Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Strong demand was shown for the weaned and value-added feeders in all classes. The unweaned and plain feeder cattle were steady with lighter demand. Slaughter cows were 8.00-10.00 lower with light demand on an very plain offering. Average dressing slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.71/cwt on 300 head.

Average price

$168.71

300 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$27.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

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	692	170.24	1,178	283
Medium and Large 2-3	600	143.10	858	17thin

One grade step is worth $27.14/cwt here — about $320 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 sale300 hd

168.71

—

KY average25 barns · 5,598 hd

165.21

+3.50

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	—	Low	1,849	104.17	1,926	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	72.20	1,093	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	70.76	828	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	63.84	645	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$864	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,089	$800	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,023	$766	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	878	$780	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,254	$824	5

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	377	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	150.41/cwt	142.00–159.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	938	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	927	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,084	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	163.06/cwt	161.00–166.00	884	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	123.33/cwt	110.00–130.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	184.75/cwt	181.00–196.00	942	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	197.01/cwt	188.00–200.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,002	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	155.25/cwt	155.00–156.00	834	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	161.24/cwt	159.00–166.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	152.54/cwt	150.00–156.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	145.25/cwt	134.00–151.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	144.04/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	169.39/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,023	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	146.59/cwt	145.00–162.00	982	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	148.42/cwt	136.00–150.75	1,414	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	160.66/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	172.40/cwt	160.00–177.00	969	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	171.80/cwt	160.00–180.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	177.10/cwt	177.10–177.10	1,339	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	172.97/cwt	171.00–174.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	122.67/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	130.32/cwt	129.00–133.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	160.98/cwt	151.00–165.00	773	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.14/cwt	131.00–144.00	801	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	55.31/cwt	54.00–56.50	533	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	723	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	64.22/cwt	61.50–67.50	673	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	72.20/cwt	70.00–75.50	1,093	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	633	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	71.96/cwt	70.00–75.50	851	9
Bulls	—	—	2,105	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,684	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	112.23/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,979	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	780.04/head	775.00–785.00	780	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	863.70/head	650.00–1,060.00	864	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	800.44/head	610.00–885.00	800	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	765.71/head	675.00–850.00	766	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	821.83/head	800.00–835.00	822	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	826.27/head	800.00–850.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	152.88/cwt	147.50–158.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	162.21/cwt	156.00–174.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	150.54/cwt	146.00–161.00	789	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	162.75/cwt	160.00–168.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	144.84/cwt	129.00–161.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	130.06/cwt	128.00–134.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	148.50/cwt	139.00–156.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	136.03/cwt	135.00–138.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	149.21/cwt	142.00–158.00	777	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	169.23/cwt	164.00–173.00	777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	141.78/cwt	128.00–145.00	875	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	140.35/cwt	134.00–144.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	152.26/cwt	140.00–156.00	731	8

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 730Last week 863Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 84Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 37Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	134.00	134.00
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
2	—	420	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	142.00–159.00	150.41
3	—	265	150.00	150.00
8	—	439	139.00–156.00	148.50
3	—	663	135.00–138.00	136.03
24	—	521	142.00–158.00	149.21
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
18	—	617	128.00–145.00	141.78
9	—	582	134.00–144.00	140.35
8	—	480	140.00–156.00	152.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	173.00	173.00
29	—	615	152.50	152.50
14	—	576	161.00	161.00
76	—	688	157.50	157.50
56	—	542	161.00–166.00	163.06
12	—	805	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	160.00–168.00	162.75
2	—	340	162.00	162.00
12	—	459	164.00–173.00	169.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	110.00–130.00	123.33
2	—	530	145.00–147.00	146.03
2	—	418	144.00–145.00	144.52
4	—	580	150.00–156.00	152.54
6	—	606	134.00–151.00	145.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	510	181.00–196.00	184.75
2	—	440	186.00	186.00
5	—	675	171.00	171.00
4	—	555	196.00	196.00
140	—	756	177.10	177.10
3	—	636	181.50	181.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	188.00–200.00	197.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	537	155.00–156.00	155.25
3	—	432	159.00–166.00	161.24
2	—	883	141.00–147.00	144.04
2	—	777	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,000	121.00	121.00
13	—	604	169.00–174.00	169.39
28	—	670	145.00–162.00	146.59
19	—	953	136.00–150.75	148.42
3	—	711	160.00–161.00	160.66
13	—	562	160.00–177.00	172.40
6	—	367	160.00–180.00	171.80
3	—	463	171.00–174.00	172.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	110.00–129.00	122.67
3	—	738	129.00–133.00	130.32
1	—	280	152.50	152.50
1	—	620	142.00	142.00
14	—	480	151.00–165.00	160.98
7	—	580	131.00–144.00	138.14
3	—	983	125.00	125.00
2	—	410	147.50–158.00	152.88
6	—	361	156.00–174.00	162.21
15	—	524	146.00–161.00	150.54
2	—	768	129.00–161.00	144.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
3	—	467	128.00–134.00	130.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	54.00–56.50	55.31
1	—	915	79.00	79.00
5	—	1,048	61.50–67.50	64.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,514	70.00–75.50	72.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	60.00	60.00
9	—	1,183	70.00–75.50	71.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,105	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,763	110.00–115.00	112.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	775.00–785.00	780.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	650.00–1,060.00	863.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,089	610.00–885.00	800.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	675.00–850.00	765.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,272	800.00–835.00	821.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	800.00–850.00	826.27

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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