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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 19

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

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Feeder Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 290▼ 545 vs year ago 674 · −80.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 47▼ 56 vs year ago 95 · −58.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 16▼ 3 vs year ago 10 · −30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Today's low number of receipts limited the comparisons on feeder steers. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-9.00 higher with a some being even higher. The onset of some very warm, dry conditions is allowing producers to concentrate on fieldwork instead of marketing cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower on an average quality offering.

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 $288.03/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −116.62 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.

Average price

$288.03

14 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.72

vs KY average

+20.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	290.87	1,523	12thin
Medium and Large 2	545	271.00	1,477	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $46 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 sale14 hd

288.03

—

KY average24 barns · 1,125 hd

266.31

+21.72

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

+20.81

This barn, trailing median34 sales

404.65

−116.62

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	—	Low	1,857	171.83	3,190	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	141.03	2,006	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	133.76	1,605	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	116.96	1,208	9thin

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)	1,215	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,187	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,358	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	324.74/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,341	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	327.00/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,557	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,634	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	317.79/cwt	302.50–319.50	1,767	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	302.20/cwt	299.00–305.50	1,889	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,808	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	702	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	316.57/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,045	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	300.93/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,264	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	273.56/cwt	262.50–284.00	1,185	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	300.87/cwt	289.00–304.00	1,372	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	1,475	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,240	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	992	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	280.21/cwt	278.00–282.50	1,471	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,477	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	944	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,101	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	312.15/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,292	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	894	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	301.01/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,385	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	287.21/cwt	282.50–289.00	1,514	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	277.44/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,609	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,342	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	238.51/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	179.45/cwt	175.00–184.00	3,248	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	164.20/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,125	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	92.52/cwt	85.00–100.00	854	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	119.03/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,196	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,511	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	124.16/cwt	123.50–125.00	1,381	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	133.76/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,605	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	137.92/cwt	133.50–140.00	1,905	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	144.02/cwt	142.00–148.50	2,075	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,829	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	970	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	975	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 290Year ago 674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 47Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	360	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	433	262.50–284.00	273.56
1	450–500	475	261.00	261.00
2	500–550	545	271.00	271.00
1	850–900	850	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	490	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	475	310.50	310.50
9	500–550	520	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	312.00	312.00
4	300–350	330	309.00–319.00	316.57
2	400–450	420	298.00–304.00	300.93
5	450–500	456	289.00–304.00	300.87
2	500–550	525	278.00–282.50	280.21
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	339.00	339.00
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	640	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	320.00–327.00	324.74
4	450–500	476	318.00–330.00	327.00
3	500–550	506	323.00	323.00
10	550–600	556	302.50–319.50	317.79
4	600–650	625	299.00–305.50	302.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	319.00	319.00
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	414	310.00–318.00	312.15
2	450–500	460	300.00–302.00	301.01
7	500–550	527	282.50–289.00	287.21
2	550–600	580	271.00–284.00	277.44
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	680	238.00–239.00	238.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	445	201.00	201.00
1	600–650	645	208.00	208.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,110	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	123.50–125.00	124.16
1	—	1,095	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,005	115.00–122.00	119.03
2	—	923	85.00–100.00	92.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	131.00–138.00	133.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,381	133.50–140.00	137.92
1	—	1,475	124.00	124.00
13	—	1,441	142.00–148.50	144.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	160.00–170.00	164.20
2	—	1,810	175.00–184.00	179.45

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.