Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2024-01-24

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 24
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
593 head
▼ 306 vs last sale 899▲ 218 vs year ago 375 · +58.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 23▲ 39 vs year ago 29 · +134.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 6▲ 58 vs year ago 1 · +5,800.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to market closure last week. A very high quality feeder calf offering today saw strong demand from buyers across all classes. Slaughter cows sold much higher than in previous sales.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $256.58/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$256.58
218 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,485
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$570
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$68.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2583259.141,512201
Medium and Large 2531237.311,26113thin
Medium and Large 2-3494190.669424thin
One grade step is worth $68.48/cwt here — about $570 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 sale218 hd
256.58
—
KY average24 barns · 4,464 hd
230.93
+25.65
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,817126.762,3034thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,425111.091,58315
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,226102.461,25721
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05789.0294117

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,308$1,6152thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)992$1,3753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$1,1851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,039$1,1467
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,036$1,06823
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)976$9154thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,4101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,555$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,405$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,7501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)810$1,0101thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245275.00/cwt275.00–275.006741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277273.94/cwt267.50–300.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327283.97/cwt270.00–301.009293
Steers—Medium and Large 2350250.00/cwt250.00–250.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378315.53/cwt312.50–317.001,1933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408279.91/cwt275.00–285.001,1422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3413190.06/cwt180.00–200.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy442303.52/cwt301.00–305.001,3427
Steers—Medium and Large 2471251.29/cwt247.00–257.501,1847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474285.34/cwt271.00–290.001,35317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489299.75/cwt294.00–301.001,46615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525285.54/cwt284.00–286.001,49913
Steers—Medium and Large 2530216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537271.29/cwt265.00–279.001,45716
Steers—Medium and Large 2555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,5694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593255.50/cwt255.50–255.501,51512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612263.46/cwt257.00–264.001,61213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627238.12/cwt229.00–250.001,49324
Steers—Medium and Large 2630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654246.12/cwt245.50–247.001,61012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682233.79/cwt220.00–244.001,59432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729223.79/cwt222.00–226.001,63114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3871
Steers—Medium and Large 2772200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834204.24/cwt202.00–206.001,7034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,7651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240280.00/cwt280.00–280.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2267225.00/cwt225.00–225.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288264.61/cwt262.00–275.007625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320252.50/cwt252.50–252.508081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325229.52/cwt229.00–230.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338267.50/cwt267.50–267.509044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365262.00/cwt262.00–262.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368224.48/cwt224.00–225.008262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390182.50/cwt182.50–182.507121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424274.33/cwt274.00–277.501,16311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428230.81/cwt226.00–238.009883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443261.23/cwt257.50–265.001,1572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445181.00/cwt181.00–181.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455283.45/cwt278.00–285.501,29011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479225.10/cwt207.00–235.001,07810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482248.51/cwt242.00–270.001,19813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523225.73/cwt214.00–235.001,18137
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2542204.40/cwt202.00–205.001,1085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559214.54/cwt200.00–219.001,1998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573222.54/cwt222.00–229.001,27525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608204.14/cwt199.00–208.001,2419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665178.38/cwt176.00–180.001,1865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670199.67/cwt195.00–207.001,33826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708191.50/cwt191.50–191.501,3565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780186.01/cwt185.00–187.001,4512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805176.02/cwt170.00–189.001,4174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1382
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245270.00/cwt270.00–270.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305320.00/cwt320.00–320.009765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368280.53/cwt262.50–290.001,0323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377302.62/cwt301.00–305.001,1417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431293.38/cwt290.00–295.001,2643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439273.34/cwt272.50–274.001,2009
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462278.01/cwt277.00–281.001,2844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467247.17/cwt247.00–247.501,1543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477185.00/cwt185.00–185.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2492210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514242.03/cwt240.00–243.001,2446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607231.06/cwt220.00–233.001,40314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2701195.23/cwt184.00–199.001,3694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2761190.45/cwt177.50–193.001,4496
Bulls—Medium and Large 2786163.77/cwt160.00–167.501,2874
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,770122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,1591
Bulls——1,832128.35/cwt128.00–129.002,3513
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82081.00/cwt81.00–81.006641
Cows—Lean 85-90%98466.95/cwt60.00–72.006594
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03892.58/cwt88.00–95.009616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163101.52/cwt98.00–108.001,1816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166110.28/cwt105.00–118.001,28610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27698.12/cwt95.00–101.001,2529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30582.91/cwt80.00–85.501,0822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,412104.61/cwt98.50–108.001,4776
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433115.41/cwt110.00–122.001,6549
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27801,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28301,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28651,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed910975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2940985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed960886.89/head850.00–925.008873
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29851,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0251,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0331,064.28/head985.00–1,135.001,06421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0601,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3081,614.58/head1,475.00–1,725.001,6152
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29151,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-28101,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.