Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with the exception of those steers in the 500 lb. range and they were sharply higher. The 400-600 lb. heifers traded sharply higher with the remaining heifers selling mostly steady. Very good demand was seen across all classes of feeder calves despite some volatility with the futures market in recent days. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.37/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −153.96 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$261.37

43 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,458

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$41.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

vs KY average

−7.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	268.95	1,505	31
Medium and Large 2	554	244.63	1,355	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	227.50	1,244	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.45/cwt here — about $261 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 sale43 hd

261.37

—

KY average27 barns · 1,467 hd

262.68

−1.31

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−7.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−153.96

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	1,737	154.61	2,686	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	126.63	1,803	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	123.71	1,455	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	120.71	1,254	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,248	$1,737	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,719	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$1,459	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,430	5

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 1-2	600–650	617	256.89/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	307.74/cwt	298.00–320.00	1,283	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	240.51/cwt	236.50–260.00	1,482	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	283.20/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	373.05/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	375.64/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	227.28/cwt	220.00–233.50	1,548	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	313.14/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,603	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	291.05/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,511	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	234.61/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	328.14/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	300.29/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,396	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	302.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	240.35/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	312.01/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	280.36/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,721	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	315.22/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,160	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,977	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	293.72/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	246.64/cwt	237.50–256.00	1,650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	259.63/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,498	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	339.54/cwt	331.00–352.50	1,222	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	220.28/cwt	216.00–221.50	1,606	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	311.32/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,457	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,035	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,429.62/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,430	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,719.35/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	323.32/cwt	315.00–341.00	1,377	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,551.32/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	349.77/cwt	349.00–350.50	1,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	344.86/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,597	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	331.91/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,421	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	124.16/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,784	16
Bulls	—	—	1,878	148.96/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,797	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,526	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	123.04/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,454	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	125.31/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,308	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	797	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,478	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	860	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	117.57/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,273	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	962	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	133.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,849	6
Bulls	—	—	1,643	158.38/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	361.69/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	507	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,648	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,045	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	522	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,331	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	243.25/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	211.01/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,114	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	1,736.92/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	358.79/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	318.65/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	183.46/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	238.47/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	351.99/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	281.48/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,863	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	273.81/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,301	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	317.61/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,521	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	289.42/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	256.52/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	263.09/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	255.14/cwt	242.00–264.00	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	286.85/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	281.01/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	320.10/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	275.31/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,165	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	269.74/cwt	267.50–274.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	236.71/cwt	224.00–242.00	1,371	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	222.65/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	291.88/cwt	290.00–292.50	975	4

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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 671Year ago 592

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 58Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	340.00	340.00
3	250–300	278	360.00–385.00	373.05
1	300–350	330	337.50	337.50
6	350–400	360	331.00–352.50	339.54
7	400–450	426	315.00–341.00	323.32
8	450–500	468	297.50–320.00	311.32
11	500–550	519	280.00–298.00	291.05
4	600–650	617	255.00–257.50	256.89
5	650–700	669	237.50–256.00	246.64
2	800–850	803	208.00–214.00	211.01
2	850–900	852	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	355.00	355.00
3	300–350	330	322.50	322.50
2	350–400	375	317.50–322.50	320.10
1	400–450	405	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	360.00–362.50	361.69
2	500–550	507	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	305	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	468	217.00–228.00	222.65
1	550–600	585	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	330.00	330.00
4	300–350	326	300.00–310.00	302.97
14	350–400	368	303.00–330.00	315.22
14	400–450	417	298.00–320.00	307.74
8	450–500	465	290.00–312.50	300.29
6	500–550	516	277.00–290.00	283.20
18	550–600	577	245.00–265.00	259.63
17	600–650	616	236.50–260.00	240.51
19	650–700	681	220.00–233.50	227.28
13	700–750	729	216.00–221.50	220.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	298.00	298.00
5	550–600	573	272.00–275.00	273.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	357.50–365.00	358.79
8	400–450	428	328.00–334.00	331.91
5	450–500	455	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	797	185.50	185.50
1	850–900	860	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	470	230.00–247.50	238.47
2	500–550	547	227.50	227.50
3	600–650	633	170.00–195.00	183.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	334	290.00–292.50	291.88
4	350–400	376	275.00–295.00	281.01
8	400–450	423	265.00–290.00	275.31
14	450–500	482	260.00–280.00	270.00
4	500–550	516	250.00–262.00	256.52
6	550–600	579	224.00–242.00	236.71
2	600–650	630	225.00–230.00	227.48
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	805	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	370.00–382.50	375.64
2	350–400	365	340.00–365.00	351.99
4	400–450	423	325.00–332.50	328.14
9	450–500	479	300.00–331.00	317.61
7	500–550	512	312.00–320.00	313.14
12	550–600	579	285.00–297.50	289.42
17	600–650	614	270.00–288.00	280.36
17	650–700	662	265.00–289.00	281.48
1	700–750	740	237.50	237.50
6	750–800	783	235.00–242.00	240.35
15	850–900	865	228.50	228.50
1	900–950	930	197.00	197.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	336.00	336.00
2	350–400	385	315.00–322.50	318.65
3	400–450	440	285.00–307.50	300.00
4	450–500	491	290.00–297.50	293.72
7	500–550	523	280.00–295.00	286.85
3	550–600	570	267.50–274.00	269.74
4	600–650	631	242.00–264.00	255.14
2	650–700	668	220.00–250.00	234.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	521	328.00	328.00
8	550–600	562	307.50–315.00	312.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	430	349.00–350.50	349.77
2	450–500	463	340.00–350.00	344.86
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	522	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	240.00–285.00	263.09
3	500–550	523	230.00–270.00	243.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,719.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,551.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,248	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,736.92
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,120	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,429.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,725.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,437	118.00–129.00	124.16
6	—	1,388	130.00–136.00	133.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	102.00	102.00
4	—	1,156	130.00–134.00	132.00
17	—	1,182	115.00–129.00	123.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	120.00–139.00	125.31
2	—	1,083	117.00–118.00	117.57
1	—	925	104.00	104.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	148.00–150.00	148.96
3	—	1,643	157.00–161.00	158.38

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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

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Heifers · 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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