Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. The weaned, pre-conditioned feeder calves in all classes saw good demand from buyers. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold fully steady on an average quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.59/cwt on 350 head.

Average price

$160.59

350 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

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

$44.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.47

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	568	162.94	926	305
Medium and Large 2-3	474	145.24	688	44
Medium 1-2	440	118.00	519	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.94/cwt here — about $407 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 sale350 hd

160.59

—

KY average24 barns · 6,865 hd

156.11

+4.47

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	1,415	84.84	1,201	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	65.25	959	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	59.55	701	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	48.57	473	13

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)	1,140	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$875	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,521	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	146.23/cwt	130.00–159.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	149.91/cwt	140.00–155.00	490	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	157.11/cwt	148.00–163.00	899	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	175.58/cwt	170.00–181.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	159.36/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,222	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	142.42/cwt	132.00–153.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	170.38/cwt	169.00–171.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	177.53/cwt	172.50–182.00	770	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	167.30/cwt	163.00–175.00	805	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	143.68/cwt	139.50–152.00	1,263	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	170.67/cwt	165.00–173.00	980	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	210.97/cwt	203.00–218.00	776	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,114	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	163.98/cwt	160.50–171.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	184.00/cwt	183.00–185.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	183.28/cwt	174.00–184.50	975	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	141.01/cwt	137.00–144.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	167.57/cwt	167.00–168.50	1,196	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	180.51/cwt	178.00–180.75	1,065	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	477	193.16/cwt	191.00–195.00	921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	164.48/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,118	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	160.78/cwt	152.50–167.00	847	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	194.44/cwt	191.00–195.00	997	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	180.74/cwt	178.00–181.50	1,095	42
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	174.83/cwt	173.50–175.00	1,245	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	168.44/cwt	166.75–174.50	1,041	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	190.21/cwt	190.00–191.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	150.43/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	140.41/cwt	127.00–144.00	1,076	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	180.19/cwt	169.00–186.00	748	8
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	410	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	547	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	54.53/cwt	53.00–56.00	531	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,099	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	884	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	64.37/cwt	60.00–68.00	663	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	36.70/cwt	30.00–44.00	346	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	63.79/cwt	60.00–68.00	936	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	538	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	54.16/cwt	52.50–55.00	635	3
Bulls	—	—	1,653	94.74/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,566	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	62.30/cwt	60.00–63.00	723	7
Bulls	—	—	1,336	81.54/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,089	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	142.51/cwt	137.00–147.00	955	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	144.02/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	151.99/cwt	147.50–160.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.49/cwt	150.00–162.00	832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	148.50/cwt	142.00–155.00	913	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	155.98/cwt	146.00–163.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	661	130.14/cwt	125.00–140.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	143.08/cwt	132.00–145.50	1,049	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	172.05/cwt	162.00–178.00	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	137.01/cwt	124.00–146.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,036	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	163.99/cwt	152.00–169.00	859	43
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	440	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	171.35/cwt	171.00–172.50	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	150.65/cwt	129.00–166.00	792	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	149.07/cwt	138.00–160.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	232	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	331	2

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 Jan 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 1,378Year ago 622

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 103Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	147.00	147.00
92	—	572	148.00–163.00	157.11
2	—	330	170.00–181.00	175.58
3	—	380	169.00–171.00	170.38
28	—	434	172.50–182.00	177.53
14	—	481	163.00–175.00	167.30
13	—	733	132.00–145.50	143.08
6	—	832	137.00	137.00
5	—	673	154.00	154.00
43	—	524	152.00–169.00	163.99
4	—	287	171.00–172.50	171.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	130.00–159.00	146.23
5	—	327	140.00–155.00	149.91
3	—	661	125.00–140.00	130.14
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
7	—	567	124.00–146.00	137.01
15	—	526	129.00–166.00	150.65
2	—	388	138.00–160.00	149.07
2	—	232	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	680	163.75	163.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	189.00	189.00
10	—	335	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	139.50	139.50
11	—	767	150.00–164.00	159.36
6	—	879	139.50–152.00	143.68
21	—	574	165.00–173.00	170.67
3	—	473	183.00–185.00	184.00
10	—	532	174.00–184.50	183.28
26	—	714	167.00–168.50	167.57
15	—	680	156.00–169.00	164.48
12	—	618	166.75–174.50	168.44
5	—	434	190.00–191.00	190.21
2	—	808	143.00–158.00	150.43
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	132.00–153.00	142.42
1	—	795	142.50	142.50
6	—	432	160.50–171.00	163.98
1	—	655	123.00	123.00
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
3	—	593	137.00–144.00	141.01
17	—	527	152.50–167.00	160.78
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	200.00	200.00
19	—	368	203.00–218.00	210.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	590	178.00–180.75	180.51
10	—	477	191.00–195.00	193.16
15	—	513	191.00–195.00	194.44
42	—	606	178.00–181.50	180.74
60	—	712	173.50–175.00	174.83
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	120.00	120.00
1	—	220	185.00	185.00
9	—	766	127.00–144.00	140.41
8	—	415	169.00–186.00	180.19
2	—	285	192.00	192.00
6	—	670	137.00–147.00	142.51
3	—	705	142.00–148.00	144.02
6	—	528	150.00–162.00	157.49
8	—	615	142.00–155.00	148.50
7	—	570	146.00–163.00	155.98
2	—	322	193.00	193.00
3	—	371	184.00	184.00
9	—	466	162.00–178.00	172.05
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	152.50	152.50
2	—	715	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
3	—	366	147.50–160.00	151.99
2	—	692	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
1	—	225	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	53.00–56.00	54.53
3	—	1,030	60.00–68.00	64.37
6	—	944	30.00–44.00	36.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,468	60.00–68.00	63.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,280	42.00	42.00
3	—	1,172	52.50–55.00	54.16
7	—	1,161	60.00–63.00	62.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	90.00–100.00	94.74
6	—	1,336	75.00–85.00	81.54

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)	1	—	845	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	900.00	900.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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