Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-10-12

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 12
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 388▲ 402 vs year ago 38 · +1,057.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 97▼ 606 vs year ago 668 · −90.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: All classes of feeder cattle sold 6.00-8.00 lower on a very plain quality offering. Buyer demand was good on weaned calves in favorable condition. Slaughter cows traded 8.00-10.00 lower and no test on slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.74/cwt on 285 head.
Average price
$149.74
285 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$902
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2614152.70937259
Medium and Large 2-3486120.2058426
One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about $353 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 sale285 hd
149.74
—
KY average25 barns · 5,079 hd
143.00
+6.74
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—Average1,54088.981,3713thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51263.7196317
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25157.8072312
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04150.4252529

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)1,530$9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$7001thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484174.70/cwt170.00–180.008465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526158.07/cwt155.00–163.008319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567156.43/cwt145.00–165.008873
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585106.00/cwt106.00–106.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628156.51/cwt154.00–164.009836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723141.01/cwt135.00–144.001,0203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757143.25/cwt142.00–147.001,0844
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200177.50/cwt177.50–177.503551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3210150.00/cwt150.00–150.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2284142.48/cwt132.00–147.504055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290110.00/cwt110.00–110.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331148.94/cwt148.00–151.004933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340121.00/cwt121.00–121.004111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377138.85/cwt130.00–147.505239
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378125.02/cwt124.00–126.004736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417139.11/cwt129.00–147.0058020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468122.78/cwt107.00–131.005756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474139.83/cwt134.00–151.006639
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503152.00/cwt152.00–152.007654
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505118.50/cwt116.00–121.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510135.47/cwt125.00–144.0069120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3567111.84/cwt105.00–121.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572131.05/cwt125.00–145.0075012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618128.08/cwt125.00–134.007927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633108.96/cwt100.00–116.006903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2652156.50/cwt147.50–161.001,0206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,09281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717159.60/cwt159.60–159.601,14476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720116.49/cwt115.00–118.008392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739137.33/cwt136.00–138.001,0156
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2205130.00/cwt130.00–130.002671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320135.00/cwt135.00–135.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330156.83/cwt154.00–165.005185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366124.66/cwt120.00–133.004564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385159.00/cwt159.00–159.006123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415159.00/cwt159.00–159.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430132.07/cwt126.00–134.005684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430113.55/cwt110.00–117.504883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3461108.93/cwt103.00–126.005024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471146.43/cwt141.00–151.006905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524144.98/cwt138.00–152.007607
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536126.24/cwt121.50–131.006778
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550117.50/cwt117.50–117.506461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569138.49/cwt128.00–147.0078818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623129.57/cwt119.00–136.0080711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728105.37/cwt103.00–113.007678
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008645
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0261
Bulls——1,57898.47/cwt97.00–100.001,5542
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00744.11/cwt40.00–49.0044412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02661.39/cwt60.00–62.006304
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07652.88/cwt50.00–57.0056913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24254.47/cwt51.00–58.006777
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26362.47/cwt60.00–66.007895
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48253.16/cwt50.00–55.007883
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50564.60/cwt60.00–68.0097212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59874.19/cwt70.00–78.001,1862
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,530950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.