Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. 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 $170.08/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$170.08

188 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.91

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	585	170.08	994	188

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 sale188 hd

170.08

—

KY average23 barns · 5,257 hd

159.18

+10.91

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	2,122	93.18	1,977	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	63.98	994	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	62.44	832	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	51.38	591	6thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	152.46/cwt	140.00–155.00	550	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	429	195.06/cwt	175.00–204.00	837	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	688	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,032	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	152.79/cwt	147.00–157.00	863	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,102	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	179.94/cwt	168.00–186.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	946	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	159.67/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,068	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	150.13/cwt	144.50–155.00	1,161	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	165.79/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	795	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	942	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	154.54/cwt	153.00–159.00	827	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	53.66/cwt	50.00–59.00	595	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,707	67.55/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,153	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	61.11/cwt	60.00–62.00	900	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	71.51/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,014	2
Bulls	—	—	2,098	89.57/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,879	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	740	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	751	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	59.01/cwt	56.00–63.00	767	4
Bulls	—	—	2,195	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,283	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	910.99/cwt	885.00–935.00	13,282	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	159.03/cwt	158.00–163.00	767	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	136.18/cwt	130.00–140.50	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	165.34/cwt	153.00–170.00	513	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	143.16/cwt	131.00–155.00	746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.61/cwt	143.00–148.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	171.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	893	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	146.10/cwt	144.25–163.00	951	31

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 622Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 9Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. 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$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	361	140.00–155.00	152.46
10	—	570	142.00	142.00
5	—	719	130.00–140.50	136.18
3	—	235	170.00	170.00
12	—	310	153.00–170.00	165.34
1	—	670	127.50	127.50
4	—	296	163.50	163.50
12	—	521	131.00–155.00	143.16
9	—	472	143.00–148.00	144.61
1	—	915	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	507	158.00	158.00
22	—	565	147.00–157.00	152.79
28	—	482	158.00–163.00	159.03
6	—	408	157.00	157.00
5	—	875	125.00	125.00
31	—	651	144.25–163.00	146.10
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	429	175.00–204.00	195.06
3	—	365	193.00	193.00
3	—	515	168.00–186.00	179.94
17	—	498	190.00	190.00
14	—	669	158.00–166.00	159.67
28	—	585	175.00	175.00
24	—	773	144.50–155.00	150.13
5	—	625	164.00–167.00	165.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	201.00	201.00
5	—	742	148.50	148.50
1	—	625	141.00	141.00
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
7	—	580	159.00	159.00
2	—	457	174.00	174.00
4	—	353	195.00	195.00
30	—	521	170.00–180.00	171.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	688	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	712	138.00	138.00
9	—	678	139.00	139.00
1	—	755	126.00	126.00
2	—	470	165.00	165.00
19	—	535	153.00–159.00	154.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,108	50.00–59.00	53.66
1	—	1,365	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	66.00–69.00	67.55
2	—	1,473	60.00–62.00	61.11
1	—	1,255	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	71.00–72.00	71.51
1	—	1,295	58.00	58.00
4	—	1,300	56.00–63.00	59.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,098	89.00–90.00	89.57
1	—	2,195	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,458	885.00–935.00	910.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	1,125.00	1,125.00

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