Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower with a few being sharply lower. With the constant uncertainty of cattle futures trading and the late summer slump arriving buyers showed much lighter demand today. Slaughter cows traded 4.00-6.00 lower on a more plain quality offering and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $281.61/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −199.42 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$281.61

110 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$39.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

vs KY average

+11.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	285.89	1,534	93
Medium and Large 2	527	266.58	1,405	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	246.22	1,371	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.66/cwt here — about $163 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 sale110 hd

281.61

—

KY average23 barns · 895 hd

281.14

+0.47

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+11.11

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−199.42

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	1,644	178.17	2,929	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	145.21	1,953	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	142.74	1,690	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	130.16	1,331	27

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,435	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,837	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,207	$1,728	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$1,398	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,101	2thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2-3	650–700	658	231.46/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	280.18/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,597	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	253.36/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	278.85/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,743	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	250.59/cwt	249.00–253.00	1,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,101	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,745	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,490	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	288.37/cwt	279.00–297.50	1,358	31
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	252.42/cwt	244.00–262.00	1,333	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	208.50/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	246.33/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	453	305.25/cwt	303.00–306.00	1,383	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	267.94/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,254	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	232.01/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,288	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	250.24/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,179	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	251.06/cwt	237.00–258.00	1,459	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	269.28/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	254.67/cwt	242.50–260.00	983	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	282.43/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,488	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	267.68/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,384	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	189.99/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	236.51/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,906	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	261.73/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,238	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	244.41/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	243.03/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	236.71/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	262.88/cwt	259.00–264.50	1,659	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	315.08/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	262.09/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,384	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	216.71/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	257.07/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,141	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	151.42/cwt	147.50–158.00	2,032	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	119.44/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,098	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	142.10/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,913	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	149.18/cwt	145.00–154.50	1,787	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	139.52/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,642	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	132.48/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,435	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	105.52/cwt	104.00–107.00	884	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	146.40/cwt	141.50–150.00	1,539	5
Bulls	—	—	1,518	175.26/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,660	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,487	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,100.87/head	2,075.00–2,125.00	2,101	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	1,836.93/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,837	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,930.00/head	1,925.00–1,935.00	1,930	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	940	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	855	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	238.31/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,461	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	255.12/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	216.68/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	280.84/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,095	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	245.20/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	211.52/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	282.50/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,062	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	225.76/cwt	217.50–231.00	1,522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	272.92/cwt	263.00–278.00	1,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	240.29/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,254	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	206.03/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	296.18/cwt	290.00–300.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	232.56/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,440	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	275.49/cwt	274.00–277.50	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	231.23/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	226.70/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	1,620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	255.20/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,335	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	235.67/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	289.30/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	292.38/cwt	287.50–301.00	1,099	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	597	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	282.64/cwt	272.50–288.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 733Last week 576Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 65Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	272.00	272.00
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
6	450–500	473	255.00–265.00	261.73
3	500–550	522	235.00–240.00	236.71
4	550–600	583	245.00–256.00	253.36
4	600–650	623	235.00–255.00	244.41
2	650–700	658	220.00–243.00	231.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	286.00	286.00
4	450–500	475	276.00	276.00
7	500–550	517	264.00–272.00	267.68
3	550–600	550	264.00	264.00
16	600–650	631	259.00–264.50	262.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	343	321.00	321.00
2	350–400	357	312.00	312.00
31	450–500	471	279.00–297.50	288.37
30	500–550	527	279.00–287.00	282.43
37	550–600	570	272.00–290.00	280.18
20	600–650	625	274.00–287.00	278.85
5	650–700	687	249.00–253.00	250.59
4	700–750	711	239.00–245.00	243.03
6	750–800	768	234.00–237.00	236.51
1	800–850	835	218.00	218.00
1	850–900	855	220.00	220.00
2	950–1000	983	189.00–191.00	189.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	500	298.00	298.00
19	700–750	701	249.00	249.00
21	800–850	813	234.50	234.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	303.00–306.00	305.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	264.00–271.00	269.28
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
21	450–500	471	245.00–255.00	250.24
7	500–550	522	240.00–241.00	240.29
7	550–600	555	229.00–234.00	232.01
5	600–650	623	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	665	212.00	212.00
2	750–800	765	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	285	290.00–300.00	296.18
15	350–400	376	280.00–288.00	282.50
8	400–450	426	263.00–278.00	272.92
21	450–500	468	261.00–271.00	267.94
31	500–550	528	244.00–262.00	252.42
40	550–600	581	237.00–258.00	251.06
18	600–650	619	224.00–239.00	232.56
7	650–700	674	217.50–231.00	225.76
5	700–750	708	228.75	228.75
3	750–800	753	228.00	228.00
2	800–850	823	204.00–208.00	206.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	260.00	260.00
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	300	240.00	240.00
10	350–400	386	242.50–260.00	254.67
3	400–450	445	245.00–249.00	246.33
2	450–500	485	230.00–235.00	232.45
3	500–550	535	225.00–230.00	226.70
2	600–650	640	207.00–210.00	208.50
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	310.00–320.00	315.08
7	350–400	376	287.50–301.00	292.38
3	450–500	457	280.00–294.00	289.30
7	500–550	528	260.00–275.00	262.09
4	550–600	564	252.00–262.50	255.12
21	600–650	613	230.00–245.00	238.31
4	650–700	687	215.00–222.00	216.68
1	700–750	700	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	375	267.50	267.50
3	400–450	422	247.00–265.00	257.07
3	450–500	461	240.00–255.00	245.20
4	500–550	526	230.00–245.00	235.67
2	550–600	583	227.50–235.00	231.23
3	600–650	617	210.00–222.00	216.71
2	650–700	680	210.00–213.00	211.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
3	300–350	328	272.50–288.00	282.64
6	350–400	390	280.00–281.00	280.84
3	400–450	428	274.00–277.50	275.49
5	500–550	523	255.00–256.00	255.20
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	845	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	860	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	597	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,342	147.50–158.00	151.42
14	—	1,346	135.00–146.00	142.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	919	110.00–126.00	119.44
14	—	1,083	127.00–140.00	132.48
2	—	838	104.00–107.00	105.52
5	—	1,051	141.50–150.00	146.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,198	145.00–154.50	149.18
6	—	1,177	135.00–143.00	139.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	172.00–178.00	175.26
1	—	1,895	184.00	184.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,075.00–2,125.00	2,100.87
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,836.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,335	1,925.00–1,935.00	1,930.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,585.00	1,585.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,210.00	1,210.00

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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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