Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.81/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$170.81

299 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.63

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	685	170.81	1,169	299

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale299 hd

170.81

—

KY average26 barns · 5,159 hd

163.18

+7.63

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	—	High	1,752	127.43	2,233	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	93.41	1,182	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,721	85.63	1,474	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	73.51	867	29

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$990	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$755	3thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	162.22/cwt	152.00–182.00	860	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	146.07/cwt	139.00–155.00	767	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	136.98/cwt	130.00–147.00	863	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.38/cwt	136.00–157.00	826	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	163.18/cwt	141.00–163.35	1,346	131
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	160.84/cwt	155.00–168.00	918	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	175.91/cwt	170.00–185.00	660	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	177.12/cwt	169.00–184.00	739	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	144.60/cwt	140.00–153.00	886	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	163.13/cwt	155.00–185.00	783	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	175.68/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,170	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	174.77/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,103	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	175.69/cwt	162.00–185.00	912	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	186.41/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,085	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	160.45/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,077	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,036	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	166.93/cwt	162.00–171.00	960	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	168.18/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,063	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	188.71/cwt	185.00–190.00	879	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	160.09/cwt	151.00–169.00	381	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	153.33/cwt	149.00–166.00	575	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	153.84/cwt	145.00–157.00	728	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	149.95/cwt	149.50–151.00	924	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	157.23/cwt	147.00–166.00	664	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	755.00/head	755.00–755.00	755	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	990.13/head	875.00–1,100.00	990	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	133.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,298	10
Bulls	—	—	1,777	122.69/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,180	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	83.25/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,018	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	102.72/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,339	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,687	83.66/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,411	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,721	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	70.27/cwt	62.00–71.00	828	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	80.31/cwt	80.00–84.00	957	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	56.98/cwt	55.00–59.00	634	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	530	152.00–182.00	162.22
5	—	727	119.00	119.00
18	—	571	155.00–168.00	160.84
31	—	375	170.00–185.00	175.91
15	—	417	169.00–184.00	177.12
15	—	613	140.00–153.00	144.60
55	—	480	155.00–185.00	163.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	525	139.00–155.00	146.07
13	—	630	130.00–147.00	136.98
57	—	572	136.00–157.00	144.38
5	—	750	131.00	131.00
10	—	238	151.00–169.00	160.09
41	—	375	149.00–166.00	153.33
42	—	473	145.00–157.00	153.84
3	—	687	123.00	123.00
30	—	422	147.00–166.00	157.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	162.00	162.00
5	—	662	139.00	139.00
17	—	616	149.50–151.00	149.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	825	141.00–163.35	163.18
17	—	666	174.00–180.00	175.68
27	—	631	168.00–177.00	174.77
11	—	582	182.00–190.00	186.41
15	—	537	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	519	162.00–185.00	175.69
10	—	671	159.00–162.00	160.45
21	—	575	162.00–171.00	166.93
11	—	632	161.00–174.00	168.18
19	—	466	185.00–190.00	188.71

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	930	755.00	755.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,128	875.00–1,100.00	990.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,720	130.00–138.00	133.60
13	—	1,777	117.00–125.00	122.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,223	79.00–85.00	83.25
12	—	1,304	90.00–105.00	102.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,687	83.00–86.00	83.66
4	—	1,850	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,179	62.00–71.00	70.27
12	—	1,192	80.00–84.00	80.31
2	—	1,113	55.00–59.00	56.98

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle