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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 26

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

563 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 622▲ 188 vs year ago 375 · +50.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 9▲ 10 vs year ago 29 · +34.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 8 · +87.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. 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 $170.08/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$170.08

188 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.91

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	585	170.08	994	188

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 sale188 hd

170.08

—

KY average23 barns · 5,257 hd

159.18

+10.91

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	2,122	93.18	1,977	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	63.98	994	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	62.44	832	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	51.38	591	6thin

Every lot

51 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 1-2	353	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	688	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	365	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	704	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	824	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	195.06/cwt	175.00–204.00	837	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	795	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	498	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	946	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	179.94/cwt	168.00–186.00	927	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	171.36/cwt	170.00–180.00	893	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	922	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	165.79/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,036	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	159.67/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,068	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	688	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,032	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,102	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	150.13/cwt	144.50–155.00	1,161	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	296	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	165.34/cwt	153.00–170.00	513	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	152.46/cwt	140.00–155.00	550	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	408	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	641	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	144.61/cwt	143.00–148.00	683	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	159.03/cwt	158.00–163.00	767	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	801	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	515	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	613	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	143.16/cwt	131.00–155.00	746	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	152.79/cwt	147.00–157.00	863	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	146.10/cwt	144.25–163.00	951	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	854	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	136.18/cwt	130.00–140.50	979	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	875	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,094	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,016	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	154.54/cwt	153.00–159.00	827	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	942	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	983	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,098	89.57/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,879	3
Bulls	—	—	2,195	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,283	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	53.66/cwt	50.00–59.00	595	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	740	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	751	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	59.01/cwt	56.00–63.00	767	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,365	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	546	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	71.51/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,014	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	61.11/cwt	60.00–62.00	900	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,707	67.55/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,153	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,458	910.99/cwt	885.00–935.00	13,282	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,850	2

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 622Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 9Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. 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$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	361	140.00–155.00	152.46
10	—	570	142.00	142.00
5	—	719	130.00–140.50	136.18
3	—	235	170.00	170.00
12	—	310	153.00–170.00	165.34
1	—	670	127.50	127.50
4	—	296	163.50	163.50
12	—	521	131.00–155.00	143.16
9	—	472	143.00–148.00	144.61
1	—	915	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	507	158.00	158.00
22	—	565	147.00–157.00	152.79
28	—	482	158.00–163.00	159.03
6	—	408	157.00	157.00
5	—	875	125.00	125.00
31	—	651	144.25–163.00	146.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	429	175.00–204.00	195.06
3	—	365	193.00	193.00
3	—	515	168.00–186.00	179.94
17	—	498	190.00	190.00
14	—	669	158.00–166.00	159.67
28	—	585	175.00	175.00
24	—	773	144.50–155.00	150.13
5	—	625	164.00–167.00	165.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	201.00	201.00
5	—	742	148.50	148.50
1	—	625	141.00	141.00
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
7	—	580	159.00	159.00
2	—	457	174.00	174.00
4	—	353	195.00	195.00
30	—	521	170.00–180.00	171.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	688	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	712	138.00	138.00
9	—	678	139.00	139.00
1	—	755	126.00	126.00
2	—	470	165.00	165.00
19	—	535	153.00–159.00	154.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,108	50.00–59.00	53.66
1	—	1,365	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	66.00–69.00	67.55
2	—	1,473	60.00–62.00	61.11
1	—	1,255	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	71.00–72.00	71.51
1	—	1,295	58.00	58.00
4	—	1,300	56.00–63.00	59.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,098	89.00–90.00	89.57
1	—	2,195	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,458	885.00–935.00	910.99

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	2	—	1,320	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.