Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2024-10-23

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 23
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
643 head
195 vs last sale 448 320 vs year ago 323 · +99.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
13 vs last sale 44 12 vs year ago 45 · +26.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
1 vs last sale 39 30 vs year ago 10 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-5.00 higher. The feeder buyers expressed good demand for the weaned and "green" condition calves across all classes. Several buyers commented that the extremely dry conditions and drastic temperature swings is affecting calf health. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $273.12/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits 207.91 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.
Average price
$273.12
33 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,512
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.96
vs KY average
25.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553280.151,54923
Medium and Large 2-3555256.971,42710thin
One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
538482425369median 481.0312/1703/0404/2906/2408/19
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 sale33 hd
273.12
KY average25 barns · 1,232 hd
274.08
−0.96
National average191 barns · 36,605 hd
299.04
−25.92
This barn, trailing median32 sales
481.03
−207.91
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,851148.692,7537thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,495123.321,84423
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,133116.581,3209thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,11092.841,03111

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,237$1,8343thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,7806
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,6632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,5751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,088$1,4094thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)928$1,1912thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)902$1,8506
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,8052thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)815$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)808$1,5392thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,5751thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$1,1802thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624270.97/cwt263.00–278.001,6915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330312.31/cwt302.00–325.001,0316
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450432220.37/cwt219.00–221.009523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350335266.50/cwt260.00–268.008935
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250235250.00/cwt250.00–250.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700688207.34/cwt206.00–210.001,4263
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450409310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2689
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500489297.18/cwt297.00–300.001,45316
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450431244.09/cwt241.00–247.001,0528
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628234.79/cwt220.00–240.001,47422
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350345248.75/cwt247.50–250.008582
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500481235.99/cwt231.00–242.001,13525
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550529218.13/cwt211.00–222.501,15416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700668218.19/cwt213.00–227.001,4586
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400350255.00/cwt255.00–255.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900865179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370270.60/cwt259.00–275.001,0015
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300255252.00/cwt252.00–252.006431
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600555221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2271
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850845178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300293274.45/cwt270.00–275.008049
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430257.64/cwt249.00–266.001,10819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500478253.85/cwt248.50–259.001,21332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550524241.20/cwt231.00–247.001,26419
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625215.54/cwt214.00–217.001,3472
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750710204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4483
HeifersMedium 1-2400–450435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600569234.08/cwt226.00–252.001,33217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576278.46/cwt272.00–287.001,60416
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450422282.06/cwt280.00–286.001,1904
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950910171.36/cwt160.00–177.001,5593
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700659265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,74622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250210355.00/cwt355.00–355.007461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450431298.90/cwt290.00–305.001,2887
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500476292.59/cwt281.00–295.001,39319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670254.69/cwt248.00–259.501,70614
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500483218.09/cwt212.00–224.001,0532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730238.43/cwt235.00–250.001,7416
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600585255.29/cwt250.00–270.001,4936
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550511259.50/cwt240.00–269.001,3264
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850823228.64/cwt221.00–235.001,8826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550500284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,4207
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850812250.50/cwt250.50–250.502,03472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400381312.86/cwt304.00–315.001,1925
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950920213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,9601
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650633256.64/cwt255.00–259.001,6256
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750725211.36/cwt201.00–222.001,5322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800766244.36/cwt243.00–244.501,87211
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500490275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3481
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700671227.79/cwt222.00–235.001,5287
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600573247.95/cwt241.00–255.001,42126
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850833187.99/cwt185.00–191.001,5662
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700685205.80/cwt202.50–209.001,4102
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550–600580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy600–650637200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2742
CowsBoner 80-85%1,118121.32/cwt115.00–125.001,3565
CowsBoner 80-85%1,151110.66/cwt108.00–114.001,2744
CowsLean 85-90%1,11889.29/cwt76.00–95.509988
CowsLean 85-90%1,090102.29/cwt99.50–107.501,1153
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,562130.86/cwt130.00–132.002,0443
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485122.19/cwt115.00–128.001,81520
Bulls1,710134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,2911
Bulls1,982156.22/cwt153.00–158.003,0963
Bulls1,768146.05/cwt145.00–148.002,5823
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28081,539.40/head1,450.00–1,625.001,5392
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29751,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2371,834.03/head1,625.00–2,075.001,8343
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0751,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4351
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed770950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28871,842.86/head1,775.00–1,900.001,8435
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28151,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29651,860.00/head1,860.00–1,860.001,8601
Bred CowsMedium 1-29281,191.42/head1,135.00–1,250.001,1912
Bred HeifersMedium 1-28551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,487.34/head1,475.00–1,500.001,4872
Stock CowsMedium 1-2Thin Fleshed9701,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-29751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2301,856.57/head1,700.00–2,075.001,8575
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,662.96/head1,650.00–1,675.001,6632
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,0451,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8851,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600575214.46/cwt210.00–219.001,2332
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600560212.04/cwt208.00–216.001,1872
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400374237.30/cwt227.50–242.008884
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713218.29/cwt214.00–223.001,5563
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400393274.77/cwt272.00–277.501,0802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350310324.09/cwt317.00–327.001,0055
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650635221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4032
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3861
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Fleshy700–750705175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy600–650645195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2581
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330301.00/cwt301.00–301.009931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550521268.26/cwt257.00–272.001,3985
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500487262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,2762
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450435243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0571
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000950172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6341
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527250.40/cwt250.00–251.001,3205
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450423279.97/cwt275.00–285.001,1842
BullsLarge 1-2450–500480211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400363310.57/cwt303.00–314.001,1276
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1583
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500478243.41/cwt240.00–245.001,1633
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550523241.32/cwt240.00–245.001,2627
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850814203.88/cwt200.00–208.501,6607
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650627239.56/cwt233.00–249.001,50212
BullsLarge 1-2600–650615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1691
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300278327.06/cwt325.00–328.009093
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750721209.91/cwt203.00–219.001,5136
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500472272.32/cwt268.00–283.001,28516
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0101,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.