Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower and bull calves were sharply lower. The weaned feeder calves in favorable condition saw good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower. The slaughter cattle offering was very plain with most being average or low dressing.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.60/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$141.60

116 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$23.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.41

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	480	144.45	693	102
Medium and Large 2-3	497	120.87	601	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.58/cwt here — about $92 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 sale116 hd

141.60

—

KY average24 barns · 5,301 hd

148.01

−6.41

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	1,626	95.78	1,558	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	71.71	995	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	69.75	866	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	985	56.24	554	25

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$860	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$835	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$762	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$710	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,060	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$1,395	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	119.61/cwt	115.00–123.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	138.25/cwt	126.00–145.00	807	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.61/cwt	134.00–145.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	154.70/cwt	150.00–161.00	507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	159.04/cwt	157.00–160.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	144.31/cwt	136.00–149.00	740	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	146.40/cwt	144.00–150.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.82/cwt	114.00–127.50	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	143.68/cwt	142.00–147.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.29/cwt	131.00–150.00	612	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	149.93/cwt	149.00–154.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	148.71/cwt	146.00–150.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	152.10/cwt	145.00–160.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	125.86/cwt	125.00–127.50	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	124.89/cwt	120.00–135.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	157.16/cwt	148.00–164.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	136.01/cwt	133.00–137.50	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	180.01/cwt	179.00–181.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	182.50/cwt	181.00–184.00	686	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	163.65/cwt	153.00–172.50	1,024	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	166.72/cwt	165.00–172.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	148.93/cwt	140.00–155.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	163.36/cwt	153.00–171.50	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	185.00/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	169.30/cwt	158.00–177.00	990	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	171.78/cwt	157.50–177.50	383	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	161.95/cwt	160.00–165.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	130.50/cwt	120.00–136.00	942	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	147.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	151.65/cwt	149.00–155.00	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.66/cwt	124.00–133.00	882	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	45.52/cwt	40.00–50.00	445	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	57.67/cwt	54.00–61.00	563	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	71.67/cwt	70.00–74.00	720	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	71.71/cwt	70.00–74.00	995	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	961	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,720	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	860	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	71.84/cwt	67.00–77.00	883	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	60.97/cwt	57.50–65.00	741	4
Bulls	—	—	1,237	74.35/cwt	66.50–80.00	920	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	116.45/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,977	2
Bulls	—	—	1,729	98.08/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,696	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	762.10/head	685.00–835.00	762	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,395.00/head	1,395.00–1,395.00	1,395	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	155.52/cwt	152.00–160.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.93/cwt	141.00–157.00	790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	95.17/cwt	93.00–104.00	783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	135.57/cwt	125.00–141.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	158.90/cwt	151.00–165.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	897	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	135.55/cwt	129.00–147.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.50	974	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.20/cwt	135.00–150.00	819	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	410	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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 595Year ago 756

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 61Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 31Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	120.00	120.00
3	—	682	115.00–123.00	119.61
4	—	520	114.00–127.50	120.82
2	—	495	126.00	126.00
1	—	575	103.00	103.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
2	—	328	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	584	126.00–145.00	138.25
10	—	475	134.00–145.00	141.61
7	—	328	150.00–161.00	154.70
3	—	267	157.00–160.00	159.04
32	—	513	136.00–149.00	144.31
5	—	353	144.00–150.00	146.40
1	—	730	139.00	139.00
3	—	652	142.00–147.00	143.68
21	—	427	131.00–150.00	143.29
2	—	233	145.00–160.00	152.10
6	—	628	140.00–145.00	144.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	148.00	148.00
5	—	588	149.00–154.00	149.93
3	—	527	146.00–150.00	148.71
3	—	457	125.00–127.50	125.86
3	—	440	120.00–135.00	124.89
1	—	230	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	180.00	180.00
6	—	425	179.00–181.00	180.01
8	—	376	181.00–184.00	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	482	148.00–164.00	157.16
3	—	888	133.00–137.50	136.01
10	—	626	153.00–172.50	163.65
4	—	341	165.00–172.00	166.72
1	—	295	174.00	174.00
5	—	383	140.00–155.00	148.93
8	—	520	153.00–171.50	163.36
8	—	585	158.00–177.00	169.30
1	—	235	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	181.00–187.00	185.00
4	—	622	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	223	157.50–177.50	171.78
3	—	323	160.00–165.00	161.95
19	—	722	120.00–136.00	130.50
2	—	270	145.00–150.00	147.36
8	—	482	149.00–155.00	151.65
9	—	670	124.00–133.00	131.66
4	—	439	152.00–160.00	155.52
6	—	520	141.00–157.00	151.93
5	—	823	93.00–104.00	95.17
1	—	980	96.00	96.00
4	—	375	151.00–165.00	158.90
5	—	615	129.00–147.00	135.55
2	—	760	131.00	131.00
6	—	879	110.00–112.50	110.82
17	—	568	135.00–150.00	144.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
2	—	225	134.00	134.00
2	—	795	100.00	100.00
3	—	420	125.00–141.00	135.57
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
2	—	897	84.00	84.00
2	—	510	137.50	137.50
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
2	—	568	128.00–130.00	128.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	978	40.00–50.00	45.52
7	—	976	54.00–61.00	57.67
7	—	1,005	70.00–74.00	71.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,387	70.00–74.00	71.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,720	50.00	50.00
18	—	1,229	67.00–77.00	71.84
4	—	1,216	57.50–65.00	60.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	66.50–80.00	74.35
2	—	1,698	116.00–117.00	116.45
10	—	1,729	88.00–105.00	98.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	685.00–835.00	762.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,395.00	1,395.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	1,060.00	1,060.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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