Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher with a few being 7.00-8.00 higher. Today's offering lacked the large packages of weaned cattle but the buyers continued to show very good interest in the higher quality calves that have been vaccinated and are in desirable condition. Slaughter cows sold steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.44/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −179.89 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$235.44

38 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$15.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

vs KY average

−31.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	240.81	1,322	25
Medium and Large 2	580	228.00	1,322	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	224.85	1,192	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.96/cwt here — about $130 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

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 sale38 hd

235.44

—

KY average26 barns · 1,629 hd

239.90

−4.47

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−31.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−179.89

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	1,588	151.93	2,413	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,117	117.94	1,318	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,476	111.96	1,652	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	969	99.16	961	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,811	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1-2	550–600	573	195.07/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,642	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	364	245.85/cwt	240.00–255.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	311.12/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,437	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,537	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	183.10/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	237.15/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	287.51/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	255.15/cwt	253.50–268.00	1,368	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,386	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	270.52/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	239.02/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	300.96/cwt	297.00–313.00	1,261	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	293.70/cwt	291.00–306.00	1,401	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,070	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	303.61/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	267.94/cwt	263.50–275.00	1,715	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	310.80/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,209	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	270.36/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	274.41/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	277.23/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	280.49/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,296	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	659	230.70/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	255.76/cwt	244.00–267.00	1,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	268.89/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,180	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	970	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	93.59/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,425	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	122.96/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,369	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	116.88/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,403	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	89.88/cwt	83.00–96.00	874	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	104.65/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,518	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	125.14/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,923	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	117.09/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,708	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,075	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	151.93/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,810.62/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,811	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	241.48/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	308.04/cwt	307.00–309.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	306.36/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	224.85/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,192	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	242.29/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,068	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	246.22/cwt	230.00–261.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	273.90/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,416	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	294.69/cwt	287.50–296.00	1,232	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	285.64/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	238.53/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,329	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	263.36/cwt	254.00–274.00	1,243	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	245.76/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,507	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	626	220.63/cwt	218.00–221.50	1,381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	228.76/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,471	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	216.90/cwt	212.50–219.50	1,661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	265.96/cwt	258.00–272.50	1,141	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	277.39/cwt	271.00–287.50	1,071	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	244.47/cwt	232.50–250.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	229.33/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	252.81/cwt	243.00–261.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 1,075Year ago 1,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 89Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	180.00–210.00	195.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	515	302.00–305.00	303.61
23	550–600	552	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
6	400–450	436	318.00	318.00
8	450–500	462	310.00–312.00	311.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	315	308.00	308.00
12	350–400	389	304.00–315.00	310.80
4	400–450	419	297.00–313.00	300.96
9	450–500	477	291.00–306.00	293.70
6	500–550	523	280.00–297.00	287.51
4	550–600	576	262.50–275.00	270.52
17	600–650	640	263.50–275.00	267.94
11	650–700	658	270.00–272.00	270.36
7	700–750	708	237.00–238.00	237.15
3	750–800	770	235.00–243.00	239.02
2	800–850	847	233.00	233.00
1	850–900	850	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	491	269.00–277.00	274.41
20	500–550	536	253.50–268.00	255.15
6	600–650	635	234.00	234.00
5	650–700	659	223.00–236.00	230.70
1	750–800	750	224.00	224.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	280.00–282.50	280.49
4	500–550	520	275.00–278.00	277.23
1	600–650	640	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	267.00	267.00
2	350–400	373	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	462	251.00	251.00
1	550–600	580	228.00	228.00
8	600–650	643	227.00–229.00	228.76
1	900–950	940	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	250.00	250.00
3	250–300	280	232.50–250.00	244.47
2	300–350	325	230.00–261.00	246.22
4	350–400	364	240.00–255.00	245.85
9	400–450	441	230.00–252.50	242.29
3	450–500	490	228.00–230.00	229.33
12	500–550	530	211.00–235.00	224.85
4	600–650	626	218.00–221.50	220.63
5	750–800	778	170.00–195.00	183.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	605	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
11	350–400	386	271.00–287.50	277.39
25	400–450	429	258.00–272.50	265.96
28	450–500	472	254.00–274.00	263.36
4	500–550	506	243.00–261.00	252.81
21	550–600	557	232.00–250.00	238.53
21	600–650	613	234.00–249.00	245.76
5	650–700	658	236.50	236.50
8	750–800	766	212.50–219.50	216.90
1	1000–1050	1,015	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	416	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	260.00–275.00	268.89
5	450–500	471	244.00–267.00	255.76
1	500–550	505	228.00	228.00
1	650–700	665	216.00	216.00
1	800–850	820	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	860	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	307.00–309.00	308.04
3	350–400	367	300.00–320.00	306.36
7	400–450	418	287.50–296.00	294.69
3	450–500	457	277.00–290.00	285.64
7	500–550	517	265.00–281.00	273.90
2	550–600	570	259.00	259.00
2	600–650	620	240.00–243.00	241.48
7	750–800	751	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	293.00	293.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,113	122.00–125.00	122.96
2	—	1,200	115.00–119.00	116.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	92.00–95.00	93.59
6	—	1,451	100.00–110.50	104.65
3	—	1,537	124.00–127.00	125.14
8	—	1,459	115.00–120.00	117.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	972	83.00–96.00	89.88
3	—	986	109.00	109.00
1	—	905	116.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	151.00–153.00	151.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,298	2,175.00	2,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,240	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,810.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,800.00	1,800.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle