Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher with the yearling heifers being sharply higher. The feeder calf buyers were more upbeat today showing better demand for all classes of feeders. More positive futures trading is helping to stop the downward trend on feeder cattle prices of previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-9.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher with strong demand for both.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.22/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −187.81 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$293.22

52 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$45.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.19

vs KY average

+12.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	298.87	1,671	41
Medium 1-2	507	278.04	1,410	3thin
Medium and Large 2	553	275.67	1,523	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	253.00	1,384	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.87/cwt here — about $287 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale52 hd

293.22

—

KY average25 barns · 693 hd

282.03

+11.19

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+12.88

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−187.81

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	1,599	182.41	2,916	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	155.39	2,111	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	152.19	1,728	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	131.98	1,273	13

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)	1,203	$1,959	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,660	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,601	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,047	$1,491	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,309	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	765	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1-2	600–650	606	243.59/cwt	231.00–246.50	1,476	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	196.69/cwt	194.00–202.50	1,703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	300.12/cwt	290.00–305.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	238.35/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,833	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	263.97/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	283.30/cwt	282.50–285.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	291.53/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,682	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	240.06/cwt	232.50–244.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	286.24/cwt	277.00–292.50	1,772	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	275.60/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	258.75/cwt	258.75–258.75	1,879	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	481	309.71/cwt	309.00–311.00	1,490	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,822	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	507	278.04/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	300.83/cwt	291.00–304.00	1,297	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	302.99/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	283.21/cwt	279.50–287.00	1,866	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	292.15/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	816	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,958	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	254.16/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	254.75/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	289.20/cwt	278.00–296.00	1,353	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,550	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	145.15/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,444	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	132.63/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,345	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	159.86/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,236	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	155.28/cwt	149.00–161.50	1,762	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	144.79/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,646	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	117.31/cwt	110.00–123.50	962	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	150.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,989	14
Bulls	—	—	1,751	188.81/cwt	183.00–194.00	3,306	5
Bulls	—	—	1,408	174.40/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,456	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,652.61/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,653	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	1,601.34/head	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,601	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	700	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,023	1,292.67/head	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,293	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,741.57/head	1,585.00–1,935.00	1,742	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	795	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,958.69/head	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,959	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	895	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	955	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	783	1,263.42/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	293.25/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,270	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	236.19/cwt	222.00–242.50	1,582	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	229.79/cwt	219.00–233.50	1,698	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	281.15/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	252.15/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,316	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	279.83/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,214	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	270.47/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,398	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	210.53/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	246.67/cwt	240.00–255.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	284.07/cwt	274.00–290.00	1,295	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	250.82/cwt	244.00–263.00	1,450	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	282.75/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,473	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	243.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	272.55/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	228.45/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,309	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	315.11/cwt	310.00–325.00	971	3

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 536Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 65Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 25Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	260	295.00	295.00
3	300–350	323	290.00–305.00	300.12
4	350–400	360	275.00–289.00	281.15
18	400–450	434	270.00–288.00	279.83
6	450–500	456	274.00–290.00	284.07
31	500–550	517	260.00–278.00	270.47
18	550–600	578	244.00–263.00	250.82
10	600–650	606	231.00–246.50	243.59
34	650–700	670	222.00–242.50	236.19
31	700–750	739	219.00–233.50	229.79
6	750–800	751	229.00	229.00
1	800–850	815	215.00	215.00
5	850–900	866	194.00–202.50	196.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	373	240.00–255.00	246.67
3	400–450	433	232.50–244.00	240.06
2	450–500	472	255.00	255.00
5	500–550	518	240.00–245.00	243.52
2	550–600	585	230.00–235.00	232.52
3	600–650	625	205.00–217.00	210.53
1	800–850	815	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	604	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	282.50–285.00	283.30
1	350–400	390	268.00	268.00
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	476	262.00–265.00	263.97
6	500–550	522	251.00–255.00	252.15
2	550–600	595	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	675	214.00	214.00
1	700–750	705	211.00	211.00
1	800–850	840	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
5	400–450	431	291.00–304.00	300.83
4	450–500	479	284.00–300.00	292.15
11	500–550	533	288.00–305.00	302.99
20	550–600	577	285.00–301.00	291.53
38	600–650	619	277.00–292.50	286.24
10	650–700	659	279.50–287.00	283.21
1	700–750	720	253.00	253.00
16	750–800	769	228.00–245.00	238.35
1	800–850	825	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	281.00	281.00
1	500–550	515	276.00	276.00
5	550–600	560	274.00–276.00	275.60
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	690	252.50–256.00	254.16
1	750–800	785	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	237.50	237.50
3	450–500	463	259.00	259.00
2	500–550	547	253.00	253.00
1	650–700	670	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	516	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	587	308.00	308.00
12	700–750	726	258.75	258.75
63	800–850	816	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	481	309.00–311.00	309.71
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	507	272.00–281.00	278.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	308	310.00–325.00	315.11
6	400–450	433	280.00–298.00	293.25
8	450–500	468	278.00–296.00	289.20
9	500–550	521	278.00–288.00	282.75
9	550–600	571	265.00–278.00	272.55
5	600–650	607	250.00–260.00	254.75
4	650–700	655	238.00	238.00
2	750–800	765	214.00	214.00
1	800–850	845	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	413	265.00–270.00	267.52
9	550–600	573	220.00–240.00	228.45
1	750–800	765	203.00	203.00
1	800–850	800	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	975	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	272.00	272.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	143.00–150.00	145.15
7	—	1,014	128.00–137.00	132.63
3	—	820	110.00–123.50	117.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,399	156.00–170.00	159.86
14	—	1,318	145.00–155.00	150.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,135	149.00–161.50	155.28
5	—	1,137	143.00–146.00	144.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,751	183.00–194.00	188.81
4	—	1,408	169.00–180.00	174.40

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	745	1,575.00–1,625.00	1,601.34
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,652.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,125.00–1,450.00	1,292.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,187	1,585.00–1,935.00	1,741.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	1,925.00–2,000.00	1,958.69
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,675.00	1,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,263.42
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	2,325.00	2,325.00

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

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

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Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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