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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 20

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

688 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 620▲ 319 vs year ago 369 · +86.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 39▲ 28 vs year ago 24 · +116.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 9▼ 4 vs year ago 11 · −36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 5.00-7.00 lower with a few selling sharply lower. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 lower. The feeder buyers showed much lower demand today for the average quality offering. Slaughter cows sold fully steady and slaughter bulls were 5.00 lower.

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 $227.28/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$227.28

302 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$46.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

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	596	230.82	1,376	259
Medium and Large 2	421	212.59	896	31
Large 1-2	507	203.67	1,032	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	516	184.02	949	9thin

One grade step is worth $46.80/cwt here — about $428 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 sale302 hd

227.28

—

KY average25 barns · 8,034 hd

227.29

−0.01

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	1,638	116.42	1,907	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	99.78	1,432	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	89.45	1,113	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	81.24	757	10

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)	1,145	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	808	$1,218	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,098	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,003	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,120	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,324	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	249.54/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,213	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	250.61/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,296	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	263.19/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,432	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	248.24/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,390	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	268.12/cwt	265.00–273.00	1,544	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	240.44/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,498	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	634	255.70/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,621	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,711	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	237.76/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,738	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,848	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,873	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,905	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,896	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	309	217.60/cwt	212.50–220.00	672	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	224.45/cwt	223.00–226.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	642	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	215.90/cwt	205.00–220.00	812	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	231.02/cwt	228.00–232.00	915	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	224.16/cwt	219.00–232.00	955	25
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	186.22/cwt	180.00–191.00	801	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	215.83/cwt	214.00–217.50	930	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	992	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	230.28/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,085	37
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	480	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,037	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	228.35/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,187	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	224.76/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,292	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,156	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,436	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	204.95/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,254	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	229.78/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,429	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	199.02/cwt	197.50–202.00	1,306	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,582	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	234.41/cwt	234.00–234.50	1,709	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	213.92/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,296	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	271.18/cwt	270.00–272.50	735	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	256.46/cwt	251.00–262.00	790	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	347	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	258.75/cwt	250.00–277.50	973	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	396	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	760	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	181.73/cwt	172.50–190.00	749	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	207.36/cwt	200.00–214.00	869	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	248.79/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,072	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	213.25/cwt	205.00–220.00	992	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	238.78/cwt	222.50–251.00	1,151	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	178.15/cwt	175.00–180.00	862	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	497	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,064	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	234.35/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,216	29
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	209.24/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,105	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	188.73/cwt	185.00–192.50	996	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	209.99/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,193	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	228.00/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,332	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,094	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	197.56/cwt	188.00–212.50	1,235	6
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	208.91/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,308	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	657	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,133	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	661	192.99/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,276	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	688	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,541	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,392	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	206.27/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,475	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	182.77/cwt	170.00–196.00	1,312	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	832	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,248	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	116.59/cwt	114.50–119.00	1,857	5
Bulls	—	—	2,110	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	78.99/cwt	70.00–84.00	722	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	932	91.16/cwt	90.00–94.00	850	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	676	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	96.75/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,168	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	78.51/cwt	72.50–86.00	1,021	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,126	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	97.31/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,332	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	105.40/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,602	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	808	1,217.80/head	1,210.00–1,225.00	1,218	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	965	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 620Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 39Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	811	231.00	231.00
6	—	486	240.00–253.00	249.54
3	—	623	230.00–246.00	240.44
1	—	395	254.00	254.00
2	—	950	200.00–201.00	200.50
8	—	517	238.00–255.00	250.61
7	—	731	230.00–239.00	237.76
4	—	441	254.00	254.00
1	—	335	265.00	265.00
13	—	560	242.50–255.00	248.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,115	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	285.00	285.00
1	—	473	301.00	301.00
5	—	382	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	280.00	280.00
40	—	634	254.00–258.00	255.70
10	—	576	265.00–273.00	268.12
6	—	658	260.00	260.00
10	—	544	262.00–266.00	263.19
20	—	742	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
1	—	605	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	729	234.00–234.50	234.41
3	—	596	241.00	241.00
23	—	666	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	195.00	195.00
1	—	480	216.00	216.00
1	—	430	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	209.00	209.00
1	—	225	221.00	221.00
2	—	320	223.00–226.00	224.45
31	—	575	217.00–233.00	224.76
4	—	396	228.00–232.00	231.02
4	—	735	210.00–226.00	213.92
37	—	471	222.00–235.00	230.28
25	—	426	219.00–232.00	224.16
1	—	255	230.00	230.00
20	—	520	220.00–243.00	228.35
27	—	622	219.00–238.00	229.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	211.00	211.00
7	—	431	214.00–217.50	215.83
1	—	575	201.00	201.00
1	—	225	200.00	200.00
10	—	309	212.50–220.00	217.60
3	—	612	200.00–207.50	204.95
5	—	376	205.00–220.00	215.90
3	—	656	197.50–202.00	199.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	180.00	180.00
1	—	845	175.00	175.00
1	—	850	152.50	152.50
2	—	325	197.50	197.50
1	—	535	195.00	195.00
3	—	430	180.00–191.00	186.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
2	—	497	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	482	222.50–251.00	238.78
29	—	519	220.00–243.00	234.35
21	—	376	250.00–277.50	258.75
4	—	271	270.00–272.50	271.18
3	—	696	200.00	200.00
2	—	308	251.00–262.00	256.46
6	—	584	226.00–229.00	228.00
12	—	715	200.00–212.00	206.27
16	—	626	200.00–214.00	208.91
15	—	431	242.00–257.00	248.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	688	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	175.00–180.00	178.15
3	—	396	192.00	192.00
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
2	—	657	172.50	172.50
2	—	832	150.00	150.00
2	—	528	185.00–192.50	188.73
1	—	585	187.00	187.00
3	—	412	172.50–190.00	181.73
2	—	347	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	200.00–214.00	207.36
6	—	528	195.00–220.00	209.24
2	—	718	170.00–196.00	182.77
5	—	465	205.00–220.00	213.25
6	—	625	188.00–212.50	197.56
4	—	661	190.00–194.00	192.99
1	—	360	230.00	230.00
2	—	568	207.50–212.50	209.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	94.00–100.00	97.31
1	—	1,340	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,520	102.00–111.00	105.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	914	70.00–84.00	78.99
3	—	932	90.00–94.00	91.16
1	—	1,040	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,300	72.50–86.00	78.51
6	—	1,207	90.00–100.00	96.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	125.00	125.00
5	—	1,593	114.50–119.00	116.59
1	—	1,390	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	1,210.00–1,225.00	1,217.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.