Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-09-14

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 14
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
735 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 646▼ 44 vs year ago 779 · −5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 66▲ 73 vs year ago 10 · +730.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 0▼ 21 vs year ago 45 · −46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 8.00-10.00 lower. The weaned, value added calves in all classes saw good demand with all others seeing lower buyer interest. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady on an average offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.89/cwt on 414 head.
Average price
$157.89
414 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$920
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2590159.31940384
Medium and Large 2-3488139.7468230
One grade step is worth $19.57/cwt here — about $258 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 sale414 hd
157.89
—
KY average26 barns · 6,472 hd
157.63
+0.26
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—Low1,771107.421,90214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42081.261,1549thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22180.8498713
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01968.2869640

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)1,005$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,099$1,0288
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$9432thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,190$9351thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$8851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$8233thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)955$9851thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383185.68/cwt180.00–191.007114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427184.25/cwt177.50–190.007877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445196.50/cwt196.50–196.508748
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445171.00/cwt171.00–171.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464183.82/cwt181.00–186.008538
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465162.29/cwt144.00–167.0075512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482192.00/cwt192.00–192.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516190.10/cwt188.00–192.0098129
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518153.23/cwt150.00–157.507943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540175.82/cwt163.00–183.0094926
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555149.00/cwt149.00–149.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567169.18/cwt158.00–177.0095914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,0768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616164.39/cwt157.00–169.001,0135
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623148.03/cwt147.00–150.009223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626177.21/cwt171.00–179.001,10926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660163.04/cwt158.00–166.001,07613
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681173.45/cwt172.50–174.501,18114
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723157.95/cwt155.00–161.001,1422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728170.30/cwt170.00–170.501,2405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added782164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,2868
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1302
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272145.85/cwt140.00–152.503975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323140.00/cwt140.00–140.004522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341154.84/cwt150.00–161.005289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373159.25/cwt149.00–165.0059416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419141.84/cwt120.00–151.005948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435163.42/cwt161.00–168.5071125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463165.37/cwt154.00–170.0076639
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485144.46/cwt128.00–151.007015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511159.50/cwt159.50–159.508158
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3511136.66/cwt125.00–139.006989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528152.88/cwt144.00–155.5080748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575143.32/cwt142.00–144.008243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581154.13/cwt147.00–156.0089523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added594161.04/cwt159.50–163.0095720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603149.45/cwt140.00–154.0090126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613128.62/cwt119.00–138.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675138.00/cwt138.00–138.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688163.75/cwt163.75–163.751,12777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712152.29/cwt151.50–152.751,08422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727164.60/cwt164.60–164.601,19763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273179.31/cwt170.00–187.504902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310178.30/cwt175.00–185.005535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320177.50/cwt177.50–177.505681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361180.49/cwt170.00–188.006526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405178.78/cwt167.50–182.007246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460170.80/cwt162.00–180.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528166.85/cwt160.00–174.008817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563163.51/cwt156.00–168.009215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611147.23/cwt144.00–150.009005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659149.00/cwt149.00–149.009825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720128.00/cwt128.00–128.009222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2777125.24/cwt121.00–133.009739
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26076.50/cwt76.50–76.509641
Bulls——1,751114.90/cwt112.00–118.002,0126
Bulls——1,861105.42/cwt100.00–110.001,9627
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96057.64/cwt50.00–62.0055311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00979.87/cwt77.00–82.008068
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05369.44/cwt64.00–74.5073121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21784.52/cwt80.00–88.501,0296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23274.97/cwt70.00–78.009246
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42081.26/cwt80.00–88.001,1549
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,017823.35/head710.00–885.008233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045943.15/head750.00–1,085.009432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0991,027.93/head900.00–1,150.001,0288
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955985.00/head985.00–985.009851

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.