Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend from last week due to holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.09/cwt on 535 head.

Average price

$163.09

535 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.28

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	645	163.09	1,052	535

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale535 hd

163.09

—

KY average17 barns · 3,603 hd

156.82

+6.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,679	91.36	1,534	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,645	60.90	1,002	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	59.53	693	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	52.35	562	12

Every lot, as filed

51 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	137.07/cwt	135.00–142.00	973	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	149.21/cwt	141.00–163.00	782	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	139.06/cwt	138.00–142.00	905	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	142.67/cwt	135.00–145.00	808	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	151.90/cwt	150.00–159.00	835	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	168.57/cwt	165.00–175.00	759	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	176.46/cwt	172.00–177.50	893	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	951	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	157.68/cwt	157.00–158.50	1,050	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	157.11/cwt	142.00–157.85	1,128	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	175.52/cwt	163.00–180.25	990	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	171.26/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,043	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	158.87/cwt	151.00–173.50	909	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	177.47/cwt	167.00–191.00	761	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	175.10/cwt	170.00–182.00	828	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	155.80/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,287	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	142.52/cwt	131.50–145.00	1,057	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	150.82/cwt	149.00–155.00	866	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	150.57/cwt	134.00–161.00	1,019	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,103	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,067	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	931	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	344	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	550	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	583	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	152.58/cwt	151.00–155.50	777	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	147.48/cwt	136.00–152.50	908	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	297	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	153.60/cwt	147.00–155.00	779	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	154.24/cwt	152.00–155.00	629	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	155.77/cwt	150.00–162.00	810	30
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	412	158.21/cwt	157.00–159.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	152.87/cwt	149.00–156.00	734	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	156.54/cwt	151.00–158.75	717	27
Bulls	—	—	1,500	81.60/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,224	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	61.92/cwt	60.00–63.50	789	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	954	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	61.78/cwt	61.50–62.00	1,006	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	58.57/cwt	57.00–59.00	656	5
Bulls	—	—	1,950	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,970	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	93.83/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,595	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	52.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	598	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	57.18/cwt	57.00–58.00	647	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	37.42/cwt	35.00–40.00	290	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,544Last week 447Year ago 1,339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 49Year ago 88

Compared to last week: No trend from last week due to holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	710	135.00–142.00	137.07
23	—	524	141.00–163.00	149.21
19	—	651	138.00–142.00	139.06
19	—	550	150.00–159.00	151.90
21	—	450	165.00–175.00	168.57
3	—	330	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	566	135.00–145.00	142.67
16	—	386	151.00	151.00
94	—	507	147.00–155.00	153.60
3	—	655	131.00	131.00
20	—	408	152.00–155.00	154.24
19	—	480	149.00–156.00	152.87
2	—	325	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	742	131.50–145.00	142.52
10	—	574	149.00–155.00	150.82
15	—	344	160.00	160.00
17	—	509	151.00–155.50	152.58
123	—	616	136.00–152.50	147.48
3	—	297	170.00	170.00
8	—	412	157.00–159.00	158.21
27	—	458	151.00–158.75	156.54
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	506	172.00–177.50	176.46
4	—	951	130.00	130.00
13	—	666	157.00–158.50	157.68
105	—	718	142.00–157.85	157.11
52	—	564	163.00–180.25	175.52
74	—	609	159.00–175.00	171.26
3	—	415	196.00	196.00
3	—	466	190.00	190.00
86	—	826	140.00–159.00	155.80
5	—	771	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	275	214.00	214.00
13	—	572	151.00–173.50	158.87
15	—	429	167.00–191.00	177.47
16	—	473	170.00–182.00	175.10
29	—	677	134.00–161.00	150.57
21	—	749	142.50	142.50
14	—	625	149.00	149.00
5	—	365	190.00	190.00
30	—	520	150.00–162.00	155.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	80.00–83.00	81.60
1	—	1,950	101.00	101.00
4	—	1,700	90.00–98.00	93.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	60.00–63.50	61.92
5	—	1,120	57.00–59.00	58.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	53.00	53.00
9	—	1,628	61.50–62.00	61.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,138	50.00–55.00	52.58
6	—	1,131	57.00–58.00	57.18
2	—	775	35.00–40.00	37.42

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.

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