Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-07-27

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 27
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
452 head
▼ 278 vs last sale 730▼ 150 vs year ago 602 · −24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 36▼ 13 vs year ago 31 · −41.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 36▲ 32 vs year ago 7 · +457.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: All feeder calf classes sold 8.00-10.00 higher on a good quality offering. Feeder cattle buyers showed high demand for those calves that were weaned and in favorable condition. Slaughter cows were 3.00-4.00 higher on a light offering. No test on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.48/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$180.48
182 head · 625 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,128
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$481
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.92
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2630181.271,143177
Medium and Large 2-3434152.406615thin
One grade step is worth $28.87/cwt here — about $481 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 sale182 hd
180.48
—
KY average24 barns · 3,391 hd
168.56
+11.92
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—Average1,493104.581,5612thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34378.261,0512thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10577.018514thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99171.097057thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,0192thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,089$1,0106
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)989$9864thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$9548
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$7432thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,180$1,2101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$9752thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy346205.00/cwt205.00–205.007093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375181.05/cwt177.50–185.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390132.50/cwt132.50–132.505171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy404212.00/cwt212.00–212.008565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438179.38/cwt173.00–184.007866
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438154.00/cwt154.00–154.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added446189.00/cwt189.00–189.008434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465180.93/cwt174.00–185.008415
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465167.50/cwt167.50–167.507791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478200.28/cwt194.00–206.509578
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522186.00/cwt186.00–186.009712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529193.52/cwt190.50–200.001,02411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578196.18/cwt192.00–200.001,13418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671174.48/cwt161.00–177.001,17110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673181.85/cwt179.50–183.501,22457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735161.31/cwt160.00–164.001,1863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,29515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765155.74/cwt150.00–159.501,1915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,28114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2023
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260192.50/cwt192.50–192.505012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281159.31/cwt155.00–172.004488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330163.60/cwt161.00–165.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2394164.64/cwt155.00–171.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy396177.00/cwt177.00–177.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422157.03/cwt154.00–167.5066312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425130.12/cwt120.00–140.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458176.28/cwt174.00–178.0080714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added462181.50/cwt181.50–181.5083915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467163.39/cwt154.00–171.007638
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490148.34/cwt137.50–152.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518137.61/cwt120.00–145.007134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524171.55/cwt169.50–175.0089913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531159.45/cwt150.00–164.008474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567139.00/cwt139.00–139.007885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575157.71/cwt148.00–162.0090720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606163.00/cwt163.00–163.009888
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623137.05/cwt130.00–142.008543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624152.24/cwt143.00–157.009505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664150.46/cwt146.00–154.009995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,0305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745124.00/cwt124.00–124.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2809126.25/cwt124.00–133.001,0214
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy287197.50/cwt197.50–197.505672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2311178.00/cwt177.50–179.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375177.95/cwt175.00–179.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438176.62/cwt174.50–180.007745
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2443159.97/cwt155.00–169.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486160.09/cwt150.00–162.007786
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521171.23/cwt160.00–174.008925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567160.31/cwt150.00–166.009098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605158.26/cwt156.00–159.009574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720132.00/cwt132.00–132.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297595.00/cwt95.00–95.009261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,02590.00/cwt90.00–90.009231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,493104.58/cwt102.50–106.501,5612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99171.09/cwt63.50–78.007057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09584.00/cwt84.00–84.009201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10874.68/cwt73.50–76.508273
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34378.26/cwt78.00–78.501,0512
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810743.04/head725.00–760.007432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2989986.06/head725.00–1,100.009864
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,039953.52/head735.00–1,125.009548
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,019.25/head925.00–1,110.001,0192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0891,009.54/head885.00–1,125.001,0106
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,135975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.