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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 9

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Oct 2Oct 9Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

471 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 482▲ 154 vs year ago 317 · +48.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 45▲ 18 vs year ago 32 · +56.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 27▲ 26 vs year ago 4 · +650.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher with several being 8.00-10.00 higher. There were many good quality calves in today's offering and feeder buyers showed strong demand across all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 higher on a light test.

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 $244.44/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −160.21 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.

Average price

$244.44

60 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$25.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.11

vs KY average

−8.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	246.68	1,341	54
Medium and Large 2	576	227.50	1,310	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	221.07	1,172	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.61/cwt here — about $169 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

244.44

—

KY average25 barns · 1,339 hd

236.33

+8.11

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−8.24

This barn, trailing median34 sales

404.65

−160.21

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	1,583	155.61	2,463	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	124.16	1,677	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	120.42	1,420	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	110.44	1,124	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,862	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$1,693	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$1,554	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,202	$1,410	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,272	$1,827	4thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	347.50/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,268	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	301.08/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,304	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,301	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	289.17/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,414	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	300.27/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,534	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	514	252.43/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,297	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	291.77/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,523	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	262.96/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,462	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	284.94/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,667	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	232.41/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,362	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	275.90/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,708	20
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	260.66/cwt	257.50–261.00	1,663	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	263.90/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,744	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	248.64/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,837	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,572	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,864	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	307	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	737	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	258.74/cwt	252.50–265.00	823	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	358	232.37/cwt	220.00–240.00	832	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	254.37/cwt	247.00–262.50	964	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,051	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	232.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,003	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	224.63/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,040	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	253.33/cwt	242.50–263.00	1,213	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	244.54/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,276	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	221.07/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,172	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	239.71/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,350	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,426	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,310	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	231.44/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,428	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	220.76/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,439	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,621	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,812	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	341.56/cwt	332.50–350.00	973	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	333.19/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,273	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	284.16/cwt	277.50–300.00	1,213	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,131	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	221.28/cwt	220.00–222.50	954	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	259.74/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,229	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	531	227.80/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,210	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	254.44/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,361	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,315	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,302	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	2
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	237.61/cwt	231.00–242.50	1,466	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	238.39/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,583	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,313	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	207.48/cwt	202.50–212.50	1,479	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,350	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	766	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,678	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	779	186.49/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,453	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	847	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,652	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	155.61/cwt	149.00–160.00	2,463	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	94.22/cwt	89.00–98.00	829	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	131.58/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,296	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	106.23/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,090	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,620	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	116.22/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,312	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	118.28/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,397	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,385	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,336	121.57/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,624	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	131.06/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,822	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	845	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,055	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	1,861.80/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,862	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	1,410.30/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,410	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,553.51/head	1,385.00–1,725.00	1,554	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	820	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,255	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,879.41/head	1,860.00–1,900.00	1,879	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 482Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 45Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 27Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	358	220.00–240.00	232.37
6	400–450	431	230.00–240.00	232.77
3	450–500	463	215.00–235.00	224.63
3	500–550	530	212.50–225.00	221.07
1	900–950	920	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	318	252.50–265.00	258.74
5	350–400	379	247.00–262.50	254.37
4	400–450	412	255.00	255.00
14	450–500	479	242.50–263.00	253.33
27	500–550	522	239.00–260.00	244.54
7	550–600	563	231.00–249.00	239.71
16	600–650	617	228.00–235.00	231.44
4	650–700	652	220.00–223.00	220.76
1	700–750	740	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	566	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	576	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
4	500–550	514	250.00–260.00	252.43
3	550–600	586	230.00–237.50	232.41
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	745	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	271.00	271.00
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
6	550–600	556	260.00–267.50	262.96
10	600–650	638	257.50–261.00	260.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	511	300.00–301.00	300.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	342.50–352.50	347.50
5	400–450	433	292.50–312.50	301.08
12	450–500	489	280.00–290.00	289.17
7	500–550	522	287.50–295.00	291.77
12	550–600	585	280.00–292.50	284.94
20	600–650	619	270.00–282.50	275.90
4	650–700	661	257.00–271.00	263.90
6	700–750	739	242.50–251.00	248.64
1	750–800	785	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	431	220.00–222.50	221.28
2	450–500	475	235.00	235.00
5	500–550	531	220.00–236.00	227.80
1	550–600	560	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	665	197.50	197.50
1	700–750	720	187.50	187.50
4	750–800	779	185.00–188.00	186.49
4	800–850	847	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	766	219.00	219.00
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	332.50–350.00	341.56
3	350–400	382	325.00–350.00	333.19
7	400–450	427	277.50–300.00	284.16
9	450–500	473	252.50–277.50	259.74
13	500–550	535	245.00–260.00	254.44
2	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
8	600–650	617	231.00–242.50	237.61
13	650–700	664	225.00–242.00	238.39
2	700–750	713	202.50–212.50	207.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	263.00	263.00
2	500–550	545	240.00–242.50	241.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,215	114.00	114.00
8	—	1,181	115.00–122.00	118.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,026	100.00–112.00	106.23
3	—	985	130.00–134.00	131.58
4	—	1,129	115.00–118.00	116.22
3	—	880	89.00–98.00	94.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	130.00–133.00	131.06
8	—	1,336	115.00–128.00	121.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	149.00–160.00	155.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,253	1,385.00–1,725.00	1,553.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,861.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,202	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,410.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,535.00	1,535.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,575.00	1,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	1,860.00–1,900.00	1,879.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	—	1,255	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.