Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1lb slaughter cow deleted

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher on a very good quality offering. All classes of feeders saw strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows and heifers sold fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.64/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −158.69 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$256.64

44 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$34.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs KY average

−15.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	267.72	1,439	30
Medium and Large 2	548	232.91	1,276	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.81/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $340.68, median $415.33 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

256.64

—

KY average20 barns · 1,344 hd

255.55

+1.09

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−15.27

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−158.69

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	1,629	130.57	2,127	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	121.24	1,781	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	115.27	1,361	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	105.72	1,071	13

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)	1,293	$1,856	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,609	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,164	$1,380	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,125	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,352	$2,212	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,075	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,244	$1,803	13

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	281.99/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,377	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	833	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,837	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	319.14/cwt	312.00–329.00	1,379	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	176.13/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	235.62/cwt	231.50–245.50	1,473	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	292.26/cwt	285.00–300.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	267.50/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,439	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	294.58/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,390	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	237.30/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,701	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	2,211.68/head	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	285.75/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,546	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	314.99/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	287.56/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,754	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,492.16/head	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	311.76/cwt	295.00–318.00	1,203	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	313.57/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,486	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	1,570.90/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	296.52/cwt	296.00–297.50	1,530	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	1,840.26/head	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,840	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	297.68/cwt	272.50–301.00	1,375	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	280.57/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	336.71/cwt	333.00–338.00	1,212	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	107.20/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,268	7
Bulls	—	—	1,665	136.44/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,272	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	118.69/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,214	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	99.96/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,009	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	121.24/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,781	7
Bulls	—	—	1,593	124.70/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,986	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,057	1,211.10/head	1,110.00–1,525.00	1,211	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	120.40/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,420	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,855.94/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	301.20/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,443	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	234.17/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	260.29/cwt	245.00–275.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	213.37/cwt	210.00–220.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	225.68/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	222.06/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	250.20/cwt	238.00–262.00	1,404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	235.80/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,269	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	300.86/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	427	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	291.52/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	246.13/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	320.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	218.27/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	271.18/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,817	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	290.96/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	212.26/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	297.68/cwt	275.00–308.00	1,268	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	316.24/cwt	313.00–317.00	1,534	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 706Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 48Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 22Year ago 5

Correction: 1lb slaughter cow deleted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	300.00–319.00	314.99
9	450–500	462	272.50–301.00	297.68
3	500–550	516	296.00–297.50	296.52
2	550–600	558	280.00–284.00	281.99
2	600–650	608	275.00–286.00	280.57
1	750–800	765	205.00	205.00
2	950–1000	965	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	333.00–338.00	336.71
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	474	312.00–320.00	313.57
2	500–550	522	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	228.00	228.00
2	450–500	487	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	266.00	266.00
1	600–650	640	252.00	252.00
1	650–700	685	201.00	201.00
2	950–1000	975	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	342	315.00–330.00	320.65
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
7	400–450	432	312.00–329.00	319.14
5	450–500	450	306.00	306.00
11	500–550	541	270.00–302.00	285.75
3	550–600	583	288.00–297.00	290.96
4	600–650	610	285.00–295.00	287.56
2	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
5	700–750	717	229.00–243.00	237.30
2	750–800	752	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	351.00	351.00
16	450–500	485	313.00–317.00	316.24
8	500–550	526	318.00	318.00
11	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
7	600–650	606	300.00–301.00	300.86
16	650–700	670	271.00–272.00	271.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	440	290.00–293.00	291.52
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	515	231.00	231.00
3	550–600	573	220.00–226.00	222.06
2	600–650	620	242.00–250.00	246.13
3	650–700	672	220.00–241.00	234.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	516	283.00	283.00
64	800–850	833	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	315	285.00–300.00	292.26
11	350–400	386	295.00–318.00	311.76
8	400–450	426	275.00–308.00	297.68
18	450–500	472	284.00–296.00	294.58
19	500–550	538	263.00–274.00	267.50
5	550–600	561	238.00–262.00	250.20
43	600–650	625	231.50–245.50	235.62
6	650–700	671	215.00–223.00	218.27
5	700–750	719	205.00–217.00	212.26
9	900–950	914	165.00–177.50	176.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	322.50	322.50
2	350–400	365	328.00	328.00
4	400–450	435	328.00	328.00
18	450–500	479	298.00–304.00	301.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	245.00–275.00	260.29
2	400–450	422	262.00	262.00
10	500–550	538	230.00–239.00	235.80
4	550–600	573	215.00–230.00	225.68
2	650–700	657	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	455	210.00–220.00	213.37
3	700–750	740	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,352	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,211.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,249	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,840.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,300	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,235	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,492.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,570.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,293	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,855.94
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,057	1,110.00–1,525.00	1,211.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,183	104.00–111.00	107.20
11	—	1,179	117.00–125.00	120.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	109.00–124.00	118.69
9	—	1,009	92.00–104.00	99.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,469	117.00–129.00	121.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	135.00–138.00	136.44
2	—	1,593	117.00–129.00	124.70

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