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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 9

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

704 head

▲ 154 vs last sale 550▼ 657 vs year ago 1,361 · −48.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 83▲ 20 vs year ago 65 · +30.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.07/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$143.07

270 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$24.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.61

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	586	143.43	841	266
Small 1-2	589	119.25	702	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.18/cwt here — about $138 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 sale270 hd

143.07

—

KY average22 barns · 6,238 hd

147.68

−4.61

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	1,808	104.46	1,889	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	75.98	1,082	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	71.67	918	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	55.60	537	11

Every lot

54 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	280	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	540	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	406	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	775	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	187.20/cwt	182.00–190.00	779	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	183.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	871	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	175.97/cwt	168.00–180.00	936	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	182.50/cwt	180.00–187.00	978	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	173.53/cwt	160.00–182.00	987	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	591	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,028	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	167.42/cwt	162.00–172.50	1,053	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	157.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	999	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,085	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,061	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,069	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	864	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,225	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,148	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	311	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	575	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	152.52/cwt	141.00–158.00	572	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	442	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	729	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	153.01/cwt	145.00–160.00	728	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	159.87/cwt	150.00–161.50	822	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	144.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	750	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	143.73/cwt	140.00–144.50	815	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	856	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	131.10/cwt	130.00–133.00	821	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	130.60/cwt	128.00–136.00	872	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	124.42/cwt	122.00–125.00	918	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,014	63
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	558	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	184.08/cwt	180.00–190.00	580	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	184.76/cwt	174.00–197.00	706	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	803	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	86.06/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,407	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	102.80/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	117.84/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,325	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	50.60/cwt	45.00–55.00	468	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	64.34/cwt	63.00–65.50	668	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	835	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	70.24/cwt	68.00–72.00	898	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	84.97/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,113	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	75.54/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,061	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	70.50/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,029	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	80.72/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,205	4

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 Mar 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 550Year ago 1,361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 83Year ago 65

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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
25	—	518	140.00–148.00	144.74
24	—	668	128.00–136.00	130.60
3	—	340	162.00	162.00
16	—	375	141.00–158.00	152.52
46	—	567	140.00–144.50	143.73
8	—	626	130.00–133.00	131.10
3	—	270	150.00	150.00
5	—	738	122.00–125.00	124.42
32	—	476	145.00–160.00	153.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	768	132.00	132.00
21	—	514	150.00–161.50	159.87
10	—	586	146.00	146.00
7	—	442	165.00	165.00
3	—	311	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	375	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	193.00	193.00
16	—	475	180.00–185.00	183.44
15	—	636	150.00–160.00	157.15
9	—	532	168.00–180.00	175.97
1	—	990	116.00	116.00
9	—	416	182.00–190.00	187.20
6	—	750	142.50	142.50
6	—	665	143.00	143.00
5	—	300	190.00	190.00
32	—	569	160.00–182.00	173.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	678	160.00	160.00
6	—	406	191.00	191.00
5	—	734	144.50	144.50
5	—	591	174.00	174.00
61	—	864	141.75	141.75
30	—	629	162.00–172.50	167.42
16	—	536	180.00–187.00	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	595	145.00	145.00
4	—	470	180.00	180.00
3	—	535	150.00	150.00
3	—	290	192.50	192.50
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
5	—	650	136.00	136.00
5	—	740	129.00	129.00
18	—	382	174.00–197.00	184.76
7	—	315	180.00–190.00	184.08
6	—	427	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	924	45.00–55.00	50.60
4	—	1,038	63.00–65.50	64.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	70.00–71.00	70.50
4	—	1,493	80.00–81.00	80.72
18	—	1,404	72.00–79.00	75.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	84.00–86.00	84.97
20	—	1,278	68.00–72.00	70.24
2	—	1,265	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,973	115.00–119.00	117.84
2	—	1,735	98.00–107.00	102.80
2	—	1,635	84.00–88.00	86.06

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.