Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.97/cwt on 429 head.

Average price

$152.97

429 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$33.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

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	571	153.70	877	419
Medium and Large 2-3	598	123.00	736	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	405	120.00	486	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.70/cwt here — about $391 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 sale429 hd

152.97

—

KY average23 barns · 6,618 hd

149.47

+3.50

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	—	Average	1,667	107.10	1,786	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	76.50	961	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	76.35	1,196	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	995	65.37	650	17
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,255	103.00	1,293	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	320	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	172.57/cwt	162.50–182.00	899	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	138.96/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,051	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	160.42/cwt	156.00–162.25	897	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	186.83/cwt	185.00–191.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	172.66/cwt	160.00–184.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	190.86/cwt	190.00–192.00	905	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	149.38/cwt	141.00–154.00	856	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	172.23/cwt	160.00–177.50	654	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	160.05/cwt	157.00–163.25	831	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	140.12/cwt	132.50–151.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	155.47/cwt	145.00–160.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	136.68/cwt	124.00–144.00	910	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	201.28/cwt	196.00–205.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,092	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	126.64/cwt	116.00–129.50	1,166	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	169.84/cwt	163.00–176.00	968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,168	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,173	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	132.03/cwt	129.00–135.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	184.06/cwt	181.00–185.50	1,057	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	164.52/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,033	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,059	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	177.53/cwt	170.00–192.00	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	157.35/cwt	156.50–162.50	1,114	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	760	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	174.65/cwt	160.00–183.00	760	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	181.92/cwt	177.50–190.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	170.00/cwt	160.00–173.50	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	165.44/cwt	153.00–175.00	875	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	175.80/cwt	166.00–189.00	842	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,255	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,293	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	72.35/cwt	70.00–73.50	875	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	75.51/cwt	70.00–80.00	788	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	67.13/cwt	66.50–68.00	633	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	79.03/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,215	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,154	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	41.91/cwt	36.00–45.00	372	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	60.04/cwt	58.00–62.00	614	3
Bulls	—	—	1,513	103.53/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,566	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,449	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	78.99/cwt	76.50–82.50	1,013	5
Bulls	—	—	1,781	114.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,047	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,285	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,858	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,067.58/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	9,928	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	11,267	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	921.16/cwt	800.00–985.00	8,364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	155.49/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	623	155.68/cwt	154.00–158.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	153.34/cwt	147.50–159.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	159.54/cwt	148.50–166.00	766	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,026	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	170.20/cwt	168.00–173.00	555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	169.44/cwt	168.00–171.50	810	27
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	137.38/cwt	131.00–144.00	856	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	174.17/cwt	170.00–177.50	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	140.63/cwt	133.00–156.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	134.28/cwt	133.50–134.50	967	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	175.49/cwt	170.00–181.00	749	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	144.63/cwt	135.00–152.00	956	7

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 921Last week 742Year ago 1,035

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 53Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 140

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	187.50	187.50
14	—	521	162.50–182.00	172.57
8	—	756	132.00–140.00	138.96
9	—	371	185.00–191.00	186.83
7	—	468	160.00–184.00	172.66
1	—	815	139.00	139.00
1	—	975	116.00	116.00
9	—	921	116.00–129.50	126.64
6	—	697	150.00	150.00
7	—	570	163.00–176.00	169.84
1	—	270	177.50	177.50
4	—	724	129.00–135.00	132.03
1	—	885	131.00	131.00
10	—	421	170.00–192.00	177.53
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
3	—	518	193.00	193.00
14	—	474	190.00–192.00	190.86
7	—	430	196.00–205.00	201.28
8	—	605	180.50	180.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	159.00	159.00
1	—	440	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	788	148.25	148.25
61	—	805	145.75	145.75
28	—	574	181.00–185.50	184.06
20	—	628	162.00–166.00	164.52
13	—	658	161.00	161.00
7	—	708	156.50–162.50	157.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	559	156.00–162.25	160.42
72	—	519	157.00–163.25	160.05
54	—	757	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
30	—	573	141.00–154.00	149.38
17	—	380	160.00–177.50	172.23
5	—	538	132.50–151.00	140.12
6	—	425	145.00–160.00	155.47
15	—	666	124.00–144.00	136.68
6	—	896	110.00	110.00
23	—	480	148.50–166.00	159.54
4	—	326	168.00–173.00	170.20
12	—	623	131.00–144.00	137.38
1	—	945	106.00	106.00
6	—	763	128.00	128.00
3	—	252	170.00–177.50	174.17
26	—	720	133.50–134.50	134.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	117.00	117.00
4	—	498	135.00	135.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	478	168.00–171.50	169.44
25	—	427	170.00–181.00	175.49
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	82.50	82.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	435	160.00–183.00	174.65
6	—	339	177.50–190.00	181.92
4	—	565	160.00–173.50	170.00
17	—	529	153.00–175.00	165.44
2	—	387	180.00	180.00
16	—	479	166.00–189.00	175.80
1	—	805	128.00	128.00
7	—	295	170.00	170.00
1	—	935	116.00	116.00
1	—	895	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	141.00	141.00
7	—	661	135.00–152.00	144.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	154.00–157.00	155.49
3	—	623	154.00–158.00	155.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
2	—	468	147.50–159.00	153.34
2	—	965	90.00	90.00
4	—	420	133.00–156.00	140.63
1	—	595	129.00	129.00
1	—	835	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	103.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	70.00–73.50	72.35
5	—	1,283	76.50–82.50	78.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,044	70.00–80.00	75.51
3	—	943	66.50–68.00	67.13
3	—	888	36.00–45.00	41.91
3	—	1,022	58.00–62.00	60.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	78.00–80.00	79.03
1	—	1,625	71.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	101.00–106.00	103.53
1	—	1,675	86.50	86.50
4	—	1,781	110.00–120.00	114.92

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	860.00	860.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	930	825.00–1,125.00	1,067.58
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,110.00	1,110.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	908	800.00–985.00	921.16

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