Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. sharply higher and those over 500 lbs. were mostly steady. Feeder buyers showed better demand especially for the those plainer calves that had been discounted in previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 lower on a lighter test and lower quality offering for both.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.33/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −174.99 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$240.33

101 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$32.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

vs KY average

+1.72 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	242.58	1,356	94
Medium and Large 2-3	543	210.12	1,142	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.46/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale101 hd

240.33

—

KY average24 barns · 2,232 hd

238.68

+1.66

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

+1.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−174.99

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	1,767	150.73	2,663	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	122.79	1,671	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	115.56	1,306	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,113	103.18	1,148	8thin

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)	1,350	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,920	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,540	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	400–450	412	274.41/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,131	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	212.26/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	237.29/cwt	228.00–247.00	1,227	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	251.97/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,063	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	201.96/cwt	196.00–214.00	1,248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,691	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	228.38/cwt	215.00–234.50	1,523	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	207.72/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,588	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	245.55/cwt	244.75–247.00	1,397	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	231.28/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,425	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	235.01/cwt	229.00–242.00	1,704	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,855	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	234.99/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,133	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	246.24/cwt	225.00–256.00	1,310	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	251.14/cwt	248.00–257.50	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	269.15/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,392	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	230.83/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,750	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	280.44/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	252.14/cwt	247.50–257.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	664	223.60/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,485	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	246.25/cwt	246.25–246.25	1,785	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	267.43/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,522	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	245.70/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	266.95/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	234.05/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,458	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	267.27/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,657	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	267.35/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	234.52/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	252.24/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,381	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	97.11/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,145	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,828	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	114.21/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,295	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	109.24/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,143	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	127.64/cwt	126.00–129.50	1,644	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	119.55/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,656	8
Bulls	—	—	1,780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,937	1
Bulls	—	—	1,762	145.97/cwt	134.00–152.00	2,572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,368	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,080	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,930.43/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,930	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,535.47/head	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,535	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	840	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	262.38/cwt	261.00–265.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	230.18/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,296	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,671	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	213.32/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	824	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	191.04/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	272.17/cwt	268.00–276.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	278.71/cwt	277.50–280.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	309.28/cwt	307.50–311.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	225.30/cwt	223.00–227.50	1,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	240.33/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,394	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	274.56/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,137	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	259.32/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,335	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	280.65/cwt	270.00–289.00	892	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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 705Last week 592Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 74Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 19Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	268.00–276.00	272.17
2	300–350	315	277.50–280.00	278.71
3	350–400	372	261.00–265.00	262.38
6	400–450	412	271.00–280.00	274.41
17	500–550	517	228.00–247.00	237.29
9	550–600	563	220.00–237.00	230.18
20	600–650	616	228.00–232.00	231.28
25	650–700	667	215.00–234.50	228.38
2	700–750	702	223.00	223.00
3	750–800	768	207.00–220.00	212.26
2	800–850	805	184.00–198.00	191.04
1	850–900	885	197.00	197.00
1	900–950	940	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	395	247.50	247.50
7	400–450	422	240.00–254.00	251.97
10	450–500	482	225.00–237.50	234.99
3	500–550	517	212.00–214.00	213.32
4	550–600	563	199.00–216.00	207.72
6	600–650	618	196.00–214.00	201.96
1	650–700	685	207.00	207.00
1	850–900	870	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	550–600	569	244.75–247.00	245.55
49	650–700	659	241.00	241.00
72	700–750	740	228.50	228.50
12	800–850	821	203.50	203.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	289.00	289.00
5	400–450	425	277.00–285.00	280.44
2	450–500	473	264.00–270.00	266.95
24	500–550	517	260.00–282.00	269.15
28	550–600	569	260.00–280.00	267.43
18	600–650	620	252.00–276.00	267.27
7	650–700	661	240.00–256.00	245.70
25	700–750	725	229.00–242.00	235.01
12	750–800	758	227.00–232.00	230.83
1	800–850	845	214.00	214.00
2	850–900	863	215.00	215.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	261.00	261.00
1	400–450	425	257.50	257.50
3	450–500	483	248.00–257.50	251.14
5	500–550	532	225.00–256.00	246.24
2	550–600	563	247.50–257.00	252.14
7	600–650	623	225.00–246.00	234.05
7	650–700	664	217.00–235.00	223.60
1	750–800	795	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	700–750	725	246.25	246.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	307.50–311.00	309.28
3	300–350	318	270.00–289.00	280.65
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
14	400–450	414	265.00–279.00	274.56
5	450–500	473	264.00–275.00	267.35
12	500–550	515	253.00–270.00	259.32
8	550–600	580	233.00–250.00	240.33
2	600–650	625	223.00–227.50	225.30
1	700–750	730	215.00	215.00
2	950–1000	962	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	417	250.00–257.00	252.24
2	450–500	470	234.00–235.00	234.52
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	675	204.00	204.00
2	700–750	705	194.00	194.00
1	750–800	785	189.00	189.00
6	800–850	824	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	125.00	125.00
7	—	1,134	105.00–120.00	114.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	94.00–99.50	97.11
4	—	1,046	105.00–112.00	109.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,288	126.00–129.50	127.64
8	—	1,385	115.00–123.00	119.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,762	134.00–152.00	145.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,930.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,450.00–1,625.00	1,535.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,525.00	1,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,850.00	1,850.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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