Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-08-31

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 31
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
670 head
7 vs last sale 677 399 vs year ago 271 · +147.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
10 vs last sale 39 2 vs year ago 27 · +7.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
3 vs last sale 5 13 vs year ago 21 · 61.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to no report last week. Good demand on all classes of feeder cattle with strong buyer interest in those 500-700 lb. calves in favorable condition. Moderate demand was shown for slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.21/cwt on 315 head.
Average price
$166.21
315 head · 595 lb average
Value per head Derived
$989
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$381
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$57.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.98
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2604167.981,014288
Medium and Large 2-3503148.8774926
Large 1-2575110.006331thin
One grade step is worth $57.98/cwt here — about $381 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 sale315 hd
166.21
KY average25 barns · 5,210 hd
165.24
+0.98
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,780113.752,0252thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19383.7099811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44480.121,1575thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00177.797797thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)765$6851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,1501thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557167.19/cwt155.00–172.0093121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy492205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0095
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472171.10/cwt160.00–180.0080830
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2369168.96/cwt157.00–173.006238
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324174.02/cwt170.00–179.005647
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2781140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,0975
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2669159.33/cwt151.00–162.001,06613
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2840134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,1302
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added604171.23/cwt169.50–171.501,03485
HeifersLarge 1-2575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2622159.93/cwt149.00–164.0099515
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2510162.59/cwt154.00–174.0082914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2417181.26/cwt171.00–187.0075610
SteersMedium and Large 2-3665148.78/cwt147.50–150.009892
SteersMedium and Large 2-3565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy427210.87/cwt208.00–214.009005
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy315213.00/cwt213.00–213.006711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy282205.00/cwt205.00–205.005781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479186.94/cwt181.00–198.0089514
SteersMedium and Large 2-3935118.89/cwt109.00–129.001,1122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2636187.38/cwt176.00–194.001,19220
SteersMedium and Large 2-3545177.00/cwt177.00–177.009651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2436197.75/cwt194.00–199.008624
SteersMedium and Large 2-3433156.17/cwt140.00–174.006763
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520193.12/cwt183.50–199.001,00423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570193.00/cwt192.00–195.001,1006
SteersMedium and Large 1-2721174.88/cwt172.00–180.001,2618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665184.41/cwt176.00–189.001,22680
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2870146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2905150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2255197.50/cwt197.50–197.505041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added576203.11/cwt199.50–206.001,1707
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added608202.49/cwt202.00–204.001,2314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390193.00/cwt193.00–193.007531
BullsMedium and Large 1-2415183.57/cwt175.00–193.0076211
BullsLarge 1-2560149.00/cwt149.00–149.008342
BullsLarge 1-2710122.00/cwt122.00–122.008661
BullsLarge 1-2600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007802
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy316207.51/cwt200.00–210.006564
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400207.00/cwt207.00–207.008281
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30073.50/cwt73.50–73.509561
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48081.77/cwt80.00–83.001,2104
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11388.26/cwt87.00–89.009824
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23881.09/cwt74.00–85.001,0047
CowsLean 85-90%1,00085.50/cwt85.50–85.508551
CowsLean 85-90%1,00176.50/cwt72.00–82.007666
Bulls1,485121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7971
Bulls2,075106.50/cwt106.50–106.502,2101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2765685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2840875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy290212.50/cwt212.50–212.506161
BullsLarge 1-2510136.00/cwt136.00–136.006941
BullsMedium and Large 1-2373188.54/cwt180.00–196.007035
BullsMedium and Large 1-2315185.00/cwt185.00–185.005831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2560176.58/cwt167.00–183.009897
BullsMedium and Large 1-2654163.20/cwt160.00–164.001,0675
BullsMedium and Large 2-3676147.37/cwt140.00–154.009967
BullsMedium and Large 2-3335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470168.57/cwt160.00–175.007926
BullsMedium and Large 1-2755146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1021
BullsMedium and Large 2-3403162.45/cwt155.00–170.006552
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy375205.29/cwt202.50–208.007702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474186.48/cwt180.00–192.0088414
BullsMedium and Large 2-3575159.07/cwt158.00–162.0091514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2925125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2727142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519185.32/cwt182.00–189.009629
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505144.95/cwt130.00–160.007323
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3520149.63/cwt145.00–154.007782
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720128.00/cwt128.00–128.009221
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3375146.00/cwt146.00–146.005481
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added730167.75/cwt167.75–167.751,22576
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295189.00/cwt189.00–189.005581
BullsMedium and Large 2-3386174.62/cwt172.50–178.006744
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3475152.99/cwt151.00–156.007275
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3275156.97/cwt150.00–160.004323
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3624140.80/cwt135.00–147.008795
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3433151.36/cwt142.00–162.006554
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3578150.43/cwt147.00–153.508695

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.