Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. Several unweaned, soft calves in all classes of feeders today and the buyers were discounting them heavily especially the heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.66/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −207.38 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$273.66

55 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$22.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs KY average

−27.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	277.74	1,557	45
Medium and Large 2-3	582	255.28	1,486	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.46/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale55 hd

273.66

—

KY average24 barns · 1,326 hd

271.28

+2.38

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−27.03

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−207.38

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	—	High	1,916	152.37	2,919	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	121.94	1,777	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,241	115.97	1,439	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,066	106.97	1,140	11

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)	1,119	$1,781	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$1,677	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,666	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,510	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,385	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,685	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2	350–400	363	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	182.05/cwt	169.00–195.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	298.77/cwt	292.00–308.00	1,428	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	266.76/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	224.91/cwt	221.00–231.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	205	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	482	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	247.38/cwt	242.50–257.50	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	218.86/cwt	201.00–230.00	937	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	238.99/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,255	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	197.64/cwt	188.00–208.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	227.78/cwt	215.00–231.50	1,424	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	255.46/cwt	253.00–258.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	254.68/cwt	254.00–256.00	861	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	550–600	595	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	208.96/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	230.15/cwt	222.50–237.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	220.66/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	228.50/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	311.83/cwt	307.00–316.00	1,347	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	800	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	1,758	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	262.15/cwt	255.75–275.00	1,762	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	892	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,110	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	279.38/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,592	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	255.28/cwt	251.00–267.50	1,486	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	247.41/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	997	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,014	10
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	256.48/cwt	254.00–256.50	1,885	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	274.46/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,488	15
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	314.38/cwt	302.00–320.00	997	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,124	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	121.85/cwt	117.00–125.50	1,806	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	109.97/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,333	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,598	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	119.85/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,539	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	98.70/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,059	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	106.50/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,146	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	120.80/cwt	117.50–125.00	1,236	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,736	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	155.30/cwt	151.00–158.00	3,114	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	2,546	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,939.06/head	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,939	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,666.17/head	1,460.00–1,835.00	1,666	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,220	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,685.68/head	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,686	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,045	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	935	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	236.26/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	253.53/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,344	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	267.60/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,279	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	666	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	870	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	242.83/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,144	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	264.44/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,089	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	299.93/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	232.20/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	221.66/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,155	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	294.34/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,210	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	700–750	728	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	212.78/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	273.11/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	241.15/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,162	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	249.55/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,073	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	231.22/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,341	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	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 Oct 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 634Last week 643Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 57Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 40Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	363	300.00–310.00	305.03
6	400–450	432	307.00–316.00	311.83
10	450–500	478	292.00–308.00	298.77
15	500–550	542	271.00–278.00	274.46
30	550–600	570	276.00–286.00	279.38
10	600–650	609	255.00–272.00	266.76
19	650–700	672	255.75–275.00	262.15
14	700–750	704	249.75	249.75
2	750–800	785	225.00–232.00	228.50
1	800–850	815	214.00	214.00
10	950–1000	997	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	492	252.50	252.50
10	550–600	582	251.00–267.50	255.28
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
7	650–700	663	240.00–250.00	247.41
1	700–750	745	233.00	233.00
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	800	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
124	700–750	735	254.00–256.50	256.48
59	850–900	892	236.50	236.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	235.00	235.00
1	250–300	285	237.50	237.50
2	300–350	318	222.50–237.00	230.15
3	350–400	367	221.00–231.00	224.91
8	400–450	428	201.00–230.00	218.86
5	450–500	472	215.00–224.00	220.66
4	500–550	521	212.00–225.00	221.66
1	550–600	575	206.00	206.00
2	600–650	623	188.00–208.00	197.64
2	650–700	663	169.00–195.00	182.05
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	765	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	253.00–258.00	255.46
3	300–350	338	254.00–256.00	254.68
6	350–400	363	242.50–257.50	247.38
15	400–450	430	240.00–257.00	249.55
19	450–500	482	232.00–256.00	241.15
30	500–550	525	230.00–249.00	238.99
22	550–600	580	226.00–240.00	231.22
10	600–650	625	215.00–231.50	227.78
6	650–700	678	200.00–215.00	208.96
1	700–750	745	196.00	196.00
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	728	174.00	174.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	185.00	185.00
2	400–450	410	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	530	175.00	175.00
3	650–700	666	184.00	184.00
1	850–900	870	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	302.00–320.00	314.38
3	350–400	370	290.00–305.00	299.93
11	400–450	411	285.00–300.00	294.34
6	450–500	478	257.50–277.50	267.60
9	500–550	530	244.00–258.00	253.53
4	550–600	565	229.00–248.00	236.26
7	600–650	619	221.00–241.00	232.20
1	650–700	680	223.00	223.00
5	700–750	736	210.00–215.00	212.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	375	265.00–281.00	273.11
5	400–450	412	250.00–272.50	264.44
8	450–500	471	230.00–255.00	242.83
2	550–600	582	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	710	186.00	186.00
1	800–850	815	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	900	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	99.50	99.50
3	—	1,212	107.00–113.00	109.97
1	—	1,220	131.00	131.00
5	—	1,284	115.00–126.00	119.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,482	117.00–125.50	121.85
1	—	1,435	111.50	111.50
1	—	1,305	133.00	133.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	98.00–99.00	98.70
6	—	1,076	100.00–113.00	106.50
2	—	1,023	117.50–125.00	120.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,005	151.00–158.00	155.30
2	—	1,738	146.50	146.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,385.00	1,385.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,165	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,939.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	1,460.00–1,835.00	1,666.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,685.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,660.00	1,660.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,685.00	1,685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	1,750.00	1,750.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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