Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2024-08-07

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 7
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
536 head
▼ 190 vs last sale 726▼ 180 vs year ago 716 · −25.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 34▲ 33 vs year ago 32 · +103.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 18▲ 21 vs year ago 4 · +525.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower. The overall quality of today's feeder offering was more average when compared to last week and didn't contain as many weaned packages. Feeder buyers are voicing concerns with the downward trending cattle futures and the very warm temperatures in place. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were fully steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.16/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −149.49 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.
Average price
$255.16
60 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,410
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.06
vs KY average
+10.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2549263.281,44544
Medium and Large 2-3564232.831,31316thin
One grade step is worth $30.45/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale60 hd
255.16
—
KY average23 barns · 1,141 hd
255.22
−0.06
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
+10.09
This barn, trailing median34 sales
404.65
−149.49
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—High1,579172.222,72012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,457150.232,18815
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,153144.631,66713
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low963124.791,20119

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$2,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,8851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,6503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)743$1,2732thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)923$1,2182thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,9251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,600$2,5501thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260290.00/cwt290.00–290.007541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1365
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3424
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439311.96/cwt300.00–315.001,3707
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,2212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518295.58/cwt288.00–301.001,5317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533275.73/cwt260.00–280.001,4705
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3558248.43/cwt235.00–255.001,3863
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,70514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568291.05/cwt287.00–295.001,65311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570273.45/cwt267.50–279.001,5592
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6031
Steers600–650Medium 1-2615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632284.14/cwt277.00–289.001,7965
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661279.94/cwt273.50–283.501,85029
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721256.31/cwt245.00–259.001,84826
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,03313
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7521
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750253.50/cwt253.50–253.501,9018
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8184
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815227.49/cwt227.00–230.001,8546
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,000173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,7301
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,095188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,0591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2267324.17/cwt320.00–325.008666
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3273272.50/cwt272.50–272.507443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318286.35/cwt280.00–293.009112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370290.31/cwt282.50–298.001,07412
Heifers350–400Large 1-2380260.00/cwt260.00–260.009882
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385263.20/cwt252.00–275.001,0132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427275.75/cwt266.00–287.001,17727
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482268.67/cwt262.00–281.001,2956
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3493230.35/cwt225.00–242.001,1365
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520229.04/cwt225.00–237.001,1913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525263.21/cwt254.00–271.001,38213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529278.04/cwt277.00–280.001,47114
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3574233.71/cwt221.00–242.001,34113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583251.18/cwt246.00–262.001,46417
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3631
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640239.09/cwt230.00–241.001,5308
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,72414
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3666199.20/cwt190.00–204.001,3275
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673226.05/cwt220.00–230.001,5215
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3302
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,5974
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727209.33/cwt209.00–210.001,5223
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6318
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5111
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6203
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3895177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3255245.00/cwt245.00–245.006251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2338313.30/cwt310.00–315.001,0593
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365312.83/cwt305.00–320.001,1429
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2387281.18/cwt270.00–287.501,0885
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424282.49/cwt265.00–287.501,1985
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2437297.74/cwt297.00–304.001,3019
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2464282.35/cwt277.00–290.001,3107
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3471243.90/cwt235.00–250.001,1494
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495272.50/cwt270.00–275.001,3492
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3519241.02/cwt232.50–250.001,25111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531275.54/cwt270.00–282.501,46311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567248.98/cwt244.00–252.001,4125
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572265.45/cwt255.00–274.001,5185
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605236.01/cwt235.00–238.001,4283
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618247.64/cwt245.00–250.001,5303
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3660209.34/cwt200.00–220.001,3823
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674223.19/cwt218.00–234.001,5045
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5552
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,5702
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3770190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4631
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8051
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,105176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,9451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305157.19/cwt154.00–159.002,0513
Bulls——1,581172.65/cwt169.00–176.002,7306
Bulls——1,850186.40/cwt184.00–190.003,4483
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%913113.53/cwt110.00–115.001,0373
Cows—Lean 85-90%93894.46/cwt88.00–100.008862
Cows—Lean 85-90%972126.76/cwt119.00–130.001,2327
Cows—Lean 85-90%982136.30/cwt134.00–140.001,3387
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,035133.84/cwt130.00–137.001,3852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174146.59/cwt140.00–155.501,72111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,409139.41/cwt138.00–141.001,9644
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474154.16/cwt148.00–162.002,27211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27431,273.15/head1,225.00–1,325.001,2732
Bred Cows—Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8451,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29551,499.35/head1,375.00–1,625.001,4992
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27551,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251

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.