Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2023-02-01

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 1
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 189 vs last sale 375▼ 259 vs year ago 445 · −58.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 29▼ 21 vs year ago 33 · −63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and bull calves sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded sharply higher. Receipts today were low today due to inclement weather but all feeder cattle saw good demand on a high quality offering. No test on slaughter cow and bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.76/cwt on 126 head.
Average price
$168.76
126 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$975
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.10
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2579170.28986119
Medium and Large 2-3557142.847967thin
One grade step is worth $27.44/cwt here — about $190 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 sale126 hd
168.76
—
KY average22 barns · 3,401 hd
157.66
+11.10
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—High1,788113.282,0255thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45090.001,3051thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18377.519172thin

Every lot

40 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 1-2470170.38/cwt165.00–176.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475199.50/cwt199.50–199.509487
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523153.38/cwt150.00–157.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530188.00/cwt188.00–188.009961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586180.75/cwt177.00–182.001,0594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1601
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595164.00/cwt164.00–164.009761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1507
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615158.00/cwt158.00–158.009721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288169.57/cwt167.50–174.004883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310172.50/cwt172.50–172.505351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340195.00/cwt195.00–195.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373167.35/cwt160.00–170.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420181.75/cwt176.00–187.507632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426193.00/cwt193.00–193.008227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458176.32/cwt175.00–177.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460151.00/cwt151.00–151.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517174.81/cwt170.00–179.0090429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606156.00/cwt156.00–156.009453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613139.97/cwt137.50–145.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,11261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750124.00/cwt124.00–124.009301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215170.00/cwt170.00–170.003661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275162.50/cwt162.50–162.504471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385207.00/cwt207.00–207.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410176.00/cwt174.00–178.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2497187.00/cwt187.00–187.009299
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522166.97/cwt165.00–168.008723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570163.24/cwt158.00–170.009308
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585147.00/cwt147.00–147.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,765116.60/cwt112.00–120.002,0584
Bulls——1,880100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8801
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18377.51/cwt75.00–80.009172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3051

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.