Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.07/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$143.07

270 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$24.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.61

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	586	143.43	841	266
Small 1-2	589	119.25	702	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.18/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale270 hd

143.07

—

KY average22 barns · 6,238 hd

147.68

−4.61

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	1,808	104.46	1,889	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	75.98	1,082	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	71.67	918	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	55.60	537	11

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	518	144.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	750	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.60/cwt	128.00–136.00	872	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	183.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	871	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	157.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	999	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	175.97/cwt	168.00–180.00	936	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,014	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,085	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	187.20/cwt	182.00–190.00	779	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	406	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,225	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	173.53/cwt	160.00–182.00	987	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	167.42/cwt	162.00–172.50	1,053	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	182.50/cwt	180.00–187.00	978	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	50.60/cwt	45.00–55.00	468	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	64.34/cwt	63.00–65.50	668	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	70.50/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,029	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	80.72/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,205	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	75.54/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,061	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	84.97/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,113	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	70.24/cwt	68.00–72.00	898	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	835	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	117.84/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,325	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	102.80/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	86.06/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	184.76/cwt	174.00–197.00	706	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	184.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	152.52/cwt	141.00–158.00	572	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	143.73/cwt	140.00–144.50	815	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	159.87/cwt	150.00–161.50	822	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	131.10/cwt	130.00–133.00	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	311	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	124.42/cwt	122.00–125.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	153.01/cwt	145.00–160.00	728	32

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 550Year ago 1,361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 83Year ago 65

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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
25	—	518	140.00–148.00	144.74
24	—	668	128.00–136.00	130.60
3	—	340	162.00	162.00
16	—	375	141.00–158.00	152.52
46	—	567	140.00–144.50	143.73
8	—	626	130.00–133.00	131.10
3	—	270	150.00	150.00
5	—	738	122.00–125.00	124.42
32	—	476	145.00–160.00	153.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	768	132.00	132.00
21	—	514	150.00–161.50	159.87
10	—	586	146.00	146.00
7	—	442	165.00	165.00
3	—	311	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	375	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	193.00	193.00
16	—	475	180.00–185.00	183.44
15	—	636	150.00–160.00	157.15
9	—	532	168.00–180.00	175.97
1	—	990	116.00	116.00
9	—	416	182.00–190.00	187.20
6	—	750	142.50	142.50
6	—	665	143.00	143.00
5	—	300	190.00	190.00
32	—	569	160.00–182.00	173.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	678	160.00	160.00
6	—	406	191.00	191.00
5	—	734	144.50	144.50
5	—	591	174.00	174.00
61	—	864	141.75	141.75
30	—	629	162.00–172.50	167.42
16	—	536	180.00–187.00	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	595	145.00	145.00
4	—	470	180.00	180.00
3	—	535	150.00	150.00
3	—	290	192.50	192.50
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
5	—	650	136.00	136.00
5	—	740	129.00	129.00
18	—	382	174.00–197.00	184.76
7	—	315	180.00–190.00	184.08
6	—	427	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	924	45.00–55.00	50.60
4	—	1,038	63.00–65.50	64.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	70.00–71.00	70.50
4	—	1,493	80.00–81.00	80.72
18	—	1,404	72.00–79.00	75.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	84.00–86.00	84.97
20	—	1,278	68.00–72.00	70.24
2	—	1,265	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,973	115.00–119.00	117.84
2	—	1,735	98.00–107.00	102.80
2	—	1,635	84.00–88.00	86.06

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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