Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2023-06-14

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 14
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
491 head
▼ 225 vs last sale 716▲ 54 vs year ago 437 · +12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 37▲ 4 vs year ago 41 · +9.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 9▲ 17 vs year ago 3 · +566.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. sold sharply lower and those over 600 lbs. were steady. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-9.00 higher and bull calves were unevenly steady. Today's offering contained mostly singles and small groups for which the buyers showed average demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.43/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$218.43
179 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,120
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$556
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$67.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.93
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519222.291,153161
Large 1-2501194.809765thin
Medium and Large 2-3449181.8681612thin
Medium 1-2385155.005971thin
One grade step is worth $67.29/cwt here — about $556 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 sale179 hd
218.43
—
KY average26 barns · 6,553 hd
213.51
+4.93
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—Low1,610117.361,8897thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,216100.361,22011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50096.481,4476thin
CowsLean 85-90%High96882.3679716
HeifersChoiceAverage1,346158.502,1331thin

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)1,385$1,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,405$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,382$1,4183thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$1,1505
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$9851thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,440$1,6483thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250225.00/cwt225.00–225.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371251.24/cwt247.00–254.009324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391230.00/cwt230.00–230.008993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416246.68/cwt244.00–254.001,0265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425227.38/cwt225.00–230.009662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472234.80/cwt223.00–244.001,10810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480254.66/cwt250.00–256.001,2229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527239.78/cwt224.00–245.001,26428
Steers—Large 1-2540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555250.50/cwt245.00–256.001,3902
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3557185.30/cwt180.00–191.001,0323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576227.11/cwt212.00–236.001,30814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606232.00/cwt228.00–234.001,4066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616247.62/cwt245.00–249.001,52519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660247.79/cwt239.00–251.501,63514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663218.33/cwt218.00–222.501,44814
Steers—Large 1-2670211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710215.04/cwt209.00–216.001,52715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780211.13/cwt203.00–214.001,6478
Steers—Medium 1-2820193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2878194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,7033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,8041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265254.17/cwt252.50–255.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290218.00/cwt218.00–218.006321
Heifers—Large 1-2300210.00/cwt210.00–210.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310180.00/cwt180.00–180.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325220.91/cwt215.00–228.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360190.94/cwt180.00–202.506872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384245.15/cwt244.00–251.009419
Heifers—Medium 1-2385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386235.50/cwt228.00–238.009094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426248.17/cwt242.00–254.001,05711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429225.72/cwt210.00–233.0096813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full430195.00/cwt195.00–195.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435192.41/cwt185.00–200.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460174.80/cwt166.00–184.008042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469218.58/cwt215.00–222.001,02512
Heifers—Large 1-2470195.00/cwt195.00–195.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510167.00/cwt167.00–167.008521
Heifers—Large 1-2513193.49/cwt192.00–195.009932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519232.23/cwt230.00–240.001,20529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530215.63/cwt202.50–226.001,14314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559228.18/cwt226.00–230.001,27610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584213.71/cwt205.00–220.001,2488
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3608184.51/cwt184.00–185.001,1222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612215.69/cwt210.00–217.001,32010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy633180.10/cwt175.00–185.001,1402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635201.53/cwt190.00–204.001,28019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy660182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662205.03/cwt204.00–210.001,3576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673199.03/cwt198.00–200.001,3392
Heifers—Large 1-2710182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200265.00/cwt265.00–265.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285230.85/cwt230.00–232.506583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy287270.00/cwt270.00–270.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2306250.00/cwt250.00–250.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368241.83/cwt230.00–250.0089014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405250.11/cwt245.00–252.001,0139
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426228.80/cwt212.50–242.0097514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428191.32/cwt187.50–195.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465210.22/cwt200.00–220.009782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480180.00/cwt180.00–180.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489237.58/cwt237.00–238.001,1626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525229.87/cwt227.00–233.001,2079
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy531237.87/cwt237.50–238.001,2634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577219.67/cwt212.00–222.001,2678
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617210.61/cwt200.00–215.001,29910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672199.99/cwt190.00–206.001,34410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768183.78/cwt178.00–193.001,41110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2932154.68/cwt154.00–155.001,4423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,075136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,195116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3861
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005701
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,346158.50/cwt158.50–158.502,1331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,470111.88/cwt100.50–116.001,6454
Bulls——1,690134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,2651
Bulls——1,850120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,2202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%815105.00/cwt105.00–105.008561
Cows—Lean 85-90%92177.31/cwt72.00–82.007125
Cows—Lean 85-90%94567.31/cwt65.00–69.506362
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02286.44/cwt84.00–90.008838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18891.52/cwt90.00–93.001,0872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222102.32/cwt95.50–110.001,2509
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49297.97/cwt95.50–100.001,4625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,3711
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3581,580.17/head1,575.00–1,585.001,5802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6051,785.00/head1,785.00–1,785.001,7851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed925825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,010985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2441,231.25/head1,100.00–1,335.001,2314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,289.79/head1,250.00–1,325.001,2902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,6101,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2810775.00/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.