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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---1.00--3.00 higher---Feeder heifers---Steady to 2.00--higher . Slaughter cows 1.00--lower and bulls 2.00 lower . Todays receipts --751 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.52/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$145.52

255 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$24.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.90

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	640	146.08	936	246
Medium and Large 2	646	131.31	848	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	485	122.00	592	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about $344 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 sale255 hd

145.52

—

KY average28 barns · 8,039 hd

138.62

+6.90

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	—	Average	1,795	89.25	1,602	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,363	58.05	791	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	46.91	559	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	33.30	335	5thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1-2Fancy	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	117.39/cwt	115.00–118.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	123.91/cwt	120.00–140.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	112.67/cwt	105.50–116.50	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	140.12/cwt	138.00–144.50	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,847	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	856.57/cwt	650.00–1,050.00	9,122	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	935.96/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	10,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	917	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	46.91/cwt	42.00–51.00	559	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,194	54.02/cwt	51.00–56.50	645	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	60.87/cwt	58.00–64.00	884	10
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,305	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,897	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	14,746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	86.87/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,523	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,767	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	35.50/cwt	35.50–35.50	369	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	582	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	29.51/cwt	28.50–31.00	265	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	13.50/cwt	13.50–13.50	162	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	965.00/cwt	965.00–965.00	9,312	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,010	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,585	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,556	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,919	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1	—	1,000	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	815	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,724	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	720	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,480	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,001	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	875	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	128.60/cwt	128.50–129.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	150.64/cwt	140.00–160.00	797	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,991	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	894	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	898	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	106.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	145.98/cwt	139.00–152.00	628	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	553	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	174.66/cwt	172.00–175.00	819	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	609	158.67/cwt	158.00–159.00	966	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	756	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	125.35/cwt	125.35–125.35	781	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,021	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	166.71/cwt	165.00–170.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	132.09/cwt	122.00–139.00	831	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	133.64/cwt	133.50–134.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	145.85/cwt	132.50–150.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.60/cwt	150.00–151.00	489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	536	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	196.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	179.68/cwt	171.00–184.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	130.52/cwt	122.00–139.00	743	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	136.61/cwt	123.00–142.00	720	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	286	154.06/cwt	152.00–158.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	162.68/cwt	153.00–168.00	765	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.89/cwt	140.00–161.00	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	955	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.90/cwt	134.00–151.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	141.20/cwt	136.50–151.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	127.99/cwt	126.00–131.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	976	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	121.57/cwt	115.00–124.00	763	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	130.31/cwt	125.00–135.00	940	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	142.21/cwt	131.50–147.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	917	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	153.99/cwt	140.00–160.00	901	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	119.37/cwt	117.50–119.50	1,027	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.46/cwt	112.00–122.00	787	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	152.53/cwt	133.00–159.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,356	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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 1,466Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 102Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---1.00--3.00 higher---Feeder heifers---Steady to 2.00--higher . Slaughter cows 1.00--lower and bulls 2.00 lower . Todays receipts --751 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	151.00	151.00
3	—	286	152.00–158.00	154.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	115.00–118.00	117.39
6	—	526	120.00–140.00	123.91
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	716	105.50–116.50	112.67
7	—	491	138.00–144.50	140.12
4	—	831	105.00–109.00	106.00
15	—	430	139.00–152.00	145.98
5	—	371	132.50–150.00	145.85
5	—	325	150.00–151.00	150.60
46	—	569	122.00–139.00	130.52
33	—	527	123.00–142.00	136.61
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
9	—	628	115.00–124.00	121.57
20	—	670	112.00–122.00	117.46
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	802	112.00	112.00
17	—	534	141.50	141.50
35	—	623	125.35	125.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	136.00	136.00
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
1	—	875	103.50	103.50
1	—	535	143.00	143.00
1	—	740	138.00	138.00
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	143.00	143.00
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
5	—	768	128.50–129.00	128.60
9	—	529	140.00–160.00	150.64
1	—	1,275	95.00	95.00
3	—	433	171.00	171.00
12	—	470	153.00–168.00	162.68
5	—	623	136.50–151.00	141.20
14	—	721	125.00–135.00	130.31
5	—	661	131.50–147.00	142.21
11	—	585	140.00–160.00	153.99
15	—	860	117.50–119.50	119.37
1	—	1,420	95.50	95.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	563	158.75	158.75
19	—	759	134.50	134.50
42	—	709	134.75	134.75
17	—	678	144.00	144.00
16	—	630	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	162.50	162.50
9	—	469	172.00–175.00	174.66
12	—	609	158.00–159.00	158.67
1	—	435	172.00	172.00
6	—	385	165.00–170.00	166.71
4	—	536	163.50	163.50
3	—	310	190.00–200.00	196.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	121.00	121.00
1	—	445	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	170.00	170.00
4	—	575	159.50	159.50
7	—	375	180.00	180.00
6	—	333	171.00–184.00	179.68
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	115.00–120.00	117.51
9	—	629	122.00–139.00	132.09
7	—	586	133.50–134.00	133.64
1	—	990	80.00	80.00
1	—	365	165.00	165.00
7	—	483	140.00–161.00	149.89
3	—	791	113.00	113.00
6	—	522	134.00–151.00	139.90
9	—	674	126.00–131.00	127.99
4	—	422	133.00–159.00	152.53

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	650.00–1,050.00	856.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	875.00–1,000.00	935.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	965.00	965.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,191	42.00–51.00	46.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,194	51.00–56.50	54.02
10	—	1,452	58.00–64.00	60.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	35.50	35.50
1	—	995	58.50	58.50
2	—	898	28.50–31.00	29.51
1	—	1,200	13.50	13.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	82.50–90.00	86.87
1	—	1,880	94.00	94.00

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

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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