Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: All classes of feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher on a good quality offering. There was strong demand for the fancy and value-added feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.65/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$161.65

246 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$31.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

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	565	162.67	918	238
Medium and Large 2-3	570	131.33	748	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.34/cwt here — about $171 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 sale246 hd

161.65

—

KY average25 barns · 4,528 hd

159.38

+2.27

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	1,580	107.62	1,700	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	80.61	935	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,404	76.50	1,074	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	68.66	694	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,185	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2Fancy	—	393	201.66/cwt	199.00–203.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	920	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	168.90/cwt	166.00–170.00	963	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	162.21/cwt	155.00–170.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	154.59/cwt	153.50–155.50	1,037	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	183.38/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,065	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	170.53/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,248	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	205.47/cwt	197.50–210.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	159.65/cwt	158.00–164.00	999	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	759	142.41/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	167.83/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,146	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	186.02/cwt	185.00–187.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	175.23/cwt	165.00–184.00	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	194.10/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,083	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	191.86/cwt	190.00–193.50	1,193	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	187.95/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,282	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	154.87/cwt	151.00–159.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	171.40/cwt	160.00–180.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	393	194.34/cwt	193.00–194.50	764	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,019	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	79.75/cwt	78.00–81.50	1,099	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	87.75/cwt	87.00–88.50	1,031	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	55.42/cwt	54.50–56.50	523	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	853	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	70.88/cwt	69.00–74.00	735	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	77.04/cwt	72.50–80.00	888	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	107.62/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	115.62/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	155.17/cwt	150.00–165.00	908	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	143.78/cwt	140.00–147.50	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	184.44/cwt	175.00–189.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	159.25/cwt	156.00–164.00	842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	181.73/cwt	175.00–186.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	136.07/cwt	132.50–140.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	156.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	128.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	194.99/cwt	189.00–204.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	397	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	173.73/cwt	167.50–178.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	133.97/cwt	132.00–144.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.58/cwt	162.50–174.00	725	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	166.38/cwt	160.00–173.00	792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.63/cwt	152.00–167.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	164.73/cwt	159.00–170.00	862	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	161.20/cwt	156.00–163.00	912	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1

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 Aug 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 452Year ago 1,223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 18Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	199.00–203.00	201.66
5	—	422	197.50–210.00	205.47
5	—	476	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	165.00	165.00
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
5	—	759	132.00–145.00	142.41
2	—	358	142.50–145.00	143.76
2	—	625	151.00–159.00	154.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	581	170.00–189.00	183.38
1	—	935	142.00	142.00
1	—	437	185.00	185.00
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
7	—	683	159.00–171.00	167.83
4	—	475	185.00–187.00	186.02
8	—	526	165.00–184.00	175.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	732	170.00–172.00	170.53
4	—	530	202.50	202.50
22	—	558	192.50–200.00	194.10
11	—	622	190.00–193.50	191.86
65	—	682	184.00–190.00	187.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	530	173.50	173.50
16	—	570	166.00–170.00	168.90
74	—	671	153.50–155.50	154.59
13	—	626	158.00–164.00	159.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	147.50	147.50
1	—	595	152.00	152.00
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
2	—	373	132.50–140.00	136.07
1	—	915	86.00	86.00
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
1	—	510	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	279	155.00–170.00	162.21
7	—	341	167.50–178.00	173.73
6	—	715	132.00–144.00	133.97
14	—	425	162.50–174.00	170.58
10	—	476	160.00–173.00	166.38
3	—	380	152.00–167.00	159.63
12	—	523	159.00–170.00	164.73
35	—	566	156.00–163.00	161.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	172.00	172.00
2	—	397	177.00	177.00
7	—	469	176.50	176.50
5	—	414	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	140.00	140.00
1	—	605	152.00	152.00
6	—	430	160.00–180.00	171.40
1	—	845	122.50	122.50
1	—	735	136.00	136.00
5	—	917	110.00–117.00	115.62
15	—	585	150.00–165.00	155.17
4	—	332	175.00–189.00	184.44
8	—	529	156.00–164.00	159.25
6	—	470	175.00–186.00	181.73
2	—	770	125.00–132.00	128.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	393	193.00–194.50	194.34
8	—	425	189.00–204.00	194.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	140.00–147.50	143.78
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
4	—	495	150.00–158.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,378	78.00–81.50	79.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	87.00–88.50	87.75
4	—	1,153	72.50–80.00	77.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	54.50–56.50	55.42
1	—	1,015	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,037	69.00–74.00	70.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	104.00–110.00	107.62

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,185.00	1,185.00

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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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