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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, May 29

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

530 head

▲ 176 vs last sale 354▲ 213 vs year ago 317 · +67.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 72▲ 54 vs year ago 20 · +270.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 16▲ 2 vs year ago 15 · +13.3%

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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 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers also traded sharply higher. The overall quality of all classes of feeder calves was very good and the buyers showed strong demand. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $277.02/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −127.63 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.

Average price

$277.02

106 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,507

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$40.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.76

vs KY average

+9.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	280.10	1,520	91
Medium and Large 2	555	259.63	1,440	14thin
Large 1-2	500	240.00	1,200	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.10/cwt here — about $320 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 sale106 hd

277.02

—

KY average18 barns · 910 hd

267.26

+9.76

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

+9.40

This barn, trailing median34 sales

404.65

−127.63

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	1,677	161.50	2,708	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	148.51	2,042	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	143.90	1,666	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	127.06	1,291	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	160.00	2,048	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,036	$1,620	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$1,488	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,325	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	864	$1,132	3thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	666	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,127	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,242	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	348.31/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,459	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	267.41/cwt	252.00–283.00	1,131	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,383	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,701	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	329.04/cwt	323.00–335.00	1,606	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	320.19/cwt	302.00–333.00	1,691	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	282.58/cwt	278.00–287.00	1,498	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	318.33/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,779	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,735	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	315.77/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,939	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	280.23/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,791	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,954	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	255.29/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,843	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,999	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	803	260.25/cwt	260.25–260.25	2,090	74
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,005	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,668	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,060	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,908	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	317.16/cwt	311.00–330.00	929	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	268.88/cwt	260.00–277.50	874	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	324.72/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,078	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	308.82/cwt	298.00–318.00	1,177	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	250.56/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,015	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	310.24/cwt	291.00–313.00	1,322	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	432	319.33/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,380	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	299.47/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,440	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	283.23/cwt	264.00–286.00	1,368	8
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	286.13/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,468	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	264.26/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,398	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	275.16/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,560	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	253.15/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,570	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	225.45/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,598	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,722	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	292	397.98/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,162	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	341.51/cwt	328.00–354.00	1,086	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	980	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	345.26/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,302	6
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	398	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	907	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,081	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,342	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	337.46/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,502	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	320.03/cwt	298.00–329.00	1,523	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,416	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	311.18/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,637	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	291.73/cwt	287.00–294.00	1,546	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,525	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	292.62/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,788	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,854	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	249.59/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,929	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,048	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,676	158.33/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,654	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,873	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	94.88/cwt	90.00–100.00	783	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	128.23/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,307	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	137.13/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,486	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	148.46/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,666	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	135.69/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,659	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	143.46/cwt	138.00–145.50	1,947	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	151.78/cwt	147.00–166.50	2,105	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	805	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,809.73/head	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,810	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	833	1,093.65/head	1,050.00–1,135.00	1,094	2
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	925	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	960	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	720	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 May 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 354Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 72Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	402.50	402.50
2	300–350	312	398.00	398.00
2	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	419	345.00–352.50	348.31
8	450–500	488	323.00–335.00	329.04
9	500–550	528	302.00–333.00	320.19
16	550–600	559	315.00–323.00	318.33
12	600–650	614	313.00–320.00	315.77
3	650–700	676	289.00	289.00
2	700–750	727	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	435	318.00	318.00
2	500–550	530	278.00–287.00	282.58
6	550–600	588	295.00	295.00
9	600–650	639	260.00–287.00	280.23
5	700–750	722	240.00–259.00	255.29
1	1000–1050	1,005	166.00	166.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	450	378.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	252.00–283.00	267.41
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	800–850	803	260.25	260.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	293	311.00–330.00	317.16
8	300–350	332	320.00–330.00	324.72
7	350–400	381	298.00–318.00	308.82
12	400–450	426	291.00–313.00	310.24
24	450–500	481	292.00–312.00	299.47
41	500–550	513	270.00–294.00	286.13
50	550–600	567	262.50–280.00	275.16
7	600–650	620	252.00–256.00	253.15
5	700–750	709	224.00–231.00	225.45
2	750–800	762	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	318.00–320.00	319.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	246.00–255.00	250.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
2	300–350	325	260.00–277.50	268.88
8	450–500	483	264.00–286.00	283.23
7	500–550	529	262.50–267.50	264.26
7	550–600	580	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	292	390.00–405.00	397.98
5	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
6	350–400	377	335.00–347.50	345.26
4	400–450	445	330.00–345.00	337.46
16	450–500	476	298.00–329.00	320.03
14	500–550	526	300.00–324.00	311.18
8	600–650	611	290.00–293.00	292.62
2	650–700	655	283.00	283.00
2	700–750	745	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	773	244.00–255.00	249.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	350	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	405	267.00	267.00
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	328.00–354.00	341.51
1	400–450	430	312.00	312.00
1	450–500	495	286.00	286.00
3	500–550	530	287.00–294.00	291.73
1	600–650	605	252.00	252.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,113	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,809.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	1,050.00–1,135.00	1,093.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,122	142.00–153.00	148.46
5	—	1,223	129.00–140.00	135.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	90.00–100.00	94.88
5	—	1,084	133.00–143.00	137.13
12	—	1,019	126.00–131.00	128.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,357	138.00–145.50	143.46
17	—	1,387	147.00–166.50	151.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	171.00	171.00
6	—	1,676	151.00–165.00	158.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	160.00	160.00

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.