Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2023-11-08

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 8
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
816 head
▲ 447 vs last sale 369▲ 150 vs year ago 666 · +22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 52▲ 34 vs year ago 33 · +103.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 14▲ 10 vs year ago 4 · +250.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher and those over 600 lbs. were 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded steady to 3.00 higher and over 500 lbs. were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder buyers showed good demand for the higher quality calves that were weaned and in favorable condition. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.37/cwt on 324 head.
Average price
$205.37
324 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$59.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.54
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547212.311,162229
Medium and Large 2528194.911,03075
Medium and Large 2-3590166.5598318thin
Medium 1-2620153.009492thin
One grade step is worth $59.31/cwt here — about $214 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 sale324 hd
205.37
—
KY average25 barns · 6,459 hd
203.83
+1.54
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,468101.451,48911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,43788.981,27912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19082.8998610
CowsLean 85-90%Average97366.8265023

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,0882thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$9173thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)935$1,0251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,5751thin

Every lot

117 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2346227.50/cwt227.50–227.507873
Steers—Medium and Large 2375223.00/cwt223.00–223.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376260.30/cwt250.00–265.009794
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,1564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417263.12/cwt250.00–270.001,0973
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3453185.21/cwt182.50–187.008395
Steers—Medium and Large 2466230.92/cwt220.00–234.001,0769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490257.40/cwt242.00–264.001,26131
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3607
Steers—Medium and Large 2524221.03/cwt215.00–227.001,1584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526248.10/cwt236.00–256.001,30528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567254.38/cwt254.00–254.501,44212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579234.79/cwt224.00–244.001,35912
Steers—Medium and Large 2588216.75/cwt215.00–220.001,2744
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5819
Steers—Medium and Large 2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632238.70/cwt229.00–246.001,50923
Steers—Medium and Large 2655217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674233.35/cwt229.00–245.001,57316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706237.75/cwt236.00–239.501,67928
Steers—Medium and Large 2712205.25/cwt202.00–219.001,46111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767218.42/cwt217.00–223.001,67517
Steers—Medium and Large 2780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6381
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,7695
Steers—Medium and Large 2872196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,7092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245192.50/cwt192.50–192.504721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275210.00/cwt210.00–210.005787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2297225.00/cwt225.00–225.006682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318220.64/cwt214.00–232.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373221.04/cwt211.00–227.5082421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375189.00/cwt189.00–189.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382203.32/cwt200.00–205.007773
Heifers—Medium 1-2420163.00/cwt163.00–163.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423223.46/cwt214.00–229.0094515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435204.88/cwt192.50–209.008914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469202.89/cwt195.00–207.5095211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471225.54/cwt212.00–230.001,06238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490182.36/cwt180.00–187.008943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added496235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520212.62/cwt200.00–223.001,10616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526194.35/cwt190.00–198.001,02216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528174.05/cwt170.00–176.009193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539231.99/cwt230.00–234.001,2504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580211.42/cwt200.00–220.001,22674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2594186.24/cwt180.00–194.001,1069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622206.04/cwt200.00–215.001,28217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631190.48/cwt180.00–197.001,20213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2664184.10/cwt179.00–186.001,22210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3669161.94/cwt143.00–170.001,0834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681196.24/cwt195.00–200.001,33615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3778149.71/cwt147.50–152.001,1652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2803177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,4253
Heifers—Medium 1-2820143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2887158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,40111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,150110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240227.50/cwt227.50–227.505461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285205.00/cwt205.00–205.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325211.13/cwt207.50–215.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326254.59/cwt240.00–262.508306
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330181.00/cwt181.00–181.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361258.66/cwt257.00–262.009343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370250.59/cwt231.00–254.009279
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373210.69/cwt201.00–220.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3412180.00/cwt180.00–180.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419235.61/cwt225.00–242.0098721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420257.82/cwt254.00–260.001,08314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430205.00/cwt205.00–205.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450182.50/cwt182.50–182.508212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465234.48/cwt220.00–242.001,0909
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515165.00/cwt165.00–165.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518206.28/cwt204.00–207.501,0693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525223.27/cwt215.00–232.001,17218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy538239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,2866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563172.61/cwt167.50–182.509723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580206.03/cwt203.00–209.001,1958
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618206.86/cwt200.00–214.001,27814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625193.94/cwt190.00–196.001,2123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668199.07/cwt195.00–203.001,3302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3689156.28/cwt150.00–162.501,0774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760167.47/cwt165.00–170.001,2732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2930126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41698.24/cwt90.00–105.001,3918
Bulls——1,605110.02/cwt104.00–115.001,7663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92380.00/cwt80.00–80.007382
Cows—Lean 85-90%930100.00/cwt100.00–100.009301
Cows—Lean 85-90%97261.80/cwt50.00–69.0060116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01472.04/cwt70.00–74.007304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10594.98/cwt90.00–100.001,0502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17065.11/cwt60.00–70.007622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22584.79/cwt80.00–89.001,0396
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30564.00/cwt64.00–64.008351
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44495.43/cwt90.00–102.001,3787
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45983.93/cwt80.00–88.001,2254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2805875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2963937.66/head875.00–1,000.009382
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0451,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29351,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29451,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.