Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady and feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Bull calves traded 4.00-6.00 higher. The demand for all classes of feeder calves was stronger than the previous weeks. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher and no test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.04/cwt on 346 head.

Average price

$169.04

346 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

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

$26.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

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	668	170.48	1,139	327
Medium and Large 2-3	525	144.35	758	19thin

One grade step is worth $26.13/cwt here — about $381 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 sale346 hd

169.04

—

KY average23 barns · 7,378 hd

167.35

+1.69

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	1,696	94.44	1,602	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	67.60	1,070	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	64.40	787	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	49.08	472	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,029	$847	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	694	$850	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$610	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	240	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,170	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	135.68/cwt	133.00–137.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	149.84/cwt	144.00–157.00	560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	126.09/cwt	120.00–132.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	127.37/cwt	122.00–130.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	161.47/cwt	152.00–170.00	998	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	149.30/cwt	142.50–153.50	787	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	149.94/cwt	138.00–156.00	642	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	145.26/cwt	145.00–145.50	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	175.33/cwt	171.00–179.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	174.34/cwt	170.00–179.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	446	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	134.87/cwt	130.00–139.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	161.38/cwt	153.50–164.50	1,078	123
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,330	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	138.56/cwt	130.00–149.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	150.40/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,006	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	151.24/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,084	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	167.73/cwt	157.00–173.00	969	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	179.85/cwt	176.00–184.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	141.38/cwt	123.00–150.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	152.30/cwt	147.50–157.50	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	186.25/cwt	186.25–186.25	935	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	173.34/cwt	172.50–175.00	1,177	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	174.96/cwt	165.00–180.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	135.59/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	142.47/cwt	132.00–146.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	137.59/cwt	134.00–142.00	766	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	173.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	843	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	176.10/cwt	175.00–178.00	718	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	635	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	53.71/cwt	50.00–58.00	532	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	66.65/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,063	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,127	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	66.00/cwt	62.00–68.00	820	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	561	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	42.59/cwt	35.00–47.50	406	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,632	89.58/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,462	3
Bulls	—	—	1,793	101.74/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	847.08/head	500.00–975.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	109.53/cwt	105.00–114.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	136.42/cwt	120.00–151.00	656	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.76/cwt	129.00–143.00	916	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.81/cwt	135.00–151.00	673	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	148.28/cwt	146.00–155.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.97/cwt	134.50–150.50	808	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	128.51/cwt	125.00–132.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	133.63/cwt	129.00–138.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	156.98/cwt	155.00–157.50	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	141.89/cwt	132.00–149.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	129.43/cwt	115.00–136.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	139.59/cwt	134.00–142.50	1,073	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	161.25/cwt	157.50–165.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	164.45/cwt	160.00–168.00	794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	162.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	875	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	95.07/cwt	90.00–105.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	895	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	142.48/cwt	134.00–147.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	136.25/cwt	132.50–140.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	133.75/cwt	130.00–137.50	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	155.51/cwt	145.00–159.00	662	8

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 666Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 33Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	152.50	152.50
9	—	374	144.00–157.00	149.84
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
18	—	527	142.50–153.50	149.30
15	—	428	138.00–156.00	149.94
4	—	729	145.00–145.50	145.26
1	—	980	103.00	103.00
7	—	614	130.00–139.00	134.87
13	—	468	135.00–151.00	143.81
4	—	340	146.00–155.00	148.28
27	—	573	134.50–150.50	140.97
8	—	664	132.00–149.00	141.89
8	—	769	134.00–142.50	139.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	133.00–137.00	135.68
7	—	573	120.00–132.00	126.09
3	—	660	122.00–130.00	127.37
1	—	450	121.00	121.00
1	—	740	122.00	122.00
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
7	—	522	129.00–138.00	133.63
8	—	437	115.00–136.00	129.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	668	153.50–164.50	161.38
50	—	519	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	155.00–157.50	156.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	709	165.00	165.00
66	—	781	170.25	170.25
15	—	502	186.25	186.25
140	—	679	172.50–175.00	173.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	618	152.00–170.00	161.47
5	—	529	171.00–179.00	175.33
3	—	423	170.00–179.00	174.34
1	—	260	191.00	191.00
10	—	669	141.00–160.00	150.40
9	—	717	142.00–160.00	151.24
3	—	785	138.00	138.00
29	—	578	157.00–173.00	167.73
4	—	470	176.00–184.00	179.85
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
3	—	387	165.00–180.00	174.96
2	—	815	128.00–143.00	135.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	193.00	193.00
1	—	375	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	137.50	137.50
5	—	622	130.00–149.00	138.56
4	—	584	123.00–150.00	141.38
2	—	500	160.00	160.00
3	—	417	147.50–157.50	152.30
4	—	481	132.00–146.00	142.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	557	134.00–142.00	137.59
2	—	330	160.00	160.00
1	—	255	155.00	155.00
2	—	810	105.00–114.00	109.53
9	—	670	129.00–143.00	136.76
2	—	708	125.00–132.00	128.51
2	—	365	157.50–165.00	161.25
7	—	483	160.00–168.00	164.45
23	—	539	160.00–165.00	162.28
3	—	912	90.00–105.00	95.07
4	—	609	134.00–147.00	142.48
8	—	426	145.00–159.00	155.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	486	170.00–175.00	173.36
9	—	408	175.00–178.00	176.10
4	—	363	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
2	—	610	125.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
3	—	573	125.00–129.00	127.01
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
11	—	481	120.00–151.00	136.42
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
2	—	500	132.50–140.00	136.25
2	—	410	130.00–137.50	133.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	990	50.00–58.00	53.71
1	—	890	63.00	63.00
5	—	954	35.00–47.50	42.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,595	65.00–68.00	66.65
1	—	1,445	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	62.00–68.00	66.00
1	—	1,135	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	86.00–94.00	89.58
2	—	1,793	100.00–103.00	101.74

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,029	500.00–975.00	847.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	610.00	610.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	694	850.00	850.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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