Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 4.00-6.00 lower with feeder heifers selling steady. Receipts were low and buyer interest was focused on those weaned individuals due to another day of extreme heat. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 lower on a plain offering. Slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.93/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$146.93

74 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$19.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

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	463	148.76	689	67
Medium and Large 2-3	428	129.38	554	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.38/cwt here — about $136 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 sale74 hd

146.93

—

KY average24 barns · 3,145 hd

147.95

−1.02

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	1,609	115.00	1,850	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	85.10	1,186	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	79.33	986	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	69.32	699	7thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	885	$775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	900	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	922	$1,250	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,111	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$1,075	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	725	119.97/cwt	115.00–125.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	155.02/cwt	153.00–159.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	143.17/cwt	141.00–160.00	550	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	161.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	127.24/cwt	127.00–127.50	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	146.62/cwt	140.00–153.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.63/cwt	141.00–154.00	698	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	152.97/cwt	152.00–154.00	872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	141.84/cwt	136.00–149.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.97/cwt	130.00–144.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	207	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	180.54/cwt	175.00–187.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	173.67/cwt	173.00–174.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	131.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	163.51/cwt	163.00–164.00	839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	619	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	771	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	62.90/cwt	59.50–65.50	650	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	71.51/cwt	70.00–74.00	719	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	87.32/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,196	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	911	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,076	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	944	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,609	115.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,074.37/head	960.00–1,200.00	1,074	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	147.43/cwt	144.00–151.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	148.29/cwt	139.00–157.00	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	394	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.51/cwt	138.00–140.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	871	4

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 437Year ago 729

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 41Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 3Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	115.00–125.00	119.97
5	—	408	153.00–159.00	155.02
12	—	384	141.00–160.00	143.17
3	—	333	160.00–165.00	161.58
2	—	655	125.00–134.00	129.50
8	—	473	141.00–154.00	147.63
7	—	518	136.00–149.00	141.84
2	—	207	157.50	157.50
1	—	255	152.50	152.50
4	—	580	138.00–140.00	138.51
4	—	620	140.00–142.00	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	127.00–127.50	127.24
2	—	418	140.00–153.00	146.62
3	—	471	118.00–120.00	119.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	152.00–154.00	152.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	395	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	150.00–153.00	151.49
2	—	618	130.00–144.00	136.97
1	—	520	159.00	159.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
4	—	384	175.00–187.00	180.54
2	—	463	168.00–169.00	168.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
1	—	430	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	173.00	173.00
3	—	571	173.00–174.00	173.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	130.00–140.00	131.94
5	—	383	152.50	152.50
3	—	906	99.00	99.00
3	—	561	152.00	152.00
2	—	257	172.50	172.50
2	—	520	144.00–151.00	147.43
7	—	488	139.00–157.00	148.29
5	—	228	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	163.00–164.00	163.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	132.50	132.50
2	—	492	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	127.50	127.50
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,033	59.50–65.50	62.90
3	—	1,005	70.00–74.00	71.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,370	80.00–90.00	87.32
1	—	1,515	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,170	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,180	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	110.00–118.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,196	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,108	1,135.00	1,135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	960.00–1,200.00	1,074.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	922	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	900.00	900.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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