Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with several selling sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder buyers expressed good demand on an average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00-8.00 lower on a plain quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.39/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −180.93 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$234.39

44 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$18.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs KY average

−12.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	239.01	1,281	33
Medium and Large 2-3	547	220.55	1,207	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.45/cwt here — about $75 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

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 sale44 hd

234.39

—

KY average26 barns · 955 hd

231.76

+2.64

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−12.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−180.93

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	1,746	143.59	2,507	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	118.36	1,699	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,173	111.73	1,310	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	98.36	983	12

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)	1,750	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,296	$1,681	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$1,588	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,572	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$1,325	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,423	2thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	120.26/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,756	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,039	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,133	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	119.84/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,179	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	144.49/cwt	139.50–152.50	2,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,790	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	246.06/cwt	237.50–256.00	1,068	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	214.70/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	252.08/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	274.64/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,565	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	218.90/cwt	211.00–226.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	256.16/cwt	255.00–262.50	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	263.30/cwt	252.50–267.50	750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	233.00/cwt	220.00–239.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	252.25/cwt	252.00–252.50	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	234.29/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,338	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	231.40/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	226.52/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,495	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	260.26/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	225.41/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,950	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	241.06/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,256	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	223.90/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,175	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	290.04/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,369	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	283.42/cwt	282.00–287.50	1,474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	274.95/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,707	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	247.18/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	255.76/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,107	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	262.45/cwt	254.00–274.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,292	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,161	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,219	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	82.66/cwt	72.00–90.00	806	6
Bulls	—	—	1,980	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	3,059	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	118.79/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,471	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,911	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	938	1,422.67/head	1,410.00–1,435.00	1,423	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,740.80/head	1,660.00–1,860.00	1,741	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,571.59/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,572	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,135	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,215	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	252	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	219.55/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	266.72/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,267	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	288.81/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,100	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	263.30/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,351	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	207.55/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	232.10/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,453	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	281.97/cwt	272.00–302.50	1,227	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	187.00/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	305.16/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,038	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	249.21/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,403	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	216.00/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,572	8
Bulls	Large 1-2	250–300	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	239.19/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,131	15

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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 631Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 53Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 25Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,460	115.00–126.00	120.26
2	—	1,285	105.00–109.00	106.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,108	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,238	115.00–122.00	118.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	100.00–105.00	102.52
4	—	984	117.00–122.00	119.84
6	—	975	72.00–90.00	82.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	139.50–152.50	144.49
1	—	1,980	154.50	154.50
1	—	1,470	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	719	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
12	450–500	472	280.00–294.00	290.04
8	500–550	520	282.00–287.50	283.42
11	550–600	570	270.00–284.00	274.64
17	600–650	621	267.00–281.00	274.95
3	650–700	678	242.50–257.00	252.08
1	700–750	735	244.00	244.00
5	750–800	776	243.00	243.00
8	850–900	865	212.00–229.00	225.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	337.50	337.50
1	400–450	405	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	257.00–262.00	260.26
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	563	240.00–250.00	245.02
1	600–650	630	218.00	218.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	273.50	273.50
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	252.50–267.50	263.30
6	300–350	330	255.00–262.50	256.16
2	350–400	355	252.00–252.50	252.25
27	400–450	434	237.50–256.00	246.06
15	450–500	473	234.00–250.00	239.19
23	500–550	521	232.00–252.00	241.06
10	550–600	571	228.00–244.00	234.29
7	600–650	625	224.00–236.00	231.40
8	650–700	660	215.00–238.00	226.52
4	700–750	701	220.50	220.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	325	227.50	227.50
3	350–400	375	220.00–239.00	233.00
2	400–450	423	211.00–226.00	218.90
1	450–500	475	225.00	225.00
7	500–550	525	210.00–227.00	223.90
4	550–600	586	213.00–220.00	214.70
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	247.00	247.00
1	300–350	340	255.00	255.00
3	350–400	382	254.00–274.00	262.45
7	400–450	433	230.00–265.00	255.76
2	450–500	478	240.00–254.00	247.18
2	500–550	538	200.00–202.00	200.99
2	550–600	593	195.00–220.00	207.55
2	700–750	735	180.00–194.00	187.00
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	318.00	318.00
8	450–500	463	279.00	279.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	322.50	322.50
9	300–350	340	300.00–306.00	305.16
13	350–400	381	283.00–300.00	288.81
11	400–450	435	272.00–302.50	281.97
12	450–500	475	258.00–276.00	266.72
13	500–550	513	260.00–265.00	263.30
17	550–600	563	235.00–255.00	249.21
7	600–650	626	225.00–239.00	232.10
5	650–700	670	213.00–230.00	219.55
8	700–750	728	212.00–217.50	216.00
2	750–800	750	205.00–210.00	207.50
1	850–900	890	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	1,410.00–1,435.00	1,422.67
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,750	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,350	1,660.00–1,860.00	1,740.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,225	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,571.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	1,900.00	1,900.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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