Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-08-03

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 3
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
532 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 452▼ 691 vs year ago 1,223 · −56.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 18▼ 16 vs year ago 42 · −38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 39▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: All classes of feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher on a good quality offering. There was strong demand for the fancy and value-added feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.65/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$161.65
246 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$913
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565162.67918238
Medium and Large 2-3570131.337488thin
One grade step is worth $31.34/cwt here — about $171 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 sale246 hd
161.65
—
KY average25 barns · 4,528 hd
159.38
+2.27
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—Average1,580107.621,7003thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16080.619356thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40476.501,0743thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01168.666948thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,1851thin

Every lot

69 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 1-2330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358143.76/cwt142.50–145.005152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393201.66/cwt199.00–203.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422205.47/cwt197.50–210.008675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437185.00/cwt185.00–185.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445155.00/cwt155.00–155.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475186.02/cwt185.00–187.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476206.00/cwt206.00–206.009815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526175.23/cwt165.00–184.009228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558194.10/cwt192.50–200.001,08322
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570165.00/cwt165.00–165.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581183.38/cwt170.00–189.001,0658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622191.86/cwt190.00–193.501,19311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625154.87/cwt151.00–159.009682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682187.95/cwt184.00–190.001,28265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683167.83/cwt159.00–171.001,1467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added732170.53/cwt170.00–172.001,24811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3759142.41/cwt132.00–145.001,0815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279162.21/cwt155.00–170.004535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341173.73/cwt167.50–178.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373136.07/cwt132.50–140.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380159.63/cwt152.00–167.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy397177.00/cwt177.00–177.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414180.00/cwt180.00–180.007455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415147.50/cwt147.50–147.506121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425170.58/cwt162.50–174.0072514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469176.50/cwt176.50–176.508287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476166.38/cwt160.00–173.0079210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510142.00/cwt142.00–142.007241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513172.00/cwt172.00–172.008823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523164.73/cwt159.00–170.0086212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530173.50/cwt173.50–173.5092026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566161.20/cwt156.00–163.0091235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570168.90/cwt166.00–170.0096316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595152.00/cwt152.00–152.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626159.65/cwt158.00–164.0099913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655129.00/cwt129.00–129.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671154.59/cwt153.50–155.501,03774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715133.97/cwt132.00–144.009586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720122.00/cwt122.00–122.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391586.00/cwt86.00–86.007871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332184.44/cwt175.00–189.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy393194.34/cwt193.00–194.507649
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425194.99/cwt189.00–204.008298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430171.40/cwt160.00–180.007376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470181.73/cwt175.00–186.008546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495156.00/cwt150.00–158.007724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529159.25/cwt156.00–164.008428
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575143.78/cwt140.00–147.508272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585155.17/cwt150.00–165.0090815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605152.00/cwt152.00–152.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683140.00/cwt140.00–140.009563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770128.48/cwt125.00–132.009892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2917115.62/cwt110.00–117.001,0605
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,580107.62/cwt104.00–110.001,7003
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94355.42/cwt54.50–56.505232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01584.00/cwt84.00–84.008531
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03770.88/cwt69.00–74.007355
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15377.04/cwt72.50–80.008884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17587.75/cwt87.00–88.501,0312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37879.75/cwt78.00–81.501,0992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0191
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851

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.