Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.10/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −186.93 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$294.10

60 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$45.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

vs KY average

−16.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	304.01	1,713	47
Medium and Large 2-3	556	258.28	1,437	13thin

One grade step is worth $45.73/cwt here — about $276 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

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 sale60 hd

294.10

—

KY average24 barns · 1,026 hd

294.39

−0.28

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−16.66

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−186.93

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	1,582	146.25	2,313	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	129.08	1,786	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	121.84	1,407	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	111.21	1,087	28

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)	1,245	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,535	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$1,485	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,064	$1,316	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,733	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	302.58/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,782	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	329.68/cwt	327.00–331.00	1,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	241.24/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,484	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	327.99/cwt	316.00–337.50	1,532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	389	365.29/cwt	356.00–393.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	289.35/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,386	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	190.61/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	251.22/cwt	240.00–274.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	343.12/cwt	332.50–362.50	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	312.78/cwt	305.00–319.00	1,320	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	252.68/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,410	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	263.47/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,902	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	285.73/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,803	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	299.88/cwt	281.00–313.00	1,598	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	312.34/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	243.78/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	328.99/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,385	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	252.61/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	193.51/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	326.79/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	640	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,535.25/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	339.84/cwt	327.50–344.00	1,441	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	322.68/cwt	310.00–335.00	916	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	292.27/cwt	277.50–301.00	1,534	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	1,315.56/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,316	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	745	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,142	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	132.42/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,814	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	125.74/cwt	125.50–126.00	1,758	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	104.53/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,054	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	125.39/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,315	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	113.19/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,123	12
Bulls	—	—	1,826	154.69/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,825	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	128.81/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,592	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	120.21/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,355	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	100.33/cwt	96.00–107.00	921	10
Bulls	—	—	1,490	145.65/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,170	14
Bulls	—	—	1,522	132.16/cwt	124.00–136.00	2,011	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	227.27/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,181	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,484.50/head	1,185.00–1,700.00	1,485	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	270.38/cwt	225.00–298.00	871	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	466	253.29/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	771	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	265.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	254.00/cwt	237.50–270.00	1,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	298.79/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	284.69/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	319.28/cwt	312.50–322.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	318.78/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	246.28/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,325	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	258.03/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	331.68/cwt	316.00–340.00	1,559	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	546	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,398	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	493	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	281.63/cwt	243.00–301.90	1,329	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	300.12/cwt	284.00–312.50	996	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	287.99/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	263.42/cwt	230.00–279.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	202.76/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,328	3

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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 669Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 67Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 28Year ago 270

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	358	317.50–320.00	318.78
3	400–450	441	333.00	333.00
17	450–500	470	316.00–340.00	331.68
16	500–550	533	281.00–313.00	299.88
25	550–600	589	285.00–310.00	302.58
11	600–650	631	284.00–290.00	285.73
21	700–750	722	251.00–269.00	263.47
2	750–800	762	256.00	256.00
1	800–850	800	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	299.00	299.00
2	400–450	418	292.50–305.00	298.79
5	450–500	476	275.00–300.00	287.99
9	500–550	546	256.00	256.00
4	550–600	580	230.00–279.00	263.42
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	677	264.00	264.00
3	750–800	771	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	356.00–393.00	365.29
3	400–450	438	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	493	349.00	349.00
6	500–550	538	321.00	321.00
2	600–650	607	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	327.00–331.00	329.68
6	400–450	421	324.00–330.00	328.99
3	450–500	467	320.00–330.00	326.79
2	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	332	312.50–322.00	319.28
5	350–400	361	302.50–325.00	312.34
6	400–450	422	305.00–319.00	312.78
14	450–500	479	286.00–294.00	289.35
15	500–550	538	237.00–260.00	246.28
31	550–600	558	235.00–259.00	252.68
13	600–650	615	231.00–243.00	241.24
4	650–700	679	220.00–233.00	227.27
3	750–800	781	180.00–196.00	190.61
1	800–850	805	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	980	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	252.50	252.50
13	300–350	322	225.00–298.00	270.38
3	350–400	365	277.50–292.50	284.69
2	400–450	428	260.00–270.00	265.15
6	450–500	466	235.00–280.00	253.29
2	500–550	513	185.00–220.00	202.76
3	550–600	570	233.00	233.00
1	600–650	610	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	655	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	330.00	330.00
6	250–300	284	310.00–335.00	322.68
5	300–350	326	332.50–362.50	343.12
4	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
6	400–450	424	327.50–344.00	339.84
11	450–500	467	316.00–337.50	327.99
6	500–550	525	277.50–301.00	292.27
3	600–650	618	240.00–272.50	252.61
3	650–700	662	240.00–274.00	251.22
5	700–750	719	240.00–247.00	243.78
2	800–850	803	191.00–196.00	193.51
1	900–950	910	178.00	178.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	640	287.50	287.50
3	700–750	745	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	295	307.50	307.50
9	300–350	332	284.00–312.50	300.12
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	420	237.50–270.00	254.00
11	450–500	472	243.00–301.90	281.63
4	500–550	520	247.50–270.00	258.03
1	550–600	555	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	605	218.00	218.00
6	650–700	650	222.50	222.50
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	520	190.00	190.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	120.00	120.00
1	550–600	590	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,535.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	760	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,064	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,315.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,185.00–1,700.00	1,484.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,650.00	1,650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	131.00–134.00	132.42
2	—	1,398	125.50–126.00	125.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	104.00–105.00	104.53
8	—	1,236	126.00–135.00	128.81
13	—	1,127	114.00–124.00	120.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,049	121.00–128.00	125.39
12	—	992	110.00–119.00	113.19
10	—	918	96.00–107.00	100.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,826	151.00–158.00	154.69
14	—	1,490	140.00–149.00	145.65
3	—	1,522	124.00–136.00	132.16

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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

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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