Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-05-11

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, May 11
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
496 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 555▼ 34 vs year ago 530 · −6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 48▼ 29 vs year ago 79 · −36.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 55 vs year ago 64 · −85.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. There was strong demand for those calves that were weaned and in favorable condition. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 6.00-8.00 higher on all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.53/cwt on 205 head.
Average price
$176.53
205 head · 617 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,089
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.22
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2619177.291,097199
Medium and Large 2-3563151.098516thin
One grade step is worth $26.20/cwt here — about $246 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 sale205 hd
176.53
—
KY average24 barns · 4,934 hd
167.30
+9.22
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—High1,885119.372,2504thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37286.721,18918
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10274.5482112
CowsLean 85-90%Average93264.0459713

Every lot

83 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225192.50/cwt192.50–192.504331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy307196.68/cwt195.00–200.006043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy356214.00/cwt214.00–214.007627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462168.53/cwt165.00–170.007795
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478145.85/cwt142.00–150.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479207.38/cwt202.00–208.5099332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486190.25/cwt190.00–191.009258
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531194.22/cwt190.00–196.001,03128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536180.00/cwt180.00–180.009655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy552150.00/cwt150.00–150.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563158.28/cwt155.00–160.008913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592179.94/cwt170.00–183.501,06517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629182.99/cwt180.00–185.001,1514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662172.42/cwt163.00–178.001,14111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725151.63/cwt149.00–153.001,0993
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757161.50/cwt161.50–161.501,2232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2811151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,22561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917111.72/cwt108.00–119.001,0243
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235195.00/cwt195.00–195.004582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320159.25/cwt157.50–161.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328185.53/cwt185.00–186.006092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370170.58/cwt169.00–174.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378183.77/cwt179.00–187.0069511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3393139.42/cwt135.50–147.505483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432166.76/cwt164.00–177.0072010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455147.50/cwt147.50–147.506711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474172.77/cwt170.00–174.0081917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479162.51/cwt157.00–169.0077821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530145.28/cwt138.50–152.0077017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532157.87/cwt157.50–164.0084028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558161.66/cwt157.00–163.0090225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568140.35/cwt140.00–141.007973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588150.33/cwt147.00–152.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606155.00/cwt155.00–155.009396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634142.50/cwt138.00–144.009034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665137.28/cwt129.00–146.009138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713131.94/cwt120.00–136.009416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3721109.66/cwt107.50–114.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760117.00/cwt117.00–117.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2837123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,02584.00/cwt84.00–84.008611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230207.50/cwt207.50–207.504772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2263191.21/cwt187.50–195.005032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360181.00/cwt181.00–181.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy410156.00/cwt156.00–156.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413186.08/cwt185.00–190.007695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420167.50/cwt167.50–167.507041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy467149.00/cwt149.00–149.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474173.58/cwt167.00–180.0082318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475147.08/cwt142.00–152.506992
Bulls—Large 1-2480106.00/cwt106.00–106.005091
Bulls—Large 1-2560104.50/cwt104.50–104.505852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571166.88/cwt161.00–175.009534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581151.48/cwt146.00–154.008803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625148.05/cwt142.00–154.009252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685141.00/cwt141.00–141.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711137.45/cwt134.00–149.009776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Bulls—Large 1-284596.00/cwt96.00–96.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2923112.51/cwt112.00–113.001,0382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,720115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,9781
Bulls——1,940120.83/cwt118.00–124.502,3443
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87550.93/cwt50.00–52.004462
Cows—Lean 85-90%90555.93/cwt54.50–57.505063
Cows—Lean 85-90%95577.26/cwt77.00–77.507382
Cows—Lean 85-90%95768.05/cwt61.50–73.506516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08065.32/cwt65.00–66.007053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10774.26/cwt71.00–77.508226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11384.30/cwt82.00–86.009383
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27578.03/cwt76.00–79.509954
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37785.34/cwt82.50–88.001,1759
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43996.16/cwt91.00–102.001,3845
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,6631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080843.17/cwt750.00–925.009,1062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,7741
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,8651

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.