Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 lower. The unweaned, plain quality feeder calves are beginning to be discounted heavily by the buyers. The demand for feeder heifers today was much lower than in previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $313.27/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −167.76 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$313.27

21 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$21.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.29

vs KY average

+13.85 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	316.32	1,718	18thin
Medium and Large 2	550	295.00	1,622	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.32/cwt here — about $96 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 sale21 hd

313.27

—

KY average24 barns · 769 hd

303.98

+9.29

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

+13.85

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−167.76

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	1,721	190.83	3,284	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	140.45	1,905	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	130.85	1,503	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	126.96	1,309	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	164.00	2,214	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)	1,125	$1,835	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$1,513	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,438	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,438	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	260.15/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	317.10/cwt	312.50–319.00	1,795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	320.05/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	244.08/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	272.48/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	327.81/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,701	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	244.52/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	234.89/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	340.46/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	313.44/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	320.83/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	359.99/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	235.10/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	304.74/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,106	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,835.41/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	281.48/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,329	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	793	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,113	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	568	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,511	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	291.27/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	262.46/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	277.42/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,504	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	146.42/cwt	143.50–152.00	1,969	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,626	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	133.49/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,519	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	121.73/cwt	118.50–124.00	1,428	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,639	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	127.65/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,349	6
Bulls	—	—	1,790	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,355	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,214	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,165	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	137.88/cwt	133.50–142.00	1,889	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	808	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	135.41/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,427	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	595	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,264	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	835	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,060	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,305	170.84/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,229	2
Bulls	—	—	1,952	206.42/cwt	205.00–210.00	4,029	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,512.50/head	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,513	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,075	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	605	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	234.54/cwt	230.00–236.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	254.24/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,345	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	221.03/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	225.64/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	251.35/cwt	249.00–252.50	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	275.15/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	305.69/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	322.93/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	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.

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Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 437Year ago 491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 60Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	278.00	278.00
2	300–350	335	282.50	282.50
4	350–400	379	270.00–290.00	275.15
4	400–450	417	260.00–270.00	264.93
3	450–500	472	252.50–270.00	260.15
10	500–550	529	252.50–260.00	254.24
1	550–600	550	231.00	231.00
4	600–650	618	218.00–223.00	221.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	292.50	292.50
2	350–400	363	297.50–312.50	304.74
2	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	472	275.00–285.00	281.48
5	500–550	542	275.00–279.00	277.42
8	550–600	575	242.00–248.00	244.08
6	600–650	609	230.00–245.00	235.10
7	650–700	665	226.00–239.00	234.89
2	700–750	705	231.00	231.00
1	750–800	795	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	603	250.50	250.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	255.00	255.00
3	350–400	390	249.00–252.50	251.35
4	400–450	410	230.00–236.00	234.54
5	500–550	525	220.00–227.00	225.64
1	600–650	600	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	430	347.50	347.50
4	450–500	475	337.50–350.00	340.46
9	500–550	519	315.00–335.00	327.81
4	550–600	566	312.50–319.00	317.10
2	600–650	610	310.00–317.00	313.44
2	650–700	665	288.00	288.00
4	700–750	718	271.00–277.00	272.48
5	750–800	764	242.50–247.50	244.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	476	305.00–327.50	320.05
2	500–550	547	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	633	285.00–290.00	287.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	750–800	793	266.50	266.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	568	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
3	400–450	445	295.50	295.50
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	507	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	247.50	247.50
1	700–750	745	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	355.00–362.50	359.99
4	350–400	357	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	430	317.50–327.50	320.83
7	450–500	472	310.00–329.00	322.93
4	500–550	537	300.00–307.50	305.69
2	550–600	563	290.00–292.50	291.27
2	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	650	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	710	257.50–267.50	262.46
1	750–800	785	217.50	217.50
1	850–900	865	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	595	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,125	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,835.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,512.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,345	143.50–152.00	146.42
1	—	1,280	127.00	127.00
11	—	1,370	133.50–142.00	137.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,138	129.00–141.00	133.49
3	—	1,173	118.50–124.00	121.73
1	—	1,130	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,057	124.00–131.00	127.65
1	—	955	122.00	122.00
1	—	860	94.00	94.00
4	—	1,054	133.00–139.00	135.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	185.00–190.00	187.45
2	—	1,305	160.00–180.00	170.84
3	—	1,952	205.00–210.00	206.42
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	164.00	164.00

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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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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