Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Week Due To Inclement Weather -----No Trends-----Todays receipts-----1578 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.61/cwt on 778 head.

Average price

$135.61

778 head · 753 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.23

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	753	135.61	1,021	778

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale778 hd

135.61

—

KY average20 barns · 3,329 hd

136.85

−1.23

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	1,631	89.50	1,460	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,341	60.42	810	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,146	48.77	559	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,132	38.88	440	5thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.66/cwt	123.00–140.00	690	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	141.63/cwt	134.00–145.50	888	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.50	489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	22,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	143.02/cwt	138.00–151.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	138.55/cwt	136.00–142.00	816	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Bulls	—	—	1,836	97.87/cwt	94.50–102.00	1,797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	141.75/cwt	141.00–145.00	469	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	18,036	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,360	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	132.40/cwt	127.00–133.00	731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	837	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,530	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,585	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	317	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,665	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	50.47/cwt	50.00–51.50	462	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	502	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	56.31/cwt	54.00–60.00	693	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	62.79/cwt	58.50–69.00	880	24
Bulls	—	—	1,845	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	85.43/cwt	74.00–94.00	1,237	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	306	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	54.89/cwt	53.00–57.50	642	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	805	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	346	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	46.94/cwt	40.00–57.50	539	11
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	740	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	266	155.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	412	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	980	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	157.79/cwt	142.00–164.00	761	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	138.95/cwt	138.95–138.95	931	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,045	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	119.07/cwt	118.00–126.00	932	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	726	22
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	988	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	155.48/cwt	140.00–159.50	832	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	129.75/cwt	128.50–130.00	1,087	383
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	177.44/cwt	174.00–178.00	658	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	156.15/cwt	153.85–159.10	884	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	115.82/cwt	111.00–121.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.56/cwt	124.00–133.00	724	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	126.80/cwt	126.00–127.50	912	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	148.30/cwt	138.00–149.50	881	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	136.96/cwt	130.00–150.00	653	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	137.91/cwt	131.00–143.50	930	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	124.51/cwt	117.00–127.00	783	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	121.93/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,001	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	113.50/cwt	112.50–114.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	158.65/cwt	149.00–160.00	727	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	156.02/cwt	145.00–160.00	331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	119.86/cwt	108.00–124.00	804	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	142.32/cwt	133.00–145.00	630	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	161.07/cwt	151.00–172.50	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	162.72/cwt	154.00–172.50	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	151.33/cwt	141.00–155.50	577	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,049	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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,466Last week 173Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 50Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 36

No Sale Last Week Due To Inclement Weather -----No Trends-----Todays receipts-----1578 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	122.00	122.00
10	—	552	127.00–133.00	132.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	528	123.00–140.00	130.66
5	—	331	141.00–145.00	141.75
1	—	250	147.50	147.50
8	—	718	111.00–121.00	115.82
10	—	577	124.00–133.00	125.56
35	—	477	130.00–150.00	136.96
53	—	629	117.00–127.00	124.51
4	—	212	145.00–160.00	156.02
20	—	671	108.00–124.00	119.86
1	—	1,010	88.00	88.00
30	—	443	133.00–145.00	142.32
16	—	381	141.00–155.50	151.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	266	150.00–170.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	561	129.50	129.50
151	—	719	126.00–127.50	126.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	150.00–152.50	150.99
7	—	523	138.00–151.00	143.02
7	—	589	136.00–142.00	138.55
2	—	690	111.00–115.00	113.01
1	—	1,330	95.50	95.50
4	—	433	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,160	92.00	92.00
11	—	458	149.00–160.00	158.65
2	—	278	151.00–172.50	161.07
4	—	381	154.00–172.50	162.72
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,140	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	175.00	175.00
2	—	317	182.00	182.00
22	—	371	174.00–178.00	177.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
1	—	910	82.00	82.00
2	—	875	91.00	91.00
1	—	790	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	627	134.00–145.50	141.63
21	—	482	142.00–164.00	157.79
10	—	783	118.00–126.00	119.07
1	—	230	155.00	155.00
25	—	535	140.00–159.50	155.48
10	—	720	125.00–130.00	127.48
25	—	594	138.00–149.50	148.30
49	—	674	131.00–143.50	137.91
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
15	—	821	115.00–123.00	121.93
3	—	926	112.50–114.00	113.50
1	—	1,080	94.00	94.00
4	—	426	171.00	171.00
4	—	951	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	670	138.95	138.95
66	—	763	137.00	137.00
81	—	720	137.25	137.25
383	—	838	128.50–130.00	129.75
47	—	566	153.85–159.10	156.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,485	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,535	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	610.00	610.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	53.00	53.00
12	—	1,230	54.00–60.00	56.31
24	—	1,401	58.50–69.00	62.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	20.00	20.00
3	—	915	50.00–51.50	50.47
1	—	1,330	23.00	23.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	38.00	38.00
6	—	1,170	53.00–57.50	54.89
1	—	805	43.00	43.00
11	—	1,148	40.00–57.50	46.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,836	94.50–102.00	97.87
1	—	1,845	67.50	67.50
9	—	1,448	74.00–94.00	85.43

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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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