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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 2

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

482 head

▼ 149 vs last sale 631▲ 147 vs year ago 335 · +43.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 53▲ 10 vs year ago 35 · +28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 25▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with several selling sharply higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder buyers expressed good demand on an average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00-8.00 lower on a plain 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 $234.39/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −170.26 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.

Average price

$234.39

44 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$18.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs KY average

−12.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	239.01	1,281	33
Medium and Large 2-3	547	220.55	1,207	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.45/cwt here — about $75 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 sale44 hd

234.39

—

KY average26 barns · 955 hd

231.76

+2.64

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−12.39

This barn, trailing median34 sales

404.65

−170.26

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	—	Average	1,746	143.59	2,507	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	118.36	1,699	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,173	111.73	1,310	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	98.36	983	12

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)	1,750	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,296	$1,681	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$1,588	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,572	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$1,325	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,423	2thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	871	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,208	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,266	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	260.26/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,223	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	290.04/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,369	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,313	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	283.42/cwt	282.00–287.50	1,474	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,379	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	274.64/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,565	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	274.95/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,707	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,373	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	252.08/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,709	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,790	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,793	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,886	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	225.41/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,950	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	625	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	263.30/cwt	252.50–267.50	750	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	739	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	256.16/cwt	255.00–262.50	845	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	252.25/cwt	252.00–252.50	895	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1-2	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	233.00/cwt	220.00–239.00	874	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	218.90/cwt	211.00–226.00	926	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	246.06/cwt	237.50–256.00	1,068	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	239.19/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,131	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	241.06/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,256	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	223.90/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,175	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	234.29/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,338	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	214.70/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,258	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	231.40/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,446	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	226.52/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,495	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	701	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,546	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,469	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	252	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	622	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	871	1
Bulls	250–300	Large 1-2	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	305.16/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,038	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,161	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	288.81/cwt	283.00–300.00	1,100	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	382	262.45/cwt	254.00–274.00	1,003	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	255.76/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,107	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	281.97/cwt	272.00–302.50	1,227	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,292	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	266.72/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,267	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	247.18/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,182	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	263.30/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,351	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,081	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	249.21/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,403	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	593	207.55/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,231	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	232.10/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,453	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	219.55/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,471	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	216.00/cwt	212.00–217.50	1,572	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	187.00/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,374	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,556	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,911	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	144.49/cwt	139.50–152.50	2,543	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	3,059	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	82.66/cwt	72.00–90.00	806	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	119.84/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,179	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,133	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,039	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,219	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	118.79/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,471	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,285	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,375	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	120.26/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,756	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	938	1,422.67/head	1,410.00–1,435.00	1,423	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	850	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,020	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,030	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,050	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,135	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,571.59/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,572	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,740.80/head	1,660.00–1,860.00	1,741	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,750	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,215	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 631Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 53Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 25Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,460	115.00–126.00	120.26
2	—	1,285	105.00–109.00	106.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,108	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,238	115.00–122.00	118.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	100.00–105.00	102.52
4	—	984	117.00–122.00	119.84
6	—	975	72.00–90.00	82.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	139.50–152.50	144.49
1	—	1,980	154.50	154.50
1	—	1,470	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	719	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	335.00	335.00
12	450–500	472	280.00–294.00	290.04
8	500–550	520	282.00–287.50	283.42
11	550–600	570	270.00–284.00	274.64
17	600–650	621	267.00–281.00	274.95
3	650–700	678	242.50–257.00	252.08
1	700–750	735	244.00	244.00
5	750–800	776	243.00	243.00
8	850–900	865	212.00–229.00	225.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	337.50	337.50
1	400–450	405	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	257.00–262.00	260.26
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	563	240.00–250.00	245.02
1	600–650	630	218.00	218.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	273.50	273.50
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	252.50–267.50	263.30
6	300–350	330	255.00–262.50	256.16
2	350–400	355	252.00–252.50	252.25
27	400–450	434	237.50–256.00	246.06
15	450–500	473	234.00–250.00	239.19
23	500–550	521	232.00–252.00	241.06
10	550–600	571	228.00–244.00	234.29
7	600–650	625	224.00–236.00	231.40
8	650–700	660	215.00–238.00	226.52
4	700–750	701	220.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	325	227.50	227.50
3	350–400	375	220.00–239.00	233.00
2	400–450	423	211.00–226.00	218.90
1	450–500	475	225.00	225.00
7	500–550	525	210.00–227.00	223.90
4	550–600	586	213.00–220.00	214.70
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	247.00	247.00
1	300–350	340	255.00	255.00
3	350–400	382	254.00–274.00	262.45
7	400–450	433	230.00–265.00	255.76
2	450–500	478	240.00–254.00	247.18
2	500–550	538	200.00–202.00	200.99
2	550–600	593	195.00–220.00	207.55
2	700–750	735	180.00–194.00	187.00
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	318.00	318.00
8	450–500	463	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	322.50	322.50
9	300–350	340	300.00–306.00	305.16
13	350–400	381	283.00–300.00	288.81
11	400–450	435	272.00–302.50	281.97
12	450–500	475	258.00–276.00	266.72
13	500–550	513	260.00–265.00	263.30
17	550–600	563	235.00–255.00	249.21
7	600–650	626	225.00–239.00	232.10
5	650–700	670	213.00–230.00	219.55
8	700–750	728	212.00–217.50	216.00
2	750–800	750	205.00–210.00	207.50
1	850–900	890	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	1,410.00–1,435.00	1,422.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,750	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,350	1,660.00–1,860.00	1,740.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,225	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,571.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	1,900.00	1,900.00

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