Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Today's feeder offering was much plainer overall and the buyers were discounting those lesser quality calves more so than in previous weeks. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls were 8.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.81/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.52 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$270.81

46 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

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

$74.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.17

vs KY average

−2.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	274.39	1,521	41
Medium and Large 2	557	251.80	1,401	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	200.00	1,140	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.39/cwt here — about $381 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale46 hd

270.81

—

KY average25 barns · 1,317 hd

267.63

+3.17

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−2.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−144.52

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	1,578	173.64	2,741	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	145.04	2,064	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	142.54	1,769	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	125.84	1,275	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	948	$1,443	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,435	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,410	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,310	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	650–700	671	260.00/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	291.52/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	314.31/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,820	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	278.38/cwt	277.00–279.00	1,587	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	261.68/cwt	255.50–271.00	1,847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	342.68/cwt	337.50–348.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	208.77/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	219.85/cwt	206.00–228.00	1,677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	222.09/cwt	203.00–231.50	1,601	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	318.34/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,652	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	311.30/cwt	293.00–314.00	1,911	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	236.22/cwt	233.50–243.00	1,488	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	329.90/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,524	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	244.70/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	265.79/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,512	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,065	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	323.24/cwt	313.00–326.00	1,377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	276.29/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,478	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	277.16/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	318.32/cwt	302.50–329.00	1,496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	321.13/cwt	308.00–327.50	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	299.82/cwt	297.00–309.00	1,385	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	308.60/cwt	296.00–312.00	1,558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	275.67/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	304.91/cwt	298.00–307.00	1,275	16
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	307.66/cwt	304.00–320.00	1,000	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	113.60/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,092	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	136.55/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,513	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	180.63/cwt	178.00–189.00	3,007	6
Bulls	—	—	1,576	170.98/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,695	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	142.25/cwt	136.50–145.00	1,974	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	147.09/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,840	11
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	151.75/cwt	149.50–154.50	2,287	5
Bulls	—	—	1,070	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,552	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	138.17/cwt	132.00–143.50	1,640	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,857	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	127.36/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,480	3
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	680	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,615	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	948	1,443.03/head	1,435.00–1,450.00	1,443	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,015	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	745	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,095	2
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	860	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	245.11/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	300.71/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	228.22/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,513	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	340.38/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,293	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	243.59/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	270.77/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	328.50/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	277.88/cwt	263.50–284.00	1,300	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	265.59/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	298.42/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	320.34/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,237	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	261.19/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	267.89/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	285.71/cwt	283.00–292.50	1,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	295.83/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	275.95/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,195	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,458	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 530Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 74Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	533	290.00–293.00	291.52
6	550–600	564	283.00–292.50	285.71
5	600–650	626	266.00–275.00	270.77
3	650–700	671	257.50–265.00	260.00
3	700–750	710	249.50	249.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	327	358.00	358.00
2	350–400	385	337.50–348.00	342.68
3	400–450	441	337.00	337.00
19	450–500	462	320.00–344.00	329.90
12	500–550	519	305.00–324.00	318.34
30	550–600	579	300.00–320.00	314.31
19	600–650	614	293.00–314.00	311.30
7	650–700	663	271.00–284.00	277.16
7	700–750	706	255.50–271.00	261.68
5	750–800	784	244.00–247.50	244.70
4	850–900	877	201.00–214.00	208.77
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	860	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	465	252.00–270.00	261.19
1	500–550	545	267.50	267.50
4	550–600	577	250.00–271.00	265.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	570	277.00–279.00	278.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	285.00–300.00	295.83
6	400–450	433	262.50–280.00	275.95
13	450–500	468	263.50–284.00	277.88
2	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	568	237.00–250.00	243.59
1	600–650	640	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
5	300–350	325	304.00–320.00	307.66
3	350–400	388	308.00–327.50	321.13
16	400–450	418	298.00–307.00	304.91
20	450–500	462	297.00–309.00	299.82
18	500–550	535	274.00–280.00	276.29
10	550–600	569	251.00–272.00	265.79
14	600–650	630	233.50–243.00	236.22
7	650–700	663	220.00–236.00	228.22
9	700–750	721	203.00–231.50	222.09
6	750–800	763	206.00–228.00	219.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	387	260.00–272.50	267.89
4	400–450	416	240.00–252.50	245.11
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	330	325.00–332.00	328.50
6	350–400	386	318.00–323.00	320.34
2	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	305.09
5	450–500	490	296.00–300.00	298.42
2	550–600	572	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
8	350–400	380	334.00–350.00	340.38
8	400–450	426	313.00–326.00	323.24
10	450–500	470	302.50–329.00	318.32
7	500–550	505	296.00–312.00	308.60
8	550–600	555	285.00–304.00	300.71
3	600–650	616	275.00–277.00	275.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	414	357.50	357.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	635	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	875	179.00	179.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	745	147.00	147.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,410.00	1,410.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,310.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	1,435.00–1,450.00	1,443.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,435.00	1,435.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	109.00–119.00	113.60
4	—	1,108	135.00–139.00	136.55
4	—	971	125.00–131.00	127.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,388	136.50–145.00	142.25
5	—	1,507	149.50–154.50	151.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,251	144.00–152.00	147.09
7	—	1,187	132.00–143.50	138.17
1	—	1,510	123.00	123.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,665	178.00–189.00	180.63
5	—	1,576	165.00–175.00	170.98
1	—	1,070	145.00	145.00

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