,184	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,515	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	285.54/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,499	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	246.12/cwt	245.50–247.00	1,610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	273.34/cwt	272.50–274.00	1,200	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	247.17/cwt	247.00–247.50	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	278.01/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,284	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	110.28/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,286	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	664	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	92.58/cwt	88.00–95.00	961	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	115.41/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,654	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	104.61/cwt	98.50–108.00	1,477	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	66.95/cwt	60.00–72.00	659	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	98.12/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,252	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	101.52/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,181	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	82.91/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,082	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,159	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	128.35/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,351	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,033	1,064.28/head	985.00–1,135.00	1,064	21
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	910	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	960	886.89/head	850.00–925.00	887	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,614.58/head	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,615	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	940	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,025	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	178.38/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	229.52/cwt	229.00–230.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	176.02/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	186.01/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	274.33/cwt	274.00–277.50	1,163	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	302.62/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,141	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	786	163.77/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	195.23/cwt	184.00–199.00	1,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	242.03/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	293.38/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	231.06/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,403	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	190.45/cwt	177.50–193.00	1,449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	280.53/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,032	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,060	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 899Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 23Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 6Year ago 1

No trend due to market closure last week. A very high quality feeder calf offering today saw strong demand from buyers across all classes. Slaughter cows sold much higher than in previous sales.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	612	257.00–264.00	263.46
13	—	525	284.00–286.00	285.54
12	—	654	245.50–247.00	246.12
4	—	577	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	200.00	200.00
3	—	327	270.00–301.00	283.97
2	—	408	275.00–285.00	279.91
16	—	537	265.00–279.00	271.29
1	—	380	305.00	305.00
4	—	834	202.00–206.00	204.24
14	—	729	222.00–226.00	223.79
17	—	474	271.00–290.00	285.34
5	—	277	267.50–300.00	273.94
24	—	627	229.00–250.00	238.12
32	—	682	220.00–244.00	233.79
12	—	593	255.50	255.50
1	—	245	275.00	275.00
1	—	1,015	182.00	182.00
1	—	910	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	301.00–305.00	303.52
3	—	378	312.50–317.00	315.53
15	—	489	294.00–301.00	299.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	180.00–200.00	190.06
1	—	760	182.50	182.50
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	247.00–257.50	251.29
2	—	772	200.00	200.00
1	—	350	250.00	250.00
1	—	630	220.00	220.00
1	—	555	240.00	240.00
1	—	530	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	250.00	250.00
25	—	573	222.00–229.00	222.54
11	—	455	278.00–285.50	283.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	202.00–205.00	204.40
10	—	479	207.00–235.00	225.10
3	—	428	226.00–238.00	230.81
2	—	267	225.00	225.00
2	—	368	224.00–225.00	224.48
2	—	325	229.00–230.00	229.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	210.00	210.00
1	—	445	181.00	181.00
5	—	665	176.00–180.00	178.38
2	—	875	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	482	242.00–270.00	248.51
1	—	365	262.00	262.00
8	—	559	200.00–219.00	214.54
9	—	608	199.00–208.00	204.14
5	—	288	262.00–275.00	264.61
2	—	443	257.50–265.00	261.23
26	—	670	195.00–207.00	199.67
37	—	523	214.00–235.00	225.73
1	—	240	280.00	280.00
1	—	320	252.50	252.50
5	—	708	191.50	191.50
4	—	805	170.00–189.00	176.02
2	—	780	185.00–187.00	186.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	274.00–277.50	274.33
4	—	370	272.50	272.50
4	—	338	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	439	272.50–274.00	273.34
3	—	467	247.00–247.50	247.17
1	—	685	206.00	206.00
4	—	701	184.00–199.00	195.23
6	—	514	240.00–243.00	242.03
14	—	607	220.00–233.00	231.06
6	—	761	177.50–193.00	190.45
2	—	595	234.00	234.00
3	—	368	262.50–290.00	280.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	210.00	210.00
1	—	570	215.00	215.00
4	—	786	160.00–167.50	163.77
1	—	245	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	462	277.00–281.00	278.01
7	—	377	301.00–305.00	302.62
3	—	431	290.00–295.00	293.38
5	—	305	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,166	105.00–118.00	110.28
9	—	1,276	95.00–101.00	98.12
2	—	1,305	80.00–85.50	82.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	81.00	81.00
6	—	1,038	88.00–95.00	92.58
4	—	984	60.00–72.00	66.95
6	—	1,163	98.00–108.00	101.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,433	110.00–122.00	115.41
6	—	1,412	98.50–108.00	104.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	122.00	122.00
3	—	1,832	128.00–129.00	128.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,614.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,033	985.00–1,135.00	1,064.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,060	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	960	850.00–925.00	886.89
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	1,185.00	1,185.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,410.00	1,410.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	2,000.00	2,000.00

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