Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2024-12-11

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 11
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,243 head
▲ 718 vs last sale 525▲ 859 vs year ago 384 · +223.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 78▼ 2 vs year ago 49 · −4.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 19▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold sharply higher and those over 600 lbs. were mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs. traded sharply higher and over 500 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 higher. The demand for all classes of feeder cattle was extremely good especially for the highest quality, lightweight calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $306.24/cwt on 155 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −169.26 against this barn's trailing median of $475.50.
Average price
$306.24
155 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$343
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.65
vs KY average
−18.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554313.941,739126
Medium and Large 2540294.231,58810thin
Medium and Large 2-3534261.471,39519thin
One grade step is worth $52.48/cwt here — about $343 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale155 hd
306.24
—
KY average28 barns · 1,822 hd
295.59
+10.65
National average185 barns · 29,268 hd
324.35
−18.11
This barn, trailing median33 sales
475.50
−169.26
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

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—Average1,836143.792,6406thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,431117.701,68410
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,250112.151,4016thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04393.0197015

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,323$1,8132thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,5251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$1,4782thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)963$1,2883thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,2001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,220$1,6251thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240340.00/cwt340.00–340.008161
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy252411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,03613
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290325.00/cwt325.00–325.009431
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295270.00/cwt270.00–270.007972
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2715
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,2672
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,55617
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430326.44/cwt317.50–335.001,4047
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435298.52/cwt285.00–302.001,2995
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436371.93/cwt350.00–376.001,62217
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463385.50/cwt380.00–390.001,78511
Steers450–500Large 1-2465232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,3752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476332.61/cwt325.00–343.001,58313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476316.61/cwt314.00–317.501,5074
Steers450–500Medium 1-2495239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,1831
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505344.02/cwt340.00–345.001,73726
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515263.37/cwt257.50–270.001,35614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523306.26/cwt300.00–309.001,6026
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534322.36/cwt314.00–333.001,72120
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559314.25/cwt312.00–315.501,75721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565276.19/cwt270.00–282.501,5604
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580298.31/cwt287.50–310.001,73058
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3586256.14/cwt240.00–260.001,5015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy595264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,5711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618228.84/cwt216.00–245.001,4147
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621272.32/cwt265.00–277.501,69114
Steers600–650Medium 1-2630225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy632258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,6312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2646266.42/cwt257.50–270.001,7217
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2659267.77/cwt265.00–270.001,7659
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664278.05/cwt277.25–282.501,84692
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685247.93/cwt240.00–254.001,6989
Steers650–700Medium 1-2690230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5871
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2704251.79/cwt245.00–257.501,77317
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2708230.49/cwt230.00–231.001,6322
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added747264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,972148
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770242.67/cwt240.00–244.001,8696
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8061
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,7901
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822234.64/cwt228.00–243.001,9297
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added882244.25/cwt244.25–244.252,15461
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9801
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,078209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,2533
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3212290.00/cwt290.00–290.006152
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3268273.26/cwt270.00–275.007323
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy276340.00/cwt340.00–340.009385
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2286318.30/cwt317.50–320.009105
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,0382
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3331285.00/cwt285.00–285.009433
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358312.62/cwt307.50–313.001,11915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363287.45/cwt285.00–290.001,0434
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375272.60/cwt265.00–280.001,0222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424271.90/cwt271.00–272.501,1535
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427316.11/cwt315.00–317.501,3509
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,2284
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435262.74/cwt256.00–267.501,1438
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2457272.04/cwt267.50–274.001,2438
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy486309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,5028
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487250.96/cwt230.00–262.501,22211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490292.00/cwt282.50–295.001,4318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515233.41/cwt230.00–237.001,2024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,3003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522266.48/cwt254.00–272.501,39148
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2102
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573257.50/cwt250.00–272.001,47516
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578239.09/cwt233.00–244.001,3823
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614235.20/cwt230.00–236.001,4449
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630245.88/cwt239.00–254.001,54921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4001
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663231.73/cwt227.00–242.501,5369
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2664216.24/cwt215.00–220.001,4364
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2721215.34/cwt215.00–216.001,5533
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736226.75/cwt226.75–226.751,66914
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753244.25/cwt244.25–244.251,839129
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2759214.72/cwt205.00–216.501,63011
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,90063
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880205.93/cwt200.00–207.251,81211
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8153
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2207362.50/cwt362.50–362.507502
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2-3235280.00/cwt280.00–280.006581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2262342.50/cwt342.50–342.508972
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2314329.98/cwt328.00–332.001,0364
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,2093
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415277.11/cwt275.00–282.501,1506
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4175
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483258.73/cwt255.00–262.501,2502
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485305.82/cwt295.00–315.001,4837
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3514262.92/cwt255.00–277.501,3515
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519305.95/cwt300.00–315.001,5885
Bulls550–600Large 1-2575190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0931
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581269.80/cwt227.50–285.001,5688
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3571
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2605237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,4371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2633263.54/cwt260.00–267.001,6686
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7453
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7981
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6901
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,045172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,8031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,625132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,1451
Bulls——1,760150.30/cwt147.00–154.002,6452
Bulls——1,957143.38/cwt143.00–144.002,8063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%940119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1191
Cows—Lean 85-90%976106.43/cwt104.00–111.001,0394
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08085.05/cwt76.00–95.0091910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0171
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213116.10/cwt113.00–120.001,4082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272105.24/cwt103.00–107.001,3393
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,7581
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473120.12/cwt115.00–124.001,7698
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8851,057.20/head1,025.00–1,085.001,0572
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29501,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29951,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,478.08/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5101,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251

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.