Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2024-04-10

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 10
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
76 vs last sale 541 364 vs year ago 829 · 43.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
17 vs last sale 83 16 vs year ago 82 · 19.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
2 vs last sale 25 9 vs year ago 14 · +64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: The higher quality steers and heifers in "green" condition and weaned sold unevenly steady. There were several lower quality calves and bawling calves in today's offering to which the buyers discounted heavily. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.64/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 163.68 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.
Average price
$251.64
57 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,372
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$344
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$59.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.03
vs KY average
12.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547259.271,41745
Medium and Large 2542239.761,3007thin
Medium and Large 2-3538199.611,0735thin
One grade step is worth $59.66/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
484431379327median 415.3312/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
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 sale57 hd
251.64
KY average25 barns · 1,409 hd
253.67
−2.03
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−12.32
This barn, trailing median31 sales
415.33
−163.68
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,612146.392,36014
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,411137.061,93413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,183130.921,54818
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,002118.261,18521

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$2,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,340$1,9101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$1,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,6382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,4932thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)795$1,4944thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,425$2,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$1,5751thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8183
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650635249.48/cwt239.00–256.001,58410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850818194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5876
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730209.70/cwt208.00–213.001,5313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300258316.00/cwt316.00–316.008154
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450416287.54/cwt280.00–300.001,1967
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575283.54/cwt275.00–288.001,6307
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574241.43/cwt235.00–250.001,38612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500458297.73/cwt290.00–310.001,36414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350344299.00/cwt298.00–300.001,0294
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800757249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,8852
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700663264.21/cwt248.00–266.501,7528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300275391.40/cwt372.50–410.001,0765
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4252,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400382307.85/cwt307.50–308.001,1769
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620283.58/cwt272.00–292.501,7586
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550516294.39/cwt290.00–300.001,51911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624234.21/cwt225.00–247.001,46111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315323.92/cwt319.00–327.501,0204
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500498286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,4243
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423322.79/cwt301.00–332.501,3654
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600575303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,7421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550505317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,6013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400382322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,2322
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565254.38/cwt240.00–265.001,4373
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250207300.00/cwt300.00–300.006212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500467339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,5838
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800750222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6651
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522261.65/cwt253.00–273.001,36611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700659244.51/cwt230.00–249.001,6116
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750721241.64/cwt226.00–248.001,7424
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400380303.36/cwt300.00–307.001,1532
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,493.10/head1,325.00–1,650.001,4932
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250220384.09/cwt380.00–387.508452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500478285.33/cwt276.00–295.001,36410
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600565281.08/cwt269.00–287.001,5887
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27951,494.13/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4944
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550514285.67/cwt275.00–293.001,4687
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450426298.30/cwt295.00–304.001,2717
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-29401,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400395354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,3989
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
CowsLean 85-90%1,029117.57/cwt110.00–121.001,2109
CowsLean 85-90%85384.57/cwt80.00–88.007213
Bulls1,861154.60/cwt152.00–158.002,8775
Bulls1,474141.83/cwt134.00–147.002,0919
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,407140.62/cwt137.00–147.001,97910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,383130.27/cwt126.00–134.501,8022
Bred CowsMedium 1-29851,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,258119.40/cwt115.00–124.001,5026
CowsLean 85-90%1,024130.19/cwt125.00–137.001,3339
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,145136.68/cwt130.00–143.001,56512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350308332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,0244
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500473330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350331374.00/cwt374.00–374.001,23811
HeifersMedium 1-2650–700675214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4451
BullsMedium 1-2450–500455232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0561
BullsMedium 1-2850–900890134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600580202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400365207.50/cwt207.50–207.507571
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,910.00/head1,910.00–1,910.001,9101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy800–850830162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3451
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400357321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,14610
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800762182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3912
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750720167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2062
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300255220.00/cwt220.00–220.005611
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350300205.00/cwt205.00–205.006151
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450420222.00/cwt222.00–222.009321
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600555201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1161
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550508280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600569259.38/cwt259.00–260.001,47613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500469313.03/cwt300.00–324.001,46810
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478260.97/cwt260.00–262.001,2472
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750745213.99/cwt213.00–216.001,5943
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300292330.00/cwt330.00–330.009642
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400363289.14/cwt272.00–307.501,0502
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500484263.92/cwt245.00–281.001,27716
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800783205.56/cwt202.00–213.001,6103
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380277.37/cwt263.00–285.001,0543
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535244.67/cwt234.00–247.501,3095
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700673210.15/cwt200.00–221.001,4142
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450404259.91/cwt247.50–270.001,0504
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400350292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0241
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425263.75/cwt252.50–275.001,1212
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850845192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6221
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650604214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2935
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5491
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,3841
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245300.00/cwt300.00–300.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560227.48/cwt225.00–230.001,2742
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520241.75/cwt241.00–242.501,2572
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550527198.89/cwt173.00–211.001,0484
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550513255.98/cwt252.00–260.001,3132
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6371
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350345267.50/cwt267.50–267.509231
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750700221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5471
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500470221.61/cwt220.00–225.001,0423
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500465223.35/cwt211.00–237.501,0394

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.