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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 20

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

589 head

▼ 486 vs last sale 1,075▼ 424 vs year ago 1,013 · −41.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 89▼ 25 vs year ago 68 · −36.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 12▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher with a few being 7.00-8.00 higher. Today's offering lacked the large packages of weaned cattle but the buyers continued to show very good interest in the higher quality calves that have been vaccinated and are in desirable condition. Slaughter cows sold steady and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts today.

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 $235.44/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −169.21 against this barn's trailing median of $404.65.

Average price

$235.44

38 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$15.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

vs KY average

−31.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	240.81	1,322	25
Medium and Large 2	580	228.00	1,322	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	224.85	1,192	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.96/cwt here — about $130 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 sale38 hd

235.44

—

KY average26 barns · 1,629 hd

239.90

−4.47

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−31.61

This barn, trailing median34 sales

404.65

−169.21

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	—	High	1,588	151.93	2,413	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,117	117.94	1,318	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,476	111.96	1,652	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	969	99.16	961	9thin

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)	1,298	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,811	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	970	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	971	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	310.80/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,209	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	300.96/cwt	297.00–313.00	1,261	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	436	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,386	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	311.12/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,437	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	280.49/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,296	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	293.70/cwt	291.00–306.00	1,401	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	491	274.41/cwt	269.00–277.00	1,347	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	303.61/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,564	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	277.23/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,442	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	287.51/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,504	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	255.15/cwt	253.50–268.00	1,368	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,642	23
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	573	195.07/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,118	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	270.52/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,558	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,486	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	267.94/cwt	263.50–275.00	1,715	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	270.36/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,779	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	659	230.70/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,520	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	237.15/cwt	237.00–238.00	1,679	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,680	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	239.02/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,840	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	847	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,974	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,938	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,445	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	244.47/cwt	232.50–250.00	685	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	770	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	846	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	246.22/cwt	230.00–261.00	800	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	364	245.85/cwt	240.00–255.00	895	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	988	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	277.39/cwt	271.00–287.50	1,071	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,215	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	265.96/cwt	258.00–272.50	1,141	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	441	242.29/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,068	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,160	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	263.36/cwt	254.00–274.00	1,243	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	229.33/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,124	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	252.81/cwt	243.00–261.00	1,279	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	224.85/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,192	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	238.53/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,329	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,322	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,537	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	245.76/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,507	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	626	220.63/cwt	218.00–221.50	1,381	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	228.76/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,471	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,556	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	216.90/cwt	212.50–219.50	1,661	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	778	183.10/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,425	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,739	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,817	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	308.04/cwt	307.00–309.00	995	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,005	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	306.36/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,124	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	294.69/cwt	287.50–296.00	1,232	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	439	268.89/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,180	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	285.64/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,305	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	471	255.76/cwt	244.00–267.00	1,205	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,151	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	273.90/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,416	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,476	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	241.48/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,497	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,436	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,600	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,582	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,588	151.93/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,413	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,050	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	970	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	970	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	89.88/cwt	83.00–96.00	874	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,075	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	122.96/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,369	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	116.88/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,403	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	104.65/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,518	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,459	117.09/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,708	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	93.59/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,425	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	125.14/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,923	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,810.62/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,811	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	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 Nov 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 1,075Year ago 1,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 89Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	180.00–210.00	195.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	515	302.00–305.00	303.61
23	550–600	552	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
6	400–450	436	318.00	318.00
8	450–500	462	310.00–312.00	311.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	315	308.00	308.00
12	350–400	389	304.00–315.00	310.80
4	400–450	419	297.00–313.00	300.96
9	450–500	477	291.00–306.00	293.70
6	500–550	523	280.00–297.00	287.51
4	550–600	576	262.50–275.00	270.52
17	600–650	640	263.50–275.00	267.94
11	650–700	658	270.00–272.00	270.36
7	700–750	708	237.00–238.00	237.15
3	750–800	770	235.00–243.00	239.02
2	800–850	847	233.00	233.00
1	850–900	850	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	262.50	262.50
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	491	269.00–277.00	274.41
20	500–550	536	253.50–268.00	255.15
6	600–650	635	234.00	234.00
5	650–700	659	223.00–236.00	230.70
1	750–800	750	224.00	224.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	280.00–282.50	280.49
4	500–550	520	275.00–278.00	277.23
1	600–650	640	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	267.00	267.00
2	350–400	373	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	462	251.00	251.00
1	550–600	580	228.00	228.00
8	600–650	643	227.00–229.00	228.76
1	900–950	940	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	250.00	250.00
3	250–300	280	232.50–250.00	244.47
2	300–350	325	230.00–261.00	246.22
4	350–400	364	240.00–255.00	245.85
9	400–450	441	230.00–252.50	242.29
3	450–500	490	228.00–230.00	229.33
12	500–550	530	211.00–235.00	224.85
4	600–650	626	218.00–221.50	220.63
5	750–800	778	170.00–195.00	183.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	605	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	270.00	270.00
11	350–400	386	271.00–287.50	277.39
25	400–450	429	258.00–272.50	265.96
28	450–500	472	254.00–274.00	263.36
4	500–550	506	243.00–261.00	252.81
21	550–600	557	232.00–250.00	238.53
21	600–650	613	234.00–249.00	245.76
5	650–700	658	236.50	236.50
8	750–800	766	212.50–219.50	216.90
1	1000–1050	1,015	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	416	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	260.00–275.00	268.89
5	450–500	471	244.00–267.00	255.76
1	500–550	505	228.00	228.00
1	650–700	665	216.00	216.00
1	800–850	820	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	860	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	307.00–309.00	308.04
3	350–400	367	300.00–320.00	306.36
7	400–450	418	287.50–296.00	294.69
3	450–500	457	277.00–290.00	285.64
7	500–550	517	265.00–281.00	273.90
2	550–600	570	259.00	259.00
2	600–650	620	240.00–243.00	241.48
7	750–800	751	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	293.00	293.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,113	122.00–125.00	122.96
2	—	1,200	115.00–119.00	116.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	92.00–95.00	93.59
6	—	1,451	100.00–110.50	104.65
3	—	1,537	124.00–127.00	125.14
8	—	1,459	115.00–120.00	117.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	972	83.00–96.00	89.88
3	—	986	109.00	109.00
1	—	905	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	151.00–153.00	151.93

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,298	2,175.00	2,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,240	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,810.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.