Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-10-05

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 5
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
388 head
▼ 207 vs last sale 595▼ 368 vs year ago 756 · −48.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 61▲ 69 vs year ago 28 · +246.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 31▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers traded 6.00-8.00 lower and bull calves were sharply lower. The weaned feeder calves in favorable condition saw good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower. The slaughter cattle offering was very plain with most being average or low dressing.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.60/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$141.60
116 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480144.45693102
Medium and Large 2-3497120.8760114thin
One grade step is worth $23.58/cwt here — about $92 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 sale116 hd
141.60
—
KY average24 barns · 5,301 hd
148.01
−6.41
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—Low1,62695.781,55815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38771.7199521
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24269.7586624
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98556.2455425

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$9101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$8601thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$8351thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)983$7622thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$7101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)855$7251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,0601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$1,3951thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,035$7501thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3230115.00/cwt115.00–115.002651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235177.50/cwt177.50–177.504171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295174.00/cwt174.00–174.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341166.72/cwt165.00–172.005694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376182.50/cwt181.00–184.006868
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383148.93/cwt140.00–155.005705
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425180.01/cwt179.00–181.007656
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440124.89/cwt120.00–135.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3457125.86/cwt125.00–127.505753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463180.00/cwt180.00–180.008337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482157.16/cwt148.00–164.0075810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520163.36/cwt153.00–171.508498
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3527148.71/cwt146.00–150.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578185.00/cwt181.00–187.001,0696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585169.30/cwt158.00–177.009908
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3588149.93/cwt149.00–154.008825
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615148.00/cwt148.00–148.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626163.65/cwt153.00–172.501,02410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2888136.01/cwt133.00–137.501,2083
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3210120.00/cwt120.00–120.002521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233152.10/cwt145.00–160.003542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267159.04/cwt157.00–160.004253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328154.70/cwt150.00–161.005077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328125.00/cwt125.00–125.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2353146.40/cwt144.00–150.005175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400125.00/cwt125.00–125.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427143.29/cwt131.00–150.0061221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475141.61/cwt134.00–145.0067310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495126.00/cwt126.00–126.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513144.31/cwt136.00–149.0074032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520120.82/cwt114.00–127.506284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575103.00/cwt103.00–103.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584138.25/cwt126.00–145.0080712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628144.17/cwt140.00–145.009056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2652143.68/cwt142.00–147.009373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3682119.61/cwt115.00–123.008163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2223171.78/cwt157.50–177.503837
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3225134.00/cwt134.00–134.003022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270147.36/cwt145.00–150.003982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323161.95/cwt160.00–165.005233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355140.00/cwt140.00–140.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375158.90/cwt151.00–165.005964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420135.57/cwt125.00–141.005693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439155.52/cwt152.00–160.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482151.65/cwt149.00–155.007318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495134.00/cwt134.00–134.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510137.50/cwt137.50–137.507012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520151.93/cwt141.00–157.007906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568144.20/cwt135.00–150.0081917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568128.98/cwt128.00–130.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615135.55/cwt129.00–147.008345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670131.66/cwt124.00–133.008829
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722130.50/cwt120.00–136.0094219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760131.00/cwt131.00–131.009962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282395.17/cwt93.00–104.007835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2879110.82/cwt110.00–112.509746
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-389784.00/cwt84.00–84.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298096.00/cwt96.00–96.009411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23774.35/cwt66.50–80.009203
Bulls——1,698116.45/cwt116.00–117.001,9772
Bulls——1,72998.08/cwt88.00–105.001,69610
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97657.67/cwt54.00–61.005637
Cows—Lean 85-90%97845.52/cwt40.00–50.0044511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00571.67/cwt70.00–74.007207
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10587.00/cwt87.00–87.009611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21660.97/cwt57.50–65.007414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22971.84/cwt67.00–77.0088318
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38771.71/cwt70.00–74.0099521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,72050.00/cwt50.00–50.008601
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2983762.10/head685.00–835.007622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,035750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,395.00/head1,395.00–1,395.001,3951

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.