Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 lower. The weaned, value added calves in all classes saw good demand with all others seeing lower buyer interest. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady on an average offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.89/cwt on 414 head.

Average price

$157.89

414 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$19.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

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	590	159.31	940	384
Medium and Large 2-3	488	139.74	682	30

One grade step is worth $19.57/cwt here — about $258 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 sale414 hd

157.89

—

KY average26 barns · 6,472 hd

157.63

+0.26

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	1,771	107.42	1,902	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	81.26	1,154	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	80.84	987	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,019	68.28	696	40

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)	1,005	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,028	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$943	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$935	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$885	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$823	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$985	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2	—	272	145.85/cwt	140.00–152.50	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	141.84/cwt	120.00–151.00	594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	148.03/cwt	147.00–150.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	153.23/cwt	150.00–157.50	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	165.37/cwt	154.00–170.00	766	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	149.45/cwt	140.00–154.00	901	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	163.42/cwt	161.00–168.50	711	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	144.46/cwt	128.00–151.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	163.04/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,076	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	161.04/cwt	159.50–163.00	957	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,127	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	164.60/cwt	164.60–164.60	1,197	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	177.21/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,109	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	157.95/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	175.82/cwt	163.00–183.00	949	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	170.30/cwt	170.00–170.50	1,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	184.25/cwt	177.50–190.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	162.29/cwt	144.00–167.00	755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	185.68/cwt	180.00–191.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,286	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	173.45/cwt	172.50–174.50	1,181	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	169.18/cwt	158.00–177.00	959	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	183.82/cwt	181.00–186.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	164.39/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	190.10/cwt	188.00–192.00	981	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	179.31/cwt	170.00–187.50	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	125.24/cwt	121.00–133.00	973	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	178.78/cwt	167.50–182.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	170.80/cwt	162.00–180.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	180.49/cwt	170.00–188.00	652	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,105	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	74.97/cwt	70.00–78.00	924	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	79.87/cwt	77.00–82.00	806	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	69.44/cwt	64.00–74.50	731	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	84.52/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,029	6
Bulls	—	—	1,260	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	964	1
Bulls	—	—	1,751	114.90/cwt	112.00–118.00	2,012	6
Bulls	—	—	1,861	105.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,962	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	57.64/cwt	50.00–62.00	553	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	81.26/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,154	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	943.15/head	750.00–1,085.00	943	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	823.35/head	710.00–885.00	823	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,027.93/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,028	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	163.51/cwt	156.00–168.00	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	166.85/cwt	160.00–174.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	147.23/cwt	144.00–150.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	128.62/cwt	119.00–138.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	136.66/cwt	125.00–139.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	143.32/cwt	142.00–144.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	178.30/cwt	175.00–185.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	152.88/cwt	144.00–155.50	807	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	154.13/cwt	147.00–156.00	895	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	152.29/cwt	151.50–152.75	1,084	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	159.25/cwt	149.00–165.00	594	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	154.84/cwt	150.00–161.00	528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	874	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,028	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 Sep 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 646Year ago 779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 66Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	272	140.00–152.50	145.85
1	—	975	105.00	105.00
39	—	463	154.00–170.00	165.37
26	—	603	140.00–154.00	149.45
25	—	435	161.00–168.50	163.42
1	—	940	111.00	111.00
48	—	528	144.00–155.50	152.88
23	—	581	147.00–156.00	154.13
22	—	712	151.50–152.75	152.29
16	—	373	149.00–165.00	159.25
9	—	341	150.00–161.00	154.84
1	—	655	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	120.00–151.00	141.84
5	—	485	128.00–151.00	144.46
2	—	613	119.00–138.00	128.62
9	—	511	125.00–139.00	136.66
3	—	575	142.00–144.00	143.32
2	—	323	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	594	159.50–163.00	161.04
8	—	511	159.50	159.50
77	—	688	163.75	163.75
63	—	727	164.60	164.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	147.00–150.00	148.03
3	—	518	150.00–157.50	153.23
3	—	665	151.00	151.00
1	—	555	149.00	149.00
1	—	445	171.00	171.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	720	144.00	144.00
12	—	465	144.00–167.00	162.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	660	158.00–166.00	163.04
2	—	723	155.00–161.00	157.95
26	—	540	163.00–183.00	175.82
7	—	427	177.50–190.00	184.25
4	—	383	180.00–191.00	185.68
2	—	825	137.00	137.00
14	—	567	158.00–177.00	169.18
8	—	464	181.00–186.00	183.82
5	—	616	157.00–169.00	164.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	626	171.00–179.00	177.21
5	—	728	170.00–170.50	170.30
8	—	782	164.50	164.50
8	—	583	184.50	184.50
14	—	681	172.50–174.50	173.45
29	—	516	188.00–192.00	190.10
2	—	482	192.00	192.00
8	—	445	196.50	196.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	170.00–187.50	179.31
9	—	777	121.00–133.00	125.24
6	—	405	167.50–182.00	178.78
2	—	460	162.00–180.00	170.80
2	—	720	128.00	128.00
6	—	361	170.00–188.00	180.49
5	—	563	156.00–168.00	163.51
7	—	528	160.00–174.00	166.85
5	—	659	149.00	149.00
5	—	611	144.00–150.00	147.23
5	—	310	175.00–185.00	178.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	320	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	94.00	94.00
6	—	1,232	70.00–78.00	74.97
6	—	1,217	80.00–88.50	84.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,009	77.00–82.00	79.87
21	—	1,053	64.00–74.50	69.44
11	—	960	50.00–62.00	57.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,420	80.00–88.00	81.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	76.50	76.50
6	—	1,751	112.00–118.00	114.90
7	—	1,861	100.00–110.00	105.42

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	750.00–1,085.00	943.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,017	710.00–885.00	823.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,099	900.00–1,150.00	1,027.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	935.00	935.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	985.00	985.00

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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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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