Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-08-10

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 10
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
623 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 532▲ 241 vs year ago 382 · +63.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 26▼ 1 vs year ago 41 · −2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 1▼ 3 vs year ago 11 · −27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers traded 2.00-4.00 higher with feeder heifers and bull calves selling 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand was strong for the weaned, high quality feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.70/cwt on 257 head.
Average price
$180.70
257 head · 662 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,196
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$357
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2667182.681,219242
Medium and Large 2-3579148.8686215thin
One grade step is worth $33.82/cwt here — about $357 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 sale257 hd
180.70
—
KY average24 barns · 4,884 hd
174.69
+6.01
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—Low1,613112.551,8156thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43384.731,2149thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24977.5796911
CowsLean 85-90%Low99376.267578thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,0851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,0101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,2102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,055$9501thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320185.00/cwt185.00–185.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371203.61/cwt200.00–207.507555
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423131.46/cwt130.00–133.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425202.00/cwt202.00–202.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482190.77/cwt190.00–191.009204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488200.00/cwt200.00–200.009764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514199.37/cwt198.00–200.001,02526
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515161.98/cwt160.00–164.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530174.54/cwt167.00–186.0092511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578172.89/cwt168.00–179.009996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586196.94/cwt190.00–204.001,15419
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600165.00/cwt165.00–165.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614193.89/cwt187.00–195.001,19046
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663150.00/cwt150.00–150.009957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681174.60/cwt170.00–178.001,1897
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709171.12/cwt169.00–175.001,21316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750126.00/cwt126.00–126.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755167.81/cwt162.00–171.501,26716
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added803174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,39775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2927146.21/cwt138.00–149.001,3554
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy262190.00/cwt190.00–190.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2297165.00/cwt165.00–165.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338156.47/cwt153.00–160.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363177.58/cwt175.00–178.006457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369157.22/cwt155.00–160.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380137.50/cwt137.50–137.505231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419148.71/cwt132.50–155.006234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426186.20/cwt185.00–189.0079315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426164.62/cwt160.00–180.007018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461183.62/cwt182.50–187.0084620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468174.66/cwt164.00–181.008179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490148.00/cwt148.00–148.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507178.85/cwt177.00–183.0090733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3511147.57/cwt144.00–156.0075411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528167.10/cwt157.00–170.0088220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583162.37/cwt154.00–166.0094735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3584148.51/cwt148.00–149.008674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589167.00/cwt167.00–167.0098441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633153.50/cwt145.00–155.509728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661150.17/cwt144.00–150.7599312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3678129.86/cwt127.00–134.008805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758130.29/cwt129.00–132.009887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810116.00/cwt116.00–116.009401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215165.00/cwt165.00–165.003551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278172.54/cwt170.00–175.004803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy281194.00/cwt194.00–194.005453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375191.67/cwt191.00–192.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385206.29/cwt204.00–208.0079410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411207.00/cwt207.00–207.008513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440189.74/cwt185.00–196.008354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475184.15/cwt178.00–191.0087517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518168.97/cwt161.00–177.508752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518156.21/cwt152.00–159.008093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555162.20/cwt159.00–167.009005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570135.00/cwt135.00–135.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620154.00/cwt154.00–154.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720133.48/cwt132.00–135.009612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11079.00/cwt79.00–79.008771
Bulls——1,703117.58/cwt115.00–120.002,0024
Bulls——1,755126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,2111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97583.47/cwt82.00–84.008144
Cows—Lean 85-90%98770.39/cwt68.50–72.006953
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08065.00/cwt65.00–65.007021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21082.56/cwt80.00–85.009993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21388.52/cwt87.00–90.001,0742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28171.42/cwt68.00–74.009156
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36878.97/cwt78.00–80.001,0802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39885.61/cwt82.00–88.001,1976
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,6111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,055950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,210.24/head1,000.00–1,385.001,2102

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.