Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. The overall quality of today's feeder offering was more average when compared to last week and didn't contain as many weaned packages. Feeder buyers are voicing concerns with the downward trending cattle futures and the very warm temperatures in place. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.16/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −160.17 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$255.16

60 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$30.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs KY average

+10.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	263.28	1,445	44
Medium and Large 2-3	564	232.83	1,313	16thin

One grade step is worth $30.45/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale60 hd

255.16

—

KY average23 barns · 1,141 hd

255.22

−0.06

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+10.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−160.17

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	1,579	172.22	2,720	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	150.23	2,188	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	144.63	1,667	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	963	124.79	1,201	19

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)	1,165	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,885	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	743	$1,273	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	923	$1,218	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	700–750	721	256.31/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,848	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	286.35/cwt	280.00–293.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,631	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	227.49/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	275.73/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	275.75/cwt	266.00–287.00	1,177	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	251.18/cwt	246.00–262.00	1,464	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	311.96/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,370	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	226.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	290.31/cwt	282.50–298.00	1,074	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	263.21/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,382	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	265.45/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	297.74/cwt	297.00–304.00	1,301	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	268.67/cwt	262.00–281.00	1,295	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	282.35/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,310	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	247.64/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	284.14/cwt	277.00–289.00	1,796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	312.83/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,142	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	313.30/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,059	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,010	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	223.19/cwt	218.00–234.00	1,504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	239.09/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	278.04/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,471	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	209.33/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,522	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	743	1,273.15/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	275.54/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,463	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,724	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	94.46/cwt	88.00–100.00	886	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	154.16/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,272	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	139.41/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,964	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	136.30/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,338	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	126.76/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,232	7
Bulls	—	—	1,850	186.40/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,448	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	845	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	146.59/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,721	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	113.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,037	3
Bulls	—	—	1,581	172.65/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,730	6
Bulls	—	—	1,305	157.19/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,051	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	133.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	755	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	1,499.35/head	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,030	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	295.58/cwt	288.00–301.00	1,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,033	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,705	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	248.43/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	233.71/cwt	221.00–242.00	1,341	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	241.02/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,251	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	230.35/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	666	199.20/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,327	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	248.98/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	324.17/cwt	320.00–325.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,901	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	273.45/cwt	267.50–279.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	279.94/cwt	273.50–283.50	1,850	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	282.49/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	236.01/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	291.05/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,653	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	281.18/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	229.04/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	209.34/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	243.90/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	263.20/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 726Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 34Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
7	400–450	439	300.00–315.00	311.96
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
7	500–550	518	288.00–301.00	295.58
11	550–600	568	287.00–295.00	291.05
5	600–650	632	277.00–289.00	284.14
29	650–700	661	273.50–283.50	279.94
26	700–750	721	245.00–259.00	256.31
4	750–800	782	232.50	232.50
6	800–850	815	227.00–230.00	227.49
1	1050–1100	1,095	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	440	277.50	277.50
5	500–550	533	260.00–280.00	275.73
2	550–600	570	267.50–279.00	273.45
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	561	304.00	304.00
13	700–750	726	280.00	280.00
8	750–800	750	253.50	253.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	235.00–255.00	248.43
1	650–700	675	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	267	320.00–325.00	324.17
2	300–350	318	280.00–293.00	286.35
12	350–400	370	282.50–298.00	290.31
27	400–450	427	266.00–287.00	275.75
6	450–500	482	262.00–281.00	268.67
13	500–550	525	254.00–271.00	263.21
17	550–600	583	246.00–262.00	251.18
8	600–650	640	230.00–241.00	239.09
5	650–700	673	220.00–230.00	226.05
3	700–750	727	209.00–210.00	209.33
8	750–800	762	214.00	214.00
3	800–850	818	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	529	277.00–280.00	278.04
14	650–700	663	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	713	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	272.50	272.50
2	350–400	385	252.00–275.00	263.20
5	450–500	493	225.00–242.00	230.35
3	500–550	520	225.00–237.00	229.04
13	550–600	574	221.00–242.00	233.71
1	600–650	625	218.00	218.00
5	650–700	666	190.00–204.00	199.20
2	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	795	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	895	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	270.00–287.50	281.18
5	400–450	424	265.00–287.50	282.49
2	450–500	495	270.00–275.00	272.50
5	550–600	567	244.00–252.00	248.98
3	600–650	605	235.00–238.00	236.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	310.00–315.00	313.30
9	350–400	365	305.00–320.00	312.83
9	400–450	437	297.00–304.00	297.74
7	450–500	464	277.00–290.00	282.35
11	500–550	531	270.00–282.50	275.54
5	550–600	572	255.00–274.00	265.45
3	600–650	618	245.00–250.00	247.64
5	650–700	674	218.00–234.00	223.19
2	700–750	720	216.00	216.00
2	750–800	755	208.00	208.00
1	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00
1	1100–1150	1,105	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	435	265.00	265.00
4	450–500	471	235.00–250.00	243.90
11	500–550	519	232.50–250.00	241.02
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	660	200.00–220.00	209.34
1	750–800	770	190.00	190.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,885.00	1,885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	743	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,273.15
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,499.35
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	88.00–100.00	94.46
7	—	982	134.00–140.00	136.30
7	—	972	119.00–130.00	126.76
3	—	913	110.00–115.00	113.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,474	148.00–162.00	154.16
4	—	1,409	138.00–141.00	139.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,174	140.00–155.50	146.59
2	—	1,035	130.00–137.00	133.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	184.00–190.00	186.40
6	—	1,581	169.00–176.00	172.65
3	—	1,305	154.00–159.00	157.19

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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

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Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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