Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.53/cwt on 756 head.

Average price

$165.53

756 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.83

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	657	165.53	1,087	756

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 sale756 hd

165.53

—

KY average25 barns · 7,128 hd

163.70

+1.83

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	—	High	1,835	99.76	1,831	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	71.79	907	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,538	69.31	1,066	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	56.70	608	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	923	123.23/cwt	118.50–127.35	1,137	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	137.32/cwt	126.00–141.00	916	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,059	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	795	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	147.59/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,067	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	168.47/cwt	163.00–183.00	975	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	142.03/cwt	137.00–153.50	834	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,102	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	199.89/cwt	192.50–202.00	616	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	152.35/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,164	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	144.33/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,120	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	922	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,268	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	145.59/cwt	139.00–148.75	920	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	134.71/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,157	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	191.57/cwt	175.00–201.00	927	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,216	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	157.45/cwt	154.50–163.00	1,112	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	141.38/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,237	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	182.79/cwt	170.00–190.00	958	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	158.59/cwt	144.00–169.00	1,013	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	154.31/cwt	152.00–159.50	1,023	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	196.96/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,060	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	164.11/cwt	162.00–170.75	1,088	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	172.95/cwt	160.00–185.50	1,084	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	203.95/cwt	201.00–211.00	861	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	191.89/cwt	185.00–205.00	704	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	160.33/cwt	159.00–162.00	840	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	926	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,020	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,016	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	179.10/cwt	160.00–194.00	749	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	56.70/cwt	53.00–60.00	608	4
Bulls	—	—	1,863	107.01/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,994	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	73.97/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,069	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	66.98/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,061	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	858	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	69.72/cwt	68.00–72.00	918	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	618.26/cwt	525.00–720.00	7,110	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	714.97/cwt	710.00–720.00	7,922	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	951.47/cwt	910.00–1,120.00	12,226	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	186.67/cwt	185.00–190.00	903	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	137.97/cwt	131.00–145.00	901	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	148.55/cwt	135.00–158.00	720	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	139.96/cwt	135.00–153.00	869	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	422	163.56/cwt	163.00–164.00	690	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	141.42/cwt	136.50–145.25	960	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	147.46/cwt	134.00–155.00	764	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.46/cwt	148.00–158.00	583	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	156.61/cwt	146.00–160.00	684	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	123.30/cwt	116.00–136.00	884	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	188.20/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,052	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	153.70/cwt	145.75–163.50	795	58

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,730Last week 874Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

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

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
40	—	923	118.50–127.35	123.23
9	—	821	129.00	129.00
44	—	490	162.25	162.25
154	—	632	139.00–148.75	145.59
11	—	422	163.00–164.00	163.56
61	—	679	136.50–145.25	141.42
58	—	517	145.75–163.50	153.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	667	126.00–141.00	137.32
20	—	587	137.00–153.50	142.03
3	—	1,115	101.00	101.00
3	—	912	123.00	123.00
3	—	620	156.00	156.00
45	—	485	135.00–158.00	148.55
6	—	849	129.00	129.00
5	—	777	132.00	132.00
37	—	518	134.00–155.00	147.46
29	—	375	148.00–158.00	155.46
8	—	327	162.00	162.00
49	—	437	146.00–160.00	156.61
24	—	717	116.00–136.00	123.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	206.00	206.00
28	—	723	146.00–157.00	147.59
26	—	579	163.00–183.00	168.47
14	—	810	136.00	136.00
14	—	308	192.50–202.00	199.89
28	—	764	143.00–155.00	152.35
17	—	859	134.00–138.00	134.71
29	—	484	175.00–201.00	191.57
23	—	524	170.00–190.00	182.79
40	—	639	144.00–169.00	158.59
36	—	663	152.00–159.50	154.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	776	143.00–152.00	144.33
14	—	922	137.50	137.50
9	—	800	152.00	152.00
94	—	706	154.50–163.00	157.45
35	—	875	140.00–143.00	141.38
30	—	538	194.00–200.00	196.96
160	—	663	162.00–170.75	164.11
50	—	627	160.00–185.50	172.95
13	—	422	201.00–211.00	203.95
75	—	559	180.00–196.00	188.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	367	185.00–205.00	191.89
22	—	524	159.00–162.00	160.33
6	—	935	99.00	99.00
5	—	887	115.00	115.00
20	—	731	139.00	139.00
12	—	418	160.00–194.00	179.10
15	—	484	185.00–190.00	186.67
10	—	653	131.00–145.00	137.97
5	—	325	190.00	190.00
3	—	590	154.00	154.00
29	—	621	135.00–153.00	139.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	53.00–60.00	56.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	73.00–75.00	73.97
4	—	1,584	66.00–68.00	66.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,317	68.00–72.00	69.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	105.00–109.00	107.01
1	—	1,900	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,715	85.00	85.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	525.00–720.00	618.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,108	710.00–720.00	714.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,285	910.00–1,120.00	951.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	975.00	975.00

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