Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-02-23

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 23
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
1,406 vs last sale 1,730 1,142 vs year ago 1,466 · 77.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
36 vs last sale 45 93 vs year ago 102 · 91.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
3 vs last sale 11 2 vs year ago 10 · 20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady with a softer undertone Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested,

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.67/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$156.67
231 head · 776 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,216
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
7.67
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2776156.671,216231
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 sale231 hd
156.67
KY average25 barns · 6,563 hd
164.34
−7.67
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20971.2186110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40671.009985thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10067.507431thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2667128.00/cwt128.00–128.008546
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added785145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2645146.00/cwt146.00–146.009426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2502169.00/cwt169.00–169.008486
BullsMedium and Large 1-2835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008006
BullsMedium and Large 1-2785115.88/cwt114.00–119.009108
BullsMedium and Large 1-2285188.00/cwt188.00–188.005363
BullsMedium and Large 1-2637144.66/cwt143.00–146.0092111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2574157.39/cwt146.00–165.0090317
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added530190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2283193.54/cwt190.00–202.505487
SteersMedium and Large 1-2349174.00/cwt174.00–174.006075
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485156.00/cwt156.00–156.007576
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2360160.88/cwt159.00–162.005798
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added824154.67/cwt154.50–155.001,274197
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2587142.93/cwt139.00–149.0083917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295163.75/cwt160.00–175.004834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725137.00/cwt137.00–137.009933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430158.48/cwt157.00–160.006816
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2538137.49/cwt135.00–140.007402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2358185.00/cwt185.00–185.006623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006976
SteersMedium and Large 1-2590160.00/cwt160.00–160.009443
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1971,330.39/cwt1,190.00–1,400.0015,9253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,2002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,4483
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17870.16/cwt67.50–72.008267
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40671.00/cwt71.00–71.009985
CowsLean 85-90%1,10067.50/cwt67.50–67.507431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28073.67/cwt72.00–76.009433

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.