Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.62/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$141.62

172 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.24

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	567	141.62	803	172

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 sale172 hd

141.62

—

KY average24 barns · 6,143 hd

142.86

−1.24

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	72.41	844	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	69.20	963	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	61.69	624	7thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	171.76/cwt	165.00–192.00	651	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	170.31/cwt	165.00–176.00	717	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	157.67/cwt	145.00–168.00	762	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	129.30/cwt	119.00–146.00	687	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	134.13/cwt	133.50–136.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	160.48/cwt	155.00–169.50	867	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	145.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	989	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	156.60/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,059	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	147.14/cwt	135.00–156.00	942	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	190.02/cwt	177.00–205.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	663	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	123.96/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,016	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	151.11/cwt	130.00–165.00	567	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	124.86/cwt	123.00–126.00	920	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	146.88/cwt	143.00–153.00	714	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	145.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	790	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	131.98/cwt	127.00–132.75	1,004	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	130.95/cwt	129.00–133.00	880	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.01/cwt	125.00–137.00	825	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	221	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	143.47/cwt	141.50–146.00	816	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	901	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	905	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,170	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	879.88/cwt	875.00–890.00	10,048	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	788	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	74.76/cwt	71.00–76.50	855	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	845	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	71.30/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,025	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	61.69/cwt	59.00–65.00	624	7

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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 563Year ago 516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 39Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 15Year ago 12

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	111.00	111.00
28	—	379	165.00–192.00	171.76
10	—	421	165.00–176.00	170.31
5	—	300	171.00	171.00
21	—	483	145.00–168.00	157.67
8	—	531	119.00–146.00	129.30
9	—	569	141.50–146.00	143.47
10	—	680	132.00–133.00	132.49
3	—	1,005	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	835	133.50–136.00	134.13
5	—	572	145.00	145.00
11	—	680	140.00–150.00	145.45
7	—	640	135.00–156.00	147.14
6	—	323	177.00–205.00	190.02
1	—	740	138.00	138.00
3	—	450	177.00	177.00
1	—	350	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	540	155.00–169.50	160.48
5	—	820	136.00	136.00
3	—	740	130.00	130.00
10	—	676	156.00–158.00	156.60
5	—	484	153.00	153.00
5	—	557	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	135.00	135.00
7	—	820	118.00–129.00	123.96
19	—	375	130.00–165.00	151.11
3	—	300	167.00	167.00
8	—	737	123.00–126.00	124.86
19	—	486	143.00–153.00	146.88
11	—	543	140.00–150.00	145.48
27	—	630	125.00–137.00	131.01
5	—	221	165.00	165.00
3	—	425	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	464	157.00	157.00
12	—	409	162.00	162.00
10	—	645	137.25	137.25
23	—	761	127.00–132.75	131.98
12	—	672	129.00–133.00	130.95

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,142	875.00–890.00	879.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	63.00	63.00
12	—	1,144	71.00–76.50	74.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,438	67.00–76.00	71.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,011	59.00–65.00	61.69

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle