Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.95/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$155.95

256 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.07

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	698	155.95	1,089	256

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 sale256 hd

155.95

—

KY average20 barns · 5,960 hd

156.02

−0.07

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	2,350	95.00	2,233	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	65.29	947	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	54.50	632	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	153.90/cwt	150.00–157.00	885	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	136.14/cwt	129.00–145.00	840	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	150.19/cwt	144.00–158.00	801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	154.30/cwt	154.00–154.50	1,088	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	166.88/cwt	154.00–171.50	961	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	154.75/cwt	145.00–155.25	1,045	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	146.59/cwt	141.00–148.35	1,206	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	141.91/cwt	140.00–147.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,093	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	150.05/cwt	144.00–153.00	783	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	160.93/cwt	155.00–167.00	998	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	138.23/cwt	138.00–140.00	914	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	941	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	446	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,058	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	148.46/cwt	138.00–159.00	977	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	164.31/cwt	160.00–166.00	762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	5
Bulls	—	—	2,350	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,233	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	65.29/cwt	64.00–67.00	947	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	720	1

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 805Year ago 668

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 55Year ago 40

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	168.00	168.00
5	—	445	160.00	160.00
11	—	575	150.00–157.00	153.90
13	—	617	129.00–145.00	136.14
9	—	533	144.00–158.00	150.19
10	—	658	138.00–159.00	148.46
15	—	464	160.00–166.00	164.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	148.00	148.00
7	—	576	140.00–147.00	141.91
8	—	840	126.00	126.00
5	—	325	148.00	148.00
5	—	380	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	820	133.25	133.25
43	—	522	144.00–153.00	150.05
60	—	661	138.00–140.00	138.23
3	—	941	121.00	121.00
6	—	446	143.00	143.00
1	—	705	138.00	138.00
5	—	610	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	170.00	170.00
9	—	427	192.00	192.00
18	—	705	154.00–154.50	154.30
5	—	455	186.00	186.00
36	—	576	154.00–171.50	166.88
62	—	675	145.00–155.25	154.75
85	—	823	141.00–148.35	146.59
5	—	766	152.00	152.00
14	—	620	155.00–167.00	160.93
2	—	350	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	149.00	149.00
4	—	1,112	129.00	129.00
3	—	921	132.50	132.50
3	—	480	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,350	95.00	95.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	64.00–67.00	65.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,220	59.00	59.00

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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