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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 5

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← May 29Jun 5Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

437 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 530▼ 279 vs year ago 716 · −39.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 74▲ 23 vs year ago 37 · +62.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 17▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Today's feeder offering was much plainer overall and the buyers were discounting those lesser quality calves more so than in previous weeks. Slaughter cows traded steady and slaughter bulls were 8.00-10.00 higher.

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 $270.81/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −133.84 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.

Average price

$270.81

46 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$74.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.17

vs KY average

−2.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	274.39	1,521	41
Medium and Large 2	557	251.80	1,401	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	200.00	1,140	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.39/cwt here — about $381 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale46 hd

270.81

—

KY average25 barns · 1,317 hd

267.63

+3.17

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−2.22

This barn, trailing median34 sales

404.65

−133.84

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	1,578	173.64	2,741	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	145.04	2,064	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	142.54	1,769	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	125.84	1,275	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	948	$1,443	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,435	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,410	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,310	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	984	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,171	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	342.68/cwt	337.50–348.00	1,319	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,172	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,486	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	329.90/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,524	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	261.19/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,215	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	318.34/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,652	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	291.52/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,554	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,458	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	285.71/cwt	283.00–292.50	1,611	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	265.59/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,532	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	314.31/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,820	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	311.30/cwt	293.00–314.00	1,911	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	270.77/cwt	266.00–275.00	1,695	5
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	277.16/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,838	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	260.00/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,745	3
Steers	650–700	Medium 2	680	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,615	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	261.68/cwt	255.50–271.00	1,847	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,771	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	244.70/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,918	5
Steers	850–900	Large 1-2	860	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,686	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	877	208.77/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,831	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	649	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	307.66/cwt	304.00–320.00	1,000	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	295.83/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,109	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	387	267.89/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,037	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	321.13/cwt	308.00–327.50	1,246	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	416	245.11/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,020	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	304.91/cwt	298.00–307.00	1,275	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	275.95/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,195	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	299.82/cwt	297.00–309.00	1,385	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	277.88/cwt	263.50–284.00	1,300	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	276.29/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,478	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	243.59/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,384	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	265.79/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,512	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	278.38/cwt	277.00–279.00	1,587	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	236.22/cwt	233.50–243.00	1,488	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,350	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	228.22/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,513	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	222.09/cwt	203.00–231.50	1,601	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	219.85/cwt	206.00–228.00	1,677	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	840	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	328.50/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,084	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	340.38/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,293	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	320.34/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,237	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,097	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	414	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,480	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,291	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	323.24/cwt	313.00–326.00	1,377	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	318.32/cwt	302.50–329.00	1,496	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	298.42/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,462	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	308.60/cwt	296.00–312.00	1,558	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	300.71/cwt	285.00–304.00	1,669	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,559	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	275.67/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,698	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,302	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,566	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	745	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,095	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,070	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,552	1
Bulls	—	—	1,576	170.98/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,695	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	180.63/cwt	178.00–189.00	3,007	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	113.60/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,092	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	127.36/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,237	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	136.55/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,513	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	138.17/cwt	132.00–143.50	1,640	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	147.09/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,840	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	142.25/cwt	136.50–145.00	1,974	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,507	151.75/cwt	149.50–154.50	2,287	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,857	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	765	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	948	1,443.03/head	1,435.00–1,450.00	1,443	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,015	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,065	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 530Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 74Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 17Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	533	290.00–293.00	291.52
6	550–600	564	283.00–292.50	285.71
5	600–650	626	266.00–275.00	270.77
3	650–700	671	257.50–265.00	260.00
3	700–750	710	249.50	249.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	327	358.00	358.00
2	350–400	385	337.50–348.00	342.68
3	400–450	441	337.00	337.00
19	450–500	462	320.00–344.00	329.90
12	500–550	519	305.00–324.00	318.34
30	550–600	579	300.00–320.00	314.31
19	600–650	614	293.00–314.00	311.30
7	650–700	663	271.00–284.00	277.16
7	700–750	706	255.50–271.00	261.68
5	750–800	784	244.00–247.50	244.70
4	850–900	877	201.00–214.00	208.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	860	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	465	252.00–270.00	261.19
1	500–550	545	267.50	267.50
4	550–600	577	250.00–271.00	265.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	570	277.00–279.00	278.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	285.00–300.00	295.83
6	400–450	433	262.50–280.00	275.95
13	450–500	468	263.50–284.00	277.88
2	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	568	237.00–250.00	243.59
1	600–650	640	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
5	300–350	325	304.00–320.00	307.66
3	350–400	388	308.00–327.50	321.13
16	400–450	418	298.00–307.00	304.91
20	450–500	462	297.00–309.00	299.82
18	500–550	535	274.00–280.00	276.29
10	550–600	569	251.00–272.00	265.79
14	600–650	630	233.50–243.00	236.22
7	650–700	663	220.00–236.00	228.22
9	700–750	721	203.00–231.50	222.09
6	750–800	763	206.00–228.00	219.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	387	260.00–272.50	267.89
4	400–450	416	240.00–252.50	245.11
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	330	325.00–332.00	328.50
6	350–400	386	318.00–323.00	320.34
2	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	305.09
5	450–500	490	296.00–300.00	298.42
2	550–600	572	272.50	272.50
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
8	350–400	380	334.00–350.00	340.38
8	400–450	426	313.00–326.00	323.24
10	450–500	470	302.50–329.00	318.32
7	500–550	505	296.00–312.00	308.60
8	550–600	555	285.00–304.00	300.71
3	600–650	616	275.00–277.00	275.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	414	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	267.50	267.50
1	600–650	635	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	875	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	745	147.00	147.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,410.00	1,410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,310.00	1,310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	1,435.00–1,450.00	1,443.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,435.00	1,435.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	109.00–119.00	113.60
4	—	1,108	135.00–139.00	136.55
4	—	971	125.00–131.00	127.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,388	136.50–145.00	142.25
5	—	1,507	149.50–154.50	151.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,251	144.00–152.00	147.09
7	—	1,187	132.00–143.50	138.17
1	—	1,510	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,665	178.00–189.00	180.63
5	—	1,576	165.00–175.00	170.98
1	—	1,070	145.00	145.00

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.