Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: All classes of feeder cattle sold 6.00-8.00 lower on a very plain quality offering. Buyer demand was good on weaned calves in favorable condition. Slaughter cows traded 8.00-10.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.74/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$149.74

285 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

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	614	152.70	937	259
Medium and Large 2-3	486	120.20	584	26

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $353 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 sale285 hd

149.74

—

KY average25 barns · 5,079 hd

143.00

+6.74

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	—	Average	1,540	88.98	1,371	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	63.71	963	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	57.80	723	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	50.42	525	29

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)	1,530	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	377	138.85/cwt	130.00–147.50	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	108.96/cwt	100.00–116.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,092	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	135.47/cwt	125.00–144.00	691	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	139.11/cwt	129.00–147.00	580	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	122.78/cwt	107.00–131.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	148.94/cwt	148.00–151.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	156.51/cwt	154.00–164.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	141.01/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	137.33/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	156.50/cwt	147.50–161.00	1,020	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	142.48/cwt	132.00–147.50	405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	156.43/cwt	145.00–165.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.07/cwt	155.00–163.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.05/cwt	125.00–145.00	750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	174.70/cwt	170.00–180.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	143.25/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	156.83/cwt	154.00–165.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.57/cwt	119.00–136.00	807	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.07/cwt	126.00–134.00	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	53.16/cwt	50.00–55.00	788	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	52.88/cwt	50.00–57.00	569	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	74.19/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,186	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	64.60/cwt	60.00–68.00	972	12
Bulls	—	—	1,578	98.47/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,554	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	44.11/cwt	40.00–49.00	444	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	61.39/cwt	60.00–62.00	630	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	54.47/cwt	51.00–58.00	677	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	62.47/cwt	60.00–66.00	789	5
Bulls	—	—	1,465	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,026	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	113.55/cwt	110.00–117.50	488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	138.49/cwt	128.00–147.00	788	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.43/cwt	141.00–151.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	124.66/cwt	120.00–133.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	128.08/cwt	125.00–134.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	144.98/cwt	138.00–152.00	760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	108.93/cwt	103.00–126.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	105.37/cwt	103.00–113.00	767	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	126.24/cwt	121.50–131.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	111.84/cwt	105.00–121.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	159.60/cwt	159.60–159.60	1,144	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	139.83/cwt	134.00–151.00	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	118.50/cwt	116.00–121.00	598	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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 440Last week 388Year ago 38

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 97Year ago 668

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	130.00–147.50	138.85
20	—	510	125.00–144.00	135.47
20	—	417	129.00–147.00	139.11
3	—	331	148.00–151.00	148.94
6	—	739	136.00–138.00	137.33
6	—	652	147.50–161.00	156.50
5	—	284	132.00–147.50	142.48
12	—	572	125.00–145.00	131.05
7	—	618	125.00–134.00	128.08
1	—	200	177.50	177.50
9	—	474	134.00–151.00	139.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	100.00–116.00	108.96
6	—	378	124.00–126.00	125.02
1	—	210	150.00	150.00
1	—	290	110.00	110.00
6	—	468	107.00–131.00	122.78
2	—	720	115.00–118.00	116.49
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
3	—	567	105.00–121.00	111.84
1	—	340	121.00	121.00
2	—	505	116.00–121.00	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	668	163.50	163.50
4	—	503	152.00	152.00
76	—	717	159.60	159.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	154.00–164.00	156.51
3	—	723	135.00–144.00	141.01
3	—	567	145.00–165.00	156.43
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
9	—	526	155.00–163.00	158.07
5	—	484	170.00–180.00	174.70
4	—	757	142.00–147.00	143.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	106.00	106.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	154.00–165.00	156.83
11	—	623	119.00–136.00	129.57
5	—	785	110.00	110.00
4	—	430	126.00–134.00	132.07
18	—	569	128.00–147.00	138.49
5	—	471	141.00–151.00	146.43
4	—	366	120.00–133.00	124.66
7	—	524	138.00–152.00	144.98
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
8	—	728	103.00–113.00	105.37
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	159.00	159.00
3	—	385	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
3	—	430	110.00–117.50	113.55
1	—	550	117.50	117.50
4	—	461	103.00–126.00	108.93
8	—	536	121.50–131.00	126.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	50.00–55.00	53.16
2	—	1,598	70.00–78.00	74.19
12	—	1,505	60.00–68.00	64.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,076	50.00–57.00	52.88
12	—	1,007	40.00–49.00	44.11
4	—	1,026	60.00–62.00	61.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,242	51.00–58.00	54.47
5	—	1,263	60.00–66.00	62.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	97.00–100.00	98.47
1	—	1,465	70.00	70.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,530	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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle