Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons due to market closure last week for the Thanksgiving holiday. There was much stronger demand today for all classes of feeder calves especially for the cattle under 600 lbs. than in previous sales. Slaughter cattle demand remained very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.11/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −137.22 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$278.11

126 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$63.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.46

vs KY average

−5.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	280.68	1,487	119
Medium and Large 2-3	546	246.28	1,343	4thin
Medium 2-3	580	220.00	1,276	1thin
Medium 1-2	548	217.50	1,191	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.18/cwt here — about $296 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale126 hd

278.11

—

KY average18 barns · 1,281 hd

256.64

+21.46

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−5.21

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−137.22

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	1,913	146.79	2,808	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	119.98	1,736	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	111.45	1,378	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	100.39	1,015	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,349	$2,179	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,227	$1,781	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$1,975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Heifers	Medium 2-3	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	252.67/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,094	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	344.71/cwt	344.00–345.00	1,534	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	563	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	281.20/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,347	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	253.55/cwt	243.00–262.00	1,554	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	289.23/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,669	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	296.44/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,571	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	700	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	294.26/cwt	289.00–295.00	1,504	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	228.74/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	225.15/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	296.07/cwt	290.00–307.00	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	282.62/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	248.88/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,772	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	269.32/cwt	269.00–272.00	1,492	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	286.91/cwt	278.00–292.50	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	262.57/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	795	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,095	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	334.71/cwt	331.00–337.00	1,593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	246.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	232.46/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	320.91/cwt	312.00–328.00	1,531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	225.50/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,324	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	315.61/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	223.83/cwt	214.00–234.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	106.74/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,374	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	107.09/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,681	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	131.04/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,638	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	125.80/cwt	123.50–130.00	1,835	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	116.82/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,669	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,412	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	86.70/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,056	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	90.24/cwt	80.00–95.00	921	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	102.98/cwt	100.00–109.00	927	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	114.71/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,270	3
Bulls	—	—	1,995	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,943	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	2,533	2
Bulls	—	—	1,896	153.52/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,911	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,245	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	970	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	2,179.41/head	1,975.00–2,375.00	2,179	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	1,781.39/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,781	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,275	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	264.45/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,222	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	245.05/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	284.19/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	257.08/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,491	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	270.23/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,440	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	278.55/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	307.03/cwt	305.00–313.00	1,259	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	298.39/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,402	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2Fleshy	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	222.91/cwt	214.00–232.00	1,705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	240.77/cwt	230.00–245.50	1,613	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	253.09/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,539	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	299.23/cwt	293.00–304.00	1,553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	272.50/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	308.51/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	312.00/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,435	4

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 525Last week 589Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 43Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 12Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
7	400–450	433	245.00–267.50	252.67
14	450–500	462	261.00–270.00	264.45
2	500–550	513	235.00–255.00	245.05
2	550–600	578	247.50	247.50
6	600–650	630	224.00–235.00	228.74
1	750–800	780	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	700	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
6	300–350	330	290.00–307.00	296.07
1	350–400	390	294.00	294.00
3	400–450	422	281.00–289.00	284.19
10	450–500	479	276.00–290.00	281.20
31	500–550	533	260.00–275.00	270.23
10	550–600	580	250.00–263.00	257.08
9	600–650	613	243.00–262.00	253.55
7	650–700	674	220.00–238.00	225.15
2	700–750	707	219.00	219.00
1	750–800	765	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	500–550	511	289.00–295.00	294.26
20	550–600	554	269.00–272.00	269.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	330.00	330.00
8	400–450	410	305.00–313.00	307.03
13	450–500	470	294.00–299.00	298.39
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	475	278.00–292.50	286.91
3	500–550	518	240.00–250.00	246.56
2	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
5	600–650	628	250.00–266.00	262.57
5	650–700	680	210.00–240.00	232.46
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	377.50	377.50
7	400–450	445	344.00–345.00	344.71
9	450–500	476	331.00–337.00	334.71
1	500–550	520	318.00	318.00
3	550–600	563	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	337.50	337.50
1	400–450	420	327.50	327.50
10	450–500	477	312.00–328.00	320.91
22	500–550	530	290.00–302.00	296.44
33	550–600	577	280.00–300.00	289.23
4	600–650	612	275.00–290.00	282.62
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
8	700–750	712	244.00–252.00	248.88
1	750–800	770	242.00	242.00
2	850–900	868	224.00–227.00	225.50
1	950–1000	990	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	750–800	795	263.50	263.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	400	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	375.00	375.00
4	300–350	341	302.00–325.00	315.61
1	350–400	395	324.00	324.00
3	400–450	414	300.00–325.00	308.51
4	450–500	460	307.00–317.00	312.00
7	500–550	519	293.00–304.00	299.23
6	550–600	562	267.00–276.00	272.50
9	600–650	608	237.00–256.00	253.09
10	650–700	670	230.00–245.50	240.77
2	700–750	718	214.00–234.00	223.83
4	750–800	765	214.00–232.00	222.91
1	850–900	865	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	312.00	312.00
2	500–550	528	275.00–282.00	278.55
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	825	194.00	194.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	100.00–110.00	106.74
2	—	1,250	128.00–134.00	131.04
4	—	1,201	115.00–120.00	117.55
2	—	1,218	80.00–94.00	86.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	105.00–109.50	107.09
18	—	1,459	123.50–130.00	125.80
25	—	1,429	112.00–122.00	116.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,021	80.00–95.00	90.24
3	—	900	100.00–109.00	102.98
3	—	1,107	113.00–116.00	114.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	147.50	147.50
2	—	1,905	132.00–134.00	132.99
4	—	1,896	150.00–158.00	153.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,349	1,975.00–2,375.00	2,179.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,227	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,781.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	2,250.00	2,250.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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