Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-09-28

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 28
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
595 head
▲ 226 vs last sale 369▼ 13 vs year ago 608 · −2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 24▲ 17 vs year ago 44 · +38.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 11▲ 10 vs year ago 21 · +47.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: All classes of feeder calves sold unevenly steady. Demand for the unweaned and below average quality calves continued to be low due to the changing weather. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower on a very plain offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $168.42/cwt on 316 head.
Average price
$168.42
316 head · 703 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$436
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2711169.671,206301
Medium and Large 2-3537143.3477015thin
One grade step is worth $26.33/cwt here — about $436 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 sale316 hd
168.42
—
KY average25 barns · 5,978 hd
170.85
−2.43
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—High1,52896.301,47110
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44278.421,13110
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20676.0291716
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01559.3860318

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$1,2751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$1,1062thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$1,0472thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$8351thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)905$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)846$1,0255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,038$1,2132thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)924$8374thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$7832thin

Every lot

89 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 2-3363143.97/cwt143.00–145.005232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388172.03/cwt170.00–176.006673
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420148.79/cwt147.50–150.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439177.26/cwt168.00–184.0077812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455162.58/cwt155.00–170.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3487144.02/cwt140.00–152.507013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522171.75/cwt163.00–178.008976
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532143.47/cwt138.00–146.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533184.71/cwt183.00–187.009857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563180.75/cwt180.00–181.001,0184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565160.47/cwt150.00–169.0090719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625168.87/cwt159.00–175.001,05531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635150.00/cwt150.00–150.009531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3668137.08/cwt134.00–140.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676172.87/cwt172.00–173.001,1698
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683156.01/cwt151.00–161.001,0663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722165.32/cwt164.00–166.001,1943
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3733139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734173.32/cwt172.00–175.001,2729
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758172.85/cwt172.85–172.851,310142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767166.38/cwt162.50–170.001,27611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2837159.09/cwt146.00–162.001,33232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2924155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,4379
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365122.71/cwt115.00–137.504483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380143.00/cwt143.00–143.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433148.33/cwt141.00–153.006427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440112.50/cwt112.50–112.504951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462166.50/cwt166.50–166.5076910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478143.83/cwt133.00–151.006888
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524144.93/cwt135.00–154.0075939
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528125.01/cwt122.50–130.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538164.00/cwt164.00–164.008827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570157.94/cwt157.50–159.5090027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570147.31/cwt142.00–150.0084011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581135.51/cwt134.00–136.507875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added601158.50/cwt158.50–158.509535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623126.11/cwt125.00–126.507864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631143.96/cwt134.00–150.0090813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668126.03/cwt125.00–127.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669143.20/cwt143.00–143.509585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708148.00/cwt146.00–149.001,0489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727140.39/cwt137.00–142.001,0213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3727126.35/cwt117.00–131.509194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765122.00/cwt122.00–122.009331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318162.16/cwt157.50–171.005163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330122.50/cwt122.50–122.504041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373134.04/cwt127.50–140.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3421129.30/cwt122.50–137.505444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426165.27/cwt160.00–173.007049
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479149.96/cwt141.00–158.007185
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3487130.37/cwt125.00–136.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517119.88/cwt115.00–127.006203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527153.23/cwt152.00–155.008085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582157.48/cwt146.00–162.009178
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582133.19/cwt127.50–137.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620149.97/cwt140.00–157.009306
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3638127.91/cwt120.00–136.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678144.30/cwt141.00–146.009783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3751105.84/cwt95.00–115.007956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388085.00/cwt85.00–85.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2930107.01/cwt105.00–108.009953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,085107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25187.80/cwt76.50–94.001,0985
Bulls——1,760101.26/cwt96.00–108.001,7824
Bulls——1,980119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,3561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01081.78/cwt79.50–84.508263
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01466.38/cwt62.50–70.006737
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01844.85/cwt40.00–50.004578
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17549.50/cwt49.50–49.505821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20673.16/cwt70.50–76.008827
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21081.84/cwt79.00–87.009908
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43476.69/cwt70.00–80.001,1009
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,4241
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2924836.77/head785.00–860.008374
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955782.92/head725.00–850.007832
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28461,025.02/head925.00–1,050.001,0255
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,047.46/head925.00–1,135.001,0472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,105.67/head1,100.00–1,110.001,1062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.