Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold sharply higher with strong demand for the weaned calves and the those in favorable condition. Feeder heifers and bull calves were unevenly steady on a very diverse quality offering. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.97/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$145.97

225 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$22.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

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	539	149.22	804	192
Medium and Large 2-3	523	127.01	664	33

One grade step is worth $22.21/cwt here — about $140 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 sale225 hd

145.97

—

KY average24 barns · 5,385 hd

149.55

−3.58

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	—	High	1,764	98.91	1,744	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	64.30	913	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	61.02	737	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	50.72	528	23

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)	1,327	$1,071	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,057	$805	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$628	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$585	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2Fancy	—	302	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	136	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	138.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	146.57/cwt	140.00–155.00	834	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	157.74/cwt	156.00–158.00	899	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	153.84/cwt	142.00–158.00	889	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	182.61/cwt	178.00–186.50	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	130.28/cwt	120.00–139.00	754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	132.30/cwt	120.00–145.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	145.24/cwt	132.00–150.00	757	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	144.51/cwt	138.00–154.00	889	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	115.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	401	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	194.29/cwt	191.00–196.00	898	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	151.68/cwt	145.00–154.00	722	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	155.00/cwt	152.00–158.00	663	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	146.79/cwt	136.00–151.50	985	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	149.92/cwt	149.00–153.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	170.21/cwt	164.00–175.00	904	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	993	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	145.35/cwt	143.00–146.50	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	166.20/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,135	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	159.14/cwt	149.00–164.00	996	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	155.40/cwt	150.50–160.00	1,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	155.64/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,293	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	160.53/cwt	152.00–165.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	168.92/cwt	160.00–175.00	968	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	183.69/cwt	180.00–186.00	873	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	155.79/cwt	151.00–170.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	132.21/cwt	125.00–140.50	874	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	150.45/cwt	145.00–160.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	602	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	42.29/cwt	35.00–48.00	438	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	51.16/cwt	50.00–54.00	547	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	64.29/cwt	60.00–68.00	783	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	47.34/cwt	44.00–50.00	594	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	59.77/cwt	57.50–62.00	596	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	71.98/cwt	70.00–74.00	830	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,118	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	63.83/cwt	60.00–67.00	894	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	56.33/cwt	54.00–58.00	657	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,605	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	89.02/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,580	2
Bulls	—	—	1,956	97.78/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,913	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	1,070.97/head	775.00–1,250.00	1,071	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	804.91/head	635.00–1,025.00	805	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	628.07/head	550.00–700.00	628	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	153.99/cwt	151.00–156.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	872	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	148.07/cwt	142.50–154.00	848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	134.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	122.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	126.41/cwt	114.00–131.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	120.00/cwt	110.00–131.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	151.43/cwt	138.00–154.50	588	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	128.69/cwt	125.50–133.00	947	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	159.61/cwt	152.00–170.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	172.92/cwt	165.00–178.00	814	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	126.03/cwt	110.00–138.00	648	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 523Last week 733Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 55Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	136	136.00	136.00
4	—	461	135.00–140.00	138.47
1	—	690	128.00	128.00
9	—	579	120.00–139.00	130.28
3	—	730	110.00–120.00	115.26
1	—	275	136.00	136.00
1	—	345	121.00	121.00
3	—	521	120.00–126.00	122.03
5	—	615	114.00–131.00	126.41
4	—	376	110.00–131.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	569	140.00–155.00	146.57
3	—	768	140.50	140.50
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
24	—	521	132.00–150.00	145.24
13	—	615	138.00–154.00	144.51
34	—	476	145.00–154.00	151.68
15	—	428	152.00–158.00	155.00
23	—	671	136.00–151.50	146.79
4	—	330	149.00–153.00	149.92
4	—	734	130.00–140.00	134.98
8	—	388	138.00–154.50	151.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	570	156.00–158.00	157.74
3	—	483	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
24	—	578	142.00–158.00	153.84
2	—	615	120.00–145.00	132.30
1	—	815	137.00	137.00
1	—	545	151.00	151.00
3	—	470	152.00–165.00	160.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	166.00	166.00
7	—	433	178.00–186.50	182.61
2	—	360	189.50	189.50
20	—	531	164.00–175.00	170.21
3	—	740	143.00–146.50	145.35
1	—	775	151.00	151.00
8	—	626	149.00–164.00	159.14
7	—	668	150.50–160.00	155.40
35	—	573	160.00–175.00	168.92
1	—	805	140.00	140.00
1	—	925	142.00	142.00
6	—	475	180.00–186.00	183.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	401	195.00	195.00
15	—	462	191.00–196.00	194.29
1	—	350	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	190.00–195.00	192.45
1	—	725	161.00	161.00
18	—	683	164.00–168.00	166.20
8	—	831	153.00–156.00	155.64
8	—	489	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	118.00	118.00
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
5	—	384	151.00–170.00	155.79
8	—	661	125.00–140.50	132.21
6	—	522	145.00–160.00	150.45
3	—	325	151.00–156.00	153.99
9	—	614	142.00	142.00
7	—	573	142.50–154.00	148.07
7	—	736	125.50–133.00	128.69
3	—	417	152.00–170.00	159.61
8	—	471	165.00–178.00	172.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	133.00	133.00
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	357	140.00	140.00
10	—	514	110.00–138.00	126.03
1	—	475	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,035	35.00–48.00	42.29
7	—	1,069	50.00–54.00	51.16
2	—	1,070	64.00–65.00	64.50
5	—	997	57.50–62.00	59.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,218	60.00–68.00	64.29
4	—	1,254	44.00–50.00	47.34
3	—	1,153	70.00–74.00	71.98
3	—	1,167	54.00–58.00	56.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	69.00	69.00
10	—	1,400	60.00–67.00	63.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,775	88.00–90.00	89.02
4	—	1,956	92.00–101.00	97.78

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)	3	—	1,327	775.00–1,250.00	1,070.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,057	635.00–1,025.00	804.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	550.00–700.00	628.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	585.00	585.00

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

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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