Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.15/cwt on 449 head.

Average price

$163.15

449 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.65

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	598	163.15	976	449

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 sale449 hd

163.15

—

KY average21 barns · 4,668 hd

157.51

+5.65

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	—	Average	1,920	97.34	1,869	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	60.98	823	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	59.84	735	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	46.83	532	6thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	139.36/cwt	132.00–142.00	799	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	154.19/cwt	153.00–155.00	728	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	161.79/cwt	157.00–164.50	985	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	843	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,140	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	175.06/cwt	171.00–180.00	748	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	168.63/cwt	159.00–179.00	978	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	148.69/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,082	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	171.38/cwt	166.00–175.00	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	709	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	158.91/cwt	154.00–166.00	895	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	143.95/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,103	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	179.72/cwt	172.00–187.00	866	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,214	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	132.24/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,207	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	174.10/cwt	163.00–184.50	911	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	157.36/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,040	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	163.33/cwt	158.00–174.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	154.31/cwt	148.00–158.00	870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	181.40/cwt	179.00–184.00	671	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	63.95/cwt	63.00–66.00	810	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	56.75/cwt	56.00–59.00	680	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,530	2
Bulls	—	—	2,067	102.24/cwt	100.00–104.00	2,113	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	58.96/cwt	58.00–60.00	825	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	53.51/cwt	51.00–56.00	693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	44.65/cwt	42.00–50.00	494	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	819	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,269.77/cwt	1,200.00–1,385.00	15,707	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,195.00/cwt	1,195.00–1,195.00	13,145	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,528	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,020.16/cwt	922.00–1,250.00	12,834	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,610	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,169.26/cwt	1,025.00–1,275.00	14,335	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.61/cwt	139.00–143.00	661	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	135.48/cwt	132.00–145.00	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	135.85/cwt	135.00–137.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	157.22/cwt	154.00–162.00	674	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	152.02/cwt	149.00–155.00	787	19

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 805Last week 1,544Year ago 905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 57Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 0Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	379	165.00	165.00
17	—	573	132.00–142.00	139.36
15	—	472	153.00–155.00	154.19
18	—	611	137.00–139.00	138.00
66	—	803	142.00	142.00
12	—	429	154.00–162.00	157.22
6	—	665	137.00	137.00
19	—	518	149.00–155.00	152.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	470	139.00–143.00	140.61
11	—	566	132.00–145.00	135.48
6	—	746	133.00	133.00
3	—	666	133.00	133.00
3	—	633	133.00	133.00
5	—	445	141.00	141.00
4	—	392	148.00	148.00
7	—	505	135.00–137.00	135.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	609	157.00–164.50	161.79
18	—	427	171.00–180.00	175.06
62	—	580	159.00–179.00	168.63
29	—	728	140.00–153.00	148.69
9	—	766	136.00–149.00	143.95
24	—	482	172.00–187.00	179.72
6	—	880	138.00	138.00
12	—	913	130.00–133.50	132.24
29	—	523	163.00–184.50	174.10
19	—	661	157.00–158.00	157.36
6	—	368	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	857	135.00	135.00
2	—	440	168.00	168.00
1	—	545	162.00	162.00
10	—	464	166.00–175.00	171.38
10	—	379	187.00	187.00
22	—	563	154.00–166.00	158.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	158.00–174.00	163.33
8	—	564	148.00–158.00	154.31
5	—	525	145.00	145.00
5	—	265	173.00	173.00
3	—	640	131.00	131.00
10	—	370	179.00–184.00	181.40
5	—	465	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	63.00–66.00	63.95
4	—	1,198	56.00–59.00	56.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,295	51.00–56.00	53.51
3	—	1,107	42.00–50.00	44.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	58.00–60.00	58.96
4	—	1,300	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	90.00	90.00
3	—	2,067	100.00–104.00	102.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,237	1,200.00–1,385.00	1,269.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,195.00	1,195.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,392	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	780.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,258	922.00–1,250.00	1,020.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,226	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,169.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	966	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.

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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle