Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-07-20

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 20
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
730 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 863▲ 277 vs year ago 453 · +61.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 84▲ 9 vs year ago 27 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 37▲ 19 vs year ago 17 · +111.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Strong demand was shown for the weaned and value-added feeders in all classes. The unweaned and plain feeder cattle were steady with lighter demand. Slaughter cows were 8.00-10.00 lower with light demand on an very plain offering. Average dressing slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.71/cwt on 300 head.
Average price
$168.71
300 head · 687 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,158
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2692170.241,178283
Medium and Large 2-3600143.1085817thin
One grade step is worth $27.14/cwt here — about $320 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 sale300 hd
168.71
—
KY average25 barns · 5,598 hd
165.21
+3.50
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—Low1,849104.171,9264thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51472.201,0937thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17070.7682810
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01063.846458thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$8643thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,089$8006
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,023$7662thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)878$7802thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)785$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,254$8245

Every lot

78 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366197.01/cwt188.00–200.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367171.80/cwt160.00–180.006316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418144.52/cwt144.00–145.006042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432161.24/cwt159.00–166.006973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440186.00/cwt186.00–186.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463172.97/cwt171.00–174.008013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510184.75/cwt181.00–196.0094217
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530146.03/cwt145.00–147.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537155.25/cwt155.00–156.0083415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562172.40/cwt160.00–177.0096913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580152.54/cwt150.00–156.008854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2604169.39/cwt169.00–174.001,02313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3606145.25/cwt134.00–151.008806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,1543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670146.59/cwt145.00–162.0098228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1545
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711160.66/cwt160.00–161.001,1423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756177.10/cwt177.10–177.101,339140
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0882
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780123.33/cwt110.00–130.009623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2883144.04/cwt141.00–147.001,2722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2953148.42/cwt136.00–150.751,41419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,000121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340162.00/cwt162.00–162.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372150.41/cwt142.00–159.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3377134.00/cwt134.00–134.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412162.75/cwt160.00–168.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439148.50/cwt139.00–156.006528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459169.23/cwt164.00–173.0077712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465173.00/cwt173.00–173.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480152.26/cwt140.00–156.007318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521149.21/cwt142.00–158.0077724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542163.06/cwt161.00–166.0088456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576161.00/cwt161.00–161.0092714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582140.35/cwt134.00–144.008179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615152.50/cwt152.50–152.5093829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617141.78/cwt128.00–145.0087518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663136.03/cwt135.00–138.009023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,08476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730111.00/cwt111.00–111.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,00212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280152.50/cwt152.50–152.504271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361162.21/cwt156.00–174.005866
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410152.88/cwt147.50–158.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3467130.06/cwt128.00–134.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480160.98/cwt151.00–165.0077314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524150.54/cwt146.00–161.0078915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565126.00/cwt126.00–126.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580138.14/cwt131.00–144.008017
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620142.00/cwt142.00–142.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738130.32/cwt129.00–133.009623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745122.00/cwt122.00–122.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768144.84/cwt129.00–161.001,1122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850122.67/cwt110.00–129.001,0433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3905100.00/cwt100.00–100.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2983125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2293
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,763112.23/cwt110.00–115.001,9793
Bulls——2,10580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,6841
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91579.00/cwt79.00–79.007231
Cows—Lean 85-90%96355.31/cwt54.00–56.505332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04864.22/cwt61.50–67.506735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05560.00/cwt60.00–60.006331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18371.96/cwt70.00–75.508519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51472.20/cwt70.00–75.501,0937
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2878780.04/head775.00–785.007802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023765.71/head675.00–850.007662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050863.70/head650.00–1,060.008643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,089800.44/head610.00–885.008006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,228826.27/head800.00–850.008262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,272821.83/head800.00–835.008223

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.