Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2024-02-28

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 28
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
706 head
▼ 304 vs last sale 1,010▼ 178 vs year ago 884 · −20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 59▼ 3 vs year ago 51 · −5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 55▲ 18 vs year ago 4 · +450.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs. sold 8.00-10.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were 5.00-7.00 higher. Today's offering was much plainer in quality, contained less weaned packages and had several more colored calves in it when compared to previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $258.36/cwt on 268 head.
Average price
$258.36
268 head · 680 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$799
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2692259.491,796253
Medium and Large 2477244.971,16913thin
Medium and Large 2-3493202.509972thin
One grade step is worth $56.99/cwt here — about $799 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 sale268 hd
258.36
—
KY average26 barns · 7,063 hd
258.62
−0.26
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—High1,740135.022,3496thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,455116.371,69321
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,224114.901,4066thin
CowsLean 85-90%High96899.7196510

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,222$1,8743thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$1,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,5382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,130$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)807$1,3886
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,3751thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2237365.00/cwt365.00–365.008652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260345.00/cwt345.00–345.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,0623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370220.00/cwt220.00–220.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 2373253.91/cwt250.00–270.009475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375293.11/cwt290.00–300.001,0993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,2145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,31210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426306.26/cwt287.50–310.001,3057
Steers—Medium and Large 2435262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1422
Steers—Medium and Large 2480257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486287.24/cwt282.50–292.501,3968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,4881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517277.43/cwt268.00–286.001,43420
Steers—Medium and Large 2535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563278.27/cwt277.50–279.001,5672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574295.89/cwt295.00–297.001,6989
Steers—Medium and Large 2580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628262.03/cwt254.00–270.001,6462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,7956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,7027
Steers—Medium and Large 2660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734239.15/cwt232.00–258.001,7557
Steers—Medium and Large 2735195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769242.53/cwt239.50–250.001,86517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added802241.95/cwt241.95–241.951,940135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225302.06/cwt285.00–315.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3271229.94/cwt225.00–235.006235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272294.74/cwt292.00–297.508026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310293.11/cwt292.50–295.009094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325262.50/cwt262.50–262.508531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368208.67/cwt200.00–217.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382280.98/cwt273.00–292.501,07321
Heifers—Medium 1-2395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425243.09/cwt230.00–255.001,0332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428273.26/cwt260.00–282.501,17018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470208.84/cwt200.00–217.509822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476285.68/cwt285.00–286.001,3603
Heifers—Medium 1-2478202.50/cwt202.50–202.509682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479271.71/cwt268.00–281.001,30130
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489243.98/cwt230.00–255.001,19315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511255.20/cwt245.00–268.001,3047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3511189.99/cwt185.00–200.009713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,40915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580227.63/cwt217.50–236.001,32012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623218.08/cwt217.50–221.001,3596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679233.75/cwt233.75–233.751,58725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683216.49/cwt209.00–218.501,47921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714212.62/cwt208.00–216.501,5188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added743217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783200.41/cwt197.50–205.001,5695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2875177.70/cwt170.50–189.001,5555
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200340.00/cwt340.00–340.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2284341.07/cwt315.00–350.009698
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300277.50/cwt277.50–277.508331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,0372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335292.59/cwt287.50–300.009803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368307.16/cwt301.00–312.001,1309
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388280.90/cwt270.00–283.001,0906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411287.36/cwt270.00–296.001,1816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468285.61/cwt272.50–290.001,33718
Bulls—Medium 1-2475265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524265.79/cwt257.50–272.501,3937
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535175.00/cwt175.00–175.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577269.05/cwt260.00–277.501,5526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585241.48/cwt230.00–251.001,4134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,5926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626244.46/cwt237.00–252.501,5306
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678219.00/cwt218.00–220.001,4852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2751218.00/cwt217.00–220.001,6373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2915150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2985165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6251
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 31,005135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3571
Dairy Steers—Large 31,248138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,7223
Dairy Steers—Large 31,435129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,8511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,8421
Bulls——1,798136.62/cwt130.00–144.002,4565
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84874.62/cwt70.00–79.006332
Cows—Lean 85-90%980111.56/cwt106.00–117.001,0935
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02896.68/cwt91.00–102.009943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173110.45/cwt109.00–112.001,2962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249117.13/cwt114.00–123.001,4634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,344112.00/cwt103.00–116.001,5059
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570122.80/cwt118.00–130.001,92811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27221,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4102
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28401,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28501,377.46/head1,375.00–1,385.001,3774
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28701,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29351,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2221,873.81/head1,860.00–1,900.001,8743

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.