Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 lower and feeder heifers were 6.00-8.00 higher. Bull calves traded sharply higher. Overall feeder cattle quality today was a little plainer but saw strong demand from buyers. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher on a light test and no trend on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.00/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$197.00

317 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,237

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$506

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

$36.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.69

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	630	197.36	1,244	313
Medium 1-2	423	176.25	745	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	458	161.25	738	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.11/cwt here — about $506 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 sale317 hd

197.00

—

KY average23 barns · 5,353 hd

189.30

+7.69

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	—	High	1,899	110.00	2,088	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	90.48	1,282	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	64.50	761	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	61.39	640	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,060	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$810	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	482	185.08/cwt	170.00–189.50	892	28
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	177.53/cwt	169.00–186.00	898	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	139.30/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	146.67/cwt	130.00–155.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,264	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	238.79/cwt	220.00–251.00	874	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	162.81/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,026	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	178.19/cwt	173.00–186.00	775	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	225.51/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	181.30/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	238.75/cwt	222.50–251.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	442	235.62/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,041	21
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	470	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	202.86/cwt	199.00–212.00	1,171	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	206.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	164.84/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	177.83/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	180.85/cwt	180.85–180.85	1,405	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,220	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	170.42/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	201.35/cwt	191.00–210.00	942	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	213.71/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,131	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	205.50/cwt	200.00–210.00	884	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	678	139.13/cwt	132.50–146.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	282	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	227.20/cwt	215.00–237.50	963	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	90.48/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,282	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	613	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	919	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	60.48/cwt	60.00–61.00	640	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	596	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,286	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	694	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	935	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	167.94/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	206.68/cwt	205.00–210.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	235.78/cwt	235.00–242.50	766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	186.24/cwt	178.00–191.00	983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	182.35/cwt	180.00–185.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	145.25/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	195.53/cwt	190.00–198.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	314	218.35/cwt	202.50–224.00	686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	210.33/cwt	202.00–219.50	793	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	195.49/cwt	192.00–199.00	841	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	160.31/cwt	155.00–165.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	129.39/cwt	122.00–133.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	151.21/cwt	145.00–160.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	166.85/cwt	160.00–175.00	973	20

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 Feb 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 1,053Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 73Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	482	170.00–189.50	185.08
15	—	506	169.00–186.00	177.53
3	—	777	136.00–141.00	139.30
10	—	630	159.00–172.00	162.81
3	—	673	156.00	156.00
8	—	435	173.00–186.00	178.19
2	—	720	149.00	149.00
2	—	373	180.00–185.00	182.35
20	—	583	160.00–175.00	166.85
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
3	—	645	130.00–155.00	146.67
3	—	533	155.00–165.00	160.31
3	—	686	122.00–133.00	129.39
4	—	476	145.00–160.00	151.21
2	—	430	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	559	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	196.00	196.00
13	—	314	202.50–224.00	218.35
25	—	377	202.00–219.50	210.33
2	—	240	216.00	216.00
13	—	430	192.00–199.00	195.49
2	—	270	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	708	178.50	178.50
22	—	577	199.00–212.00	202.86
132	—	777	180.85	180.85
5	—	642	190.00	190.00
5	—	650	194.00	194.00
40	—	529	200.00–221.00	213.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	366	220.00–251.00	238.79
9	—	465	220.00–239.00	225.51
6	—	328	222.50–251.00	238.75
21	—	442	233.00–242.00	235.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	175.00–190.00	181.30
5	—	426	200.00–210.00	206.57
1	—	815	161.00	161.00
4	—	739	158.00–167.00	164.84
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
2	—	785	166.00	166.00
7	—	615	175.00–180.00	177.83
1	—	860	153.00	153.00
4	—	683	164.00–179.00	170.42
14	—	468	191.00–210.00	201.35
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	182.50	182.50
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	200.00–210.00	205.50
2	—	618	165.00–171.00	167.94
1	—	650	172.00	172.00
3	—	393	205.00–210.00	206.68
6	—	528	178.00–191.00	186.24
1	—	270	200.00	200.00
1	—	330	215.00	215.00
2	—	773	137.00–154.00	145.25
4	—	490	190.00–198.00	195.53
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	132.50–146.00	139.13
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	230.00	230.00
2	—	282	237.50	237.50
9	—	424	215.00–237.50	227.20
9	—	325	235.00–242.50	235.78
2	—	500	200.00	200.00
2	—	477	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	180.00	180.00
1	—	455	142.50	142.50
1	—	700	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	87.00–96.00	90.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,225	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	60.00–61.00	60.48
2	—	1,103	54.00	54.00
1	—	890	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,792	106.00	106.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,060.00	1,060.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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