Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2023-04-05

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 5
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
726 head
▼ 251 vs last sale 977▲ 249 vs year ago 477 · +52.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 27▲ 70 vs year ago 50 · +140.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
270 head
▲ 261 vs last sale 9▲ 251 vs year ago 19 · +1,321.1%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00-9.00 lower. Bull calves traded 8.00-10.00 higher. A good quality feeder calf offering saw overall lighter interest from buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.98/cwt on 377 head.
Average price
$184.98
377 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,051
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$57.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2573187.611,074345
Medium and Large 2-3518157.5481531
Medium 1-2605130.007871thin
One grade step is worth $57.61/cwt here — about $288 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 sale377 hd
184.98
—
KY average22 barns · 7,091 hd
189.78
−4.80
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—High1,547116.281,7998thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43795.721,37628
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18789.091,05727
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95572.7569548

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$1,3668
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$1,2373thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,1501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$1,07139
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,184$1,05353
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,034$8169
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)715$8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)887$1,2002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)851$1,1254thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$9751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)705$8251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,453$2,0013thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,295$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$1,58319
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,242$1,39052
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)698$1,2003thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)855$7751thin

Every lot

132 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273253.69/cwt247.50–260.006932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2342193.00/cwt193.00–193.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368212.00/cwt212.00–212.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376230.14/cwt220.00–237.508656
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3393186.00/cwt186.00–186.007315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414233.02/cwt225.00–235.009655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421252.77/cwt245.00–260.001,0646
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3436176.93/cwt175.00–185.007715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458215.00/cwt215.00–215.009854
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470228.90/cwt228.00–230.001,0769
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500185.00/cwt185.00–185.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527232.75/cwt220.00–240.001,22719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2546210.67/cwt210.00–211.001,1503
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550162.50/cwt162.50–162.508941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568223.88/cwt220.00–228.001,2722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573206.11/cwt195.00–213.001,18111
Steers—Medium 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610213.95/cwt205.00–220.501,30527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659212.87/cwt200.00–217.251,40335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,32211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737196.50/cwt196.50–196.501,4482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778183.51/cwt180.00–186.001,4287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830181.95/cwt177.50–182.501,5109
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205222.00/cwt222.00–222.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2212190.08/cwt180.00–200.004033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy266221.48/cwt210.00–232.505895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275185.00/cwt185.00–185.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2303190.00/cwt190.00–190.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320170.16/cwt165.00–175.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy329224.10/cwt215.00–232.5073713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375206.10/cwt200.00–215.0077315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378183.76/cwt182.50–185.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3386176.34/cwt172.50–180.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3416163.20/cwt152.50–172.006795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424214.20/cwt206.00–220.0090830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428198.62/cwt194.00–200.0085028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467191.06/cwt184.00–198.0089218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468207.74/cwt200.00–209.0097210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478165.24/cwt150.00–170.007904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516201.50/cwt201.50–201.501,04014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517192.75/cwt180.00–199.0099727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517161.97/cwt150.00–175.008374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582152.75/cwt140.00–160.008893
Heifers—Medium 1-2Fleshy605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613193.77/cwt193.50–196.001,18828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620158.00/cwt158.00–158.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625178.85/cwt167.00–183.001,11834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633159.02/cwt155.00–163.001,0072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665161.38/cwt157.50–166.001,0734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720122.24/cwt110.00–135.008802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724158.84/cwt157.50–163.001,1504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748174.25/cwt174.25–174.251,30374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760148.79/cwt140.00–153.501,13117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765128.10/cwt110.00–140.009804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,14810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,090130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4173
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2212240.00/cwt240.00–240.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275257.07/cwt252.50–258.007076
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285235.98/cwt227.50–240.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319263.78/cwt262.50–265.008414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328229.25/cwt218.00–240.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378237.47/cwt231.00–252.5089812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382212.78/cwt200.00–227.508135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418177.43/cwt175.00–180.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420240.48/cwt232.50–250.001,01016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421220.90/cwt212.00–230.0093011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467229.34/cwt220.00–237.501,07120
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3508175.07/cwt170.00–180.008893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526210.98/cwt200.00–219.001,11012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy556224.04/cwt218.00–230.001,2464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563203.48/cwt200.00–211.001,1465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy638218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668177.55/cwt175.00–180.001,1864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2897136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2985117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,020126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,050123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,476114.75/cwt108.00–119.001,6947
Bulls——2,045127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,5971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89051.42/cwt40.00–60.0045814
Cows—Lean 85-90%96868.83/cwt65.00–74.006668
Cows—Lean 85-90%97781.25/cwt70.00–88.0079418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00994.86/cwt90.00–107.009578
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11577.00/cwt77.00–77.008591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17694.71/cwt92.00–104.001,11412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20185.14/cwt80.00–90.001,02314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43598.16/cwt90.00–100.001,40923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44684.52/cwt82.00–88.001,2225
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4532,000.65/head1,700.00–2,285.002,0013
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28451,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0251,098.78/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0993
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,390.40/head1,125.00–1,625.001,39017
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1921,588.30/head1,225.00–1,775.001,58814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1971,622.01/head1,450.00–1,700.001,6223
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2391,405.61/head1,125.00–1,650.001,40623
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2601,052.18/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2841,347.49/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3474
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,7281,841.98/head1,825.00–1,875.001,8423
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2715800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28701,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29101,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29181,012.51/head910.00–1,100.001,0132
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed920676.59/head600.00–725.006773
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed933820.14/head700.00–925.008209
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed958670.83/head600.00–825.006713
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,010975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,025800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,110975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1181,023.26/head825.00–1,085.001,02313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,368.36/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,133935.59/head810.00–1,035.0093610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,150826.49/head750.00–950.008264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2041,378.66/head1,250.00–1,550.001,3797
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,165.18/head1,100.00–1,275.001,16522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2731,154.85/head1,100.00–1,375.001,15533
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26621,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-27701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2705825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2845975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28511,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1254
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28871,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2855775.00/head775.00–775.007751

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.