Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-06-29

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 29
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
688 head
▲ 528 vs last sale 160▲ 688 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 21▲ 131 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 31▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.81/cwt on 299 head.
Average price
$170.81
299 head · 685 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,169
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.63
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2685170.811,169299
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale299 hd
170.81
—
KY average26 barns · 5,159 hd
163.18
+7.63
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—High1,752127.432,23323
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26593.411,18223
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72185.631,47419
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18073.5186729

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$1,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$9909
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$8003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)930$7553thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466188.71/cwt185.00–190.0087919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519175.69/cwt162.00–185.0091237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,03615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575166.93/cwt162.00–171.0096021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582186.41/cwt182.00–190.001,08511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631174.77/cwt168.00–177.001,10327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632168.18/cwt161.00–174.001,06311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666175.68/cwt174.00–180.001,17017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671160.45/cwt159.00–162.001,07710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825163.18/cwt141.00–163.351,346131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238160.09/cwt151.00–169.0038110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375153.33/cwt149.00–166.0057541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422157.23/cwt147.00–166.0066430
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473153.84/cwt145.00–157.0072842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525146.07/cwt139.00–155.0076726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538162.00/cwt162.00–162.008725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572144.38/cwt136.00–157.0082657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616149.95/cwt149.50–151.0092417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630136.98/cwt130.00–147.0086313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662139.00/cwt139.00–139.009205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687123.00/cwt123.00–123.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750131.00/cwt131.00–131.009835
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375175.91/cwt170.00–185.0066031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417177.12/cwt169.00–184.0073915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480163.13/cwt155.00–185.0078355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530162.22/cwt152.00–182.0086062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571160.84/cwt155.00–168.0091818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613144.60/cwt140.00–153.0088615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727119.00/cwt119.00–119.008655
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,720133.60/cwt130.00–138.002,29810
Bulls——1,777122.69/cwt117.00–125.002,18013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11356.98/cwt55.00–59.006342
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17970.27/cwt62.00–71.0082815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19280.31/cwt80.00–84.0095712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22383.25/cwt79.00–85.001,01811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,304102.72/cwt90.00–105.001,33912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68783.66/cwt83.00–86.001,41115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,85093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,7214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930755.00/head755.00–755.007553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100800.00/head800.00–800.008003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128990.13/head875.00–1,100.009909
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.