Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to closed for Holidays----No Trends----- Todays receipts : 1447

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.50/cwt on 603 head.

Average price

$135.50

603 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$17.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	707	136.11	962	581
Medium and Large 2-3	590	128.00	755	2thin
Small 1-2	695	118.50	824	11thin
Medium and Large 2	601	118.42	712	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.69/cwt here — about $250 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 sale603 hd

135.50

—

KY average20 barns · 5,111 hd

137.31

−1.81

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,733	92.37	1,601	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	55.62	760	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	45.70	499	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	29.46	279	12

Every lot, as filed

86 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.52/cwt	127.00–140.00	576	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	131.80/cwt	125.00–138.00	747	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	155.06/cwt	149.00–160.50	633	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	116.39/cwt	115.00–118.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	130.34/cwt	122.50–135.00	624	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	156.32/cwt	148.00–159.75	747	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	122.18/cwt	115.00–124.50	707	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	132.52/cwt	125.00–137.00	420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	117.50/cwt	111.00–118.50	713	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	147.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	127.96/cwt	120.00–132.00	673	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,051	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	142.97/cwt	136.00–148.00	821	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	117.16/cwt	105.00–120.00	780	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	150.05/cwt	137.00–156.00	798	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	926	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	158.90/cwt	155.00–162.50	585	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	151.90/cwt	142.00–162.50	649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	131.85/cwt	131.85–131.85	1,080	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	128.48/cwt	126.10–130.85	1,116	118
Steers	Small 1-2	—	695	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	824	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	117.85/cwt	117.85–117.85	1,004	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	131.36/cwt	122.50–135.00	373	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	132.17/cwt	128.00–135.00	893	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	314	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,568	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	120.09/cwt	116.00–121.00	990	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	137.74/cwt	126.00–144.00	858	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	129.77/cwt	122.00–132.00	929	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	552	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	45.82/cwt	40.50–51.00	481	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	383	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	71.09/cwt	60.50–78.00	953	3
Bulls	—	—	1,897	100.50/cwt	96.00–104.50	1,906	8
Bulls	—	—	1,690	91.96/cwt	89.00–94.50	1,554	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,050	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	541	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	59.04/cwt	58.00–61.00	898	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	673.68/cwt	550.00–785.00	7,680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	49.40/cwt	47.50–50.00	553	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	34.29/cwt	30.00–37.00	345	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,325	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,588	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	54.03/cwt	52.00–57.00	710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	119.97/cwt	115.00–122.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	18.65/cwt	15.00–20.00	166	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	31.06/cwt	30.00–32.00	309	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,563	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	712.42/cwt	700.00–725.00	7,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	614	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,373	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,778	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,480	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	227	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	105.90/cwt	104.00–106.50	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	134.07/cwt	130.00–137.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	117.61/cwt	117.00–120.00	856	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	160.72/cwt	151.00–163.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	143.23/cwt	141.00–144.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1

How this sale compares

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Wed Jan 6, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,339Last week 280Year ago 1,812

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 35Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 31

Due to closed for Holidays----No Trends----- Todays receipts : 1447

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	425	127.00–140.00	135.52
37	—	479	122.50–135.00	130.34
3	—	803	91.00	91.00
43	—	579	115.00–124.50	122.18
7	—	317	125.00–137.00	132.52
13	—	607	111.00–118.50	117.50
31	—	526	120.00–132.00	127.96
3	—	760	114.00	114.00
62	—	666	105.00–120.00	117.16
10	—	284	122.50–135.00	131.36
10	—	728	117.00–120.00	117.61
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	118.00	118.00
1	—	475	118.00	118.00
1	—	645	107.00	107.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
4	—	685	104.00–106.50	105.90
1	—	350	127.00	127.00
2	—	580	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	754	122.75	122.75
59	—	852	117.85	117.85
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	89.00	89.00
2	—	580	109.00	109.00
1	—	715	92.00	92.00
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	567	125.00–138.00	131.80
14	—	408	149.00–160.50	155.06
5	—	678	115.00–118.00	116.39
2	—	702	111.00	111.00
2	—	325	145.00–150.00	147.58
1	—	285	161.00	161.00
1	—	220	142.50	142.50
1	—	790	107.00	107.00
2	—	628	114.00–116.00	115.03
5	—	521	130.00–137.00	134.07
5	—	368	151.00–163.00	160.72
4	—	484	141.00–144.00	143.23
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
3	—	665	109.00	109.00
1	—	780	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	478	148.00–159.75	156.32
1	—	305	169.00	169.00
3	—	266	136.00	136.00
28	—	574	136.00–148.00	142.97
53	—	532	137.00–156.00	150.05
15	—	755	133.00	133.00
9	—	368	155.00–162.50	158.90
8	—	427	142.00–162.50	151.90
20	—	676	128.00–135.00	132.17
23	—	824	116.00–121.00	120.09
74	—	623	126.00–144.00	137.74
62	—	716	122.00–132.00	129.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	784	134.00	134.00
66	—	819	131.85	131.85
118	—	869	126.10–130.85	128.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	190.00	190.00
2	—	227	165.00	165.00
1	—	355	169.00	169.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	695	118.50	118.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	587	115.00–122.00	119.97
2	—	652	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	128.00	128.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	710.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	550.00–785.00	673.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,373	785.00	785.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	700.00–725.00	712.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	61.00	61.00
4	—	1,005	30.00–37.00	34.29
5	—	890	15.00–20.00	18.65
2	—	995	30.00–32.00	31.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,049	40.50–51.00	45.82
1	—	1,275	30.00	30.00
4	—	1,120	47.50–50.00	49.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	51.50	51.50
8	—	1,521	58.00–61.00	59.04
12	—	1,315	52.00–57.00	54.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	60.50–78.00	71.09
8	—	1,897	96.00–104.50	100.50
3	—	1,690	89.00–94.50	91.96

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle