Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher and bull calves were 10.00-12.00 higher with a few fancy and value-added calves being 15.00-18.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady. All classes of feeder cattle saw good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.02/cwt on 375 head.

Average price

$156.02

375 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$27.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.62

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	544	158.40	862	342
Medium and Large 2-3	503	131.33	660	33

One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about $202 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 sale375 hd

156.02

—

KY average23 barns · 5,840 hd

147.40

+8.62

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	1,621	94.82	1,537	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	66.62	977	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,266	63.71	807	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	54.58	537	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,125	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$875	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 2-3	—	323	136.29/cwt	130.00–144.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	137.61/cwt	129.00–139.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,027	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	162.10/cwt	162.10–162.10	1,153	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	151.21/cwt	144.00–160.00	789	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	147.80/cwt	144.00–157.00	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	154.15/cwt	150.00–162.00	452	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	180.71/cwt	177.00–182.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	153.67/cwt	146.00–166.00	652	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	137.70/cwt	134.00–141.50	932	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	164.17/cwt	164.00–166.00	778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	149.32/cwt	137.50–153.00	939	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	149.51/cwt	144.00–156.50	1,082	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	190.02/cwt	189.00–196.00	992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	154.13/cwt	147.50–161.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	142.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	172.71/cwt	162.00–176.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	141.72/cwt	135.00–148.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,292	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	164.33/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	169.30/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	153.22/cwt	140.00–160.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	151.40/cwt	143.00–161.00	857	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	148.87/cwt	140.00–156.00	780	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	167.51/cwt	165.00–171.00	635	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	195.09/cwt	183.00–200.00	640	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	546	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	65.88/cwt	62.00–68.00	832	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	687	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	64.61/cwt	60.50–68.00	636	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	41.04/cwt	39.00–45.50	403	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	52.86/cwt	50.00–54.00	531	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	943	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	66.34/cwt	63.00–69.00	978	19
Bulls	—	—	1,255	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,997	103.66/cwt	103.00–104.00	2,070	3
Bulls	—	—	1,430	91.64/cwt	85.50–98.00	1,310	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,125.34/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	162.30/cwt	153.00–170.00	761	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	133.43/cwt	126.00–136.00	905	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	94.69/cwt	88.00–98.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	129.03/cwt	120.00–137.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	170.11/cwt	166.00–175.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	106.40/cwt	104.00–111.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	139.59/cwt	135.00–152.00	858	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	123.89/cwt	120.00–127.50	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	143.77/cwt	135.00–147.00	676	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	164.41/cwt	150.00–166.00	531	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	155.67/cwt	148.00–165.00	573	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	162.92/cwt	153.00–170.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	148.67/cwt	140.00–156.00	687	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	146.21/cwt	140.00–154.00	848	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	140.29/cwt	132.00–150.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	128.66/cwt	110.00–145.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	125.13/cwt	115.00–134.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	126.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	133.96/cwt	131.00–136.00	572	3

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 733Last week 379Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 56Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	130.00–144.00	136.29
2	—	657	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	128.00	128.00
11	—	538	129.00–139.00	137.61
1	—	790	115.00	115.00
6	—	383	110.00–145.00	128.66
4	—	575	115.00–134.00	125.13
2	—	613	122.00–130.00	126.02
3	—	427	131.00–136.00	133.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	163.00	163.00
80	—	625	164.25	164.25
78	—	711	162.10	162.10
12	—	474	164.00–166.00	164.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	522	144.00–160.00	151.21
7	—	609	144.00–157.00	147.80
17	—	293	150.00–162.00	154.15
20	—	424	146.00–166.00	153.67
14	—	677	134.00–141.50	137.70
31	—	323	150.00–166.00	164.41
28	—	368	148.00–165.00	155.67
17	—	462	140.00–156.00	148.67
9	—	580	140.00–154.00	146.21
2	—	223	132.00–150.00	140.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	185.00	185.00
1	—	380	187.00	187.00
7	—	474	177.00–182.00	180.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	137.00	137.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	438	147.50–161.00	154.13
2	—	530	135.00–139.00	136.96
1	—	745	131.50	131.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	629	137.50–153.00	149.32
18	—	724	144.00–156.50	149.51
8	—	489	140.00–150.00	142.53
8	—	414	162.00–176.00	172.71
7	—	562	135.00–148.00	141.72
5	—	383	177.00	177.00
3	—	526	140.00–160.00	153.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	189.00–196.00	190.02
3	—	665	172.00	172.00
72	—	731	176.75	176.75
7	—	620	162.00–166.00	164.33
7	—	591	165.00–171.00	169.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	566	143.00–161.00	151.40
18	—	524	140.00–156.00	148.87
11	—	379	165.00–171.00	167.51
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
12	—	469	153.00–170.00	162.30
9	—	678	126.00–136.00	133.43
3	—	907	88.00–98.00	94.69
5	—	410	166.00–175.00	170.11
3	—	865	104.00–111.00	106.40
7	—	615	135.00–152.00	139.59
1	—	780	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,030	90.00	90.00
7	—	315	153.00–170.00	162.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	410	188.00	188.00
11	—	328	183.00–200.00	195.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	120.00–137.00	129.03
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
5	—	614	132.00	132.00
2	—	415	120.00–127.50	123.89
11	—	470	135.00–147.00	143.77
1	—	255	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	42.00	42.00
10	—	1,263	62.00–68.00	65.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	75.50	75.50
4	—	984	60.50–68.00	64.61
4	—	981	39.00–45.50	41.04
4	—	1,005	50.00–54.00	52.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	72.00	72.00
19	—	1,474	63.00–69.00	66.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,997	103.00–104.00	103.66
4	—	1,430	85.50–98.00	91.64

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,095	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,125.34

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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