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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 6

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

477 head

▼ 444 vs last sale 921▼ 86 vs year ago 563 · −15.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 68▼ 6 vs year ago 56 · −10.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 12▼ 97 vs year ago 116 · −83.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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 $163.79/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$163.79

252 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$321

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

$1.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	457	165.03	753	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	656	163.69	1,074	234

One grade step is worth $1.33/cwt here — about −$321 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 sale252 hd

163.79

—

KY average24 barns · 6,181 hd

162.72

+1.06

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	1,822	112.05	2,042	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,531	73.73	1,129	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	72.13	905	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	856	64.76	554	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,445	103.00	1,488	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	175.32/cwt	172.00–176.00	675	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	196.18/cwt	191.00–204.00	763	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	411	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	727	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	185.24/cwt	183.00–195.00	804	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	163.02/cwt	159.00–165.00	766	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	179.68/cwt	175.00–186.00	873	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	842	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	184.97/cwt	173.00–188.50	964	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,038	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	176.70/cwt	167.00–179.00	1,005	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	159.86/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,022	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	159.32/cwt	150.00–160.50	1,048	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	144.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,019	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	151.12/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,081	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,099	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	849	144.85/cwt	144.85–144.85	1,230	69
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	158.41/cwt	155.00–160.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	154.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	577	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	406	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	609	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	161.62/cwt	152.50–168.00	687	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	169.39/cwt	168.00–171.50	788	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	157.25/cwt	157.00–157.50	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	149.98/cwt	140.00–155.50	780	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	146.52/cwt	142.00–154.00	821	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	126.55/cwt	123.00–130.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	129.67/cwt	128.50–137.00	807	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	131.83/cwt	131.50–132.00	866	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	805	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	949	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	628	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	174.10/cwt	172.00–176.00	742	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	159.87/cwt	154.00–167.00	838	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	150.28/cwt	142.50–158.00	869	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	124.91/cwt	122.00–128.00	903	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,445	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,488	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	105.25/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,521	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,184	1
Bulls	—	—	2,019	112.96/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,281	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	728	74.42/cwt	74.00–75.00	542	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	434	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	62.90/cwt	60.00–67.00	593	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	64.81/cwt	61.50–67.50	738	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	73.96/cwt	70.00–78.00	950	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,521	74.37/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,131	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,102	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,175	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	782.19/cwt	700.00–875.00	9,519	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,047.27/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	11,991	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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 921Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 68Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 12Year ago 116

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	657	131.50–132.00	131.83
3	—	325	155.00–160.00	158.41
5	—	465	168.00–171.50	169.39
2	—	282	157.50	157.50
18	—	425	152.50–168.00	161.62
7	—	622	128.50–137.00	129.67
11	—	520	140.00–155.50	149.98
23	—	560	142.00–154.00	146.52
13	—	725	123.00	123.00
13	—	373	150.00–165.00	154.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	111.00	111.00
3	—	406	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	124.00	124.00
2	—	668	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	465	157.00–157.50	157.25
1	—	910	94.00	94.00
2	—	750	107.00	107.00
2	—	583	123.00–130.00	126.55
1	—	395	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	135.00	135.00
28	—	569	167.00–179.00	176.70
18	—	434	183.00–195.00	185.24
10	—	658	150.00–160.50	159.32
24	—	639	155.00–164.00	159.86
4	—	758	145.00	145.00
28	—	521	173.00–188.50	184.97
2	—	705	142.00–147.00	144.52
18	—	486	175.00–186.00	179.68
5	—	389	191.00–204.00	196.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	114.00	114.00
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
3	—	470	159.00–165.00	163.02
1	—	270	177.50	177.50
6	—	385	172.00–176.00	175.32
3	—	520	162.00	162.00
3	—	411	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	849	144.85	144.85
4	—	561	185.00	185.00
22	—	715	150.00–154.00	151.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	353	178.00	178.00
2	—	630	140.00	140.00
1	—	250	185.00	185.00
2	—	723	122.00–128.00	124.91
5	—	524	154.00–167.00	159.87
1	—	895	135.00	135.00
6	—	426	172.00–176.00	174.10
2	—	578	142.50–158.00	150.28
2	—	345	180.00	180.00
1	—	805	125.00	125.00
1	—	695	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	160.00	160.00
1	—	375	161.00	161.00
1	—	620	144.00	144.00
1	—	565	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	74.00–75.00	74.42
3	—	943	60.00–67.00	62.90
1	—	850	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	61.50–67.50	64.81
12	—	1,284	70.00–78.00	73.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	68.00	68.00
9	—	1,521	72.00–78.00	74.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	122.00	122.00
4	—	2,019	110.00–117.00	112.96
2	—	1,445	102.00–107.50	105.25

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	700.00–875.00	782.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	750.00	750.00

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	4	—	1,145	800.00–1,150.00	1,047.27

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.