Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 lower and feeder heifers were 4.00-6.00 lower mostly due to a large number of unweaned , plain quality calves offered. Buyers showed strong interest for the weaned calves and the yearling groups. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower and no trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.85/cwt on 446 head.

Average price

$181.85

446 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$59.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.70

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	717	182.63	1,310	437
Medium and Large 2-3	532	146.52	780	8thin
Medium 1-2	800	123.00	984	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.63/cwt here — about $326 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 sale446 hd

181.85

—

KY average16 barns · 3,734 hd

178.14

+3.70

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	1,598	100.88	1,612	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	80.50	1,140	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	77.70	986	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	67.87	675	10

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	158.71/cwt	152.00–166.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	159.72/cwt	150.00–164.00	906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	164.75/cwt	156.00–170.00	855	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	165.08/cwt	155.00–170.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	165.44/cwt	161.00–170.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	1,436	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	443	205.72/cwt	204.00–219.00	911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	171.04/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,149	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	916	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,347	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	179.95/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	142.76/cwt	139.00–150.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	449	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	185.24/cwt	180.00–188.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	800	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	181.58/cwt	170.00–190.00	928	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	190.30/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,022	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	179.66/cwt	175.00–182.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	206.64/cwt	200.00–212.00	872	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	87.37/cwt	86.00–88.50	1,246	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	63.97/cwt	63.50–64.50	656	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	82.66/cwt	80.00–86.00	806	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	71.37/cwt	67.50–75.50	713	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	76.57/cwt	73.50–82.50	1,080	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	69.32/cwt	69.00–69.50	877	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	77.92/cwt	72.00–82.50	996	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	487	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	89.48/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	113.65/cwt	111.50–115.00	1,966	6
Bulls	—	—	1,356	87.12/cwt	75.50–95.50	1,181	7
Bulls	—	—	1,749	104.17/cwt	99.50–108.00	1,822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	170.16/cwt	166.00–175.00	880	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	190.96/cwt	181.00–195.00	708	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	179.59/cwt	177.00–184.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	161.86/cwt	148.00–166.00	916	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	114.51/cwt	113.00–116.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	183.74/cwt	180.00–185.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	172.69/cwt	164.00–182.50	736	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	162.96/cwt	152.00–173.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	154.34/cwt	154.00–155.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	158.04/cwt	154.00–160.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	169.17/cwt	161.00–176.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	170.59/cwt	162.00–173.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	151.74/cwt	145.00–154.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	846	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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 670Year ago 889

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 29Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	155.00	155.00
3	—	695	139.00	139.00
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
2	—	475	152.00–166.00	158.71
3	—	305	155.00–170.00	165.08
1	—	845	103.00	103.00
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
3	—	412	154.00–155.00	154.34
3	—	363	154.00–160.00	158.04
2	—	702	126.00	126.00
2	—	613	137.00–139.00	138.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	184.00	184.00
9	—	482	190.00	190.00
4	—	686	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	567	150.00–164.00	159.72
9	—	519	156.00–170.00	164.75
1	—	765	140.00	140.00
4	—	387	180.00–185.00	183.74
7	—	426	164.00–182.50	172.69
10	—	479	161.00–176.00	169.17
5	—	335	162.00–173.00	170.59
4	—	619	145.00–154.00	151.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	210.00	210.00
8	—	443	204.00–219.00	205.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	137.50	137.50
2	—	390	161.00–170.00	165.44
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
3	—	620	139.00–150.00	142.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	209.00	209.00
262	—	786	182.75	182.75
8	—	449	199.00	199.00
53	—	537	190.00–194.00	190.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	672	169.00–177.00	171.04
64	—	790	170.50	170.50
3	—	583	178.00–184.00	179.95
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
2	—	437	175.00	175.00
2	—	495	179.00	179.00
3	—	372	180.00–188.00	185.24
2	—	707	168.00	168.00
20	—	511	170.00–190.00	181.58
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	175.00–182.00	179.66
1	—	740	128.00	128.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
13	—	517	166.00–175.00	170.16
7	—	371	181.00–195.00	190.96
3	—	478	177.00–184.00	179.59
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
8	—	566	148.00–166.00	161.86
2	—	755	113.00–116.00	114.51
2	—	602	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	206.00	206.00
3	—	458	204.00	204.00
8	—	422	200.00–212.00	206.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
2	—	540	150.00–153.00	151.49
3	—	372	152.00–173.00	162.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	86.00–88.50	87.37
7	—	1,410	73.50–82.50	76.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	63.50–64.50	63.97
2	—	975	80.00–86.00	82.66
4	—	999	67.50–75.50	71.37
2	—	973	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	69.00–69.50	69.32
7	—	1,278	72.00–82.50	77.92
2	—	1,245	89.00–90.00	89.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,730	111.50–115.00	113.65
7	—	1,356	75.50–95.50	87.12
6	—	1,749	99.50–108.00	104.17

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