Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bull calves traded unevenly steady. Feeder buyers showed good interest in the weaned calves in favorable condition. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.80/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$157.80

241 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$12.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

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	655	158.54	1,039	227
Medium and Large 2-3	486	145.83	709	14thin

One grade step is worth $12.72/cwt here — about $330 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 sale241 hd

157.80

—

KY average23 barns · 5,104 hd

155.36

+2.45

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	1,362	90.24	1,229	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	72.19	1,026	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	66.34	786	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,105	57.31	633	3thin

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)	1,490	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	463	208.25/cwt	199.00–213.50	964	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	146.55/cwt	142.50–151.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	157.92/cwt	153.00–167.50	924	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,258	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	174.03/cwt	172.50–177.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	160.50/cwt	158.00–162.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	172.92/cwt	165.00–183.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,239	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	172.64/cwt	164.00–175.50	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	179.34/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	201.20/cwt	200.00–202.50	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	152.39/cwt	144.00–154.50	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	181.97/cwt	178.00–184.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	152.64/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	802	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	172.63/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,134	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	157.73/cwt	150.00–165.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	178.63/cwt	171.00–186.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	187.74/cwt	185.00–189.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	183.93/cwt	181.00–187.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	175.60/cwt	171.00–178.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	168.33/cwt	167.00–169.00	889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	183.81/cwt	180.00–188.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	135.47/cwt	134.00–137.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	714	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	76.26/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,082	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,047	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,077	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	865	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	732	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	94.34/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,333	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	65.63/cwt	62.50–68.00	783	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	49.46/cwt	45.00–54.00	527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	515	1
Bulls	—	—	1,233	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	986	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	105.00/cwt	100.00–107.00	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	192.86/cwt	190.00–196.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	152.94/cwt	145.00–169.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	168.65/cwt	165.00–172.50	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	163.79/cwt	162.50–165.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	179.82/cwt	179.00–185.00	491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	148.66/cwt	141.00–154.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	142.11/cwt	132.50–156.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	170.31/cwt	160.00–180.00	647	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	158.35/cwt	154.00–165.00	912	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	162.79/cwt	155.00–170.00	851	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	437	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,123	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	370	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 840Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 48Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	199.00–213.50	208.25
4	—	418	200.00–202.50	201.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	172.50–177.00	174.03
2	—	578	150.00–165.00	157.73
4	—	539	158.00–160.00	158.98
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	164.00–175.50	172.64
3	—	562	179.00–180.00	179.34
3	—	816	150.00–154.00	152.64
2	—	902	150.00	150.00
1	—	705	170.00	170.00
18	—	657	170.00–176.00	172.63
2	—	423	171.00–186.00	178.63
3	—	528	185.00–189.00	187.74
3	—	467	181.00–187.00	183.93
1	—	285	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	802	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	142.50–151.00	146.55
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
4	—	489	158.00–162.00	160.50
2	—	530	135.00–140.00	137.57
3	—	438	132.50–156.00	142.11
2	—	720	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	585	153.00–167.50	157.92
1	—	1,120	118.00	118.00
5	—	475	165.00–183.00	172.92
28	—	882	140.50	140.50
5	—	663	144.00–154.50	152.39
8	—	435	178.00–184.00	181.97
3	—	630	141.00–154.00	148.66
12	—	380	160.00–180.00	170.31
20	—	523	155.00–170.00	162.79
11	—	280	156.00	156.00
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	772	163.00	163.00
27	—	721	155.75	155.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	171.00–178.00	175.60
6	—	528	167.00–169.00	168.33
5	—	750	138.00	138.00
2	—	425	180.00–188.00	183.81
2	—	728	134.00–137.00	135.47
4	—	869	100.00–107.00	105.00
2	—	807	124.00	124.00
4	—	317	190.00–196.00	192.86
2	—	375	165.00–172.50	168.65
7	—	273	179.00–185.00	179.82
1	—	210	182.50	182.50
1	—	960	106.00	106.00
12	—	576	154.00–165.00	158.35
2	—	695	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	145.00–169.00	152.94
2	—	335	162.50–165.00	163.79
1	—	820	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	73.00–80.00	76.26
1	—	1,495	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,355	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	90.50	90.50
4	—	1,193	62.50–68.00	65.63
1	—	1,145	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	73.00	73.00
2	—	1,065	45.00–54.00	49.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	90.00–100.00	94.34
2	—	1,233	80.00	80.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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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