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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 6

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Feb 28Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

487 head

▼ 219 vs last sale 706▲ 1 vs year ago 486 · +0.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 48▲ 17 vs year ago 33 · +51.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 22▲ 45 vs year ago 5 · +900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: 1lb slaughter cow deleted

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher on a very good quality offering. All classes of feeders saw strong demand from the buyers. Slaughter cows and heifers sold fully steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.64/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −148.01 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.

Average price

$256.64

44 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$34.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs KY average

−15.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	267.72	1,439	30
Medium and Large 2	548	232.91	1,276	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.81/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale44 hd

256.64

—

KY average20 barns · 1,344 hd

255.55

+1.09

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−15.27

This barn, trailing median34 sales

404.65

−148.01

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.65, low $324.12, median $404.65 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,629	130.57	2,127	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	121.24	1,781	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	115.27	1,361	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	105.72	1,071	13

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,856	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,609	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,164	$1,380	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,125	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,352	$2,212	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,075	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,244	$1,803	13

Every lot

89 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	320.65/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,097	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,499	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	319.14/cwt	312.00–329.00	1,379	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	291.52/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,283	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,377	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	316.24/cwt	313.00–317.00	1,534	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,190	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,673	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	285.75/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,546	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	222.06/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,272	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	290.96/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,696	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	300.86/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,823	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	287.56/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,754	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	246.13/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,526	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	271.18/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,817	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	234.17/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,574	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	237.30/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,701	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,797	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	546	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	292.26/cwt	285.00–300.00	921	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	327	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,055	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,197	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	260.29/cwt	245.00–275.00	997	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	311.76/cwt	295.00–318.00	1,203	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,106	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	297.68/cwt	275.00–308.00	1,268	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,427	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	213.37/cwt	210.00–220.00	971	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	294.58/cwt	284.00–296.00	1,390	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	301.20/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,443	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,460	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	267.50/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,439	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	235.80/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,269	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	250.20/cwt	238.00–262.00	1,404	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	225.68/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,293	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	235.62/cwt	231.50–245.50	1,473	43
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,314	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	218.27/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,465	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	212.26/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,526	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	833	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,837	64
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	176.13/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,610	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	319	314.99/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,005	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	336.71/cwt	333.00–338.00	1,212	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	980	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,184	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	297.68/cwt	272.50–301.00	1,375	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	474	313.57/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,486	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	901	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	296.52/cwt	296.00–297.50	1,530	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	522	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,618	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	281.99/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,574	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	280.57/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,706	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,613	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,377	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,568	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,525	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,593	124.70/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,986	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	136.44/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,272	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	99.96/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,009	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	118.69/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,214	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	120.40/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,420	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	107.20/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,268	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	121.24/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,781	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	1,840.26/head	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,840	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,352	2,211.68/head	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,212	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	995	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,057	1,211.10/head	1,110.00–1,525.00	1,211	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,070	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,075	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	1,570.90/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,571	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,492.16/head	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,492	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	1,855.94/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,856	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 706Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 48Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 22Year ago 5

Correction: 1lb slaughter cow deleted

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	300.00–319.00	314.99
9	450–500	462	272.50–301.00	297.68
3	500–550	516	296.00–297.50	296.52
2	550–600	558	280.00–284.00	281.99
2	600–650	608	275.00–286.00	280.57
1	750–800	765	205.00	205.00
2	950–1000	965	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	360	333.00–338.00	336.71
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	474	312.00–320.00	313.57
2	500–550	522	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	228.00	228.00
2	450–500	487	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	266.00	266.00
1	600–650	640	252.00	252.00
1	650–700	685	201.00	201.00
2	950–1000	975	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	342	315.00–330.00	320.65
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
7	400–450	432	312.00–329.00	319.14
5	450–500	450	306.00	306.00
11	500–550	541	270.00–302.00	285.75
3	550–600	583	288.00–297.00	290.96
4	600–650	610	285.00–295.00	287.56
2	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
5	700–750	717	229.00–243.00	237.30
2	750–800	752	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	427	351.00	351.00
16	450–500	485	313.00–317.00	316.24
8	500–550	526	318.00	318.00
11	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
7	600–650	606	300.00–301.00	300.86
16	650–700	670	271.00–272.00	271.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	440	290.00–293.00	291.52
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	515	231.00	231.00
3	550–600	573	220.00–226.00	222.06
2	600–650	620	242.00–250.00	246.13
3	650–700	672	220.00–241.00	234.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	516	283.00	283.00
64	800–850	833	220.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	315	285.00–300.00	292.26
11	350–400	386	295.00–318.00	311.76
8	400–450	426	275.00–308.00	297.68
18	450–500	472	284.00–296.00	294.58
19	500–550	538	263.00–274.00	267.50
5	550–600	561	238.00–262.00	250.20
43	600–650	625	231.50–245.50	235.62
6	650–700	671	215.00–223.00	218.27
5	700–750	719	205.00–217.00	212.26
9	900–950	914	165.00–177.50	176.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	322.50	322.50
2	350–400	365	328.00	328.00
4	400–450	435	328.00	328.00
18	450–500	479	298.00–304.00	301.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	245.00–275.00	260.29
2	400–450	422	262.00	262.00
10	500–550	538	230.00–239.00	235.80
4	550–600	573	215.00–230.00	225.68
2	650–700	657	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	455	210.00–220.00	213.37
3	700–750	740	155.00	155.00

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	2	—	1,352	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,211.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,249	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,840.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,300	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	6	—	1,235	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,492.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,570.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,293	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,855.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,425.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,057	1,110.00–1,525.00	1,211.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,183	104.00–111.00	107.20
11	—	1,179	117.00–125.00	120.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	109.00–124.00	118.69
9	—	1,009	92.00–104.00	99.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,469	117.00–129.00	121.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	135.00–138.00	136.44
2	—	1,593	117.00–129.00	124.70

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.