Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-04-13

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 13
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
551 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 477▼ 534 vs year ago 1,085 · −49.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 50▼ 9 vs year ago 46 · −19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 19▼ 11 vs year ago 17 · −64.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves under 600 sold steady. feeder steer calves over 600 sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifer calves sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a lower dressing offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.69/cwt on 342 head.
Average price
$142.69
342 head · 619 lb average
Value per head Derived
$883
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$327
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2623142.88890336
Medium and Large 2-3427131.745636thin
One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $327 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 sale342 hd
142.69
—
KY average23 barns · 5,686 hd
148.04
−5.35
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,737104.591,81711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31975.991,0023thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13469.137844thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00052.7352713
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,310116.001,5201thin

Every lot

78 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290205.00/cwt205.00–205.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305197.00/cwt197.00–197.006017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370185.28/cwt180.00–191.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383214.23/cwt210.00–215.008216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426174.95/cwt165.00–180.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455201.00/cwt201.00–201.009151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462172.88/cwt161.00–178.007997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523193.21/cwt190.00–198.001,0105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527176.03/cwt169.00–186.0092810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584175.25/cwt173.00–176.001,0234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610161.00/cwt161.00–161.009822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615175.45/cwt173.00–180.001,0799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665165.94/cwt154.00–168.001,10410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727146.82/cwt137.00–152.501,06714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795143.17/cwt135.00–145.501,1389
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2877130.31/cwt127.00–133.001,1433
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270171.57/cwt165.00–175.004637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323141.20/cwt140.00–142.504562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328158.70/cwt154.00–167.5052114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy357158.00/cwt158.00–158.0056410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377152.71/cwt140.00–156.005769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414172.51/cwt171.00–175.007148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418163.21/cwt156.00–169.006827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3418136.53/cwt131.00–142.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464169.49/cwt169.00–170.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484149.90/cwt141.00–159.007264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520118.00/cwt118.00–118.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527144.63/cwt131.00–156.0076222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528159.27/cwt158.00–162.008413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566143.82/cwt136.00–150.0081422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621134.85/cwt126.00–139.0083717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669140.89/cwt136.25–143.60943121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683128.72/cwt125.00–132.0087910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703130.00/cwt130.00–130.009144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729119.40/cwt116.00–125.008705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800134.95/cwt134.95–134.951,08067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800109.00/cwt109.00–109.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885112.00/cwt112.00–112.009911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210197.50/cwt197.50–197.504151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250182.50/cwt182.50–182.504561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255210.00/cwt210.00–210.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2319171.28/cwt170.00–175.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338193.65/cwt191.00–198.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360191.00/cwt191.00–191.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371179.09/cwt170.00–188.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395152.50/cwt152.50–152.506021
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2395137.50/cwt137.50–137.505431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3424149.28/cwt135.00–155.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426179.05/cwt175.00–180.007637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480173.51/cwt165.00–176.008339
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510156.17/cwt150.00–161.007967
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565171.00/cwt171.00–171.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568127.09/cwt124.00–130.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575156.49/cwt152.00–161.009004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy612164.33/cwt164.00–165.001,0066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621145.39/cwt139.00–153.009037
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695135.25/cwt135.00–136.009404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721130.29/cwt123.00–134.009393
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,310116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,5201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50495.86/cwt94.00–100.001,4424
Bulls——1,755117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,0531
Bulls——1,890108.35/cwt105.00–112.002,0486
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95838.50/cwt35.00–40.003693
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00662.41/cwt60.00–66.006285
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02051.58/cwt48.00–54.005265
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08564.00/cwt64.00–64.006941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15070.84/cwt68.50–73.008153
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22874.24/cwt74.00–74.509122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50079.50/cwt79.50–79.501,1931
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2755675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,0961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940655.85/cwt635.00–675.006,1652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065685.00/cwt685.00–685.007,2951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,4131

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.