Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold sharply higher and those over 500 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers also traded sharply higher. The overall quality of all classes of feeder calves was very good and the buyers showed strong demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $277.02/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −138.31 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$277.02

106 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$40.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.76

vs KY average

+9.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	280.10	1,520	91
Medium and Large 2	555	259.63	1,440	14thin
Large 1-2	500	240.00	1,200	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.10/cwt here — about $320 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 sale106 hd

277.02

—

KY average18 barns · 910 hd

267.26

+9.76

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

+9.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−138.31

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	1,677	161.50	2,708	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	148.51	2,042	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	143.90	1,666	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	127.06	1,291	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	160.00	2,048	1thin

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)	1,325	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,036	$1,620	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$1,488	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	864	$1,132	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	600–650	614	315.77/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,939	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	320.19/cwt	302.00–333.00	1,691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	308.82/cwt	298.00–318.00	1,177	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	286.13/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,468	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	318.33/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,779	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	253.15/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	225.45/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	397.98/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	348.31/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,459	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	275.16/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,560	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	299.47/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,440	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	337.46/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	324.72/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	317.16/cwt	311.00–330.00	929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	320.03/cwt	298.00–329.00	1,523	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	292.62/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,788	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,809.73/head	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,810	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	310.24/cwt	291.00–313.00	1,322	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	311.18/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,637	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	345.26/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,302	6
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	833	1,093.65/head	1,050.00–1,135.00	1,094	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	148.46/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,666	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	135.69/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,659	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	94.88/cwt	90.00–100.00	783	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	137.13/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,486	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	128.23/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,307	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	143.46/cwt	138.00–145.50	1,947	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	398	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	907	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,873	2
Bulls	—	—	1,676	158.33/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,654	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,048	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	151.78/cwt	147.00–166.50	2,105	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	249.59/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	319.33/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,701	13
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	720	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	250.56/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	267.41/cwt	252.00–283.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	329.04/cwt	323.00–335.00	1,606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	255.29/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	803	260.25/cwt	260.25–260.25	2,090	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	280.23/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,060	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	282.58/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	283.23/cwt	264.00–286.00	1,368	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	341.51/cwt	328.00–354.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	264.26/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,398	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	291.73/cwt	287.00–294.00	1,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	268.88/cwt	260.00–277.50	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,081	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 May 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 354Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 72Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	402.50	402.50
2	300–350	312	398.00	398.00
2	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	419	345.00–352.50	348.31
8	450–500	488	323.00–335.00	329.04
9	500–550	528	302.00–333.00	320.19
16	550–600	559	315.00–323.00	318.33
12	600–650	614	313.00–320.00	315.77
3	650–700	676	289.00	289.00
2	700–750	727	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	435	318.00	318.00
2	500–550	530	278.00–287.00	282.58
6	550–600	588	295.00	295.00
9	600–650	639	260.00–287.00	280.23
5	700–750	722	240.00–259.00	255.29
1	1000–1050	1,005	166.00	166.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	450	378.00	378.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	252.00–283.00	267.41
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	800–850	803	260.25	260.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	293	311.00–330.00	317.16
8	300–350	332	320.00–330.00	324.72
7	350–400	381	298.00–318.00	308.82
12	400–450	426	291.00–313.00	310.24
24	450–500	481	292.00–312.00	299.47
41	500–550	513	270.00–294.00	286.13
50	550–600	567	262.50–280.00	275.16
7	600–650	620	252.00–256.00	253.15
5	700–750	709	224.00–231.00	225.45
2	750–800	762	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	318.00–320.00	319.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	246.00–255.00	250.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	325	260.00–277.50	268.88
8	450–500	483	264.00–286.00	283.23
7	500–550	529	262.50–267.50	264.26
7	550–600	580	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	292	390.00–405.00	397.98
5	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
6	350–400	377	335.00–347.50	345.26
4	400–450	445	330.00–345.00	337.46
16	450–500	476	298.00–329.00	320.03
14	500–550	526	300.00–324.00	311.18
8	600–650	611	290.00–293.00	292.62
2	650–700	655	283.00	283.00
2	700–750	745	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	773	244.00–255.00	249.59
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	350	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	405	267.00	267.00
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	328.00–354.00	341.51
1	400–450	430	312.00	312.00
1	450–500	495	286.00	286.00
3	500–550	530	287.00–294.00	291.73
1	600–650	605	252.00	252.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,113	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,809.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	1,050.00–1,135.00	1,093.65
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,122	142.00–153.00	148.46
5	—	1,223	129.00–140.00	135.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	90.00–100.00	94.88
5	—	1,084	133.00–143.00	137.13
12	—	1,019	126.00–131.00	128.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,357	138.00–145.50	143.46
17	—	1,387	147.00–166.50	151.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	171.00	171.00
6	—	1,676	151.00–165.00	158.33
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	160.00	160.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle