Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold sharply higher and those over 500 lbs. were mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded steady to 2.00 lower and over 500 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 higher. Today's offering contained several very good quality calves for which the buyers showed strong interest in. The plainer calves saw less demand when compared to previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower on an average quality offering and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.83/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −187.20 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$293.83

9 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$30.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.34

vs KY average

−15.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	300.56	1,675	7thin
Medium and Large 2	538	270.25	1,453	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about $222 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 sale9 hd

293.83

—

KY average26 barns · 1,180 hd

298.16

−4.34

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−15.72

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−187.20

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	1,593	148.59	2,367	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	126.26	1,530	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	123.91	1,708	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	108.15	1,058	15

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)	1,126	$1,804	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,541	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,491	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$1,440	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,225	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,125	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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	296.07/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	254.90/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,433	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	257.95/cwt	246.00–264.00	1,855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	286.03/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,221	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	259.44/cwt	252.50–270.50	1,365	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	217.14/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	258.25/cwt	258.25–258.25	2,009	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	297.65/cwt	297.00–299.00	1,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	238.98/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	303.88/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,404	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,956	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	309.21/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,286	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	261.18/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	249.33/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	151.44/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	234.77/cwt	229.50–242.50	1,571	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	269.17/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,270	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,440.48/head	1,335.00–1,550.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	278.67/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,410	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	347.37/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	319.22/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,025	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	1,803.70/head	1,650.00–2,050.00	1,804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,764	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	204.94/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,687	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,726.64/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,727	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,545	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	132.74/cwt	132.50–133.00	1,929	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	124.11/cwt	120.00–129.50	1,699	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,320	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	111.85/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,099	8
Bulls	—	—	2,195	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,819	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	122.82/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,452	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,862	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	95.68/cwt	90.00–100.00	897	5
Bulls	—	—	1,583	148.82/cwt	138.00–157.00	2,356	14
Bulls	—	—	1,135	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	850	211.85/cwt	211.85–211.85	1,801	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,455	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	1,399.54/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,285	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,080	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	497	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	271.17/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,058	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	207.25/cwt	207.00–207.50	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	235.87/cwt	222.50–250.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	411	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	231.95/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	241.01/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,028	195.66/cwt	194.00–196.00	2,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	310.32/cwt	301.00–324.00	1,493	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	315.62/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	301.87/cwt	295.50–302.50	1,841	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	263.67/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	256.01/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	198.90/cwt	192.00–212.50	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	252.61/cwt	243.00–262.50	1,334	2

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 709Year ago 647

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 88Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 20Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	280.00–301.00	296.07
1	500–550	510	273.00	273.00
1	550–600	565	267.50	267.50
1	950–1000	960	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	395.00	395.00
2	250–300	262	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	310	356.00	356.00
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
8	450–500	481	301.00–324.00	310.32
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
4	600–650	606	284.00	284.00
2	650–700	685	265.00–275.00	270.00
4	700–750	719	246.00–264.00	257.95
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	852	226.00	226.00
2	950–1000	960	206.00	206.00
6	1000–1050	1,028	194.00–196.00	195.66
1	1050–1100	1,065	188.00	188.00
1	1100–1150	1,105	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	497	339.00	339.00
3	500–550	540	307.00	307.00
3	550–600	580	297.00–299.00	297.65
22	600–650	610	295.50–302.50	301.87
9	650–700	670	292.00	292.00
137	750–800	778	258.25	258.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	418	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	325.00	325.00
3	300–350	321	317.50–320.00	319.22
9	400–450	427	277.50–297.50	286.03
18	450–500	472	260.00–274.00	269.17
8	500–550	526	252.50–270.50	259.44
30	550–600	562	245.00–265.00	254.90
9	600–650	615	246.00–255.00	249.33
23	650–700	669	229.50–242.50	234.77
6	700–750	727	215.00–219.00	217.14
4	750–800	766	222.00	222.00
1	850–900	865	169.00	169.00
2	900–950	932	171.50	171.50
3	950–1000	970	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	850–900	850	211.85	211.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	260.00–277.50	271.17
4	400–450	420	257.50–267.50	263.67
3	450–500	468	232.50–252.50	241.01
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	580	230.00–234.00	231.95
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	825	174.00	174.00
1	950–1000	995	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	222.50–250.00	235.87
3	400–450	411	212.00	212.00
1	450–500	485	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	595	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	360	330.00–360.00	347.37
7	400–450	416	300.00–320.00	309.21
10	450–500	462	296.00–310.00	303.88
6	500–550	506	270.00–294.00	278.67
6	550–600	573	258.00–265.00	261.18
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	668	238.00–240.00	238.98
1	700–750	700	252.00	252.00
2	750–800	755	237.00	237.00
2	800–850	823	198.00–212.00	204.94
2	850–900	895	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	940	146.00	146.00
2	950–1000	968	148.00–155.00	151.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	376	302.50–322.50	315.62
2	400–450	438	242.50–270.00	256.01
4	450–500	451	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	528	243.00–262.50	252.61
1	550–600	575	231.00	231.00
2	600–650	608	207.00–207.50	207.25
3	700–750	728	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	520	192.00–212.50	198.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,335.00–1,550.00	1,440.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,126	1,650.00–2,050.00	1,803.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,726.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,285.00	1,285.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,399.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,453	132.50–133.00	132.74
11	—	1,369	120.00–129.50	124.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	124.00–125.00	124.49
8	—	983	105.00–117.00	111.85
5	—	937	90.00–100.00	95.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,182	119.00–129.00	122.82
1	—	1,330	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,195	174.00	174.00
14	—	1,583	138.00–157.00	148.82
1	—	1,135	120.00	120.00

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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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