Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 higher with some being sharply higher. Good demand today for steers and heifers especially those that were weaned with shots and in "green" condition. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.37/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −195.66 against this barn's trailing median of $481.03.

Average price

$285.37

56 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$42.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.26

vs KY average

−20.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	296.49	1,553	34
Medium and Large 2	523	269.63	1,410	20
Medium and Large 2-3	533	253.75	1,351	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.74/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale56 hd

285.37

—

KY average24 barns · 906 hd

270.11

+15.26

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−20.07

This barn, trailing median32 sales

481.03

−195.66

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	1,639	142.13	2,330	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	115.83	1,707	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	108.77	1,276	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	961	97.80	940	13

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)	1,690	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$1,305	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,037	$1,269	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	743	$1,316	2thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	600–650	628	266.13/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,671	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	277	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	300.22/cwt	293.00–314.00	1,306	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	286.81/cwt	276.00–291.50	1,511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	216.99/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	231.14/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	223.81/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	220.09/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,294	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	240.90/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	232.00/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,260	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	231.00/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	243.34/cwt	230.00–251.00	930	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	268.04/cwt	254.00–276.00	1,147	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	247.17/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,055	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	249.14/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,420	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	222.04/cwt	210.00–226.00	2,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	274.17/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,198	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	236.56/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	239.38/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	278.18/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	225.58/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	309.94/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	225.50/cwt	224.25–229.50	2,002	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	269.63/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,410	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	242.60/cwt	241.50–250.00	1,681	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	260.00/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,758	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	250.30/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,805	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	295.34/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,441	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	258.94/cwt	255.00–263.50	1,880	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	276.86/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,717	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,568	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	250.26/cwt	247.50–252.00	1,965	118
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	274.34/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,347	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	246.21/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,411	10
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	282.05/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,343	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2Fleshy	600–650	615	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,215	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	105.41/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,226	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,348	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	95.41/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,133	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	116.51/cwt	113.00–119.50	1,384	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	88.92/cwt	82.00–94.00	867	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	108.17/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,021	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	105.11/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,587	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	122.68/cwt	121.00–124.50	1,829	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	115.30/cwt	111.50–120.00	1,690	30
Bulls	—	—	1,823	155.12/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,828	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	145.37/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,508	4
Bulls	—	—	1,416	129.16/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,829	4
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	743	1,316.08/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,316	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,027	1,249.84/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,065	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	216.98/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	237.32/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,462	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	263.75/cwt	254.00–283.00	981	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	248.15/cwt	244.00–262.00	1,189	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	251.18/cwt	238.00–257.00	1,324	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	248.55/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,561	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	217.29/cwt	210.00–219.50	1,641	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	467	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,140	153.01/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1350–1400	1,355	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	206.63/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	232.79/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	222.18/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,595	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	245.71/cwt	237.50–254.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	235.85/cwt	235.85–235.85	1,715	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	239.33/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	275.00/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,185	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	232.93/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	224.61/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	261.00/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,552	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 Nov 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,075Last week 528Year ago 1,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 66Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	360	308.00–312.00	309.94
10	400–450	435	293.00–314.00	300.22
22	450–500	488	290.00–299.00	295.34
10	500–550	527	276.00–291.50	286.81
4	550–600	566	273.00–282.00	278.18
30	600–650	628	262.00–268.00	266.13
67	650–700	676	254.00–269.00	260.00
20	700–750	721	250.00–252.00	250.30
6	750–800	782	236.00–242.00	239.38
2	800–850	828	220.00–231.00	225.58
21	850–900	888	224.25–229.50	225.50
4	900–950	915	210.00–226.00	222.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	367.50	367.50
3	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	277	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	373	290.00	290.00
13	400–450	437	262.50–280.00	274.17
6	450–500	491	271.00–275.00	274.34
1	500–550	510	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
7	600–650	630	236.00–240.00	236.56
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	523	267.00–271.00	269.63
15	650–700	693	241.50–250.00	242.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	514	305.00	305.00
26	600–650	620	273.00–280.00	276.86
120	700–750	726	255.00–263.50	258.94
118	750–800	785	247.50–252.00	250.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	252.50	252.50
9	350–400	382	230.00–251.00	243.34
1	400–450	405	234.00	234.00
5	450–500	483	225.00–235.00	231.14
3	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
10	550–600	588	218.00–223.00	220.09
3	600–650	630	215.00–219.00	216.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	427	246.00–250.00	247.17
9	450–500	475	238.00–242.00	240.90
9	500–550	543	231.00–234.00	232.00
4	550–600	554	225.00–234.00	231.00
5	600–650	631	222.00–225.00	223.81
1	650–700	695	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	285.00	285.00
9	350–400	372	254.00–283.00	263.75
23	400–450	428	254.00–276.00	268.04
19	450–500	479	244.00–262.00	248.15
22	500–550	527	238.00–257.00	251.18
23	550–600	570	240.00–258.00	249.14
40	600–650	628	235.00–250.00	248.55
7	650–700	654	220.00–235.00	232.79
9	700–750	718	215.00–228.00	222.18
5	750–800	755	210.00–219.50	217.29
6	800–850	824	205.00–210.00	206.63
1	950–1000	965	184.00	184.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	165.00	165.00
4	1100–1150	1,140	151.00–159.00	153.01
1	1350–1400	1,355	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	467	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	700–750	727	235.85	235.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	355	296.00	296.00
3	400–450	413	301.00	301.00
8	450–500	476	275.00–284.00	282.05
2	500–550	520	256.00–266.00	261.00
10	550–600	573	240.00–255.00	246.21
12	600–650	616	232.00–242.00	237.32
2	650–700	677	239.00	239.00
3	700–750	723	210.00–222.00	216.98
1	750–800	780	199.00	199.00
1	800–850	800	187.00	187.00
1	850–900	895	174.00	174.00
3	900–950	910	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	285.00	285.00
6	400–450	431	272.50–280.00	275.00
2	450–500	480	265.00–270.00	267.50
2	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	575	231.00–235.00	232.93
3	600–650	620	222.00–226.00	224.61
2	650–700	692	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	425	230.00–258.00	239.33
2	450–500	493	237.50–254.00	245.71
1	500–550	510	244.00	244.00
1	550–600	580	222.00	222.00
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	197.50	197.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,163	100.00–110.00	105.41
1	—	1,100	122.50	122.50
3	—	1,188	94.00–98.00	95.41
6	—	1,188	113.00–119.50	116.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	975	82.00–94.00	88.92
6	—	944	105.00–111.00	108.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,510	100.00–108.00	105.11
7	—	1,491	121.00–124.50	122.68
30	—	1,466	111.50–120.00	115.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	152.00–158.00	155.12
4	—	1,725	140.00–149.00	145.37
4	—	1,416	126.00–132.00	129.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	743	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,316.08
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,690	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,027	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,249.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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