Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-04-27

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 27
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
655 head
▼ 391 vs last sale 1,046▲ 308 vs year ago 347 · +88.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 77▲ 25 vs year ago 29 · +86.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 74▲ 5 vs year ago 10 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers and bull calves sold unevenly steady with mid-weights showing instances of 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Lower demand on the lesser quality calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady compared to last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.89/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$151.89
228 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$829
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546152.33831222
Medium and Large 2-3553135.507506thin
One grade step is worth $16.83/cwt here — about $81 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 sale228 hd
151.89
—
KY average25 barns · 6,871 hd
151.70
+0.19
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—Average1,41597.131,3755thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30981.981,07313
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14774.608569thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97858.3057016

Every lot

67 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343203.00/cwt203.00–203.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390207.00/cwt207.00–207.008072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413204.39/cwt200.00–207.5084410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420170.55/cwt166.00–175.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422185.84/cwt181.00–195.0078413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy454202.72/cwt198.00–204.0092014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473182.49/cwt174.00–189.0086313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485156.00/cwt156.00–156.007571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511181.35/cwt173.00–188.0092719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3529151.71/cwt146.00–162.508036
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533191.90/cwt186.00–197.501,02316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571187.32/cwt184.00–194.001,07014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3576156.86/cwt153.00–165.009047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585171.44/cwt168.50–182.001,00333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625166.35/cwt158.00–177.001,04035
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3661137.50/cwt137.50–137.509094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668158.62/cwt145.00–163.001,0609
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717154.00/cwt151.00–155.001,10412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781144.18/cwt133.50–149.001,1269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268181.00/cwt177.50–185.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324169.00/cwt167.00–170.005487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383163.52/cwt155.00–170.006269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428160.95/cwt153.00–170.0068924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431174.13/cwt168.00–175.0075116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480159.33/cwt150.00–166.0076520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480146.00/cwt146.00–146.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529147.87/cwt144.00–161.0078248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579150.04/cwt142.50–152.5086921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590137.00/cwt137.00–137.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616142.91/cwt136.00–146.5088013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645119.00/cwt119.00–119.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652147.00/cwt147.00–147.0095835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729138.25/cwt126.00–139.501,00825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755129.00/cwt129.00–129.009742
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2228200.00/cwt200.00–200.004563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320194.84/cwt190.00–200.006237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361178.72/cwt177.00–184.006459
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418189.00/cwt189.00–189.007905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423170.52/cwt170.00–171.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466172.13/cwt168.00–178.008025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475161.00/cwt161.00–161.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533159.73/cwt154.00–170.0085115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558169.00/cwt169.00–169.009433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613156.50/cwt156.50–156.509593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625134.00/cwt134.00–134.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668145.61/cwt140.00–152.009733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2922123.97/cwt122.00–125.001,1433
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0021
Bulls——1,47899.91/cwt93.00–108.001,4774
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91354.60/cwt47.50–56.004986
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01663.81/cwt60.00–69.006484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01858.33/cwt57.00–60.505946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14381.31/cwt80.00–83.009293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14564.00/cwt64.00–64.007331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15072.69/cwt69.00–74.508365
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25889.48/cwt89.00–90.001,1262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31781.03/cwt78.00–85.001,06710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32576.50/cwt76.50–76.501,0141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,2401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,9231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020760.00/cwt760.00–760.007,7521
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29901,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,8901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0013,3561
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0015,7451

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.