Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the market being closed for the July 4th holiday. All feeder cattle classes saw strong demand on the weaned packages and groups. Slaughter cows and bulls traded with good demand on a plain offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.90/cwt on 406 head.

Average price

$156.90

406 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$21.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.71

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	604	157.84	953	388
Medium and Large 2-3	510	136.71	697	18thin

One grade step is worth $21.12/cwt here — about $256 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 sale406 hd

156.90

—

KY average22 barns · 6,265 hd

154.19

+2.71

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	1,596	110.79	1,768	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	80.36	1,187	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	73.32	874	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	66.33	661	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,080	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$1,035	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,189	$982	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$943	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$848	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$807	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,130	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$987	6

Every lot, as filed

84 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 2-3	—	685	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	141.48/cwt	141.00–142.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	144.60/cwt	143.00–148.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	155.05/cwt	144.00–160.50	887	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	156.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	972	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	149.46/cwt	146.00–149.75	982	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	159.44/cwt	155.00–168.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,208	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,053	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	158.93/cwt	151.00–166.00	671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	154.23/cwt	143.00–159.50	810	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	148.33/cwt	140.00–151.00	942	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	157.77/cwt	155.00–158.00	743	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	158.46/cwt	152.00–164.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	166.67/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	174.99/cwt	172.00–175.75	1,008	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	167.08/cwt	161.00–174.00	884	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	174.28/cwt	167.00–183.00	1,077	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	173.75/cwt	172.50–176.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	153.13/cwt	148.00–157.00	893	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	185.92/cwt	184.00–187.00	1,086	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	164.10/cwt	164.10–164.10	1,334	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	1,216	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	184.67/cwt	171.00–190.00	883	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	161.26/cwt	160.50–170.00	1,184	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,142	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	153.09/cwt	147.00–158.00	873	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	175.96/cwt	175.00–177.50	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	954	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	57.28/cwt	54.00–59.50	586	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	78.89/cwt	78.00–80.00	752	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	67.33/cwt	63.50–71.00	669	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	75.99/cwt	72.50–78.00	1,090	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	81.92/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,222	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	68.62/cwt	66.50–70.00	814	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,023	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	74.80/cwt	71.50–78.50	891	9
Bulls	—	—	1,570	107.11/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,682	11
Bulls	—	—	1,644	117.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,932	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	943.13/head	750.00–1,200.00	943	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	806.85/head	750.00–860.00	807	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	982.17/head	875.00–1,010.00	982	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,080.43/head	985.00–1,175.00	1,080	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	847.75/head	675.00–1,035.00	848	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	679	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	170.67/cwt	166.00–176.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	277	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	331	179.45/cwt	177.50–182.50	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	142.55/cwt	135.00–149.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	144.18/cwt	133.00–149.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	155.49/cwt	154.00–159.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	148.93/cwt	143.00–155.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	127.25/cwt	122.00–128.00	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	162.47/cwt	156.00–170.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	166.20/cwt	164.00–168.00	804	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	766	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	165.97/cwt	163.00–167.50	850	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	162.54/cwt	157.50–167.50	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	167.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	157.43/cwt	150.00–167.00	749	18

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 Jul 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 863Last week 688Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 131Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 15Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	120.00–127.00	123.55
2	—	468	141.00–142.00	141.48
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
3	—	422	143.00–148.00	144.60
3	—	588	140.00	140.00
4	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
2	—	385	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	572	144.00–160.50	155.05
9	—	479	150.00–160.00	156.65
16	—	702	138.50	138.50
13	—	657	146.00–149.75	149.46
6	—	318	155.00–168.00	159.44
16	—	422	151.00–166.00	158.93
41	—	525	143.00–159.50	154.23
19	—	635	140.00–151.00	148.33
8	—	773	122.00–128.00	127.25
7	—	377	156.00–170.00	162.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	812	148.75	148.75
88	—	616	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	180.00	180.00
20	—	484	164.00–168.00	166.20
10	—	434	176.50	176.50
9	—	512	163.00–167.50	165.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	209.00	209.00
1	—	310	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	172.00	172.00
3	—	695	166.00–168.00	166.67
54	—	576	172.00–175.75	174.99
23	—	529	161.00–174.00	167.08
16	—	618	167.00–183.00	174.28
3	—	363	172.50–176.00	173.75
23	—	478	171.00–190.00	184.67
12	—	734	160.50–170.00	161.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
13	—	471	155.00–158.00	157.77
1	—	405	156.00	156.00
5	—	613	152.00–164.00	158.46
6	—	583	148.00–157.00	153.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	584	184.00–187.00	185.92
3	—	548	194.00	194.00
62	—	813	164.10	164.10
27	—	692	175.75	175.75
34	—	601	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	570	147.00–158.00	153.09
9	—	381	175.00–177.50	175.96
2	—	712	134.00	134.00
1	—	900	123.00	123.00
3	—	412	166.00–176.00	170.67
3	—	668	135.00–149.00	142.55
5	—	621	133.00–149.00	144.18
4	—	514	154.00–159.00	155.49
2	—	343	157.50–167.50	162.54
2	—	280	165.00–170.00	167.41
18	—	476	150.00–167.00	157.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	277	182.50	182.50
4	—	331	177.50–182.50	179.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	132.50	132.50
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
1	—	495	136.00	136.00
2	—	435	143.00–155.00	148.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	54.00–59.50	57.28
2	—	953	78.00–80.00	78.89
11	—	994	63.50–71.00	67.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,434	72.50–78.00	75.99
14	—	1,492	80.00–85.00	81.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,186	66.50–70.00	68.62
1	—	1,225	83.50	83.50
9	—	1,191	71.50–78.50	74.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,570	100.00–112.00	107.11
6	—	1,644	115.00–121.00	117.53

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,218	750.00–1,200.00	943.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,112	1,035.00	1,035.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,118	750.00–860.00	806.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,189	875.00–1,010.00	982.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	985.00–1,175.00	1,080.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,103	675.00–1,035.00	847.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,345	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	985.00	985.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,185.00	1,185.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle