Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2024-10-23

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 23
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
643 head
▲ 195 vs last sale 448▲ 320 vs year ago 323 · +99.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 44▲ 12 vs year ago 45 · +26.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 39▲ 30 vs year ago 10 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-5.00 higher. The feeder buyers expressed good demand for the weaned and "green" condition calves across all classes. Several buyers commented that the extremely dry conditions and drastic temperature swings is affecting calf health. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were 3.00-4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $273.12/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −202.38 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$273.12
33 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,512
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.96
vs KY average
−25.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553280.151,54923
Medium and Large 2-3555256.971,42710thin
One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $122 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 sale33 hd
273.12
—
KY average25 barns · 1,232 hd
274.08
−0.96
National average191 barns · 36,605 hd
299.04
−25.92
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
−202.38
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—Low1,851148.692,7537thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,495123.321,84423
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,133116.581,3209thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,11092.841,03111

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)1,237$1,8343thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,7806
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,6632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,5751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,088$1,4094thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)928$1,1912thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)902$1,8506
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,8052thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)815$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)808$1,5392thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,5751thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$1,1802thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210355.00/cwt355.00–355.007461
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330312.31/cwt302.00–325.001,0316
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381312.86/cwt304.00–315.001,1925
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2689
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3422282.06/cwt280.00–286.001,1904
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431298.90/cwt290.00–305.001,2887
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476292.59/cwt281.00–295.001,39319
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489297.18/cwt297.00–300.001,45316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3481
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,4207
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3511259.50/cwt240.00–269.001,3264
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576278.46/cwt272.00–287.001,60416
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585255.29/cwt250.00–270.001,4936
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624270.97/cwt263.00–278.001,6915
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4961
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633256.64/cwt255.00–259.001,6256
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,74622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670254.69/cwt248.00–259.501,70614
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725211.36/cwt201.00–222.001,5322
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730238.43/cwt235.00–250.001,7416
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766244.36/cwt243.00–244.501,87211
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812250.50/cwt250.50–250.502,03472
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823228.64/cwt221.00–235.001,8826
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,9601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3235250.00/cwt250.00–250.005881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3255252.00/cwt252.00–252.006431
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293274.45/cwt270.00–275.008049
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335266.50/cwt260.00–268.008935
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345248.75/cwt247.50–250.008582
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350255.00/cwt255.00–255.008931
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370270.60/cwt259.00–275.001,0015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3374237.30/cwt227.50–242.008884
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430257.64/cwt249.00–266.001,10819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431244.09/cwt241.00–247.001,0528
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432220.37/cwt219.00–221.009523
Heifers400–450Medium 1-2435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478253.85/cwt248.50–259.001,21332
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481235.99/cwt231.00–242.001,13525
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483218.09/cwt212.00–224.001,0532
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524241.20/cwt231.00–247.001,26419
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3529218.13/cwt211.00–222.501,15416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2271
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560212.04/cwt208.00–216.001,1872
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569234.08/cwt226.00–252.001,33217
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625215.54/cwt214.00–217.001,3472
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628234.79/cwt220.00–240.001,47422
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy645195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668218.19/cwt213.00–227.001,4586
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3688207.34/cwt206.00–210.001,4263
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy705175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2341
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4483
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713218.29/cwt214.00–223.001,5563
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,5041
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5481
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910171.36/cwt160.00–177.001,5593
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2278327.06/cwt325.00–328.009093
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310324.09/cwt317.00–327.001,0055
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330301.00/cwt301.00–301.009931
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363310.57/cwt303.00–314.001,1276
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3393274.77/cwt272.00–277.501,0802
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423279.97/cwt275.00–285.001,1842
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1583
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0571
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472272.32/cwt268.00–283.001,28516
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478243.41/cwt240.00–245.001,1633
Bulls450–500Large 1-2480211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0132
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,2762
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521268.26/cwt257.00–272.001,3985
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523241.32/cwt240.00–245.001,2627
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527250.40/cwt250.00–251.001,3205
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573247.95/cwt241.00–255.001,42126
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575214.46/cwt210.00–219.001,2332
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,3861
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2471
Bulls600–650Large 1-2615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627239.56/cwt233.00–249.001,50212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4032
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy637200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2742
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671227.79/cwt222.00–235.001,5287
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685205.80/cwt202.50–209.001,4102
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721209.91/cwt203.00–219.001,5136
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2814203.88/cwt200.00–208.501,6607
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3833187.99/cwt185.00–191.001,5662
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,710134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,2911
Bulls——1,768146.05/cwt145.00–148.002,5823
Bulls——1,982156.22/cwt153.00–158.003,0963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090102.29/cwt99.50–107.501,1153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118121.32/cwt115.00–125.001,3565
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11889.29/cwt76.00–95.509988
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151110.66/cwt108.00–114.001,2744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485122.19/cwt115.00–128.001,81520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,562130.86/cwt130.00–132.002,0443
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28081,539.40/head1,450.00–1,625.001,5392
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28151,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28871,842.86/head1,775.00–1,900.001,8435
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29651,860.00/head1,860.00–1,860.001,8601
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29751,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8851,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29281,191.42/head1,135.00–1,250.001,1912
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0451,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0751,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0751,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,487.34/head1,475.00–1,500.001,4872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,662.96/head1,650.00–1,675.001,6632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,856.57/head1,700.00–2,075.001,8575
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2371,834.03/head1,625.00–2,075.001,8343
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed770950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9701,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0101,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.