Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2024-08-21

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 21
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
733 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 576▲ 620 vs year ago 113 · +548.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 65▲ 51 vs year ago 11 · +463.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 28▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 lower with a few being sharply lower. With the constant uncertainty of cattle futures trading and the late summer slump arriving buyers showed much lighter demand today. Slaughter cows traded 4.00-6.00 lower on a more plain quality offering and slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $281.61/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −193.89 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$281.61
110 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,512
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$163
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.47
vs KY average
+11.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537285.891,53493
Medium and Large 2527266.581,40510thin
Medium and Large 2-3557246.221,3717thin
One grade step is worth $39.66/cwt here — about $163 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 sale110 hd
281.61
—
KY average23 barns · 895 hd
281.14
+0.47
National average163 barns · 7,520 hd
270.50
+11.11
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
−193.89
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—Average1,644178.172,9293thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,345145.211,95321
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,184142.741,6909thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,022130.161,33127

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,435$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,8372thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,207$1,7283thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)863$1,3982thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,3252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,1012thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320272.00/cwt272.00–272.008701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,1017
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2357312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,1142
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2411286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,1753
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453305.25/cwt303.00–306.001,3838
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471288.37/cwt279.00–297.501,35831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473261.73/cwt255.00–265.001,2386
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,3114
Steers450–500Large 1-2475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,49026
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517267.68/cwt264.00–272.001,3847
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522236.71/cwt235.00–240.001,2363
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527282.43/cwt279.00–287.001,48830
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,4523
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570280.18/cwt272.00–290.001,59737
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3583253.36/cwt245.00–256.001,4774
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623244.41/cwt235.00–255.001,5234
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625278.85/cwt274.00–287.001,74320
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631262.88/cwt259.00–264.501,65916
Steers650–700Large 1-2655233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5261
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3658231.46/cwt220.00–243.001,5232
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687250.59/cwt249.00–253.001,7225
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,74519
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711243.03/cwt239.00–245.001,7284
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768236.51/cwt234.00–237.001,8166
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,90621
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,8201
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8811
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2983189.99/cwt189.00–191.001,8682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3245260.00/cwt260.00–260.006372
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275275.00/cwt275.00–275.007561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285296.18/cwt290.00–300.008445
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300240.00/cwt240.00–240.007201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376282.50/cwt280.00–288.001,06215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3386254.67/cwt242.50–260.0098310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388269.28/cwt264.00–271.001,0454
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0531
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426272.92/cwt263.00–278.001,1638
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445246.33/cwt245.00–249.001,0963
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468267.94/cwt261.00–271.001,25421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471250.24/cwt245.00–255.001,17921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485232.45/cwt230.00–235.001,1272
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522240.29/cwt240.00–241.001,2547
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528252.42/cwt244.00–262.001,33331
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535226.70/cwt225.00–230.001,2133
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555232.01/cwt229.00–234.001,2887
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581251.06/cwt237.00–258.001,45940
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619232.56/cwt224.00–239.001,44018
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3715
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640208.50/cwt207.00–210.001,3342
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674225.76/cwt217.50–231.001,5227
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708228.75/cwt228.75–228.751,6205
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2753228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7173
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5762
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823206.03/cwt204.00–208.001,6962
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3245265.00/cwt265.00–265.006491
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290305.00/cwt305.00–305.008851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325315.08/cwt310.00–320.001,0242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328282.64/cwt272.50–288.009273
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,1412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0031
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376292.38/cwt287.50–301.001,0997
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390280.84/cwt280.00–281.001,0956
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3422257.07/cwt247.00–265.001,0853
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428275.49/cwt274.00–277.501,1793
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2457289.30/cwt280.00–294.001,3223
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3461245.20/cwt240.00–255.001,1303
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523255.20/cwt255.00–256.001,3355
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3526235.67/cwt230.00–245.001,2404
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528262.09/cwt260.00–275.001,3847
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2564255.12/cwt252.00–262.501,4394
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3583231.23/cwt227.50–235.001,3482
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2597232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3852
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613238.31/cwt230.00–245.001,46121
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3617216.71/cwt210.00–222.001,3373
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3680211.52/cwt210.00–213.001,4382
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2687216.68/cwt215.00–222.001,4894
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5121
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5001
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4371
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,518175.26/cwt172.00–178.002,6602
Bulls——1,895184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,4871
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%838105.52/cwt104.00–107.008842
Cows—Lean 85-90%919119.44/cwt110.00–126.001,0986
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051146.40/cwt141.50–150.001,5395
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083132.48/cwt127.00–140.001,43514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177139.52/cwt135.00–143.001,6426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,198149.18/cwt145.00–154.501,7873
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,342151.42/cwt147.50–158.002,0327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,346142.10/cwt135.00–146.001,91314
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,100.87/head2,075.00–2,125.002,1012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed7851,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8551,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9401,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5851
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29501,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29951,836.93/head1,800.00–1,875.001,8372
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,930.00/head1,925.00–1,935.001,9302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.