Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2024-04-10

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 10
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 541▼ 364 vs year ago 829 · −43.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 83▼ 16 vs year ago 82 · −19.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 25▲ 9 vs year ago 14 · +64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: The higher quality steers and heifers in "green" condition and weaned sold unevenly steady. There were several lower quality calves and bawling calves in today's offering to which the buyers discounted heavily. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.64/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −153.01 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.
Average price
$251.64
57 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,372
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$344
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$59.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.03
vs KY average
−12.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547259.271,41745
Medium and Large 2542239.761,3007thin
Medium and Large 2-3538199.611,0735thin
One grade step is worth $59.66/cwt here — about $344 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale57 hd
251.64
—
KY average25 barns · 1,409 hd
253.67
−2.03
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−12.32
This barn, trailing median34 sales
404.65
−153.01
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
484426368310median 404.6503/0404/2907/0809/0210/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,612146.392,36014
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,411137.061,93413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,183130.921,54818
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,002118.261,18521

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$2,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,340$1,9101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$1,6752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,6382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$1,4932thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$1,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)795$1,4944thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)805$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,425$2,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$1,5751thin

Every lot

113 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275391.40/cwt372.50–410.001,0765
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2292330.00/cwt330.00–330.009642
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315323.92/cwt319.00–327.501,0204
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331374.00/cwt374.00–374.001,23811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363289.14/cwt272.00–307.501,0502
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,2322
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,3989
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423322.79/cwt301.00–332.501,3654
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,5838
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469313.03/cwt300.00–324.001,46810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2498286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,4243
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,6013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,3841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516294.39/cwt290.00–300.001,51911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520241.75/cwt241.00–242.501,2572
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565254.38/cwt240.00–265.001,4373
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,7421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575283.54/cwt275.00–288.001,6307
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620283.58/cwt272.00–292.501,7586
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,6371
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663264.21/cwt248.00–266.501,7528
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,5471
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8183
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2757249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,8852
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2783205.56/cwt202.00–213.001,6103
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245300.00/cwt300.00–300.007351
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2258316.00/cwt316.00–316.008154
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300205.00/cwt205.00–205.006151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,0244
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2344299.00/cwt298.00–300.001,0294
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345267.50/cwt267.50–267.509231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy357321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,14610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365207.50/cwt207.50–207.507571
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380277.37/cwt263.00–285.001,0543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382307.85/cwt307.50–308.001,1769
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2404259.91/cwt247.50–270.001,0504
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416287.54/cwt280.00–300.001,1967
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458297.73/cwt290.00–310.001,36414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465223.35/cwt211.00–237.501,0394
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484263.92/cwt245.00–281.001,27716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4229
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522261.65/cwt253.00–273.001,36611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527198.89/cwt173.00–211.001,0484
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535244.67/cwt234.00–247.501,3095
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560227.48/cwt225.00–230.001,2742
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569259.38/cwt259.00–260.001,47613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574241.43/cwt235.00–250.001,38612
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1751
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2604214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2935
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624234.21/cwt225.00–247.001,46111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3972
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2675214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4451
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730209.70/cwt208.00–213.001,5313
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5411
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5876
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy830162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2207300.00/cwt300.00–300.006212
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2220384.09/cwt380.00–387.508452
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3255220.00/cwt220.00–220.005611
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380303.36/cwt300.00–307.001,1532
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420222.00/cwt222.00–222.009321
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425263.75/cwt252.50–275.001,1212
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2426298.30/cwt295.00–304.001,2717
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2455232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470221.61/cwt220.00–225.001,0423
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478285.33/cwt276.00–295.001,36410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478260.97/cwt260.00–262.001,2472
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513255.98/cwt252.00–260.001,3132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2514285.67/cwt275.00–293.001,4687
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565281.08/cwt269.00–287.001,5887
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5491
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635249.48/cwt239.00–256.001,58410
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2659244.51/cwt230.00–249.001,6116
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673210.15/cwt200.00–221.001,4142
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2062
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721241.64/cwt226.00–248.001,7424
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745213.99/cwt213.00–216.001,5943
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6651
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3762182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3912
Bulls850–900Medium 1-2890134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,474141.83/cwt134.00–147.002,0919
Bulls——1,861154.60/cwt152.00–158.002,8775
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85384.57/cwt80.00–88.007213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,024130.19/cwt125.00–137.001,3339
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029117.57/cwt110.00–121.001,2109
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145136.68/cwt130.00–143.001,56512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258119.40/cwt115.00–124.001,5026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383130.27/cwt126.00–134.501,8022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407140.62/cwt137.00–147.001,97910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7311
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29401,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28251,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29851,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,493.10/head1,325.00–1,650.001,4932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,910.00/head1,910.00–1,910.001,9101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27951,494.13/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4944
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.