Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---steady and feeder heifers 2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.64/cwt on 290 head.

Average price

$132.64

290 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$12.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.94

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	681	132.77	905	287
Medium and Large 2	580	120.00	696	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.77/cwt here — about $209 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 sale290 hd

132.64

—

KY average29 barns · 7,722 hd

131.70

+0.94

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	—	High	1,882	78.95	1,486	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,242	52.38	650	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	39.23	472	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	37.40	344	7thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.42/cwt	126.00–129.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.81/cwt	136.00–148.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	116.41/cwt	103.50–117.50	859	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	139.08/cwt	130.00–148.00	658	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	120.61/cwt	119.00–123.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	124.33/cwt	121.00–126.50	671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.36/cwt	120.00–135.00	613	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.82/cwt	113.00–125.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	114.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	113.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	33.11/cwt	32.50–34.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	161.29/cwt	158.00–168.00	540	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	16,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	108.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	821	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	31.28/cwt	30.50–32.00	311	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	42.23/cwt	40.00–45.50	503	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	39.50/cwt	39.50–39.50	369	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	670	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.34/cwt	145.50–153.00	631	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	168.00/cwt	166.00–169.00	622	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	50.23/cwt	50.00–50.50	645	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	54.52/cwt	53.00–56.00	654	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	33.50/cwt	33.50–33.50	441	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	28.59/cwt	26.00–30.00	248	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,598	1
Bulls	—	—	1,882	77.74/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	154.51/cwt	151.00–156.00	752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,032	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	936	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	142.37/cwt	138.00–147.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	121.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	946	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	719	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	806	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.78/cwt	132.00–153.50	798	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	132.17/cwt	124.00–136.50	883	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.78/cwt	118.00–126.00	895	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	139.15/cwt	130.00–142.50	874	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	115.37/cwt	112.00–117.50	996	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	136.76/cwt	135.00–138.00	594	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.38/cwt	121.00–140.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	108.78/cwt	95.00–112.50	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	94.24/cwt	90.00–96.50	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	116.12/cwt	107.00–124.00	728	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	124.34/cwt	119.00–126.50	705	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	135.27/cwt	129.00–137.00	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	107.82/cwt	105.00–110.50	730	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	119.35/cwt	116.00–121.00	968	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	136.99/cwt	124.00–139.00	519	10

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 905Year ago 708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 87Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 13Year ago 6

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---steady and feeder heifers 2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	126.00–129.00	127.42
5	—	428	136.00–148.00	141.81
3	—	386	148.00	148.00
17	—	473	130.00–148.00	139.08
5	—	608	119.00–123.00	120.61
3	—	665	113.00–125.00	120.82
2	—	852	116.00	116.00
3	—	760	107.00–110.00	108.00
2	—	335	138.00–147.00	142.37
6	—	522	121.00–140.00	132.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	121.00	121.00
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	225	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	738	103.50–117.50	116.41
3	—	271	118.00	118.00
11	—	540	121.00–126.50	124.33
16	—	474	120.00–135.00	129.36
20	—	434	135.00–138.00	136.76
7	—	767	95.00–112.50	108.78
4	—	827	90.00–96.50	94.24
26	—	627	107.00–124.00	116.12
27	—	567	119.00–126.50	124.34
5	—	318	129.00–137.00	135.27
10	—	677	105.00–110.50	107.82
10	—	379	124.00–139.00	136.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	114.00	114.00
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
3	—	376	110.00–116.00	114.01
1	—	490	110.00	110.00
4	—	508	110.00–115.00	113.73
3	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	715	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	158.00–168.00	161.29
3	—	370	166.00–169.00	168.00
4	—	521	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	145.50–153.00	147.34
8	—	487	151.00–156.00	154.51
3	—	268	137.00	137.00
11	—	782	119.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	325	159.00	159.00
1	—	945	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,130	98.00	98.00
19	—	513	135.00–143.00	140.25
1	—	1,190	98.00	98.00
2	—	387	134.00	134.00
16	—	575	132.00–153.50	138.78
19	—	668	124.00–136.50	132.17
10	—	735	118.00–126.00	121.78
33	—	628	130.00–142.50	139.15
10	—	863	112.00–117.50	115.37
4	—	1,091	104.00	104.00
25	—	811	116.00–121.00	119.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	832	124.00	124.00
19	—	737	127.00	127.00
18	—	507	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	32.50–34.00	33.11
6	—	1,191	40.00–45.50	42.23
1	—	1,315	33.50	33.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	30.50–32.00	31.28
1	—	935	39.50	39.50
1	—	905	74.00	74.00
3	—	868	26.00–30.00	28.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	50.00–50.50	50.23
4	—	1,200	53.00–56.00	54.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,882	73.00–80.00	77.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	585.00	585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle