Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2023-04-26

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 26
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
647 head
▲ 300 vs last sale 347▼ 8 vs year ago 655 · −1.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 36▼ 21 vs year ago 54 · −38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 12▲ 40 vs year ago 15 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sold 7.00-9.00 lower and feeder heifers were 4.00-6.00 lower. Bull calves traded steady. Buyers showed good demand for an average quality feeder offering today. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $210.77/cwt on 295 head.
Average price
$210.77
295 head · 691 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,456
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$332
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.81
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2691211.681,463289
Medium and Large 2-3677167.001,1316thin
One grade step is worth $44.68/cwt here — about $332 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 sale295 hd
210.77
—
KY average23 barns · 4,583 hd
216.58
−5.81
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—High1,593111.021,7699thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52990.841,3897thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24084.661,0505thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97575.1873311

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,2751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)953$1,2382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$1,09713
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,082$1,0683thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$1,0653thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$9382thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)715$7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,445$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,310$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,343$1,4577
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,273$1,3423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$1,2252thin

Every lot

112 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 1-2Fancy295281.00/cwt281.00–281.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350266.00/cwt266.00–266.009314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362214.60/cwt212.50–227.507777
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435253.79/cwt235.00–264.001,1049
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455242.07/cwt238.00–245.001,10112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536235.62/cwt233.00–246.001,26322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566230.41/cwt223.00–246.001,30410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2367
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607233.01/cwt231.00–237.001,4145
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3607160.00/cwt160.00–160.009712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661229.85/cwt229.00–232.001,5197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2693204.34/cwt204.00–211.001,41640
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707203.31/cwt200.00–204.001,4376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763191.93/cwt190.00–193.501,4649
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,53466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added807205.75/cwt205.75–205.751,66072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2203202.98/cwt201.00–205.004122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230185.00/cwt185.00–185.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255220.00/cwt220.00–220.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267197.28/cwt190.00–206.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310216.00/cwt216.00–216.006701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315199.00/cwt199.00–199.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362218.00/cwt218.00–218.007894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365169.86/cwt160.00–180.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387196.00/cwt196.00–196.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428207.02/cwt204.00–213.0088611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436196.36/cwt185.00–200.0085614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464212.54/cwt205.00–221.0098613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476196.59/cwt194.00–202.0093611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515170.00/cwt160.00–180.008762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518190.45/cwt184.00–198.0098718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566191.65/cwt184.00–197.001,0855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3591166.80/cwt165.50–175.009867
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629177.30/cwt171.00–180.001,1155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664172.46/cwt165.00–180.001,1454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680146.00/cwt146.00–146.009931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3855149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220212.50/cwt212.50–212.504681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275190.00/cwt190.00–190.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280208.00/cwt208.00–208.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283258.89/cwt255.00–263.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310237.00/cwt237.00–237.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370201.08/cwt195.00–207.507442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378229.95/cwt220.00–241.008698
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430181.00/cwt181.00–181.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437233.95/cwt222.50–243.001,02220
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445216.00/cwt216.00–216.009611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464231.01/cwt226.00–236.001,07213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465192.50/cwt192.50–192.508952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481211.96/cwt204.00–216.001,0207
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy532219.21/cwt215.00–226.001,1665
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540170.00/cwt170.00–170.009181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy562217.52/cwt214.00–225.001,22219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy612216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619192.36/cwt175.00–196.001,19112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675187.00/cwt184.00–193.001,2623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768169.91/cwt164.00–176.001,3053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875132.44/cwt130.00–135.001,1592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3980120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,065124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46093.65/cwt80.00–101.501,3673
Bulls——1,500115.81/cwt114.00–117.001,7373
Bulls——1,820123.59/cwt120.00–130.002,2493
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90858.43/cwt55.00–60.005313
Cows—Lean 85-90%99783.77/cwt80.00–90.008356
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00874.52/cwt74.00–75.007512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24084.66/cwt80.00–89.001,0505
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50186.91/cwt84.00–90.001,3054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56796.07/cwt93.00–100.001,5053
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29531,238.32/head1,225.00–1,250.001,2382
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed975775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29881,064.50/head950.00–1,150.001,0653
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0131,014.20/head950.00–1,075.001,0142
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,035925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1891,148.72/head1,025.00–1,275.001,14910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2865900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2351,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,425.10/head1,400.00–1,450.001,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,2701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4631,549.60/head1,450.00–1,635.001,5503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2715750.00/head750.00–750.007501

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.