Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.48/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$154.48

266 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.41

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	564	154.48	871	266

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 sale266 hd

154.48

—

KY average25 barns · 4,838 hd

145.07

+9.41

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	—	Low	1,852	115.31	2,135	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	82.68	1,204	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	80.47	956	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	57.05	587	6thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	626	133.80/cwt	129.00–140.00	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	131.60/cwt	131.00–132.00	962	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	170.38/cwt	170.00–170.50	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	140.98/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	194.51/cwt	193.00–195.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	187.12/cwt	185.50–191.00	977	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.81/cwt	122.00–137.00	903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	191.97/cwt	189.00–195.00	712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	173.03/cwt	170.00–176.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	149.23/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,080	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	970	82
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	245	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	193.00/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,009	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	126.75/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	153.84/cwt	153.75–156.00	1,060	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	157.57/cwt	152.00–169.00	999	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	199.57/cwt	199.50–200.00	876	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	172.46/cwt	160.00–183.00	811	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	169.29/cwt	160.00–178.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	152.08/cwt	149.00–167.00	884	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	181.08/cwt	168.00–186.00	684	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	85.84/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,271	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	83.34/cwt	79.00–94.00	999	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	73.66/cwt	69.00–79.00	856	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	41.65/cwt	40.00–45.00	416	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	72.45/cwt	71.00–75.00	768	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	78.72/cwt	74.00–81.50	1,122	8
Bulls	—	—	1,255	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,167	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	117.79/cwt	113.00–122.00	2,259	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,148.46/cwt	925.00–1,290.00	13,598	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,254.28/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	18,501	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	167.90/cwt	156.00–174.00	794	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.88/cwt	116.00–118.50	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	164.10/cwt	150.00–176.00	847	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	129.26/cwt	124.00–140.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	176.62/cwt	170.00–191.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	171.62/cwt	170.00–172.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	155.44/cwt	147.00–160.00	878	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	143.18/cwt	136.00–148.00	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	175.18/cwt	162.00–179.50	722	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	169.75/cwt	155.00–177.00	557	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	159.92/cwt	153.00–169.00	836	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	164.13/cwt	159.00–170.50	1,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	402	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	176.18/cwt	175.00–177.00	823	15

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 704Year ago 877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 85Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 3

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	129.00–140.00	133.80
4	—	351	170.00–170.50	170.38
12	—	670	122.00–137.00	134.81
23	—	473	156.00–174.00	167.90
4	—	765	116.00–118.50	117.88
5	—	282	170.00–172.00	171.62
6	—	580	136.00–148.00	143.18
19	—	412	162.00–179.50	175.18
2	—	735	130.00	130.00
12	—	328	155.00–177.00	169.75
22	—	523	153.00–169.00	159.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	731	131.00–132.00	131.60
82	—	668	145.25	145.25
3	—	510	169.00	169.00
35	—	565	147.00–160.00	155.44
4	—	402	178.00	178.00
15	—	467	175.00–177.00	176.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	770	137.00–146.00	140.98
4	—	421	193.00–195.00	194.51
12	—	522	185.50–191.00	187.12
1	—	825	125.50	125.50
10	—	371	189.00–195.00	191.97
2	—	565	170.00–176.00	173.03
10	—	724	145.00–152.00	149.23
3	—	470	186.00	186.00
5	—	872	122.00–130.00	126.75
1	—	925	127.00	127.00
7	—	615	159.00–170.50	164.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	181.00	181.00
16	—	523	190.00–194.00	193.00
4	—	750	150.00	150.00
71	—	689	153.75–156.00	153.84
9	—	634	152.00–169.00	157.57
7	—	439	199.50–200.00	199.57
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	245	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	470	160.00–183.00	172.46
2	—	620	144.00–145.00	144.49
6	—	433	160.00–178.00	169.29
3	—	656	133.50	133.50
13	—	581	149.00–167.00	152.08
10	—	378	168.00–186.00	181.08
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
25	—	516	150.00–176.00	164.10
3	—	710	124.00–140.00	129.26
6	—	322	170.00–191.00	176.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,481	82.00–90.00	85.84
8	—	1,425	74.00–81.50	78.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,199	79.00–94.00	83.34
8	—	1,162	69.00–79.00	73.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	40.00–45.00	41.65
3	—	1,060	71.00–75.00	72.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	93.00	93.00
9	—	1,918	113.00–122.00	117.79

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,184	925.00–1,290.00	1,148.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,475	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,254.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle