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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 25

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

631 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 545▼ 222 vs year ago 853 · −26.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 29▲ 1 vs year ago 52 · +1.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 29▲ 5 vs year ago 20 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. traded 5.00-7.00 higher and those over 550 lbs. were 3.00-5.00 lower. The feeder buyers showed less demand for an overall lower quality offering today. Slaughter cows sold fully steady and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.00/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −210.50 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.

Average price

$265.00

52 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

vs KY average

−9.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	268.80	1,495	39
Medium and Large 2	529	265.00	1,402	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	243.81	1,348	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

265.00

—

KY average25 barns · 987 hd

262.54

+2.46

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−9.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

475.50

−210.50

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,899	156.00	2,963	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	127.07	1,824	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	124.14	1,511	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	109.17	1,122	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,668	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,244	$1,541	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$1,510	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,675	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,485	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,398	2thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	665	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,209	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,241	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	277.45/cwt	276.50–282.50	1,215	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	273.94/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,320	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	253.12/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,324	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	526	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,531	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,402	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	279.42/cwt	268.00–284.00	1,487	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	236.82/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,362	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	256.98/cwt	249.00–263.00	1,490	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	246.82/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,520	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	258.03/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,646	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	254.94/cwt	254.50–256.00	1,695	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,454	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	242.64/cwt	240.50–247.00	1,754	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,869	227
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	757	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,628	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	241.57/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,838	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,774	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,869	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	247	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	630	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	223.79/cwt	222.50–225.00	835	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	246.11/cwt	236.00–250.00	948	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	252.00/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,109	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	243.79/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,146	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	239.17/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,251	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	220.53/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,173	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	231.06/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,287	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,504	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	229.78/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,434	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	195.46/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,231	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	214.14/cwt	209.00–226.00	1,456	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	222.23/cwt	214.00–223.50	1,558	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,634	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,367	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	892	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,677	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,099	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	263.94/cwt	242.50–279.00	995	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	270.14/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,121	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	251.01/cwt	247.50–253.00	1,160	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	269.02/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,262	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	242.84/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,292	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	231.18/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,332	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	234.51/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,477	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	637	212.01/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,351	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,410	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,626	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	155.08/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,874	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	160.92/cwt	160.00–162.00	3,243	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	97.58/cwt	92.50–104.00	962	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	115.79/cwt	111.50–119.00	1,218	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,271	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	132.35/cwt	131.50–133.00	1,513	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	123.58/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,547	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,463	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	126.90/cwt	121.50–131.50	1,797	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	135.77/cwt	132.50–138.50	2,265	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	945	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,050	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,075	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,080	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	1,682.81/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,683	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	1,604.46/head	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,604	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,060	1,398.38/head	1,335.00–1,460.00	1,398	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	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 Sep 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 545Year ago 853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 29Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	265.00	265.00
3	500–550	523	240.00–260.00	253.12
4	550–600	575	230.00–244.00	236.82
1	650–700	670	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	757	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	332.50	332.50
1	350–400	395	306.00	306.00
6	400–450	438	276.50–282.50	277.45
12	450–500	482	270.00–282.00	273.94
16	500–550	532	268.00–284.00	279.42
20	550–600	580	249.00–263.00	256.98
14	600–650	638	252.00–268.00	258.03
10	650–700	665	254.50–256.00	254.94
8	700–750	723	240.50–247.00	242.64
10	750–800	761	238.00–250.00	241.57
2	800–850	802	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	529	265.00	265.00
5	600–650	616	242.00–249.00	246.82
1	750–800	785	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	526	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
227	700–750	726	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	222.50–225.00	223.79
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
14	500–550	532	214.00–226.00	220.53
5	600–650	630	192.00–205.00	195.46
1	750–800	790	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	255.00	255.00
6	350–400	385	236.00–250.00	246.11
11	400–450	440	240.00–254.00	252.00
18	450–500	470	234.00–250.00	243.79
26	500–550	523	232.00–250.00	239.17
10	550–600	557	224.00–240.00	231.06
9	600–650	624	220.00–234.00	229.78
9	650–700	680	209.00–226.00	214.14
15	700–750	701	214.00–223.50	222.23
2	750–800	782	209.00	209.00
2	850–900	892	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	615	244.50	244.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	297.00	297.00
2	400–450	415	266.00–274.00	270.14
12	450–500	469	262.00–277.00	269.02
13	500–550	532	233.00–249.00	242.84
5	550–600	576	225.00–235.00	231.18
11	600–650	630	226.00–237.00	234.51
3	650–700	653	216.00	216.00
2	750–800	797	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	242.50–279.00	263.94
3	450–500	462	247.50–253.00	251.01
3	600–650	637	210.00–216.00	212.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,252	119.00–129.50	123.58
2	—	1,100	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	1,143	131.50–133.00	132.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,052	111.50–119.00	115.79
4	—	986	92.50–104.00	97.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	112.50	112.50
17	—	1,416	121.50–131.50	126.90
2	—	1,668	132.50–138.50	135.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	148.00	148.00
2	—	2,015	160.00–162.00	160.92
2	—	1,853	154.00–156.00	155.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	945	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,168	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,682.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,308	1,425.00–1,800.00	1,604.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,550.00	1,550.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,510.00	1,510.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,335.00–1,460.00	1,398.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,485.00	1,485.00

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.