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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, May 24

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← May 17May 24May 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

485 head

▼ 246 vs last sale 731▼ 115 vs year ago 600 · −19.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 58▼ 24 vs year ago 43 · −55.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 14▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-6.00 lower. Today's offering lacked the quality and uniformity of last week's calves. The higher quality packages saw good demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light test and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.00/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$215.00

269 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$67.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.77

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	522	217.26	1,135	255
Medium and Large 2-3	439	177.02	777	12thin
Large 1-2	620	160.00	992	1thin
Medium 1-2	525	150.00	788	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.26/cwt here — about $348 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale269 hd

215.00

—

KY average25 barns · 6,180 hd

202.23

+12.77

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	1,611	117.92	1,900	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	108.00	1,517	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	86.38	1,010	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	67.77	617	4thin

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)	1,085	$1,000	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$937	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,146	$1,217	3thin

Every lot

90 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	275.85/cwt	265.00–287.50	772	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	692	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	257.67/cwt	257.00–259.00	819	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	251.69/cwt	244.00–257.00	926	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	177.84/cwt	170.00–185.00	667	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	274.21/cwt	271.00–277.50	1,042	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	434	248.39/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,078	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	225.18/cwt	208.00–238.00	984	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	250.34/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,194	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	183.54/cwt	181.00–186.00	886	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	217.51/cwt	206.00–228.00	1,057	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	223.52/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,162	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	194.12/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,019	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	237.99/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,257	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	217.68/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,230	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	233.36/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,335	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	217.98/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,358	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,496	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,675	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	217.71/cwt	210.00–225.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	207.00/cwt	200.00–214.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	332	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	220.48/cwt	205.00–232.50	829	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	190.39/cwt	180.00–200.00	718	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	903	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	182.77/cwt	172.50–191.00	753	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	216.28/cwt	211.00–220.50	924	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	866	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	454	227.24/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,032	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	466	234.10/cwt	234.10–234.10	1,091	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	210.49/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,017	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	212.28/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,110	15
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	197.26/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,038	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	214.50/cwt	212.00–215.50	1,197	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	205.69/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,179	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,175	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	208.55/cwt	207.00–208.60	1,391	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,327	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,412	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	242.78/cwt	235.00–250.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	856	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	873	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	262.59/cwt	260.00–264.00	982	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,054	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	238.36/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,039	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	447	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	814	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	219.86/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,040	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	503	185.52/cwt	181.00–190.00	933	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	203.92/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,040	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	534	176.97/cwt	157.50–183.00	945	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	200.01/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,152	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	207.46/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,263	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,176	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	650	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,222	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,333	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,329	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,237	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,471	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,258	102.40/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,288	2
Bulls	—	—	1,847	128.27/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,369	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	818	60.54/cwt	56.00–65.00	495	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	627	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	888	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	805	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	97.75/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,144	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	948	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,517	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	936.76/head	875.00–1,000.00	937	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,087	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,385	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1

This sale against other markets

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 May 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 731Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 58Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	275.00	275.00
2	—	380	271.00–277.50	274.21
6	—	434	245.00–253.00	248.39
10	—	477	240.00–254.00	250.34
2	—	280	265.00–287.50	275.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	165.00	165.00
7	—	520	215.00–228.00	223.52
1	—	280	247.00	247.00
3	—	565	205.00–225.00	217.68
3	—	437	208.00–238.00	225.18
4	—	486	206.00–228.00	217.51
3	—	318	257.00–259.00	257.67
11	—	368	244.00–257.00	251.69
6	—	623	207.50–220.00	217.98
3	—	696	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	192.50–197.50	194.12
3	—	375	170.00–185.00	177.84
1	—	405	192.50	192.50
2	—	483	181.00–186.00	183.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	235.00–239.00	237.99
9	—	572	232.00–235.00	233.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	200.00–214.00	207.00
5	—	802	176.00	176.00
4	—	526	190.00–203.00	197.26
2	—	263	210.00–225.00	217.71
13	—	483	195.00–218.00	210.49
1	—	435	199.00	199.00
1	—	670	198.00	198.00
1	—	230	215.00	215.00
7	—	376	205.00–232.50	220.48
2	—	612	192.00	192.00
15	—	573	200.00–209.00	205.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	523	209.00–216.00	212.28
60	—	667	207.00–208.60	208.55
13	—	558	212.00–215.50	214.50
60	—	466	234.10	234.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
1	—	850	114.00	114.00
5	—	377	180.00–200.00	190.39
3	—	412	172.50–191.00	182.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	238.00	238.00
15	—	454	220.00–230.00	227.24
1	—	240	232.50	232.50
30	—	427	211.00–220.50	216.28
5	—	378	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	220.00	220.00
3	—	473	210.00–232.00	219.86
2	—	687	194.00	194.00
3	—	703	189.00	189.00
2	—	510	200.00–208.00	203.92
2	—	270	235.00–250.00	242.78
8	—	436	228.00–241.00	238.36
2	—	360	242.50	242.50
2	—	955	154.00	154.00
2	—	793	155.00–157.00	156.00
3	—	576	190.00–205.00	200.01
4	—	609	202.00–212.00	207.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	150.00	150.00
1	—	650	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	257.00	257.00
6	—	374	260.00–264.00	262.59
1	—	320	267.50	267.50
2	—	260	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	213.00	213.00
2	—	622	189.00	189.00
2	—	480	170.00	170.00
4	—	534	157.50–183.00	176.97
2	—	447	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	181.00–190.00	185.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,110	80.00	80.00
2	—	818	56.00–65.00	60.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,170	91.00–104.00	97.75
1	—	1,185	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	126.00–130.00	128.27
2	—	1,258	94.00–110.00	102.40

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	875.00–1,000.00	936.76

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)	2	—	1,085	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,087	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.