Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 lower and those over 600 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded unevenly steady. The weaned, preconditioned calves of all classes saw good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls were 4.00-6.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.73/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$165.73

282 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$29.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.84

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	622	168.02	1,045	260
Medium and Large 2-3	593	138.64	823	22

One grade step is worth $29.38/cwt here — about $222 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 sale282 hd

165.73

—

KY average23 barns · 6,544 hd

167.56

−1.84

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	1,722	89.49	1,541	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	64.12	765	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	63.53	996	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	54.69	530	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	843	$650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	311	133.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	124.27/cwt	115.00–134.00	522	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	134.43/cwt	125.50–143.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	129.80/cwt	121.00–138.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	126.50/cwt	118.00–132.50	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	393	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	151.21/cwt	142.00–157.00	727	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	154.18/cwt	145.00–158.00	654	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	171.34/cwt	160.00–175.00	905	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	121.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	178.95/cwt	169.00–182.00	782	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	166.85/cwt	166.85–166.85	1,275	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	132.86/cwt	125.00–144.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	172.09/cwt	160.00–175.00	821	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	142.42/cwt	133.00–150.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	177.35/cwt	170.00–188.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	158.80/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,058	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	166.64/cwt	155.00–174.00	950	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	143.53/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	179.52/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,027	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	164.84/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,029	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	155.10/cwt	146.00–165.00	1,114	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	169.49/cwt	165.00–171.00	512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	158.44/cwt	150.00–166.00	757	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	152.75/cwt	147.50–156.00	852	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	43.10/cwt	40.00–45.00	413	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	52.03/cwt	50.00–55.50	484	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	54.51/cwt	53.50–55.50	669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	893	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	65.37/cwt	62.00–69.00	657	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	63.53/cwt	62.00–66.00	996	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	65.51/cwt	62.00–68.00	775	6
Bulls	—	—	1,930	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,046	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	92.95/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	77.78/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,134	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	157.39/cwt	151.00–164.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	141.48/cwt	130.00–146.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	133.11/cwt	125.00–144.00	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	133.85/cwt	130.00–145.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	162.54/cwt	158.00–165.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	131.93/cwt	127.00–144.00	879	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	165.28/cwt	152.50–168.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	136.75/cwt	135.00–138.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,056	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	160.46/cwt	160.00–162.00	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	127.82/cwt	122.00–133.00	904	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.03/cwt	123.00–136.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	148.34/cwt	135.00–153.00	564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	152.89/cwt	145.00–159.00	491	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	129.09/cwt	124.00–134.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.35/cwt	135.00–153.00	753	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	147.26/cwt	136.00–155.50	920	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	140.96/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	135.11/cwt	127.00–138.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	128.03/cwt	119.00–134.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	150.37/cwt	144.00–156.00	863	35

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 666Last week 523Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 74Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 15Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	130.00–140.00	133.01
8	—	420	115.00–134.00	124.27
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	985	85.00	85.00
4	—	478	121.00–138.00	129.80
7	—	525	118.00–132.50	126.50
1	—	240	135.00	135.00
5	—	376	124.00–134.00	129.09
6	—	577	127.00–138.00	135.11
5	—	611	119.00–134.00	128.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	131.00	131.00
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
1	—	290	159.00	159.00
1	—	805	128.00	128.00
33	—	481	142.00–157.00	151.21
16	—	424	145.00–158.00	154.18
13	—	380	135.00–153.00	148.34
9	—	321	145.00–159.00	152.89
29	—	525	135.00–153.00	143.35
19	—	625	136.00–155.50	147.26
6	—	761	138.00–146.00	140.96
2	—	657	134.00	134.00
35	—	574	144.00–156.00	150.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	153.50	153.50
9	—	477	160.00–162.00	160.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	164.00	164.00
2	—	360	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	125.50–143.00	134.43
1	—	685	141.00	141.00
2	—	747	142.00	142.00
1	—	395	163.00	163.00
2	—	865	119.00–123.00	121.01
5	—	513	125.00–144.00	132.86
7	—	580	133.00–150.00	142.42
1	—	490	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	528	160.00–175.00	171.34
11	—	437	169.00–182.00	178.95
1	—	910	138.00	138.00
19	—	477	160.00–175.00	172.09
5	—	382	170.00–188.00	177.35
1	—	1,005	125.00	125.00
3	—	831	143.00	143.00
21	—	666	156.00–165.00	158.80
32	—	570	155.00–174.00	166.64
4	—	766	139.00–145.00	143.53
20	—	624	155.00–166.00	164.84
14	—	718	146.00–165.00	155.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	764	166.85	166.85
11	—	495	182.50	182.50
16	—	572	178.00–180.00	179.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	302	165.00–171.00	169.49
17	—	478	150.00–166.00	158.44
13	—	558	147.50–156.00	152.75
4	—	536	151.00–164.00	157.39
2	—	780	122.00–123.00	122.50
1	—	220	177.50	177.50
3	—	413	158.00–165.00	162.54
19	—	666	127.00–144.00	131.93
8	—	383	152.50–168.00	165.28
5	—	707	122.00–133.00	127.82
5	—	620	123.00–136.00	129.03
1	—	260	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	171.00	171.00
1	—	355	188.00	188.00
1	—	205	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	115.00	115.00
4	—	525	130.00–146.00	141.48
3	—	370	125.00–144.00	133.11
5	—	473	130.00–145.00	133.85
4	—	582	135.00–138.00	136.75
2	—	438	140.00–141.00	140.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	40.00–45.00	43.10
3	—	930	50.00–55.50	52.03
4	—	1,005	62.00–69.00	65.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	53.50–55.50	54.51
1	—	1,190	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,183	62.00–68.00	65.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,568	62.00–66.00	63.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,883	91.00–95.00	92.95
2	—	1,458	75.00–80.00	77.78

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	843	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	750.00	750.00

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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Steers · 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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