Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: With temparatures in the 90's and being deep into September buyer interest on all classes of feeder cattle was very low. Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 5.00-7.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded 8.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. The overall quality of all cattle sold today was widely varying with most being very plain.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.48/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$169.48

143 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$28.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

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	535	173.63	928	122
Medium and Large 2-3	538	145.41	782	21

One grade step is worth $28.22/cwt here — about $146 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 sale143 hd

169.48

—

KY average25 barns · 4,793 hd

173.94

−4.46

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	1,572	104.02	1,635	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	82.40	1,238	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	77.31	960	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	64.89	681	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,114	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$960	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2-3	—	671	139.99/cwt	132.00–147.50	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	129.48/cwt	124.00–135.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	153.29/cwt	140.00–158.00	745	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	156.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	136.23/cwt	130.00–143.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	161.11/cwt	154.00–168.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	176.94/cwt	175.50–182.00	1,039	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	152.52/cwt	146.00–155.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	153.76/cwt	150.00–156.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	142.50/cwt	137.00–145.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	143.86/cwt	140.00–148.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	166.31/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,154	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	179.14/cwt	169.00–184.00	690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	179.99/cwt	170.00–185.00	855	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	167.64/cwt	163.00–178.00	904	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	168.33/cwt	158.00–173.00	1,062	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	177.77/cwt	165.00–183.00	736	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	144.02/cwt	140.00–149.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	172.46/cwt	170.00–174.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	170.81/cwt	164.00–181.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	162.54/cwt	161.00–165.00	857	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	963	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	82.40/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,238	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	80.97/cwt	80.00–82.00	951	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	94.53/cwt	93.50–96.00	1,366	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	63.31/cwt	60.00–70.00	651	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	106.69/cwt	102.50–111.00	1,748	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,869	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,114.29/head	900.00–1,275.00	1,114	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	131.70/cwt	126.00–137.50	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,100	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	174.65/cwt	170.00–179.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	149.95/cwt	140.00–159.00	847	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	150.51/cwt	140.00–158.00	646	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	157.93/cwt	150.00–168.00	913	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	135.41/cwt	133.00–140.00	923	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	147.74/cwt	137.00–152.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	153.83/cwt	149.00–159.00	814	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	133.00/cwt	132.00–141.00	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	149.39/cwt	149.00–152.50	429	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 735Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 83Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 24Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	132.00–147.50	139.99
1	—	445	154.00	154.00
2	—	573	139.00–142.00	140.49
4	—	529	146.00–155.00	152.52
1	—	790	139.50	139.50
3	—	367	150.00–156.00	153.76
1	—	325	132.50	132.50
3	—	480	137.00–145.00	142.50
2	—	623	140.00–148.00	143.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	154.00–168.00	161.11
7	—	694	156.00–168.00	166.31
1	—	770	159.00	159.00
9	—	385	169.00–184.00	179.14
24	—	475	170.00–185.00	179.99
1	—	280	182.50	182.50
20	—	539	163.00–178.00	167.64
24	—	631	158.00–173.00	168.33
12	—	414	165.00–183.00	177.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	587	175.50–182.00	176.94
1	—	505	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	191.00	191.00
1	—	475	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,070	118.00	118.00
1	—	755	121.00	121.00
20	—	486	140.00–158.00	153.29
6	—	378	150.00–160.00	156.68
19	—	565	140.00–159.00	149.95
24	—	429	140.00–158.00	150.51
4	—	336	137.00–152.00	147.74
12	—	529	149.00–159.00	153.83
9	—	622	132.00–141.00	133.00
8	—	287	149.00–152.50	149.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	124.00–135.00	129.48
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
4	—	514	130.00–143.00	136.23
1	—	830	108.00	108.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	148.00	148.00
1	—	725	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	158.00	158.00
2	—	770	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	140.00–149.00	144.02
2	—	345	172.50	172.50
4	—	474	170.00–174.00	172.46
6	—	435	164.00–181.00	170.81
4	—	620	135.00	135.00
2	—	373	170.00–179.00	174.65
1	—	825	109.00	109.00
1	—	745	123.00	123.00
11	—	578	150.00–168.00	157.93
7	—	682	133.00–140.00	135.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	161.00–165.00	162.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	126.00–137.50	131.70
1	—	1,100	74.00	74.00
1	—	375	116.00	116.00
2	—	473	131.00–135.00	132.95
1	—	590	139.00	139.00
1	—	715	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,175	80.00–82.00	80.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	56.50	56.50
1	—	1,000	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,028	60.00–70.00	63.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,503	80.00–87.00	82.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	93.50–96.00	94.53
3	—	1,638	102.50–111.00	106.69
1	—	1,625	115.00	115.00

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	—	1,180	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	900.00–1,275.00	1,114.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	950.00	950.00

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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Steers · 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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