Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves weighing under 550 sold steady to 2.00 lower. Calves over 600 pounds including yearlings sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.89/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$161.89

235 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.31

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	161.89	1,130	235

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 sale235 hd

161.89

—

KY average22 barns · 3,966 hd

161.59

+0.31

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	1,732	95.38	1,652	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,311	67.22	881	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	66.76	811	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	55.38	592	10

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	156.34/cwt	150.00–159.00	979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	159.44/cwt	150.00–171.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	140.13/cwt	139.00–143.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	159.27/cwt	156.00–161.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	120.89/cwt	118.00–124.50	893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	183.18/cwt	174.00–190.00	1,044	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	135.64/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	161.04/cwt	160.00–162.50	841	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	479	166.03/cwt	164.00–167.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	196.22/cwt	193.00–198.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	437	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	163.41/cwt	162.00–165.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	150.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	153.05/cwt	152.50–153.60	1,206	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	185.20/cwt	179.50–192.00	995	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	188.68/cwt	179.00–194.00	717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	151.88/cwt	140.00–158.00	879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	165.99/cwt	160.00–172.00	714	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	132.38/cwt	128.00–133.00	972	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	185.71/cwt	170.00–203.00	617	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	145.62/cwt	142.00–149.00	912	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	53.03/cwt	50.00–56.00	631	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	73.71/cwt	70.00–79.00	941	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	59.03/cwt	56.00–61.50	656	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	47.14/cwt	44.00–55.50	467	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	67.22/cwt	64.00–72.00	881	14
Bulls	—	—	1,904	107.47/cwt	104.50–112.00	2,046	6
Bulls	—	—	1,481	75.95/cwt	70.00–85.50	1,125	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	65.87/cwt	60.00–68.00	786	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	64.57/cwt	64.00–65.00	736	2
Bulls	—	—	1,727	96.24/cwt	93.50–99.00	1,662	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	1,037.17/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	13,245	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	928.27/cwt	900.00–985.00	11,130	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,351	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	930.41/cwt	925.00–935.00	8,560	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,103.64/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	15,319	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,246.46/cwt	1,235.00–1,260.00	16,802	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	147.45/cwt	138.00–157.00	774	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	141.22/cwt	138.00–145.00	826	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	177.32/cwt	166.00–185.00	830	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	149.35/cwt	145.00–154.00	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	164.62/cwt	160.00–174.00	848	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	157.18/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,066	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	145.48/cwt	144.00–146.00	853	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	156.84/cwt	156.00–159.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	980	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	126.28/cwt	117.50–134.00	838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	178.48/cwt	170.00–185.00	851	5

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 324Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 9Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	150.00–159.00	156.34
3	—	835	132.00–140.00	135.64
7	—	520	162.00–165.00	163.41
1	—	395	214.00	214.00
1	—	240	215.00	215.00
4	—	858	132.00	132.00
3	—	755	148.00	148.00
3	—	291	208.00	208.00
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
5	—	728	150.00–155.00	150.96
4	—	678	154.00–165.00	157.18
5	—	477	170.00–185.00	178.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	570	174.00–190.00	183.18
4	—	472	193.00–198.00	196.22
2	—	437	189.00	189.00
5	—	624	176.00	176.00
4	—	687	156.00	156.00
132	—	788	152.50–153.60	153.05
21	—	537	179.50–192.00	185.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	150.00–171.00	159.44
7	—	609	139.00–143.00	140.13
4	—	426	156.00–161.00	159.27
11	—	739	118.00–124.50	120.89
4	—	961	102.00	102.00
15	—	525	138.00–157.00	147.45
10	—	585	138.00–145.00	141.22
5	—	471	156.00–159.00	156.84
3	—	330	179.00	179.00
10	—	664	117.50–134.00	126.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	522	160.00–162.50	161.04
6	—	479	164.00–167.00	166.03
1	—	415	175.00	175.00
19	—	586	144.00–146.00	145.48
69	—	704	139.25	139.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	179.00–194.00	188.68
9	—	579	140.00–158.00	151.88
9	—	430	160.00–172.00	165.99
8	—	734	128.00–133.00	132.38
10	—	332	170.00–203.00	185.71
5	—	626	142.00–149.00	145.62
11	—	468	166.00–185.00	177.32
3	—	667	145.00–154.00	149.35
1	—	775	134.00	134.00
18	—	515	160.00–174.00	164.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	50.00–56.00	53.03
6	—	1,277	70.00–79.00	73.71
16	—	1,194	60.00–68.00	65.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	56.00–61.50	59.03
4	—	990	44.00–55.50	47.14
2	—	1,140	64.00–65.00	64.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,311	64.00–72.00	67.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,904	104.50–112.00	107.47
4	—	1,481	70.00–85.50	75.95
6	—	1,727	93.50–99.00	96.24

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,277	750.00–1,150.00	1,037.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,199	900.00–985.00	928.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	935.00	935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	925.00–935.00	930.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,388	925.00–1,175.00	1,103.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,348	1,235.00–1,260.00	1,246.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	800.00	800.00

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