Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: All classes of feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Today's offering was lower in numbers but the quality remained very good. Feeder buyers still are showing strong preference for the calves in the 300 to 500 lb. weight range and the weaned cattle of any size. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $259.87/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$259.87

174 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$43.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.35

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	516	263.13	1,358	161
Medium and Large 2-3	520	219.46	1,142	13thin

One grade step is worth $43.66/cwt here — about $216 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 sale174 hd

259.87

—

KY average25 barns · 7,577 hd

227.52

+32.35

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	1,744	122.33	2,133	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	100.27	1,468	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	97.38	1,227	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	78.26	763	8thin

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)	1,110	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	967	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,943	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	232.99/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	226.21/cwt	223.00–228.50	1,400	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	250.47/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	213.77/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	280.15/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	242.76/cwt	231.00–254.00	1,614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	225.42/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	652	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	298.75/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	261.09/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	220.04/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	332.06/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	269.57/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,572	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	219.10/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	242.03/cwt	237.00–243.50	1,755	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	256.72/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	285.08/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	290.84/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,393	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	287.94/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	291.73/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,249	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	286.67/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,591	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	108.07/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,016	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,108	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	110.38/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,336	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	68.32/cwt	60.00–74.00	674	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	92.78/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,411	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	110.26/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,530	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	95.23/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,194	4
Bulls	—	—	1,723	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,076	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,249	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	242.44/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	258.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,463	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	318.31/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	275.91/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,294	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	274	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	973	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	768	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	306.34/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	209.46/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	245.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	307.95/cwt	307.00–308.00	1,426	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	258.95/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,367	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	306.02/cwt	303.00–309.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	224.84/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,322	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	264.20/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,231	20

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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 1,750Year ago 1,053

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 108Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 56Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	967	199.00	199.00
9	—	665	231.00–254.00	242.76
1	—	385	319.00	319.00
3	—	865	218.00–224.00	220.04
2	—	335	330.00–334.00	332.06
18	—	583	266.00–280.00	269.57
1	—	1,055	175.00	175.00
11	—	725	237.00–243.50	242.03
10	—	625	252.00–268.00	256.72
6	—	515	275.00–290.00	285.08
6	—	479	285.00–300.00	290.84
3	—	440	282.00–300.00	287.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	212.00	212.00
2	—	603	231.00–235.00	232.99
3	—	575	245.00–254.00	250.47
5	—	525	257.00–264.00	261.09
2	—	670	212.00–226.00	219.10
2	—	475	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	841	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	438	314.00	314.00
2	—	463	303.00–309.00	306.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	619	223.00–228.50	226.21
3	—	716	205.00	205.00
5	—	342	285.00	285.00
4	—	682	210.00–215.00	213.77
4	—	432	275.00–295.00	280.15
1	—	245	285.00	285.00
4	—	781	200.00	200.00
17	—	528	242.00–260.00	258.95
1	—	360	292.50	292.50
23	—	588	222.00–233.00	224.84
20	—	466	257.50–270.00	264.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	200.00	200.00
5	—	527	210.00–235.00	225.42
2	—	565	205.00–214.00	209.46
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
1	—	625	205.00	205.00
2	—	390	235.00–255.00	245.00
1	—	690	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	652	182.50	182.50
3	—	768	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	295.00–300.00	298.75
38	—	463	307.00–308.00	307.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	307.50	307.50
4	—	366	302.50–310.00	306.34
9	—	340	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	741	196.00	196.00
2	—	397	305.00	305.00
6	—	428	285.00–300.00	291.73
2	—	615	240.00–245.00	242.44
8	—	566	255.00–260.00	258.46
3	—	320	315.00–320.00	318.31
6	—	469	270.00–281.00	275.91
2	—	760	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	295.50	295.50
3	—	555	285.00–287.50	286.67
8	—	274	355.00	355.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	104.00–113.00	108.07
6	—	986	60.00–74.00	68.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,210	103.00–120.00	110.38
4	—	1,254	95.00–96.00	95.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,521	90.00–96.00	92.78
3	—	1,388	106.00–112.00	110.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	1,785	126.00	126.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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