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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 23

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

324 head

▼ 1,406 vs last sale 1,730▼ 1,142 vs year ago 1,466 · −77.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 45▼ 93 vs year ago 102 · −91.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 11▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady with a softer undertone Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested,

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 $156.67/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$156.67

231 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.67

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	776	156.67	1,216	231

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 sale231 hd

156.67

—

KY average25 barns · 6,563 hd

164.34

−7.67

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	71.21	861	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	71.00	998	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	67.50	743	1thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	193.54/cwt	190.00–202.50	548	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	607	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	848	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	942	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	993	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	824	154.67/cwt	154.50–155.00	1,274	197
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	163.75/cwt	160.00–175.00	483	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	160.88/cwt	159.00–162.00	579	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	158.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	681	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	757	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	142.93/cwt	139.00–149.00	839	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	854	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	536	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	157.39/cwt	146.00–165.00	903	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	144.66/cwt	143.00–146.00	921	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	115.88/cwt	114.00–119.00	910	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	743	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	70.16/cwt	67.50–72.00	826	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	73.67/cwt	72.00–76.00	943	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	998	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	1,330.39/cwt	1,190.00–1,400.00	15,925	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,448	3

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 Feb 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 1,730Year ago 1,466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 45Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady with a softer undertone Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not tested,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	128.00	128.00
6	—	485	156.00	156.00
8	—	360	159.00–162.00	160.88
17	—	587	139.00–149.00	142.93
4	—	295	160.00–175.00	163.75
3	—	325	160.00	160.00
3	—	735	125.00	125.00
6	—	430	157.00–160.00	158.48
2	—	538	135.00–140.00	137.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	145.00	145.00
3	—	530	190.00	190.00
197	—	824	154.50–155.00	154.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	645	146.00	146.00
6	—	502	169.00	169.00
7	—	283	190.00–202.50	193.54
5	—	349	174.00	174.00
3	—	725	137.00	137.00
3	—	590	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
6	—	500	160.00	160.00
8	—	785	114.00–119.00	115.88
3	—	285	188.00	188.00
11	—	637	143.00–146.00	144.66
17	—	574	146.00–165.00	157.39
3	—	358	185.00	185.00
6	—	410	170.00	170.00

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	3	—	1,197	1,190.00–1,400.00	1,330.39

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	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,205	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,178	67.50–72.00	70.16
3	—	1,280	72.00–76.00	73.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,406	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	67.50	67.50

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.