Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.41/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$163.41

324 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.41

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	706	163.41	1,154	324

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 sale324 hd

163.41

—

KY average24 barns · 6,121 hd

161.00

+2.41

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	—	High	1,689	113.16	1,911	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	83.75	1,297	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	77.72	961	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	62.44	628	14

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1-2Value Added	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	844	146.10/cwt	146.10–146.10	1,233	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	204.13/cwt	189.00–215.00	861	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	183.31/cwt	170.00–205.00	763	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	183.70/cwt	180.00–190.00	674	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	161.61/cwt	159.00–163.00	928	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	185.26/cwt	182.00–189.00	869	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	152.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	953	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	198.82/cwt	195.00–203.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	145.85/cwt	145.85–145.85	1,248	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	150.35/cwt	150.35–150.35	1,192	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	731	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	173.02/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,055	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	197.27/cwt	195.00–200.00	917	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	162.52/cwt	159.00–167.00	860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	583	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	153.97/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,069	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	971	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,045	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	169.06/cwt	167.00–172.00	705	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	187.28/cwt	185.00–190.00	976	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	169.40/cwt	164.00–176.00	623	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	156.96/cwt	155.00–159.00	816	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	89.47/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,201	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	75.37/cwt	71.00–80.00	914	10
Bulls	—	—	1,830	120.58/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,207	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	109.45/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,771	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	762	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	85.70/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,350	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	82.28/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,257	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	65.74/cwt	58.00–69.00	663	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	42.64/cwt	40.00–45.00	424	2

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 656Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 91Year ago 71

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	565	200.00	200.00
66	—	844	146.10	146.10
67	—	856	145.85	145.85
68	—	793	150.35	150.35
16	—	694	151.00–159.00	153.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	422	189.00–215.00	204.13
11	—	376	195.00–203.00	198.82
6	—	755	138.00	138.00
12	—	340	210.00–220.00	214.93
10	—	610	170.00–176.00	173.02
11	—	465	195.00–200.00	197.27
15	—	521	185.00–190.00	187.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	745	129.00	129.00
18	—	416	170.00–205.00	183.31
13	—	367	180.00–190.00	183.70
22	—	574	159.00–163.00	161.61
11	—	469	182.00–189.00	185.26
11	—	626	150.00–155.00	152.21
5	—	750	131.00	131.00
5	—	235	200.00	200.00
5	—	530	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	159.00–167.00	162.52
76	—	695	139.75	139.75
68	—	783	133.50	133.50
6	—	550	160.00	160.00
8	—	480	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	333	170.00–180.00	175.03
5	—	757	119.00	119.00
5	—	600	142.00	142.00
6	—	465	161.00	161.00
9	—	651	135.00	135.00
20	—	417	167.00–172.00	169.06
20	—	368	164.00–176.00	169.40
10	—	520	155.00–159.00	156.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,342	80.00–100.00	89.47
10	—	1,213	71.00–80.00	75.37
1	—	1,155	66.00	66.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	85.00–86.00	85.70
4	—	1,528	82.00–83.00	82.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,008	58.00–69.00	65.74
2	—	995	40.00–45.00	42.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	119.00–122.00	120.58
4	—	1,618	106.00–113.00	109.45

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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