Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: All feeder classes traded 6.00-8.00 lower except for those calves sold in weaned packages and load lots. Please note with temperatures in the mid 90's buyer activity was sluggish. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.00/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$148.00

227 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$25.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

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	631	149.59	943	213
Medium and Large 2-3	584	123.84	723	14thin

One grade step is worth $25.74/cwt here — about $220 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 sale227 hd

148.00

—

KY average25 barns · 4,519 hd

147.43

+0.56

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	1,833	109.49	2,007	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,486	86.63	1,287	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	82.17	1,008	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	66.13	618	22

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	841	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2-3	—	422	165.24/cwt	164.00–167.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	185.97/cwt	185.00–187.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.85/cwt	145.00–151.00	776	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	137.47/cwt	130.00–146.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	956	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	161.85/cwt	159.00–169.00	863	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	181.12/cwt	180.00–183.00	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,299	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	346	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	161.09/cwt	159.00–164.00	918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	163.37/cwt	157.00–167.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	149.08/cwt	148.00–150.00	696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	444	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	60.58/cwt	53.00–66.00	547	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	87.06/cwt	86.00–88.00	862	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	82.51/cwt	81.00–83.50	1,017	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	991	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	77.85/cwt	74.00–84.00	807	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	77.52/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,298	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	95.51/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	87.37/cwt	84.00–90.50	1,265	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	974	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	108.69/cwt	106.00–110.00	2,022	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	163.60/cwt	160.00–171.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.57/cwt	127.00–132.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	157.28/cwt	148.00–160.50	821	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	125.02/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	117.44/cwt	110.00–125.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,095	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	720	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	133.75/cwt	125.00–138.00	967	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	177.61/cwt	175.00–180.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	153.66/cwt	142.00–158.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.44/cwt	142.00–155.00	704	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	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 Jun 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 433Year ago 776

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 54Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	164.00–167.00	165.24
1	—	310	153.00	153.00
3	—	553	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	466	185.00–187.00	185.97
2	—	402	195.00	195.00
3	—	346	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	159.00–169.00	161.85
9	—	427	180.00–183.00	181.12
2	—	613	158.00–159.00	158.50
2	—	663	159.00	159.00
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
7	—	570	159.00–164.00	161.09
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
4	—	482	157.00–167.00	163.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	792	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	141.00	141.00
3	—	790	116.00	116.00
3	—	686	116.00	116.00
2	—	505	128.00	128.00
2	—	585	115.00–125.00	119.91
2	—	425	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	521	145.00–151.00	148.85
4	—	559	130.00–146.00	137.47
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
2	—	265	165.00	165.00
7	—	419	142.00–158.00	153.66
19	—	468	142.00–155.00	150.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	643	148.75	148.75
76	—	741	147.75	147.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	138.00	138.00
1	—	585	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	148.00–150.00	149.08
1	—	275	175.00	175.00
3	—	438	160.00–171.00	163.60
2	—	565	127.00–132.00	129.57
19	—	522	148.00–160.50	157.28
3	—	828	124.00–127.00	125.02
8	—	723	125.00–138.00	133.75
4	—	366	175.00–180.00	177.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	444	177.00	177.00
3	—	490	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	133.00	133.00
2	—	507	120.00	120.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	110.00–125.00	117.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	903	53.00–66.00	60.58
2	—	990	86.00–88.00	87.06
4	—	1,036	74.00–84.00	77.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	81.00–83.50	82.51
1	—	1,330	74.50	74.50
1	—	1,100	88.50	88.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,675	74.00–80.00	77.52
2	—	1,450	95.00–96.00	95.51
13	—	1,448	84.00–90.50	87.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,860	106.00–110.00	108.69
1	—	1,700	113.50	113.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	841	1,275.00	1,275.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle