Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2024-08-14

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 14
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 536▼ 49 vs year ago 625 · −7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 65▼ 17 vs year ago 82 · −20.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 25▲ 21 vs year ago 7 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher with the yearling heifers being sharply higher. The feeder calf buyers were more upbeat today showing better demand for all classes of feeders. More positive futures trading is helping to stop the downward trend on feeder cattle prices of previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-9.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 higher with strong demand for both.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $293.22/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −182.28 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$293.22
52 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$287
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.19
vs KY average
+12.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559298.871,67141
Medium 1-2507278.041,4103thin
Medium and Large 2553275.671,5236thin
Medium and Large 2-3547253.001,3842thin
One grade step is worth $45.87/cwt here — about $287 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale52 hd
293.22
—
KY average25 barns · 693 hd
282.03
+11.19
National average153 barns · 6,707 hd
280.34
+12.88
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
−182.28
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—High1,599182.412,9169thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,359155.392,11128
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,136152.191,72817
CowsLean 85-90%High965131.981,27313

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)1,203$1,9593thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,6603thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$1,6012thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,047$1,4917
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)795$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)960$2,3251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)755$1,3093thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)765$1,3001thin

Every lot

103 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265310.00/cwt310.00–310.008221
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355237.50/cwt237.50–237.508431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431300.83/cwt291.00–304.001,2975
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,1993
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,3213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479292.15/cwt284.00–300.001,3994
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481309.71/cwt309.00–311.001,49018
Steers500–550Medium 1-2507278.04/cwt272.00–281.001,4103
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,4211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6005
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533302.99/cwt288.00–305.001,61511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3547253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,3842
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560275.60/cwt274.00–276.001,5435
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577291.53/cwt285.00–301.001,68220
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,8085
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6171
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619286.24/cwt277.00–292.501,77238
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659283.21/cwt279.50–287.001,86610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690254.16/cwt252.50–256.001,7543
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,8221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726258.75/cwt258.75–258.751,87912
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769238.35/cwt228.00–245.001,83316
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7581
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,95863
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210290.00/cwt290.00–290.006091
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260295.00/cwt295.00–295.007671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295280.00/cwt280.00–280.008261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321283.30/cwt282.50–285.009094
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323300.12/cwt290.00–305.009693
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340275.00/cwt275.00–275.009351
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360281.15/cwt275.00–289.001,0124
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3373246.67/cwt240.00–255.009204
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,0451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0791
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433240.06/cwt232.50–244.001,0393
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434279.83/cwt270.00–288.001,21418
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2440235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2456284.07/cwt274.00–290.001,2956
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2042
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476263.97/cwt262.00–265.001,2565
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517270.47/cwt260.00–278.001,39831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518243.52/cwt240.00–245.001,2615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522252.15/cwt251.00–255.001,3166
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578250.82/cwt244.00–263.001,45018
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585232.52/cwt230.00–235.001,3602
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added604252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5228
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2606243.59/cwt231.00–246.501,47610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625210.53/cwt205.00–217.001,3163
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670236.19/cwt222.00–242.501,58234
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4452
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2739229.79/cwt219.00–233.501,69831
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2751229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7206
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7521
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3941
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,6591
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2866196.69/cwt194.00–202.501,7035
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245405.00/cwt405.00–405.009922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2308315.11/cwt310.00–325.009713
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3413267.52/cwt265.00–270.001,1052
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433293.25/cwt280.00–298.001,2706
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468289.20/cwt278.00–296.001,3538
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3252
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,5502
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521282.75/cwt278.00–288.001,4739
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2571272.55/cwt265.00–278.001,5569
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3573228.45/cwt220.00–240.001,3099
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607254.75/cwt250.00–260.001,5465
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5594
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6372
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,5531
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3800185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4801
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,7111
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,7791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,408174.40/cwt169.00–180.002,4564
Bulls——1,751188.81/cwt183.00–194.003,3065
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%820117.31/cwt110.00–123.509623
Cows—Lean 85-90%995145.15/cwt143.00–150.001,4443
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014132.63/cwt128.00–137.001,3457
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135155.28/cwt149.00–161.501,76212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137144.79/cwt143.00–146.001,6465
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,318150.92/cwt145.00–155.001,98914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,399159.86/cwt156.00–170.002,23614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27451,601.34/head1,575.00–1,625.001,6012
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8951,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29101,652.61/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6532
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9551,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0231,292.67/head1,125.00–1,450.001,2932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,741.57/head1,585.00–1,935.001,7423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,958.69/head1,925.00–2,000.001,9593
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-27001,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-27651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-27831,263.42/head1,050.00–1,450.001,2632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29602,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251

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.