Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs. sold 8.00-10.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were 5.00-7.00 higher. Today's offering was much plainer in quality, contained less weaned packages and had several more colored calves in it when compared to previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $258.36/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$258.36

268 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$799

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

$56.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

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	692	259.49	1,796	253
Medium and Large 2	477	244.97	1,169	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	493	202.50	997	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.99/cwt here — about $799 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 sale268 hd

258.36

—

KY average26 barns · 7,063 hd

258.62

−0.26

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	—	High	1,740	135.02	2,349	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	116.37	1,693	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	114.90	1,406	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	968	99.71	965	10

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)	1,222	$1,874	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,538	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	807	$1,388	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	722	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	285.61/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,337	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	265.79/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,393	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	244.46/cwt	237.00–252.50	1,530	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	218.00/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	287.36/cwt	270.00–296.00	1,181	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	341.07/cwt	315.00–350.00	969	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	292.59/cwt	287.50–300.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	271.71/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,301	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	216.49/cwt	209.00–218.50	1,479	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	271	229.94/cwt	225.00–235.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	307.16/cwt	301.00–312.00	1,130	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	243.09/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	302.06/cwt	285.00–315.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	208.84/cwt	200.00–217.50	982	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	478	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,409	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	285.68/cwt	285.00–286.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	212.62/cwt	208.00–216.50	1,518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	294.74/cwt	292.00–297.50	802	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	280.98/cwt	273.00–292.50	1,073	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,587	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	273.26/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,170	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	255.20/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	200.41/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	227.63/cwt	217.50–236.00	1,320	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	295.89/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	241.95/cwt	241.95–241.95	1,940	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	239.15/cwt	232.00–258.00	1,755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	189.99/cwt	185.00–200.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	177.70/cwt	170.50–189.00	1,555	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	287.24/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,396	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	293.11/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	293.11/cwt	292.50–295.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	243.98/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,193	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	218.08/cwt	217.50–221.00	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	208.67/cwt	200.00–217.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	277.43/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,434	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	306.26/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,305	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	262.03/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	242.53/cwt	239.50–250.00	1,865	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	253.91/cwt	250.00–270.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	278.27/cwt	277.50–279.00	1,567	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,248	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,722	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,851	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,005	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	269.05/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	280.90/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,090	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	241.48/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,037	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	855	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	935	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,222	1,873.81/head	1,860.00–1,900.00	1,874	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,377.46/head	1,375.00–1,385.00	1,377	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	870	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	136.62/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,456	5
Bulls	—	—	1,450	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,842	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	112.00/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,505	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	111.56/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,093	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	122.80/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,928	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	96.68/cwt	91.00–102.00	994	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	74.62/cwt	70.00–79.00	633	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	110.45/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,296	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	117.13/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,463	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,007	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 Feb 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 1,010Year ago 884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 59Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 55Year ago 4

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	722	1,410.00	1,410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	850	1,375.00–1,385.00	1,377.46
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,222	1,860.00–1,900.00	1,873.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	261.00	261.00
2	—	327	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	185.00	185.00
1	—	535	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	185.00	185.00
2	—	678	218.00–220.00	219.00
18	—	468	272.50–290.00	285.61
1	—	710	218.00	218.00
2	—	200	340.00	340.00
7	—	524	257.50–272.50	265.79
6	—	626	237.00–252.50	244.46
3	—	751	217.00–220.00	218.00
6	—	411	270.00–296.00	287.36
8	—	284	315.00–350.00	341.07
3	—	335	287.50–300.00	292.59
9	—	368	301.00–312.00	307.16
6	—	577	260.00–277.50	269.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	165.00	165.00
1	—	640	225.00	225.00
1	—	405	257.00	257.00
1	—	720	197.50	197.50
1	—	300	277.50	277.50
1	—	915	150.00	150.00
6	—	388	270.00–283.00	280.90
4	—	585	230.00–251.00	241.48
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	479	268.00–281.00	271.71
21	—	683	209.00–218.50	216.49
4	—	225	285.00–315.00	302.06
8	—	714	208.00–216.50	212.62
6	—	272	292.00–297.50	294.74
21	—	382	273.00–292.50	280.98
18	—	428	260.00–282.50	273.26
7	—	511	245.00–268.00	255.20
5	—	783	197.50–205.00	200.41
12	—	580	217.50–236.00	227.63
4	—	310	292.50–295.00	293.11
6	—	623	217.50–221.00	218.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	240.00	240.00
2	—	425	230.00–255.00	243.09
1	—	325	262.50	262.50
2	—	635	185.00	185.00
1	—	540	215.00	215.00
5	—	875	170.50–189.00	177.70
15	—	489	230.00–255.00	243.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	271	225.00–235.00	229.94
2	—	470	200.00–217.50	208.84
2	—	582	195.00	195.00
3	—	511	185.00–200.00	189.99
2	—	368	200.00–217.00	208.67
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	202.50	202.50
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	574	245.50	245.50
25	—	679	233.75	233.75
5	—	743	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	476	285.00–286.00	285.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	574	295.00–297.00	295.89
135	—	802	241.95	241.95
6	—	655	274.00	274.00
5	—	705	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	210.00	210.00
7	—	657	259.00	259.00
7	—	734	232.00–258.00	239.15
2	—	822	210.00	210.00
1	—	260	345.00	345.00
8	—	486	282.50–292.50	287.24
3	—	375	290.00–300.00	293.11
20	—	517	268.00–286.00	277.43
2	—	237	365.00	365.00
7	—	426	287.50–310.00	306.26
2	—	628	254.00–270.00	262.03
17	—	769	239.50–250.00	242.53
2	—	563	277.50–279.00	278.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	220.00	220.00
2	—	435	262.50	262.50
2	—	480	257.50	257.50
1	—	535	240.00	240.00
5	—	373	250.00–270.00	253.91
1	—	735	195.00	195.00
1	—	580	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	410	320.00	320.00
5	—	388	313.00	313.00
3	—	310	342.50	342.50
1	—	500	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
1	—	615	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,248	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,435	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,005	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,798	130.00–144.00	136.62
1	—	1,450	127.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,344	103.00–116.00	112.00
11	—	1,570	118.00–130.00	122.80
1	—	1,185	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	980	106.00–117.00	111.56
3	—	1,028	91.00–102.00	96.68
2	—	848	70.00–79.00	74.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	109.00–112.00	110.45
4	—	1,249	114.00–123.00	117.13

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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Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

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Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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