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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 7

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

586 head

▼ 630 vs last sale 1,216▼ 14 vs year ago 600 · −2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 92▼ 4 vs year ago 32 · −12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher with those over 600 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs. traded 6.00-8.00 higher and over 600 lbs. steady. Bull calves sold steady. The quality of feeder cattle offered today was good and buyers showed more interest than in previous weeks. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.70/cwt on 229 head.

Average price

$170.70

229 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$33.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	640	172.33	1,103	218
Medium and Large 2-3	625	138.39	865	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.94/cwt here — about $238 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 sale229 hd

170.70

—

KY average26 barns · 9,924 hd

170.13

+0.56

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,741	86.00	1,497	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	67.50	988	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	60.38	751	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	44.97	449	15
Steers	Choice	Average	1,255	138.00	1,732	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	766	$725	6

Every lot

73 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	186.48/cwt	185.00–188.00	720	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	397	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	156.75/cwt	155.00–160.00	655	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	185.28/cwt	176.00–194.00	808	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	918	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	188.01/cwt	186.00–189.00	901	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	172.10/cwt	160.00–179.00	902	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,008	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	165.58/cwt	158.00–169.00	975	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	177.64/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,078	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	167.62/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,028	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	159.63/cwt	151.00–168.00	1,070	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	942	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	147.61/cwt	143.00–163.00	1,048	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	173.93/cwt	170.00–174.25	1,238	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	971	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	151.45/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,142	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	148.01/cwt	136.00–154.00	1,200	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,312	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,015	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,441	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	173.55/cwt	160.00–178.00	642	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	148.70/cwt	137.50–154.00	630	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	163.16/cwt	159.00–174.00	706	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	155.15/cwt	145.00–162.00	739	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	146.35/cwt	135.00–152.00	779	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	146.33/cwt	140.00–155.50	838	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	587	128.84/cwt	120.00–144.00	756	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	143.64/cwt	135.00–146.75	888	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	139.08/cwt	128.00–143.00	936	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	137.58/cwt	134.50–142.00	1,003	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	132.42/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,026	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,094	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,130	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	186.16/cwt	185.00–190.00	629	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	134.81/cwt	120.00–150.00	569	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	171.45/cwt	169.00–175.00	760	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	167.41/cwt	164.00–182.50	785	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	145.77/cwt	130.00–151.00	700	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	155.63/cwt	151.00–161.00	819	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	154.88/cwt	154.00–155.00	886	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	141.04/cwt	139.00–145.00	877	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	953	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	682	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	832	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,039	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	833	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	941	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,255	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,732	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,625	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,044	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	35.21/cwt	30.00–40.00	343	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	44.57/cwt	44.00–45.00	448	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	53.44/cwt	50.00–58.00	543	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	919	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	51.73/cwt	50.00–55.00	635	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	67.05/cwt	64.00–69.00	852	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	67.50/cwt	66.00–70.00	988	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed Dec 7, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 1,216Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 92Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	673	128.00–143.00	139.08
17	—	476	145.00–162.00	155.15
13	—	433	159.00–174.00	163.16
29	—	573	140.00–155.50	146.33
10	—	775	130.00–138.00	132.42
1	—	835	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,040	89.00	89.00
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
50	—	618	135.00–146.75	143.64
35	—	532	135.00–152.00	146.35
4	—	942	120.00	120.00
9	—	729	134.50–142.00	137.58
16	—	370	160.00–178.00	173.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
2	—	720	118.00	118.00
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
4	—	424	137.50–154.00	148.70
8	—	587	120.00–144.00	128.84
2	—	478	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	450	204.00	204.00
6	—	828	158.50	158.50
81	—	712	170.00–174.25	173.93
19	—	607	177.50–180.00	177.64
10	—	548	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	754	145.00–153.00	151.45
5	—	479	186.00–189.00	188.01
7	—	436	176.00–194.00	185.28
10	—	589	158.00–169.00	165.58
3	—	811	136.00–154.00	148.01
10	—	710	143.00–163.00	147.61
19	—	524	160.00–179.00	172.10
10	—	613	159.00–170.00	167.62
1	—	1,075	134.00	134.00
4	—	386	185.00–188.00	186.48
13	—	670	151.00–168.00	159.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	397	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	155.00–160.00	156.75
2	—	673	140.00	140.00
2	—	530	137.50	137.50
2	—	733	130.00–135.00	132.51
2	—	875	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	154.00–155.00	154.88
7	—	469	164.00–182.50	167.41
3	—	385	175.00	175.00
2	—	662	144.00	144.00
1	—	245	195.00	195.00
9	—	443	169.00–175.00	171.45
19	—	526	151.00–161.00	155.63
1	—	775	134.00	134.00
3	—	622	139.00–145.00	141.04
4	—	338	185.00–190.00	186.16
3	—	700	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	833	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	120.00–150.00	134.81
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
4	—	480	130.00–151.00	145.77
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
2	—	682	122.00	122.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	50.00–58.00	53.44
6	—	975	30.00–40.00	35.21
2	—	1,005	44.00–45.00	44.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,463	66.00–70.00	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,228	50.00–55.00	51.73
3	—	1,270	64.00–69.00	67.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,390	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,965	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	766	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,000.00	1,000.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.