Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2022-11-02

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 2
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
523 head
▼ 210 vs last sale 733▼ 241 vs year ago 764 · −31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 55▲ 20 vs year ago 54 · +37.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold sharply higher with strong demand for the weaned calves and the those in favorable condition. Feeder heifers and bull calves were unevenly steady on a very diverse quality offering. Slaughter cows traded 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.97/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$145.97
225 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.58
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539149.22804192
Medium and Large 2-3523127.0166433
One grade step is worth $22.21/cwt here — about $140 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 sale225 hd
145.97
—
KY average24 barns · 5,385 hd
149.55
−3.58
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—High1,76498.911,7449thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42064.3091311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20861.0273721
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04050.7252823

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,327$1,0713thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,057$8053thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$6283thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$5851thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335166.00/cwt166.00–166.005561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350207.50/cwt207.50–207.507261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360189.50/cwt189.50–189.506822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy401195.00/cwt195.00–195.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433182.61/cwt178.00–186.507917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462194.29/cwt191.00–196.0089815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470160.53/cwt152.00–165.007543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475183.69/cwt180.00–186.008736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489197.50/cwt197.50–197.509668
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516192.45/cwt190.00–195.009938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531170.21/cwt164.00–175.0090420
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545151.00/cwt151.00–151.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573168.92/cwt160.00–175.0096835
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3578153.84/cwt142.00–158.0088924
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615132.30/cwt120.00–145.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626159.14/cwt149.00–164.009968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668155.40/cwt150.50–160.001,0387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683166.20/cwt164.00–168.001,13518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740145.35/cwt143.00–146.501,0763
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831155.64/cwt153.00–156.001,2938
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3136136.00/cwt136.00–136.001851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205170.00/cwt170.00–170.003491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275136.00/cwt136.00–136.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy302164.00/cwt164.00–164.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330149.92/cwt149.00–153.004954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345121.00/cwt121.00–121.004171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376120.00/cwt110.00–131.004514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388151.43/cwt138.00–154.505888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428155.00/cwt152.00–158.0066315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3461138.47/cwt135.00–140.006384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476151.68/cwt145.00–154.0072234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added483163.00/cwt163.00–163.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521145.24/cwt132.00–150.0075724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521122.03/cwt120.00–126.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569146.57/cwt140.00–155.0083443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570157.74/cwt156.00–158.0089915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3579130.28/cwt120.00–139.007549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615144.51/cwt138.00–154.0088913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615126.41/cwt114.00–131.007775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671146.79/cwt136.00–151.5098523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690128.00/cwt128.00–128.008831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730115.26/cwt110.00–120.008413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2734134.98/cwt130.00–140.009914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,0793
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310133.00/cwt133.00–133.004121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322187.00/cwt187.00–187.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325153.99/cwt151.00–156.005003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3357140.00/cwt140.00–140.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384155.79/cwt151.00–170.005985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417159.61/cwt152.00–170.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471172.92/cwt165.00–178.008148
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475129.00/cwt129.00–129.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3514126.03/cwt110.00–138.0064810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522150.45/cwt145.00–160.007856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573148.07/cwt142.50–154.008487
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614142.00/cwt142.00–142.008729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661132.21/cwt125.00–140.508748
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675121.00/cwt121.00–121.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2736128.69/cwt125.50–133.009477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770118.00/cwt118.00–118.009091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,6053
Bulls——1,77589.02/cwt88.00–90.001,5802
Bulls——1,95697.78/cwt92.00–101.001,9134
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99759.77/cwt57.50–62.005965
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03542.29/cwt35.00–48.004389
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06951.16/cwt50.00–54.005477
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07064.50/cwt64.00–65.006902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15371.98/cwt70.00–74.008303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16756.33/cwt54.00–58.006573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21864.29/cwt60.00–68.0078311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25447.34/cwt44.00–50.005944
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40063.83/cwt60.00–67.0089410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,1181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970585.00/head585.00–585.005851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,057804.91/head635.00–1,025.008053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100628.07/head550.00–700.006283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3271,070.97/head775.00–1,250.001,0713

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.