Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs. sold 5.00-6.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were sharply lower. Today's offering included several plain quality and colored calves for which the buyers discounted heavily. The recent very warm temperatures decreased feeder buyer demand and hindered producers from marketing their cattle. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-5.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $226.30/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −205.93 against this barn's trailing median of $432.23.

Average price

$226.30

13 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$42.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.86

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	252.33	1,395	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	549	220.62	1,210	8thin
Large 1-2	520	210.00	1,092	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.33/cwt here — about $303 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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $475.33, low $334.36, median $432.23 across 25 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 sale13 hd

226.30

—

KY average26 barns · 574 hd

242.16

−15.86

This barn, trailing median25 sales

432.23

−205.93

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	1,320	171.50	2,264	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	138.09	2,076	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	130.80	1,676	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,089	121.36	1,322	20

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)	1,229	$2,117	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,107	$1,659	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,122	$1,630	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,192	$1,578	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,513	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$1,441	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,405	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$1,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$1,185	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,025	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	243.82/cwt	230.00–250.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	237.60/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	234.00/cwt	224.00–238.00	1,310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	218.17/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	232.26/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	322	255.46/cwt	250.00–261.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	225.95/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	254.26/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	260.95/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	661	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	226.74/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	267.70/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,164	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	257.58/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	234.13/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	228.76/cwt	227.50–230.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	251.79/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	280.81/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,438	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	232.67/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,417	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	192.49/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,385	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	130.08/cwt	125.50–134.00	1,480	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	144.41/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,149	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	120.99/cwt	112.50–125.00	1,597	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	135.28/cwt	130.00–139.50	2,020	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	2,121	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,665	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	132.04/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,736	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	101.45/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,036	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	116.42/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,321	7
Bulls	—	—	1,320	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	2,264	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,577.25/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,577	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,117.38/head	1,975.00–2,325.00	2,117	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,265	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,120	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,675.87/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,676	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	1,332.69/head	1,010.00–1,625.00	1,333	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,060.00/head	2,060.00–2,060.00	2,060	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,080	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	835	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,648.17/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	290.02/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,227	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	297.86/cwt	291.00–301.00	1,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	260.27/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,252	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	274.33/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,309	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	217.86/cwt	209.00–236.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	225.21/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,167	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,459	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 733Year ago 904

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 62Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 18Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	305	253.00	253.00
3	350–400	383	230.00–250.00	243.82
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	465	225.00–240.00	232.26
3	500–550	518	221.00–233.00	225.21
5	550–600	567	209.00–236.00	217.86
1	600–650	615	204.00	204.00
4	650–700	672	188.00–194.00	192.49
2	700–750	705	181.00	181.00
1	750–800	770	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	925	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
7	450–500	481	256.00–262.00	260.27
1	500–550	505	257.00	257.00
2	550–600	577	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	284.00	284.00
4	350–400	371	291.00–301.00	297.86
7	400–450	423	286.00–295.00	290.02
9	450–500	477	270.00–283.00	274.33
6	600–650	609	227.00–237.00	232.67
2	750–800	757	190.50	190.50
1	800–850	815	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	250.00–261.00	255.46
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	435	227.50–230.00	228.76
3	450–500	475	225.00–230.00	226.74
2	500–550	520	235.00–240.00	237.60
4	600–650	642	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	835	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
8	400–450	435	258.00–277.00	267.70
4	450–500	478	254.00–265.00	260.95
6	500–550	522	251.00–265.00	254.26
8	550–600	560	224.00–238.00	234.00
6	600–650	631	214.00–221.00	218.17
2	700–750	705	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	520	227.00–241.00	234.13
4	550–600	561	223.00–229.00	225.95
1	600–650	640	233.00	233.00
3	650–700	661	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	286.00	286.00
3	600–650	608	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	276.00	276.00
8	500–550	512	273.00–285.00	280.81
1	550–600	565	276.00	276.00
4	600–650	622	255.00–260.00	257.58
10	650–700	668	251.00–252.00	251.79
2	750–800	777	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	566	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	770	219.00	219.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	140.00–144.00	142.02
6	—	1,138	125.50–134.00	130.08
4	—	1,021	90.00–110.00	101.45
7	—	1,135	110.00–122.50	116.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,488	142.00–147.00	144.41
9	—	1,493	130.00–139.50	135.28
1	—	1,690	125.50	125.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	112.50–125.00	120.99
3	—	1,198	138.00–140.00	138.97
4	—	1,315	128.00–135.00	132.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	171.50	171.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	810	1,010.00–1,625.00	1,332.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,577.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,229	1,975.00–2,325.00	2,117.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,060.00	2,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,648.17
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,585.00	1,585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,185.00	1,185.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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