Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-05-04

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, May 4
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
555 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 655▲ 95 vs year ago 460 · +20.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 54▲ 22 vs year ago 26 · +84.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 15▼ 12 vs year ago 18 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Lightweight feeder cattle sold steady, feeders over 500# sold 2.00-4.00 higher with a strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00-8.00 higher on the high dressing individuals.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.61/cwt on 272 head.
Average price
$162.61
272 head · 719 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,169
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$40.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.77
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2719163.531,176263
Medium and Large 2-3640141.839086thin
Large 1-2808123.339973thin
One grade step is worth $40.20/cwt here — about $180 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 sale272 hd
162.61
—
KY average27 barns · 5,843 hd
166.38
−3.77
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—High1,627104.561,7015thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38077.471,06914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06467.7572112
CowsLean 85-90%Average94561.555829thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345184.00/cwt184.00–184.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382193.00/cwt193.00–193.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435191.00/cwt191.00–191.008315
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435161.00/cwt161.00–161.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485197.15/cwt195.00–198.009567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490179.68/cwt178.00–187.008806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511195.46/cwt195.00–196.0099919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521186.96/cwt181.00–191.009744
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535160.00/cwt160.00–160.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579178.13/cwt170.00–186.001,03120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627166.90/cwt159.00–171.501,04616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678166.98/cwt165.00–175.001,1325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy691149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1768
Steers—Large 1-2735130.00/cwt130.00–130.009561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738154.11/cwt148.00–155.001,13710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772143.67/cwt142.00–146.001,1096
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,17211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816155.85/cwt155.85–155.851,272134
Steers—Large 1-2845120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2908128.51/cwt127.00–130.001,1672
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228178.71/cwt177.50–180.004072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240186.00/cwt186.00–186.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320175.23/cwt172.00–180.005616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380168.93/cwt162.00–177.5064214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412172.00/cwt172.00–172.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429164.03/cwt154.00–169.0070415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452170.00/cwt170.00–170.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463125.00/cwt125.00–125.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470158.03/cwt150.00–160.0074328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516150.98/cwt140.00–153.5077920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521160.15/cwt158.50–161.008346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567151.27/cwt141.00–154.5085820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616147.48/cwt137.00–151.509089
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3639132.66/cwt122.00–136.008489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673140.65/cwt135.00–147.5094714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712136.45/cwt136.00–136.509729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756136.32/cwt135.50–141.001,03114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,06911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy227201.00/cwt201.00–201.004562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305177.50/cwt177.50–177.505411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378168.82/cwt163.00–177.006385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430145.00/cwt145.00–145.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441168.34/cwt167.00–169.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463166.28/cwt158.00–170.0077015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509165.80/cwt157.00–172.008447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575163.65/cwt155.00–174.009416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610155.42/cwt151.00–160.009485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663132.00/cwt132.00–132.008753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700131.00/cwt131.00–131.009171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760122.00/cwt122.00–122.009271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17080.00/cwt80.00–80.009361
Bulls——1,645115.35/cwt114.00–117.001,8982
Bulls——1,838106.04/cwt104.00–108.001,9492
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92853.92/cwt52.50–56.005003
Cows—Lean 85-90%94763.64/cwt60.00–68.506035
Cows—Lean 85-90%99074.00/cwt74.00–74.007331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01578.50/cwt78.50–78.507971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04269.92/cwt68.50–72.507295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09064.15/cwt62.50–65.506996
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34883.07/cwt82.00–85.001,1203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38376.54/cwt74.00–80.001,05910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,9911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,5181

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.