Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-10-26

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 26
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
733 head
▲ 354 vs last sale 379▲ 158 vs year ago 575 · +27.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 56▲ 20 vs year ago 35 · +57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 12▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 higher and bull calves were 10.00-12.00 higher with a few fancy and value-added calves being 15.00-18.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady. All classes of feeder cattle saw good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.02/cwt on 375 head.
Average price
$156.02
375 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$844
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544158.40862342
Medium and Large 2-3503131.3366033
One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about $202 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 sale375 hd
156.02
—
KY average23 barns · 5,840 hd
147.40
+8.62
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—Low1,62194.821,5378thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46666.6297720
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,26663.7180711
CowsLean 85-90%High98454.5853713

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,1256
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$8751thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380187.00/cwt187.00–187.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383177.00/cwt177.00–177.006785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414172.71/cwt162.00–176.007158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420185.00/cwt185.00–185.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438154.13/cwt147.50–161.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474180.71/cwt177.00–182.008577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489142.53/cwt140.00–150.006978
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490137.00/cwt137.00–137.006711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522190.02/cwt189.00–196.009927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526153.22/cwt140.00–160.008063
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530136.96/cwt135.00–139.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562141.72/cwt135.00–148.007967
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591169.30/cwt165.00–171.001,0017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620164.33/cwt162.00–166.001,0197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629149.32/cwt137.50–153.0093913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724149.51/cwt144.00–156.501,08218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731176.75/cwt176.75–176.751,29272
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745131.50/cwt131.50–131.509801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223140.29/cwt132.00–150.003132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293154.15/cwt150.00–162.0045217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323164.41/cwt150.00–166.0053131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323136.29/cwt130.00–144.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368155.67/cwt148.00–165.0057328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383128.66/cwt110.00–145.004936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423169.00/cwt169.00–169.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424153.67/cwt146.00–166.0065220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427133.96/cwt131.00–136.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462148.67/cwt140.00–156.0068717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474164.17/cwt164.00–166.0077812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495128.00/cwt128.00–128.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522151.21/cwt144.00–160.0078920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538137.61/cwt129.00–139.0074011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566163.00/cwt163.00–163.009234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575125.13/cwt115.00–134.007194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580146.21/cwt140.00–154.008489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609147.80/cwt144.00–157.009007
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613126.02/cwt122.00–130.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625164.25/cwt164.25–164.251,02780
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3657121.00/cwt121.00–121.007952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677137.70/cwt134.00–141.5093214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711162.10/cwt162.10–162.101,15378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255147.00/cwt147.00–147.003751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315162.92/cwt153.00–170.005137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328195.09/cwt183.00–200.0064011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379167.51/cwt165.00–171.0063511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410188.00/cwt188.00–188.007717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410170.11/cwt166.00–175.006975
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415123.89/cwt120.00–127.505142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469162.30/cwt153.00–170.0076112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470143.77/cwt135.00–147.0067611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524148.87/cwt140.00–156.0078018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566151.40/cwt143.00–161.0085722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570129.03/cwt120.00–137.007358
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3614132.00/cwt132.00–132.008105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615139.59/cwt135.00–152.008587
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678133.43/cwt126.00–136.009059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780124.00/cwt124.00–124.009671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865106.40/cwt104.00–111.009203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290794.69/cwt88.00–98.008593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,03090.00/cwt90.00–90.009272
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0171
Bulls——1,43091.64/cwt85.50–98.001,3104
Bulls——1,997103.66/cwt103.00–104.002,0703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91075.50/cwt75.50–75.506871
Cows—Lean 85-90%98141.04/cwt39.00–45.504034
Cows—Lean 85-90%98464.61/cwt60.50–68.006364
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00552.86/cwt50.00–54.005314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26365.88/cwt62.00–68.0083210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30042.00/cwt42.00–42.005461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31072.00/cwt72.00–72.009431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47466.34/cwt63.00–69.0097819
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,125.34/head1,050.00–1,175.001,1256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.