Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----Steady to 3.00 higher and Feeder heifers ----4.00--5.00 higher. Slaughter cows --1.00 lower and bulls --1.00--2.00 --lower. Todays receipts --549 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.33/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$133.33

240 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$35.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	561	135.08	758	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	703	133.43	938	233
Medium and Large 2-3	690	100.00	690	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.08/cwt here — about $68 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 sale240 hd

133.33

—

KY average27 barns · 4,389 hd

133.15

+0.18

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	1,813	88.21	1,599	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	57.82	815	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	45.90	540	8thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	421	140.32/cwt	130.00–144.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	145.02/cwt	140.00–149.50	670	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	123.70/cwt	116.00–129.00	717	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.50/cwt	127.00–139.00	704	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	133.59/cwt	130.00–143.00	716	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,107.59/cwt	1,060.00–1,150.00	15,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	154.99/cwt	154.00–158.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	649	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	158.20/cwt	158.00–159.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	641	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	897	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	819	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	999	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	134.99/cwt	134.00–139.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	136.32/cwt	135.00–137.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	121.32/cwt	112.00–135.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	146.41/cwt	135.00–153.00	788	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	115.93/cwt	115.00–117.00	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	137.74/cwt	130.00–145.00	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	139.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	535	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	129.95/cwt	129.95–129.95	1,055	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.45/cwt	112.00–120.00	792	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	128.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	923	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	129.25/cwt	127.00–130.00	776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	173.58/cwt	170.00–180.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	384	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	626	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.14/cwt	123.00–135.50	883	26
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	940	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,520	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	930	588.24/cwt	450.00–725.00	5,471	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	895	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	8,816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	141.08/cwt	134.00–144.00	880	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	126.34/cwt	126.25–127.00	984	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.77/cwt	131.00–149.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	142.38/cwt	139.50–147.00	841	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	150.68/cwt	139.00–158.00	649	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	59.14/cwt	57.50–63.00	850	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	53.88/cwt	52.00–56.00	715	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	44.38/cwt	40.00–49.50	534	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	50.45/cwt	50.00–51.00	551	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	93.42/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,910	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	83.00/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,311	3

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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 375Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 29Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 22

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----Steady to 3.00 higher and Feeder heifers ----4.00--5.00 higher. Slaughter cows --1.00 lower and bulls --1.00--2.00 --lower. Todays receipts --549 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	130.00–144.00	140.32
2	—	345	134.00	134.00
40	—	580	116.00–129.00	123.70
26	—	527	127.00–139.00	133.50
1	—	910	89.00	89.00
2	—	765	108.00	108.00
18	—	473	130.00–139.00	137.23
5	—	632	112.00–135.00	121.32
11	—	662	115.00–117.00	115.93
2	—	238	130.00–145.00	137.74
10	—	384	135.00–145.00	139.20
9	—	735	116.00	116.00
4	—	823	89.50	89.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
2	—	317	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	107.00	107.00
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
3	—	618	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	462	140.00–149.50	145.02
2	—	442	150.00	150.00
6	—	536	130.00–143.00	133.59
3	—	565	135.00–137.00	136.32
9	—	669	112.00–120.00	118.45
8	—	600	127.00–130.00	129.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	170.00–180.00	173.58
8	—	384	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	135.50	135.50
5	—	574	134.00–139.00	134.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	456	154.00	154.00
4	—	509	154.00–158.00	154.99
5	—	431	158.00–159.00	158.20
10	—	641	140.00	140.00
10	—	819	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	538	135.00–153.00	146.41
3	—	996	108.00	108.00
33	—	718	125.00–130.00	128.61
5	—	903	113.50	113.50
26	—	673	123.00–135.50	131.14
2	—	880	114.50	114.50
18	—	624	134.00–144.00	141.08
17	—	779	126.25–127.00	126.34
5	—	470	131.00–149.00	140.77
14	—	591	139.50–147.00	142.38
5	—	431	139.00–158.00	150.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	812	129.95	129.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	1,060.00–1,150.00	1,107.59
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	450.00–725.00	588.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	985.00	985.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,438	57.50–63.00	59.14
3	—	1,327	52.00–56.00	53.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	40.00–49.50	44.38
2	—	1,093	50.00–51.00	50.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,045	90.00–97.00	93.42
3	—	1,580	82.50–84.00	83.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle