Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded 10.00-12.00 higher. Buyer interest was very good on a higher quality offering. Slaughter cows sold 6.00-8.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.51/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$149.51

179 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$25.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

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	636	152.11	968	161
Medium and Large 2-3	495	126.21	625	18thin

One grade step is worth $25.91/cwt here — about $343 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 sale179 hd

149.51

—

KY average23 barns · 5,626 hd

146.57

+2.94

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	1,778	95.39	1,696	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	68.32	831	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	65.30	976	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	56.89	611	16
Steers	Choice	Average	1,250	111.00	1,388	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,055	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$860	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	898	$713	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,495	$1,060	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	220	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	122.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	158.60/cwt	158.60–158.60	1,248	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	124.45/cwt	115.00–131.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	361	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	118.61/cwt	114.00–123.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	118.05/cwt	111.00–123.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.34/cwt	151.00–160.00	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.06/cwt	143.00–156.00	717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	138.71/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,096	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	147.73/cwt	140.00–154.00	839	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	143.97/cwt	135.00–151.00	752	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	142.40/cwt	132.00–149.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	149.62/cwt	140.00–158.00	637	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	159.99/cwt	152.00–164.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	139.24/cwt	138.50–139.50	1,267	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.87/cwt	130.00–146.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	138.67/cwt	130.00–147.50	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	154.54/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,202	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	142.00/cwt	139.00–145.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	153.80/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	140.81/cwt	136.00–151.00	801	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	152.88/cwt	150.00–156.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	163.01/cwt	155.00–168.00	690	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	346	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	172.48/cwt	171.00–174.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	393	163.74/cwt	162.50–165.00	643	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	66.14/cwt	64.00–69.00	669	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	53.91/cwt	50.00–59.00	621	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,096	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	67.24/cwt	63.00–73.50	968	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	59.71/cwt	58.00–61.00	947	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	676	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,250	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,388	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	69.34/cwt	64.00–74.00	839	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	60.79/cwt	59.50–62.50	765	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	40.98/cwt	38.00–42.00	463	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	81.06/cwt	79.00–83.00	931	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	99.97/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,802	5
Bulls	—	—	1,655	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	713.30/head	700.00–725.00	713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,054.76/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,055	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	145.77/cwt	140.00–151.00	552	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.43/cwt	115.00–125.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	121.16/cwt	117.00–124.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	114.34/cwt	110.00–130.00	600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	118.44/cwt	115.00–122.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	133.34/cwt	127.00–147.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	109.24/cwt	103.00–113.00	849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	134.61/cwt	132.50–136.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	105.26/cwt	102.50–108.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	164.54/cwt	157.00–169.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	149.83/cwt	140.00–152.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	142.50/cwt	141.00–144.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	413	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 Oct 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 440Year ago 577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 62Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	147.50	147.50
3	—	817	120.00–126.00	122.06
3	—	858	132.00	132.00
13	—	380	151.00–160.00	155.34
12	—	478	143.00–156.00	150.06
7	—	790	138.50–140.00	138.71
14	—	568	140.00–154.00	147.73
11	—	522	135.00–151.00	143.97
6	—	661	132.00–149.00	142.40
13	—	426	140.00–158.00	149.62
2	—	612	151.00	151.00
2	—	335	141.00–144.00	142.50
1	—	270	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	787	158.60	158.60
4	—	473	164.00	164.00
2	—	505	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	115.00–131.00	124.45
4	—	361	135.00–137.00	136.01
1	—	610	126.00	126.00
2	—	518	114.00–123.00	118.61
4	—	681	111.00–123.00	118.05
2	—	457	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	157.50	157.50
3	—	578	152.00–164.00	159.99
12	—	910	138.50–139.50	139.24
2	—	870	141.00–142.00	141.50
2	—	473	130.00–146.00	137.87
14	—	778	149.00–157.00	154.54
3	—	638	139.00–145.00	142.00
4	—	680	149.00–156.00	153.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
3	—	485	120.00–125.00	121.63
2	—	540	130.00–147.50	138.67
1	—	565	142.50	142.50
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
3	—	465	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	178.00	178.00
2	—	532	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	569	136.00–151.00	140.81
2	—	323	150.00–156.00	152.88
10	—	423	155.00–168.00	163.01
7	—	379	140.00–151.00	145.77
5	—	660	115.00–125.00	122.43
5	—	714	117.00–124.00	121.16
5	—	619	127.00–147.00	133.34
6	—	777	103.00–113.00	109.24
5	—	463	157.00–169.00	164.54
1	—	275	173.00	173.00
7	—	519	140.00–152.00	149.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	346	175.00	175.00
2	—	425	171.00–174.00	172.48
2	—	393	162.50–165.00	163.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	130.00–140.00	135.01
7	—	525	110.00–130.00	114.34
7	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	610	115.00–122.00	118.44
5	—	434	132.50–136.00	134.61
2	—	678	102.50–108.00	105.26
1	—	380	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,012	64.00–69.00	66.14
5	—	1,151	50.00–59.00	53.91
1	—	845	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,131	38.00–42.00	40.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	78.00	78.00
5	—	1,440	63.00–73.50	67.24
4	—	1,586	58.00–61.00	59.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,210	64.00–74.00	69.34
5	—	1,259	59.50–62.50	60.79
2	—	1,148	79.00–83.00	81.06
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	111.00	111.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,803	96.00–102.00	99.97
1	—	1,655	72.50	72.50

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)	2	—	898	700.00–725.00	713.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	900.00–1,175.00	1,054.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	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

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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Slaughter Cattle

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