Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-06-01

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 1
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 600▲ 267 vs year ago 311 · +85.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 43▼ 7 vs year ago 34 · −20.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 90 vs year ago 99 · −90.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: All classes of feeder cattle sold steady with a strong demand for those value-added calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.02/cwt on 268 head.
Average price
$155.02
268 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$867
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.91
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563155.44875260
Medium and Large 2-3439141.196208thin
One grade step is worth $14.26/cwt here — about $254 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 sale268 hd
155.02
—
KY average18 barns · 2,765 hd
151.11
+3.91
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—Low1,604109.401,7546thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40181.651,14414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15572.458372thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94562.005863thin
SteersChoiceHigh1,255110.001,3811thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,0101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,120$9501thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310207.50/cwt207.50–207.506432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340187.00/cwt187.00–187.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373202.00/cwt202.00–202.007539
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395174.00/cwt174.00–174.006873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427173.13/cwt164.00–176.007399
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445206.50/cwt206.50–206.509191
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465199.00/cwt199.00–199.009255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added499184.00/cwt184.00–184.0091842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527167.57/cwt164.50–176.008836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535185.40/cwt184.00–191.0099232
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538162.33/cwt159.00–164.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576174.84/cwt166.00–180.001,00724
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613135.02/cwt134.00–136.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631159.64/cwt154.00–166.001,0077
Steers—Large 1-2637149.50/cwt149.50–149.509522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2697155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708157.79/cwt156.50–159.501,1177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820159.75/cwt159.75–159.751,31068
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288172.98/cwt172.50–175.004985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370147.54/cwt143.00–150.005463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391166.06/cwt163.00–168.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy401174.00/cwt174.00–174.006988
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410143.93/cwt141.00–147.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425164.77/cwt158.00–168.0070020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473155.04/cwt150.00–161.007339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482163.79/cwt163.00–168.0078965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495141.00/cwt141.00–141.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515139.00/cwt139.00–139.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522155.75/cwt146.00–161.0081323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571143.96/cwt139.00–152.0082218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575119.00/cwt119.00–119.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577158.00/cwt158.00–158.009122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636141.60/cwt140.00–142.009015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666131.53/cwt126.00–135.008767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672154.85/cwt154.85–154.851,04179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710120.96/cwt118.00–124.008594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2822120.56/cwt114.50–123.509913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,0433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,06593.00/cwt93.00–93.009901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379175.48/cwt172.50–178.006655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416167.98/cwt167.00–169.006994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467168.00/cwt168.00–168.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482140.54/cwt134.00–152.006775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484179.17/cwt179.00–180.0086712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532155.00/cwt155.00–155.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534165.58/cwt160.00–175.008847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584144.61/cwt142.00–156.008457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619161.28/cwt161.00–162.009987
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2838127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2950110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0451
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,255110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06585.00/cwt85.00–85.009051
Bulls——1,540107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,6561
Bulls——1,754115.97/cwt115.00–117.002,0344
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87550.00/cwt50.00–50.004381
Cows—Lean 85-90%96072.50/cwt72.50–72.506961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00063.50/cwt63.50–63.506351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15572.45/cwt68.50–76.508372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,2011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32076.84/cwt74.50–78.001,0144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44782.64/cwt80.00–87.501,1969
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,120950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.