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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 12

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

805 head

▼ 739 vs last sale 1,544▼ 100 vs year ago 905 · −11.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 57▼ 32 vs year ago 87 · −36.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 0▲ 36 vs year ago 13 · +276.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.15/cwt on 449 head.

Average price

$163.15

449 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.65

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	598	163.15	976	449

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale449 hd

163.15

—

KY average21 barns · 4,668 hd

157.51

+5.65

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	1,920	97.34	1,869	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	60.98	823	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	59.84	735	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	46.83	532	6thin

Every lot

57 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	368	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	670	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	709	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	427	175.06/cwt	171.00–180.00	748	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	171.38/cwt	166.00–175.00	795	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	179.72/cwt	172.00–187.00	866	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	174.10/cwt	163.00–184.50	911	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	883	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	158.91/cwt	154.00–166.00	895	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	168.63/cwt	159.00–179.00	978	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	161.79/cwt	157.00–164.50	985	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	157.36/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,040	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	148.69/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,082	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	143.95/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,103	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,157	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	880	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,214	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	913	132.24/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,207	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	379	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	580	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	157.22/cwt	154.00–162.00	674	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	140.61/cwt	139.00–143.00	661	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	154.19/cwt	153.00–155.00	728	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	135.85/cwt	135.00–137.00	686	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	152.02/cwt	149.00–155.00	787	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	135.48/cwt	132.00–145.00	767	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	139.36/cwt	132.00–142.00	799	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	843	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	842	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	886	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	992	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	803	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,140	66
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	458	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	181.40/cwt	179.00–184.00	671	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	163.33/cwt	158.00–174.00	653	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	777	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	154.31/cwt	148.00–158.00	870	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,530	2
Bulls	—	—	2,067	102.24/cwt	100.00–104.00	2,113	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	360	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	44.65/cwt	42.00–50.00	494	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	56.75/cwt	56.00–59.00	680	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	63.95/cwt	63.00–66.00	810	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,295	53.51/cwt	51.00–56.00	693	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	819	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	58.96/cwt	58.00–60.00	825	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,195.00/cwt	1,195.00–1,195.00	13,145	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	1,269.77/cwt	1,200.00–1,385.00	15,707	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	966	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,660	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,438	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	1,169.26/cwt	1,025.00–1,275.00	14,335	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	1,020.16/cwt	922.00–1,250.00	12,834	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,610	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,392	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,528	5

This sale against other markets

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 805Last week 1,544Year ago 905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 57Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 0Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold firm. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	379	165.00	165.00
17	—	573	132.00–142.00	139.36
15	—	472	153.00–155.00	154.19
18	—	611	137.00–139.00	138.00
66	—	803	142.00	142.00
12	—	429	154.00–162.00	157.22
6	—	665	137.00	137.00
19	—	518	149.00–155.00	152.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	470	139.00–143.00	140.61
11	—	566	132.00–145.00	135.48
6	—	746	133.00	133.00
3	—	666	133.00	133.00
3	—	633	133.00	133.00
5	—	445	141.00	141.00
4	—	392	148.00	148.00
7	—	505	135.00–137.00	135.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	609	157.00–164.50	161.79
18	—	427	171.00–180.00	175.06
62	—	580	159.00–179.00	168.63
29	—	728	140.00–153.00	148.69
9	—	766	136.00–149.00	143.95
24	—	482	172.00–187.00	179.72
6	—	880	138.00	138.00
12	—	913	130.00–133.50	132.24
29	—	523	163.00–184.50	174.10
19	—	661	157.00–158.00	157.36
6	—	368	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	857	135.00	135.00
2	—	440	168.00	168.00
1	—	545	162.00	162.00
10	—	464	166.00–175.00	171.38
10	—	379	187.00	187.00
22	—	563	154.00–166.00	158.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	158.00–174.00	163.33
8	—	564	148.00–158.00	154.31
5	—	525	145.00	145.00
5	—	265	173.00	173.00
3	—	640	131.00	131.00
10	—	370	179.00–184.00	181.40
5	—	465	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	63.00–66.00	63.95
4	—	1,198	56.00–59.00	56.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,295	51.00–56.00	53.51
3	—	1,107	42.00–50.00	44.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	58.00–60.00	58.96
4	—	1,300	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	90.00	90.00
3	—	2,067	100.00–104.00	102.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,237	1,200.00–1,385.00	1,269.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,195.00	1,195.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,392	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	780.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,258	922.00–1,250.00	1,020.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,226	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,169.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	966	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.