Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers and bull calves sold unevenly steady with mid-weights showing instances of 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Lower demand on the lesser quality calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady compared to last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.89/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$151.89

228 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$16.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.19

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	546	152.33	831	222
Medium and Large 2-3	553	135.50	750	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.83/cwt here — about $81 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 sale228 hd

151.89

—

KY average25 barns · 6,871 hd

151.70

+0.19

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	1,415	97.13	1,375	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,309	81.98	1,073	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	74.60	856	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	58.30	570	16

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	729	138.25/cwt	126.00–139.50	1,008	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	150.04/cwt	142.50–152.50	869	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	181.00/cwt	177.50–185.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	958	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	182.49/cwt	174.00–189.00	863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	147.87/cwt	144.00–161.00	782	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	144.18/cwt	133.50–149.00	1,126	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	191.90/cwt	186.00–197.50	1,023	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	204.39/cwt	200.00–207.50	844	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	151.71/cwt	146.00–162.50	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	454	202.72/cwt	198.00–204.00	920	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	158.62/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	181.35/cwt	173.00–188.00	927	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	154.00/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,104	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	166.35/cwt	158.00–177.00	1,040	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	170.55/cwt	166.00–175.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	171.44/cwt	168.50–182.00	1,003	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	909	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	156.86/cwt	153.00–165.00	904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	187.32/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,070	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	185.84/cwt	181.00–195.00	784	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	194.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	172.13/cwt	168.00–178.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	790	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	54.60/cwt	47.50–56.00	498	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	63.81/cwt	60.00–69.00	648	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	58.33/cwt	57.00–60.50	594	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	89.48/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,126	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,014	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	733	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	81.31/cwt	80.00–83.00	929	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	72.69/cwt	69.00–74.50	836	5
Bulls	—	—	1,478	99.91/cwt	93.00–108.00	1,477	4
Bulls	—	—	1,165	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,002	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	81.03/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,067	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,745	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	13,356	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	159.73/cwt	154.00–170.00	851	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	145.61/cwt	140.00–152.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	170.52/cwt	170.00–171.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	123.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	178.72/cwt	177.00–184.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	160.95/cwt	153.00–170.00	689	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	174.13/cwt	168.00–175.00	751	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	169.00/cwt	167.00–170.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	142.91/cwt	136.00–146.50	880	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	163.52/cwt	155.00–170.00	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	159.33/cwt	150.00–166.00	765	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	1

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 1,046Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 77Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 74Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	729	126.00–139.50	138.25
21	—	579	142.50–152.50	150.04
2	—	268	177.50–185.00	181.00
2	—	755	129.00	129.00
48	—	529	144.00–161.00	147.87
24	—	428	153.00–170.00	160.95
7	—	324	167.00–170.00	169.00
13	—	616	136.00–146.50	142.91
9	—	383	155.00–170.00	163.52
20	—	480	150.00–166.00	159.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	652	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	119.00	119.00
3	—	480	146.00	146.00
1	—	590	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	431	168.00–175.00	174.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	473	174.00–189.00	182.49
9	—	781	133.50–149.00	144.18
1	—	1,000	123.00	123.00
9	—	668	145.00–163.00	158.62
19	—	511	173.00–188.00	181.35
2	—	830	138.00	138.00
12	—	717	151.00–155.00	154.00
1	—	850	136.00	136.00
35	—	625	158.00–177.00	166.35
33	—	585	168.50–182.00	171.44
13	—	422	181.00–195.00	185.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	533	186.00–197.50	191.90
14	—	571	184.00–194.00	187.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	413	200.00–207.50	204.39
2	—	390	207.00	207.00
14	—	454	198.00–204.00	202.72
3	—	343	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	146.00–162.50	151.71
1	—	485	156.00	156.00
2	—	420	166.00–175.00	170.55
4	—	661	137.50	137.50
7	—	576	153.00–165.00	156.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	161.00	161.00
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	156.50	156.50
3	—	558	169.00	169.00
7	—	320	190.00–200.00	194.84
5	—	466	168.00–178.00	172.13
3	—	228	200.00	200.00
15	—	533	154.00–170.00	159.73
3	—	668	140.00–152.00	145.61
2	—	423	170.00–171.00	170.52
3	—	922	122.00–125.00	123.97
9	—	361	177.00–184.00	178.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	913	47.50–56.00	54.60
4	—	1,016	60.00–69.00	63.81
6	—	1,018	57.00–60.50	58.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	89.00–90.00	89.48
1	—	1,325	76.50	76.50
10	—	1,317	78.00–85.00	81.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,143	80.00–83.00	81.31
5	—	1,150	69.00–74.50	72.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,478	93.00–108.00	99.91
1	—	1,165	86.00	86.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,260.00	1,260.00

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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