Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --steady and Feeder heifers --Steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts --1005 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.74/cwt on 360 head.

Average price

$135.74

360 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$10.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

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	630	135.97	857	348
Medium and Large 2	525	130.44	685	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	423	125.05	529	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.91/cwt here — about $327 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 sale360 hd

135.74

—

KY average26 barns · 8,565 hd

133.32

+2.41

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	1,709	81.62	1,395	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,289	51.68	666	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,025	45.02	461	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	44.43	402	20

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	384	133.24/cwt	127.00–134.50	512	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	120.13/cwt	118.00–124.00	756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.70/cwt	117.50–126.00	653	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	144.96/cwt	136.00–148.00	774	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	118.10/cwt	118.10–118.10	928	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	124.70/cwt	116.00–127.00	893	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	601	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	805	28
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	608	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	718	445.10/cwt	410.00–475.00	3,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	126.47/cwt	120.00–130.50	857	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	157.03/cwt	155.00–158.00	589	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	316	167.94/cwt	166.00–170.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	688	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	131.10/cwt	131.10–131.10	926	75
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	940	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,755	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	30.73/cwt	27.00–34.00	291	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	56.31/cwt	51.00–65.00	494	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	282	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	39.81/cwt	30.50–49.00	441	2
Bulls	—	—	1,125	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	88.03/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	157.46/cwt	155.00–159.00	680	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	114.80/cwt	111.50–119.00	949	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	122.26/cwt	117.00–123.50	924	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	114.64/cwt	105.00–119.50	706	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	119.03/cwt	115.50–125.00	669	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	141.52/cwt	134.00–149.00	815	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	112.77/cwt	100.00–120.00	766	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	134.75/cwt	134.50–135.00	451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	151.04/cwt	145.00–157.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	132.11/cwt	127.00–136.00	555	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.33/cwt	141.50–156.00	719	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	126.28/cwt	119.00–131.00	614	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	130.86/cwt	124.00–138.00	695	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	140.52/cwt	131.00–149.00	669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	130.17/cwt	124.00–134.00	808	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	959.06/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	11,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,563	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	85.02/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,501	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	54.58/cwt	49.50–58.00	655	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,153	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	548	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	48.33/cwt	47.50–50.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	44.56/cwt	40.50–52.50	446	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	50.92/cwt	49.50–52.00	702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	157.91/cwt	156.00–159.00	808	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	559	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,093	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	23.28/cwt	20.00–28.00	227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	112.62/cwt	111.50–114.00	791	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	117.58/cwt	110.00–125.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	99.95/cwt	98.00–102.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,084	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	646	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 905Last week 1,339Year ago 792

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 88Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 3

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --steady and Feeder heifers --Steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts --1005 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	384	127.00–134.50	133.24
40	—	528	117.50–126.00	123.70
17	—	616	105.00–119.50	114.64
2	—	762	104.00	104.00
24	—	562	115.50–125.00	119.03
24	—	679	100.00–120.00	112.77
6	—	335	134.50–135.00	134.75
6	—	870	102.50	102.50
12	—	420	127.00–136.00	132.11
15	—	486	119.00–131.00	126.28
13	—	702	111.50–114.00	112.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	786	118.10	118.10
19	—	581	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	112.50	112.50
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	111.50	111.50
1	—	405	128.00	128.00
1	—	520	107.50	107.50
2	—	290	122.00	122.00
2	—	668	98.00–102.00	99.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
1	—	675	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	629	118.00–124.00	120.13
2	—	370	160.00	160.00
7	—	570	127.00	127.00
3	—	776	108.00	108.00
2	—	408	145.00–157.00	151.04
15	—	531	124.00–138.00	130.86
13	—	476	131.00–149.00	140.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	295	172.00	172.00
4	—	316	166.00–170.00	167.94
2	—	410	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	85.00	85.00
1	—	485	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
1	—	515	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	534	136.00–148.00	144.96
35	—	716	116.00–127.00	124.70
1	—	285	167.50	167.50
25	—	678	120.00–130.50	126.47
3	—	375	155.00–158.00	157.03
11	—	432	155.00–159.00	157.46
12	—	827	111.50–119.00	114.80
11	—	756	117.00–123.50	122.26
2	—	330	160.00	160.00
2	—	875	111.50	111.50
67	—	576	134.00–149.00	141.52
13	—	478	141.50–156.00	150.33
15	—	621	124.00–134.00	130.17
5	—	1,042	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	142.50	142.50
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
7	—	512	156.00–159.00	157.91
12	—	465	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	578	139.25	139.25
75	—	706	131.10	131.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	511	135.00	135.00
5	—	493	131.00	131.00
1	—	725	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
2	—	465	110.00–125.00	117.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	718	410.00–475.00	445.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	910.00–1,000.00	959.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	27.00–34.00	30.73
12	—	877	51.00–65.00	56.31
1	—	805	35.00	35.00
5	—	974	20.00–28.00	23.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	30.50–49.00	39.81
7	—	1,093	47.50–50.00	48.33
28	—	1,002	40.50–52.50	44.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,200	49.50–58.00	54.58
2	—	1,153	47.50	47.50
8	—	1,378	49.50–52.00	50.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,945	86.50–90.00	88.03
2	—	1,765	82.00–88.00	85.02

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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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