Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold sharply lower and those over 600 lbs. sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 higher with instances of some heifers selling sharply higher. Today's offering lacked the high quality, weaned lightweight steers that was in last week's sale but overall feeder demand was very strong. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.68/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −148.65 against this barn's trailing median of $415.33.

Average price

$266.68

33 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,456

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$31.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.48

vs KY average

−18.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	275.46	1,493	23
Medium and Large 2	562	253.37	1,424	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	243.51	1,347	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.95/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale33 hd

266.68

—

KY average28 barns · 1,541 hd

257.19

+9.48

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−18.27

This barn, trailing median31 sales

415.33

−148.65

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	—	Low	1,670	131.40	2,195	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	107.13	1,562	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	105.06	1,371	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,143	87.90	1,005	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,228	$2,374	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$1,937	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$1,901	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,738	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,745	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	320.05/cwt	319.00–322.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	232.69/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	299.68/cwt	296.00–302.50	1,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	256.80/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,351	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	351.06/cwt	350.00–353.00	1,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	254.02/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	303.35/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	319.14/cwt	317.00–321.00	1,723	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	253.37/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,125	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	287.91/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,811	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	272.55/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	293.01/cwt	282.50–299.00	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	254.51/cwt	241.00–263.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	224.79/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	277.70/cwt	273.00–287.50	1,466	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	231.56/cwt	223.00–235.50	1,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	334.45/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,643	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	104.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,393	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,481	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	84.87/cwt	80.00–91.00	988	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,060	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	107.13/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,562	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,136	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	121.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,026	4
Bulls	—	—	1,963	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,924	2
Bulls	—	—	1,105	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,492	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	745	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,007.51/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,008	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	780	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,900.50/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,901	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,374.34/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,374	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,745	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	299.33/cwt	296.00–302.50	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	350.68/cwt	342.00–362.50	1,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	278.21/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	334.21/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	213.02/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	226.30/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	289.40/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	257.55/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,383	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 1,243Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 47Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	338.00	338.00
1	500–550	530	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	380	307.50	307.50
1	400–450	440	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	505	219.00	219.00
2	650–700	670	212.00–214.00	213.02
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	342.00–362.50	350.68
3	350–400	375	332.50–335.00	334.21
2	400–450	420	296.00–302.50	299.33
2	450–500	495	291.00	291.00
5	500–550	537	272.00–282.00	278.21
2	550–600	557	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	601	248.00	248.00
4	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	735	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	363	350.00–353.00	351.06
3	400–450	413	319.00–322.00	320.05
27	500–550	540	317.00–321.00	319.14
8	550–600	565	300.00–312.00	303.35
23	600–650	629	276.00–290.00	287.91
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
6	700–750	732	248.00–258.00	254.02
1	800–850	830	233.00	233.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	455	277.50	277.50
8	500–550	526	250.00–277.00	256.80
2	600–650	620	221.00–244.00	232.69
1	1100–1150	1,125	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	482	296.00–302.50	299.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	526	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	562	250.00–255.00	253.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	347.50	347.50
2	300–350	318	327.50	327.50
2	350–400	358	332.00–337.00	334.45
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	475	282.50–299.00	293.01
13	500–550	528	273.00–287.50	277.70
10	550–600	560	270.00–274.00	272.55
2	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	658	222.00–231.00	226.30
4	700–750	718	223.00–235.50	231.56
3	750–800	773	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	280.00–300.00	289.40
2	400–450	425	270.00–275.00	272.44
3	450–500	485	241.00–263.00	254.51
4	500–550	537	240.00–267.50	257.55
3	550–600	575	217.00–230.00	224.79
1	600–650	615	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	600–650	627	262.00	262.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,333	100.00–110.00	104.50
1	—	1,255	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,190	95.50	95.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	80.00–91.00	84.87
1	—	1,060	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	104.00–109.00	107.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,665	115.00–125.00	121.71
2	—	1,963	148.00–150.00	148.97
1	—	1,105	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,182	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,007.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,345	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,374.34
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,745	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	3,050.00	3,050.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle