Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No test due to the sale being closed last week for the Thanksgiving holiday. The demand on the feeder calves ranged from very strong for the calves under 500 lbs. to moderate for those over 500 lbs. The buyer interest in the slaughter cows and bulls was low on a very plain offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.69/cwt on 487 head.

Average price

$173.69

487 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

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

$62.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.98

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	603	176.68	1,065	437
Medium and Large 2-3	523	150.49	787	46
Large 1-2	619	113.75	704	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.93/cwt here — about $361 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 sale487 hd

173.69

—

KY average17 barns · 4,224 hd

169.71

+3.98

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	1,760	93.77	1,650	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	65.69	937	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,208	57.51	695	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,003	46.93	471	31

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$735	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	162.44/cwt	160.00–165.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	189.24/cwt	185.00–198.00	827	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	164.85/cwt	164.85–164.85	1,203	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	406	204.41/cwt	203.00–217.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	326	213.28/cwt	201.00–215.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	164.68/cwt	153.00–175.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	150.20/cwt	139.00–155.00	724	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	144.52/cwt	134.50–153.00	954	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	231	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	128.14/cwt	119.00–134.00	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	138.98/cwt	135.00–144.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	205.76/cwt	200.00–212.00	802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	500	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	1,225	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	184.88/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,000	32
Steers	Large 1-2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	140.70/cwt	130.00–146.00	955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	151.84/cwt	140.00–154.00	802	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	143.37/cwt	138.00–146.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	168.47/cwt	160.00–178.00	871	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	605	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,285	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	170.83/cwt	160.00–178.50	970	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	154.02/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,095	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	190.56/cwt	189.00–193.00	884	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	160.97/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,080	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	162.93/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,020	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	142.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,217	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	183.88/cwt	170.00–190.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	175.01/cwt	166.00–185.00	837	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	180.63/cwt	179.00–185.00	676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	157.40/cwt	150.00–168.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	179.44/cwt	167.50–186.00	764	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	457	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	36.91/cwt	30.00–42.00	375	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	60.71/cwt	59.00–63.00	619	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	63.42/cwt	61.00–66.00	773	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	54.35/cwt	50.00–58.00	658	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	74.36/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,079	5
Bulls	—	—	1,580	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,169	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	52.18/cwt	50.00–55.00	510	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	64.31/cwt	60.00–69.00	931	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	53.45/cwt	50.00–58.00	634	9
Bulls	—	—	1,770	94.65/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,675	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,090	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	156.06/cwt	149.00–161.00	819	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	136.00/cwt	124.00–141.00	907	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	150.28/cwt	145.00–153.00	942	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	205.62/cwt	200.00–217.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	150.62/cwt	143.00–158.00	863	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	119.02/cwt	110.00–122.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	146.64/cwt	137.00–154.00	774	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	164.54/cwt	162.00–166.00	535	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	145.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	224	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	138.93/cwt	130.00–143.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	156.97/cwt	144.00–163.00	664	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	139.76/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	157.04/cwt	150.00–163.00	583	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	133.53/cwt	131.00–135.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	126.84/cwt	122.00–131.00	841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	138.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	139.23/cwt	129.00–148.00	808	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	137.52/cwt	130.00–149.00	846	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	156.75/cwt	150.00–159.00	384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	130.31/cwt	122.00–138.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	162.71/cwt	154.00–165.00	700	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	150.21/cwt	139.00–155.00	494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	129.81/cwt	124.00–132.00	992	5

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,216Last week 831Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	134.00	134.00
2	—	385	160.00–165.00	162.44
1	—	585	144.00	144.00
3	—	425	153.00–175.00	164.68
1	—	290	157.50	157.50
1	—	490	161.00	161.00
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
4	—	231	157.50	157.50
1	—	900	124.00	124.00
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
4	—	679	130.00–146.00	140.70
21	—	528	140.00–154.00	151.84
5	—	627	138.00–146.00	143.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	437	185.00–198.00	189.24
1	—	965	144.00	144.00
2	—	825	154.00–155.00	154.50
17	—	517	160.00–178.00	168.47
1	—	785	154.00	154.00
43	—	568	160.00–178.50	170.83
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
11	—	711	148.00–160.00	154.02
41	—	671	149.00–165.00	160.97
44	—	626	155.00–169.00	162.93
7	—	852	140.00–150.00	142.86
5	—	371	170.00–190.00	183.88
14	—	478	166.00–185.00	175.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	406	203.00–217.00	204.41
8	—	326	201.00–215.00	213.28
11	—	390	200.00–212.00	205.76
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	112.50	112.50
2	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	605	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	678	180.75	180.75
32	—	541	183.00–187.00	184.88
72	—	716	179.50	179.50
9	—	464	189.00–193.00	190.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	730	164.85	164.85
5	—	673	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	482	139.00–155.00	150.20
21	—	660	134.50–153.00	144.52
2	—	860	124.00	124.00
61	—	528	137.00–154.00	146.64
27	—	325	162.00–166.00	164.54
5	—	277	140.00–150.00	145.51
66	—	423	144.00–163.00	156.97
5	—	737	130.00–147.00	139.76
15	—	371	150.00–163.00	157.04
48	—	580	129.00–148.00	139.23
41	—	615	130.00–149.00	137.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	526	119.00–134.00	128.14
4	—	379	135.00–144.00	138.98
3	—	626	124.00	124.00
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
4	—	585	110.00–122.00	119.02
8	—	434	130.00–143.00	138.93
4	—	470	131.00–135.00	133.53
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
5	—	663	122.00–131.00	126.84
4	—	336	135.00–140.00	138.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	224	181.00	181.00
2	—	412	170.00	170.00
2	—	332	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	536	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
1	—	580	136.00	136.00
2	—	480	135.00–140.00	137.45
4	—	245	150.00–159.00	156.75
3	—	612	122.00–138.00	130.31
11	—	430	154.00–165.00	162.71
6	—	329	139.00–155.00	150.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	139.00	139.00
9	—	374	179.00–185.00	180.63
7	—	471	150.00–168.00	157.40
8	—	426	167.50–186.00	179.44
17	—	525	149.00–161.00	156.06
9	—	667	124.00–141.00	136.00
9	—	627	145.00–153.00	150.28
2	—	295	180.00	180.00
20	—	573	143.00–158.00	150.62
1	—	240	177.50	177.50
1	—	300	175.00	175.00
5	—	764	124.00–132.00	129.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	210.00	210.00
3	—	428	200.00–217.00	205.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	35.00	35.00
10	—	1,219	61.00–66.00	63.42
9	—	1,186	50.00–58.00	53.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,015	30.00–42.00	36.91
6	—	1,020	59.00–63.00	60.71
11	—	978	50.00–55.00	52.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	50.00–58.00	54.35
5	—	1,451	71.00–80.00	74.36
15	—	1,448	60.00–69.00	64.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	74.00	74.00
4	—	1,770	93.00–98.00	94.65
1	—	1,900	110.00	110.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	800.00	800.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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