Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves under 600 sold steady. feeder steer calves over 600 sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifer calves sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a lower dressing offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.69/cwt on 342 head.

Average price

$142.69

342 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$11.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

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	623	142.88	890	336
Medium and Large 2-3	427	131.74	563	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $327 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 sale342 hd

142.69

—

KY average23 barns · 5,686 hd

148.04

−5.35

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	1,737	104.59	1,817	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	75.99	1,002	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	69.13	784	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,000	52.73	527	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,310	116.00	1,520	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2Fancy	—	357	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	564	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	158.70/cwt	154.00–167.50	521	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	149.90/cwt	141.00–159.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	136.53/cwt	131.00–142.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.50	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	163.21/cwt	156.00–169.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	143.82/cwt	136.00–150.00	814	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	134.85/cwt	126.00–139.00	837	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	214.23/cwt	210.00–215.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	128.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	134.95/cwt	134.95–134.95	1,080	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	140.89/cwt	136.25–143.60	943	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	165.94/cwt	154.00–168.00	1,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	174.95/cwt	165.00–180.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	172.88/cwt	161.00–178.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	146.82/cwt	137.00–152.50	1,067	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	176.03/cwt	169.00–186.00	928	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	143.17/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,138	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	175.25/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	185.28/cwt	180.00–191.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	130.31/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	193.21/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	175.45/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	179.09/cwt	170.00–188.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	171.28/cwt	170.00–175.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	145.39/cwt	139.00–153.00	903	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	156.17/cwt	150.00–161.00	796	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	415	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,310	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,520	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	38.50/cwt	35.00–40.00	369	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	51.58/cwt	48.00–54.00	526	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	62.41/cwt	60.00–66.00	628	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	74.24/cwt	74.00–74.50	912	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,193	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	694	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	70.84/cwt	68.50–73.00	815	3
Bulls	—	—	1,890	108.35/cwt	105.00–112.00	2,048	6
Bulls	—	—	1,504	95.86/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,442	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,295	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	755	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,096	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,413	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	655.85/cwt	635.00–675.00	6,165	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	164.33/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	179.05/cwt	175.00–180.00	763	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	193.65/cwt	191.00–198.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	135.25/cwt	135.00–136.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	149.28/cwt	135.00–155.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	156.49/cwt	152.00–161.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	172.51/cwt	171.00–175.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	130.29/cwt	123.00–134.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	127.09/cwt	124.00–130.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	173.51/cwt	165.00–176.00	833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	152.71/cwt	140.00–156.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	119.40/cwt	116.00–125.00	870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	171.57/cwt	165.00–175.00	463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	144.63/cwt	131.00–156.00	762	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	159.27/cwt	158.00–162.00	841	3

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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 551Last week 477Year ago 1,085

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 50Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 19Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	357	158.00	158.00
8	—	414	171.00–175.00	172.51
4	—	464	169.00–170.00	169.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	328	154.00–167.50	158.70
4	—	484	141.00–159.00	149.90
7	—	418	156.00–169.00	163.21
1	—	800	109.00	109.00
1	—	885	112.00	112.00
22	—	566	136.00–150.00	143.82
17	—	621	126.00–139.00	134.85
10	—	683	125.00–132.00	128.72
9	—	377	140.00–156.00	152.71
5	—	729	116.00–125.00	119.40
7	—	270	165.00–175.00	171.57
22	—	527	131.00–156.00	144.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
2	—	418	131.00–142.00	136.53
2	—	323	140.00–142.50	141.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	703	130.00	130.00
67	—	800	134.95	134.95
121	—	669	136.25–143.60	140.89
3	—	528	158.00–162.00	159.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	205.00	205.00
6	—	383	210.00–215.00	214.23
1	—	455	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	665	154.00–168.00	165.94
7	—	305	197.00	197.00
3	—	426	165.00–180.00	174.95
1	—	810	135.00	135.00
7	—	462	161.00–178.00	172.88
14	—	727	137.00–152.50	146.82
10	—	527	169.00–186.00	176.03
9	—	795	135.00–145.50	143.17
4	—	584	173.00–176.00	175.25
2	—	610	161.00	161.00
2	—	370	180.00–191.00	185.28
3	—	877	127.00–133.00	130.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	190.00–198.00	193.21
9	—	615	173.00–180.00	175.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	170.00–188.00	179.09
4	—	319	170.00–175.00	171.28
1	—	250	182.50	182.50
7	—	621	139.00–153.00	145.39
7	—	510	150.00–161.00	156.17
7	—	426	175.00–180.00	179.05
4	—	695	135.00–136.00	135.25
4	—	575	152.00–161.00	156.49
3	—	721	123.00–134.00	130.29
9	—	480	165.00–176.00	173.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	197.50	197.50
6	—	612	164.00–165.00	164.33
1	—	565	171.00	171.00
1	—	360	191.00	191.00
3	—	338	191.00–198.00	193.65
1	—	255	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	152.50	152.50
4	—	424	135.00–155.00	149.28
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
2	—	568	124.00–130.00	127.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	116.00	116.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	35.00–40.00	38.50
5	—	1,020	48.00–54.00	51.58
5	—	1,006	60.00–66.00	62.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	74.00–74.50	74.24
1	—	1,500	79.50	79.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,150	68.50–73.00	70.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,890	105.00–112.00	108.35
4	—	1,504	94.00–100.00	95.86
1	—	1,755	117.00	117.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	685.00	685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	635.00–675.00	655.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	675.00	675.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle