Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2023-07-12

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 12
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
▲ 142 vs last sale 608▼ 113 vs year ago 863 · −13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 29▲ 20 vs year ago 84 · +23.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 15▲ 33 vs year ago 37 · +89.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the July 4th holiday last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $250.39/cwt on 308 head.
Average price
$250.39
308 head · 669 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,674
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$800
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$72.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.62
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2680252.541,718290
Medium and Large 2480217.771,04617thin
Medium and Large 2-3510180.009181thin
One grade step is worth $72.54/cwt here — about $800 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 sale308 hd
250.39
—
KY average23 barns · 4,644 hd
231.77
+18.62
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—High1,644110.561,81815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42698.371,40215
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22493.931,15023
CowsLean 85-90%Average95579.7076143

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,3302thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,2524thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$1,1751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,116$1,1434thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)981$1,0096
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,4882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,096$1,41213
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)848$9003thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$1,0424thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300282.50/cwt282.50–282.508481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0651
Steers—Medium and Large 2377222.00/cwt222.00–222.008374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396253.77/cwt251.00–265.001,00512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434256.40/cwt240.00–266.001,1138
Steers—Medium and Large 2440222.78/cwt220.00–231.009804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2455
Steers—Medium and Large 2472220.47/cwt200.00–235.001,0416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483253.00/cwt251.00–256.001,2224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added496278.76/cwt275.00–280.001,3838
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518236.89/cwt230.00–245.001,2273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535270.08/cwt263.00–276.001,44519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573264.40/cwt225.00–274.501,51515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584272.08/cwt268.00–275.001,5897
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634267.29/cwt265.00–276.501,69524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660247.84/cwt235.00–256.001,6364
Steers—Medium and Large 2688200.07/cwt193.00–214.001,3763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709227.86/cwt219.00–239.001,61611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741248.22/cwt247.00–248.251,83978
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757226.50/cwt226.50–226.501,7152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,04571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3230185.00/cwt185.00–185.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265212.50/cwt212.50–212.505632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285224.06/cwt220.00–230.006397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295195.00/cwt195.00–195.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305244.00/cwt244.00–244.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2309225.29/cwt220.00–228.006964
Heifers—Large 2-3323169.57/cwt160.00–179.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336212.14/cwt207.50–215.007135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367206.69/cwt206.00–208.007593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381220.97/cwt218.00–229.0084214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419219.88/cwt212.00–231.0092124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428206.41/cwt190.00–210.008837
Heifers—Large 2-3430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470211.20/cwt202.00–214.0099312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479229.73/cwt221.00–237.001,10040
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3512170.00/cwt170.00–170.008704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515205.58/cwt202.00–207.501,0593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525223.00/cwt215.00–232.001,17131
Heifers—Medium 1-2Fleshy540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Heifers—Large 1-2562180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565200.50/cwt200.00–201.001,1334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574227.35/cwt220.00–229.001,30522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613197.49/cwt195.00–200.001,2112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623178.48/cwt177.00–180.001,1122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,37312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3673165.17/cwt160.00–170.001,1122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2800168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3940130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2258276.69/cwt270.00–283.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283293.79/cwt287.00–300.008314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328250.12/cwt240.00–255.008203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345211.00/cwt211.00–211.007281
Bulls—Large 2-3345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350270.00/cwt270.00–270.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350192.00/cwt192.00–192.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377220.00/cwt220.00–220.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388253.71/cwt249.00–256.009843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy404257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,0385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418217.15/cwt210.00–222.509083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423237.01/cwt230.00–247.001,0038
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425181.25/cwt172.50–190.007702
Bulls—Large 2-3425165.00/cwt165.00–165.007011
Bulls—Large 2-3450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460213.00/cwt213.00–213.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468235.28/cwt220.00–240.001,1017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523223.60/cwt215.00–232.001,16925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523204.35/cwt200.00–210.001,0698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568224.46/cwt215.00–235.001,27514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573202.80/cwt197.50–210.001,1623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612199.67/cwt199.00–200.001,2223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620218.00/cwt216.00–220.001,3522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670195.93/cwt193.00–199.001,3132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718191.32/cwt188.00–194.001,3743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2892146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2922144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,035150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,547100.76/cwt90.00–110.001,5599
Bulls——1,689122.25/cwt118.00–124.002,0654
Bulls——1,993131.28/cwt128.00–135.002,6162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84258.93/cwt50.00–64.004965
Cows—Lean 85-90%90773.83/cwt70.00–80.0067015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00187.50/cwt82.00–94.0087622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14570.00/cwt70.00–70.008021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,210100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21992.05/cwt84.00–96.001,12216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,252102.94/cwt98.50–105.001,2896
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40798.97/cwt95.00–102.001,39314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5171
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed857842.51/head800.00–900.008433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed880900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9301,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29701,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29901,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1021,168.84/head1,050.00–1,275.001,1693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,330.38/head1,250.00–1,400.001,3302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1161,142.93/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed775797.10/head750.00–850.007972
Heifer Pairs—Medium 1-2Fancy8901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28081,163.47/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed848900.00/head900.00–900.009003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9401,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0651,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1521,408.19/head1,350.00–1,425.001,4086
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2401,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2551,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751

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.