Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2024-04-24

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 24
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
671 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 709▲ 24 vs year ago 647 · +3.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 88▲ 25 vs year ago 33 · +75.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 30 vs year ago 55 · −54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs. sold sharply higher and those over 500 lbs. were mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded steady to 2.00 lower and over 500 lbs. were 4.00-6.00 higher. Today's offering contained several very good quality calves for which the buyers showed strong interest in. The plainer calves saw less demand when compared to previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 lower on an average quality offering and slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $293.83/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −181.67 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$293.83
9 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$30.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.34
vs KY average
−15.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557300.561,6757thin
Medium and Large 2538270.251,4532thin
One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about $222 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 sale9 hd
293.83
—
KY average26 barns · 1,180 hd
298.16
−4.34
National average173 barns · 10,802 hd
309.55
−15.72
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
−181.67
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

33 sales
538480423365median 475.5003/0404/2906/2408/2610/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $524.17, low $378.81, median $475.50 across 33 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—High1,593148.592,36716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,212126.261,5305thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,378123.911,70815
CowsLean 85-90%High978108.151,05815

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)1,126$1,8044thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,5414thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,4913thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,198$1,4402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,045$1,2253thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,1252thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205395.00/cwt395.00–395.008102
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2262400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0482
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,1041
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,4555
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434296.07/cwt280.00–301.001,2856
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481310.32/cwt301.00–324.001,4938
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added497339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,6857
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,3921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,6583
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5111
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580297.65/cwt297.00–299.001,7263
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,7214
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610301.87/cwt295.50–302.501,84122
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,9569
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685270.00/cwt265.00–275.001,8502
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719257.95/cwt246.00–264.001,8554
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778258.25/cwt258.25–258.252,009137
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8171
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2852226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,9262
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,9782
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6801
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,028195.66/cwt194.00–196.002,0116
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,0021
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,105178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,9671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250325.00/cwt325.00–325.008131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321319.22/cwt317.50–320.001,0253
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360235.87/cwt222.50–250.008492
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390271.17/cwt260.00–277.501,0586
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3411212.00/cwt212.00–212.008713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420263.67/cwt257.50–267.501,1074
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427286.03/cwt277.50–297.501,2219
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468241.01/cwt232.50–252.501,1283
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472269.17/cwt260.00–274.001,27018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485185.00/cwt185.00–185.008971
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526259.44/cwt252.50–270.501,3658
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562254.90/cwt245.00–265.001,43330
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580231.95/cwt230.00–234.001,3452
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615249.33/cwt246.00–255.001,5339
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669234.77/cwt229.50–242.501,57123
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727217.14/cwt215.00–219.001,5796
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7014
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,4361
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added850211.85/cwt211.85–211.851,80163
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4621
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2932171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,5982
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,6783
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2995146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205300.00/cwt300.00–300.006151
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280330.00/cwt330.00–330.009241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3300210.00/cwt210.00–210.006301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1391
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360347.37/cwt330.00–360.001,2513
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376315.62/cwt302.50–322.501,1874
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416309.21/cwt300.00–320.001,2867
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438256.01/cwt242.50–270.001,1212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2451285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2854
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462303.88/cwt296.00–310.001,40410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2506278.67/cwt270.00–294.001,4106
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3520198.90/cwt192.00–212.501,0343
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528252.61/cwt243.00–262.501,3342
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573261.18/cwt258.00–265.001,4976
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3281
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608207.25/cwt207.00–207.501,2602
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2668238.98/cwt238.00–240.001,5962
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,7641
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5073
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7892
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2823204.94/cwt198.00–212.001,6872
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4322
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3721
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2968151.44/cwt148.00–155.001,4662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,135120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3621
Bulls——1,583148.82/cwt138.00–157.002,35614
Bulls——2,195174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,8191
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93795.68/cwt90.00–100.008975
Cows—Lean 85-90%983111.85/cwt105.00–117.001,0998
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060124.49/cwt124.00–125.001,3202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182122.82/cwt119.00–129.001,4524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,369124.11/cwt120.00–129.501,69911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453132.74/cwt132.50–133.001,9292
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29051,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29451,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0801,399.54/head1,300.00–1,500.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0801,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1261,803.70/head1,650.00–2,050.001,8044
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,726.64/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,440.48/head1,335.00–1,550.001,4402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,450.00/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.