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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 30

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

904 head

▲ 791 vs last sale 113▲ 234 vs year ago 670 · +34.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 11▲ 6 vs year ago 29 · +20.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available on all classes this week due to low receipts last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.53/cwt on 452 head.

Average price

$254.53

452 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,091

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

$52.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.57

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	667	255.40	1,704	444
Medium and Large 2	468	207.51	970	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	303	202.50	613	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.90/cwt here — about $1,091 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 sale452 hd

254.53

—

KY average25 barns · 4,200 hd

242.96

+11.57

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	1,806	115.93	2,093	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	106.45	1,272	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,513	103.03	1,559	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	87.33	886	15

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$1,018	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,738	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,175	1thin

Every lot

91 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 2-3	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	266.14/cwt	250.00–270.00	817	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	276.80/cwt	275.00–280.00	872	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	260.47/cwt	243.00–265.00	995	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	215.52/cwt	200.00–232.00	890	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	247.33/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,064	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	239.79/cwt	226.50–250.00	1,127	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	254.68/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,329	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	277.57/cwt	273.00–279.50	1,452	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,371	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,241	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	270.65/cwt	270.50–275.00	1,608	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,685	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	244.80/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,530	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,647	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	258.40/cwt	258.00–264.50	1,744	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	245.12/cwt	244.75–251.00	1,826	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	253.84/cwt	249.85–255.75	1,944	197
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,789	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	208	216.66/cwt	205.00–227.50	451	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	858	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	240.40/cwt	226.00–250.00	870	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	213.60/cwt	206.00–217.50	818	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	210.11/cwt	200.00–217.00	859	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	236.08/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,015	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,117	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	207.54/cwt	200.00–215.00	951	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	244.62/cwt	244.50–245.00	1,167	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	234.57/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,131	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	267.60/cwt	267.60–267.60	1,383	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	226.86/cwt	222.00–241.00	1,182	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	522	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,310	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	207.53/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,119	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	930	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	210.34/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,191	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	235.25/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,334	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	224.17/cwt	213.00–234.00	1,392	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	223.01/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,628	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	801	198.34/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,589	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	242	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	605	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	269.34/cwt	259.00–282.50	894	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	247.16/cwt	247.00–247.50	929	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	228.47/cwt	220.00–235.00	950	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	239.39/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,137	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	237.42/cwt	222.00–248.00	1,227	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,352	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	207.71/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,090	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	535	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,166	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	567	237.46/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,346	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	222.96/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,269	8
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	219.63/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,346	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	617	238.34/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,471	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	692	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,107	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,258	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	171.85/cwt	167.50–176.00	1,586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,045	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,437	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,723	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,274	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	101.04/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,756	3
Bulls	—	—	1,990	122.20/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,432	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	964	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	79.90/cwt	75.00–84.00	781	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	91.13/cwt	88.00–94.00	957	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	109.56/cwt	104.00–112.50	1,287	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,199	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	108.79/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,614	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,304	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	855	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	955	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	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 Aug 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 113Year ago 670

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 11Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 8

No trends available on all classes this week due to low receipts last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	343	250.00	250.00
9	—	621	213.00–234.00	224.17
17	—	430	223.00–244.00	236.08
1	—	280	247.50	247.50
1	—	690	213.00	213.00
5	—	567	225.00–245.00	235.25
19	—	482	220.00–240.00	234.57
12	—	362	226.00–250.00	240.40
14	—	521	222.00–241.00	226.86
6	—	730	217.00–225.00	223.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	251.00	251.00
6	—	522	251.00	251.00
17	—	477	244.50–245.00	244.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	801	195.00–200.00	198.34
3	—	566	210.00–211.00	210.34
6	—	409	200.00–217.00	210.11
3	—	383	206.00–217.50	213.60
2	—	208	205.00–227.50	216.66
5	—	539	205.00–217.50	207.53
1	—	345	226.00	226.00
1	—	680	194.00	194.00
2	—	458	200.00–215.00	207.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	189.00	189.00
1	—	540	165.00	165.00
2	—	555	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	517	267.60	267.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	675	258.00–264.50	258.40
8	—	624	270.00	270.00
197	—	766	249.85–255.75	253.84
27	—	594	270.50–275.00	270.65
7	—	523	273.00–279.50	277.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	205.00	205.00
1	—	275	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	745	244.75–251.00	245.12
7	—	430	240.00–262.50	247.33
2	—	562	244.00	244.00
10	—	307	250.00–270.00	266.14
4	—	778	230.00	230.00
17	—	664	248.00	248.00
12	—	382	243.00–265.00	260.47
2	—	625	232.00–257.00	244.80
28	—	522	230.00–267.50	254.68
22	—	470	226.50–250.00	239.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	275.00–280.00	276.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	200.00	200.00
2	—	413	200.00–232.00	215.52
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
1	—	580	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	247.00–247.50	247.16
1	—	260	265.00	265.00
8	—	517	222.00–248.00	237.42
2	—	242	250.00	250.00
1	—	725	200.00	200.00
4	—	332	259.00–282.50	269.34
1	—	825	190.00	190.00
6	—	416	220.00–235.00	228.47
11	—	613	216.00–220.00	219.63
8	—	569	210.00–230.00	222.96
2	—	923	167.50–176.00	171.85
19	—	475	225.00–245.00	239.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	617	237.00–241.00	238.34
8	—	567	233.00–239.00	237.46
1	—	665	240.00	240.00
1	—	525	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
2	—	692	160.00	160.00
1	—	640	185.00	185.00
1	—	355	200.00	200.00
1	—	825	152.50	152.50
1	—	460	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	218.00	218.00
1	—	575	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	210.00	210.00
1	—	320	215.00	215.00
4	—	525	200.00–215.00	207.71
1	—	1,045	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	977	75.00–84.00	79.90
1	—	950	101.50	101.50
8	—	1,050	88.00–94.00	91.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,484	105.00–112.00	108.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,175	104.00–112.50	109.56
1	—	1,275	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,990	120.00–124.00	122.20
3	—	1,738	90.00–110.00	101.04
2	—	1,723	132.00	132.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	985.00	985.00

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.