Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded 2.00-4.00 lower. An average quality offering of feeder calves saw moderate demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.76/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$148.76

244 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$26.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

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	610	152.32	929	211
Medium and Large 2-3	608	126.03	766	33

One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about $163 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 sale244 hd

148.76

—

KY average24 barns · 6,789 hd

148.84

−0.08

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	—	Average	1,632	93.05	1,519	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	64.78	934	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	63.41	768	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	41.74	424	14
Heifers	Select	Average	1,160	112.00	1,299	1thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	918	$895	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$973	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2Fancy	—	360	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	133.75/cwt	126.00–135.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	149.74/cwt	145.00–160.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	137.01/cwt	130.00–139.50	977	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	169.72/cwt	165.00–172.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	140.01/cwt	131.00–145.00	860	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,319	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	170.08/cwt	157.00–175.00	1,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	197.07/cwt	194.00–200.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	133.76/cwt	125.00–142.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	347	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	142.70/cwt	130.00–145.00	833	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	159.53/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	134.80/cwt	124.00–155.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	136.27/cwt	131.00–150.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	174.26/cwt	170.00–178.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	160.79/cwt	155.00–172.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	156.43/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	856	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	163.58/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	144.68/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,041	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	156.31/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,194	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,157	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	172.71/cwt	165.00–185.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,115	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	140.31/cwt	134.00–147.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	174.36/cwt	171.00–180.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	158.93/cwt	151.00–163.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	155.81/cwt	149.00–166.00	807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	153.87/cwt	150.00–155.00	868	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	52.82/cwt	50.00–55.00	516	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	31.32/cwt	30.00–35.00	305	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	73.98/cwt	69.00–82.00	904	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	60.50/cwt	60.00–61.00	690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	40.91/cwt	40.00–42.50	456	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	894	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,160	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,299	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	63.03/cwt	62.00–64.00	908	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,797	95.13/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,709	3
Bulls	—	—	1,380	86.98/cwt	85.00–88.50	1,200	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	67.98/cwt	67.00–70.50	952	5
Bulls	—	—	1,895	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,990	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	895.33/head	825.00–1,050.00	895	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	972.92/head	950.00–1,000.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	155.04/cwt	152.00–158.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	133.63/cwt	126.00–138.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	128.77/cwt	120.00–133.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	134.86/cwt	131.00–141.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	119.26/cwt	114.00–121.50	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,015	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	166.91/cwt	154.00–170.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	147.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.85/cwt	146.00–153.00	721	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	359	180.23/cwt	178.00–180.50	647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	138.47/cwt	134.00–143.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,164	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	155.15/cwt	146.00–164.00	653	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	144.36/cwt	138.00–153.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	134.68/cwt	128.00–141.00	910	11

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 Dec 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 586Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 28Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	212.00	212.00
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
2	—	430	194.00–200.00	197.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	141.00	141.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
4	—	475	125.00–142.00	133.76
2	—	347	147.50	147.50
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	250	152.50	152.50
3	—	565	124.00–155.00	134.80
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
4	—	856	100.50	100.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	868	152.00	152.00
8	—	591	157.00–175.00	170.08
5	—	656	150.00–162.00	159.53
7	—	725	131.00–150.00	136.27
4	—	446	170.00–178.00	174.26
1	—	340	184.00	184.00
3	—	475	155.00–172.00	160.79
4	—	818	149.00–159.00	156.43
1	—	375	174.00	174.00
3	—	626	161.00–169.00	163.58
6	—	953	149.50	149.50
3	—	923	144.00–145.00	144.68
13	—	764	146.00–158.00	156.31
4	—	518	165.00–185.00	172.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	567	184.00	184.00
8	—	535	194.50	194.50
16	—	661	175.00	175.00
4	—	496	200.00	200.00
12	—	641	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	523	126.00–135.00	133.75
3	—	420	131.00–141.00	134.86
4	—	817	114.00–121.50	119.26
2	—	1,015	107.00	107.00
4	—	895	105.00	105.00
2	—	260	130.00	130.00
2	—	323	145.00–150.00	147.64
4	—	648	126.00	126.00
2	—	770	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	373	134.00–143.00	138.47
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	145.00–160.00	149.74
18	—	713	130.00–139.50	137.01
3	—	343	165.00–172.00	169.72
13	—	614	131.00–145.00	140.01
24	—	584	130.00–145.00	142.70
6	—	383	154.00–170.00	166.91
1	—	285	151.00	151.00
17	—	478	146.00–153.00	150.85
14	—	421	146.00–164.00	155.15
6	—	819	126.50	126.50
10	—	523	138.00–153.00	144.36
11	—	676	128.00–141.00	134.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	359	178.00–180.50	180.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	721	161.50	161.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	134.00–147.00	140.31
2	—	823	108.00–110.00	108.97
3	—	380	171.00–180.00	174.36
3	—	486	151.00–163.00	158.93
9	—	518	149.00–166.00	155.81
8	—	564	150.00–155.00	153.87
1	—	410	171.00	171.00
3	—	677	126.00–138.00	133.63
3	—	732	120.00–133.00	128.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	119.00–121.00	120.01
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
2	—	385	152.00–158.00	155.04
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
1	—	585	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	976	50.00–55.00	52.82
5	—	975	30.00–35.00	31.32
4	—	1,114	40.00–42.50	40.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	69.00–82.00	73.98
2	—	1,140	60.00–61.00	60.50
1	—	1,325	37.50	37.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	54.00	54.00
3	—	1,440	62.00–64.00	63.03
5	—	1,401	67.00–70.50	67.98
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	112.00	112.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	92.00–99.00	95.13
3	—	1,380	85.00–88.50	86.98
1	—	1,895	105.00	105.00

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	918	825.00–1,050.00	895.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,320	950.00–1,000.00	972.92

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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