Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with some being even higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher with the exception of the 450-600 lb. heifers and they were 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder buyers showed strong demand for the highest quality calves. Today's offering varied widely on quality and condition. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-9.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.57/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −180.46 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$300.57

27 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$488

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

$78.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs KY average

−9.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	310.13	1,653	22
Medium and Large 2	552	276.20	1,524	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	502	232.00	1,165	2thin

One grade step is worth $78.13/cwt here — about $488 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $524.17, low $382.73, median $481.03 across 32 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 sale27 hd

300.57

—

KY average24 barns · 1,057 hd

303.19

−2.62

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−9.69

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−180.46

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	1,565	146.69	2,295	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	132.16	1,881	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	123.45	1,490	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	112.74	1,192	21

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,277	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$1,255	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 2	200–250	220	327.47/cwt	322.50–332.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	229.37/cwt	222.00–243.00	1,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	303.63/cwt	296.00–314.00	1,339	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	272.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	255.14/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,640	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	286.45/cwt	283.00–292.00	1,925	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	259.60/cwt	259.60–259.60	1,994	138
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	290.49/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	345.16/cwt	334.00–360.00	1,322	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	401.20/cwt	400.00–402.50	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	367.64/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	314.38/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,606	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	267.53/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,937	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	324.34/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,349	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	318.40/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,461	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	285.23/cwt	270.00–302.50	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	288.20/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	243.97/cwt	236.00–244.50	1,898	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	364.98/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	220.65/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,801	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	226.36/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,530	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	288.62/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,616	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	314.68/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,010	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	193.50/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	300.40/cwt	295.00–306.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	570	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	512	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	270.61/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	263.32/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,388	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	241.82/cwt	232.00–253.00	1,386	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	286.79/cwt	262.50–300.00	1,202	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	397	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	343.99/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	237.28/cwt	222.50–241.00	1,689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,494	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	1,091.04/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,091	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	123.38/cwt	115.00–129.50	1,782	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	138.02/cwt	133.00–144.50	1,945	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	131.72/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,585	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,191	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	123.31/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,361	6
Bulls	—	—	1,495	138.69/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,073	5
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	860	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	118.93/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,450	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	109.08/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,121	14
Bulls	—	—	1,623	153.35/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,489	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	308.43/cwt	304.00–313.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,391	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	316.72/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	502	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,004	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,299	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	502	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	310.36/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,201	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	298.11/cwt	296.00–298.50	1,911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	251.49/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	307.72/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	245.69/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,917	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	312.60/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,463	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	217.30/cwt	212.00–222.50	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	283.93/cwt	240.00–297.00	1,357	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	273.92/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,430	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	865	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,942	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	299.22/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	241.71/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,276	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	281.73/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,192	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	209.88/cwt	207.50–211.00	1,352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	225.58/cwt	208.00–244.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 916Year ago 977

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 96Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 44Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	322.50–332.00	327.47
2	250–300	278	270.00–302.50	285.23
2	300–350	335	300.00–315.00	307.72
1	350–400	355	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	419	262.50–300.00	286.79
15	450–500	478	240.00–297.00	283.93
6	500–550	522	267.50–280.00	273.92
4	550–600	582	233.00–250.00	245.69
2	600–650	630	250.00–253.00	251.49
5	700–750	727	185.00–210.00	193.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	285	352.50	352.50
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
6	350–400	383	334.00–360.00	345.16
4	400–450	435	327.00–355.00	343.99
14	450–500	459	300.00–330.00	318.40
5	500–550	527	285.00–300.00	290.49
15	550–600	560	283.00–293.00	288.62
3	600–650	618	262.00–285.00	270.61
5	650–700	665	249.00–258.00	255.14
6	700–750	712	222.50–241.00	237.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	397.50	397.50
2	450–500	467	347.00	347.00
2	500–550	512	304.00	304.00
3	550–600	570	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	285	295.00–306.00	300.40
9	300–350	321	295.00–325.00	314.68
9	350–400	387	290.00–320.00	310.36
13	400–450	441	296.00–314.00	303.63
8	450–500	479	285.00–293.00	288.20
12	500–550	527	255.00–275.00	263.32
14	550–600	573	232.00–253.00	241.82
5	600–650	619	222.00–243.00	229.37
9	650–700	676	220.00–233.00	226.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	700–750	710	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	397	337.00	337.00
19	400–450	416	320.00–330.00	324.34
2	450–500	458	304.00–313.00	308.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	215.00	215.00
2	400–450	430	208.00–244.00	225.58
1	450–500	480	197.50	197.50
2	500–550	502	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	575	198.00	198.00
1	600–650	645	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	890	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	295	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	322	282.50	282.50
4	400–450	423	275.00–290.00	281.73
10	450–500	481	270.00	270.00
8	500–550	528	232.00–251.00	241.71
2	550–600	555	212.00–222.50	217.30
4	600–650	644	207.50–211.00	209.88
1	700–750	745	202.50	202.50
1	800–850	840	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	400.00–402.50	401.20
5	350–400	371	360.00–375.00	367.64
5	400–450	437	360.00–372.50	364.98
9	450–500	468	305.00–319.00	312.60
14	500–550	511	305.00–321.00	314.38
7	550–600	579	289.00–310.00	299.22
6	600–650	641	296.00–298.50	298.11
8	650–700	687	279.00	279.00
12	700–750	724	265.00–275.00	267.53
16	750–800	778	236.00–244.50	243.97
11	800–850	816	207.00–225.00	220.65
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	290.00–335.00	316.72
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	515	284.00	284.00
2	550–600	570	265.00–280.00	272.30
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	327.00	327.00
3	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
18	650–700	672	283.00–292.00	286.45
138	750–800	768	259.60	259.60
19	850–900	865	224.50	224.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	232.00	232.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	795	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,091.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,135.00	1,135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,444	115.00–129.50	123.38
6	—	1,409	133.00–144.50	138.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,203	125.00–139.00	131.72
1	—	1,110	107.00	107.00
11	—	1,219	114.00–123.00	118.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	100.50	100.50
6	—	1,104	117.00–127.00	123.31
14	—	1,028	104.00–115.00	109.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,495	136.00–143.00	138.69
6	—	1,623	147.00–159.00	153.35

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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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