Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Today's low number of receipts limited the comparisons on feeder steers. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-9.00 higher with a some being even higher. The onset of some very warm, dry conditions is allowing producers to concentrate on fieldwork instead of marketing cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower on an average quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.03/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −127.30 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$288.03

14 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.72

vs KY average

+20.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	290.87	1,523	12thin
Medium and Large 2	545	271.00	1,477	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $46 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 sale14 hd

288.03

—

KY average24 barns · 1,125 hd

266.31

+21.72

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

+20.81

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−127.30

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	—	Low	1,857	171.83	3,190	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	141.03	2,006	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	133.76	1,605	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	116.96	1,208	9thin

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)	1,215	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	850–900	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	300.87/cwt	289.00–304.00	1,372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	302.20/cwt	299.00–305.50	1,889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	327.00/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	300.93/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	280.21/cwt	278.00–282.50	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	1,475	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,187	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	317.79/cwt	302.50–319.50	1,767	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	238.51/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	324.74/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,634	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	273.56/cwt	262.50–284.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	301.01/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	277.44/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,609	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	124.16/cwt	123.50–125.00	1,381	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,511	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	133.76/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,605	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	137.92/cwt	133.50–140.00	1,905	7
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	970	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	316.57/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	287.21/cwt	282.50–289.00	1,514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	312.15/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,292	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	119.03/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,196	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	92.52/cwt	85.00–100.00	854	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	164.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,125	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	179.45/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,248	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,829	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	144.02/cwt	142.00–148.50	2,075	13

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 290Year ago 674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 47Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	433	262.50–284.00	273.56
1	450–500	475	261.00	261.00
2	500–550	545	271.00	271.00
1	850–900	850	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	490	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	475	310.50	310.50
9	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	312.00	312.00
4	300–350	330	309.00–319.00	316.57
2	400–450	420	298.00–304.00	300.93
5	450–500	456	289.00–304.00	300.87
2	500–550	525	278.00–282.50	280.21
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	339.00	339.00
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	640	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	320.00–327.00	324.74
4	450–500	476	318.00–330.00	327.00
3	500–550	506	323.00	323.00
10	550–600	556	302.50–319.50	317.79
4	600–650	625	299.00–305.50	302.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	319.00	319.00
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	414	310.00–318.00	312.15
2	450–500	460	300.00–302.00	301.01
7	500–550	527	282.50–289.00	287.21
2	550–600	580	271.00–284.00	277.44
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	680	238.00–239.00	238.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	445	201.00	201.00
1	600–650	645	208.00	208.00

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	—	1,110	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	123.50–125.00	124.16
1	—	1,095	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,005	115.00–122.00	119.03
2	—	923	85.00–100.00	92.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	131.00–138.00	133.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,381	133.50–140.00	137.92
1	—	1,475	124.00	124.00
13	—	1,441	142.00–148.50	144.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	160.00–170.00	164.20
2	—	1,810	175.00–184.00	179.45

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

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

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Replacement Cattle

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