Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---2.00--4.00 Higher and Feeder heifers--Steady to 2.00 Higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts 1440 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.22/cwt on 532 head.

Average price

$142.22

532 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$23.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

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	674	142.62	961	522
Medium and Large 2	663	130.51	865	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	765	118.86	910	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.76/cwt here — about $51 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 sale532 hd

142.22

—

KY average26 barns · 9,659 hd

140.94

+1.28

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	1,891	92.34	1,746	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	57.19	779	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,097	42.47	466	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	848	35.61	302	20

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	54.80/cwt	52.00–57.00	461	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	22.14/cwt	13.00–30.00	188	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	36.21/cwt	35.00–40.00	385	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	45.15/cwt	40.00–54.00	502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	175.66/cwt	172.50–177.50	671	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,345	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,114	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,408	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	674.43/cwt	600.00–760.00	6,778	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,974	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	543	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	695	32.84/cwt	30.00–35.00	228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	128.68/cwt	120.00–137.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	93.76/cwt	91.00–102.00	864	4
Bulls	—	—	2,008	88.02/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,767	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	96.66/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,714	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	35.13/cwt	35.00–35.50	328	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	55.35/cwt	52.00–58.00	741	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	58.39/cwt	56.00–64.00	799	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	729	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	690	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	890	18
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	930	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	177.98/cwt	176.00–181.00	822	10
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	880	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,480	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	810	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	170.65/cwt	167.50–174.00	730	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	815	899.42/cwt	775.00–935.00	7,330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	900	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	889	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,102	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	765	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	162.68/cwt	145.00–167.00	787	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	110.71/cwt	105.00–113.00	865	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	151.62/cwt	144.00–158.50	861	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	129.36/cwt	127.50–130.50	933	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	180.92/cwt	178.00–184.50	792	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	158.73/cwt	144.00–164.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	124.45/cwt	123.00–126.00	955	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	113.18/cwt	112.00–113.50	1,028	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	1,101	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	928	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	145.58/cwt	132.00–152.50	619	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	148.87/cwt	142.50–152.50	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	752	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.00/cwt	129.00–146.50	918	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	135.50/cwt	130.00–141.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	157.25/cwt	147.00–168.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	791	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	119.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	112.74/cwt	111.00–116.00	814	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	118.96/cwt	108.00–123.50	788	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	112.83/cwt	112.00–115.00	889	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.09/cwt	124.00–132.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.81/cwt	122.00–145.00	705	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	123.61/cwt	115.00–128.00	768	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	84.51/cwt	84.00–85.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	181.29/cwt	172.50–186.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	96.52/cwt	88.00–116.00	857	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	126.81/cwt	123.00–135.00	741	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	108.43/cwt	100.00–114.50	884	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	123.36/cwt	111.00–129.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	147.89/cwt	144.00–151.00	575	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	135.19/cwt	125.50–143.00	999	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	145.58/cwt	135.00–149.00	911	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	136.29/cwt	125.00–144.00	639	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	146.68/cwt	143.00–148.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	156.49/cwt	150.00–160.00	833	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	116.32/cwt	116.00–117.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	121.09/cwt	118.50–125.50	995	46

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,361Last week 690Year ago 969

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 39Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---2.00--4.00 Higher and Feeder heifers--Steady to 2.00 Higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls 2.00 higher. Todays receipts 1440 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	842	52.00–57.00	54.80
8	—	847	13.00–30.00	22.14
2	—	695	30.00–35.00	32.84
4	—	934	35.00–35.50	35.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	35.00–40.00	36.21
7	—	1,111	40.00–54.00	45.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,338	52.00–58.00	55.35
14	—	1,369	56.00–64.00	58.39
1	—	1,415	51.50	51.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,008	85.00–90.00	88.02
4	—	1,773	94.00–101.00	96.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	172.50–177.50	175.66
10	—	462	176.00–181.00	177.98
4	—	765	148.00	148.00
27	—	438	178.00–184.50	180.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	162.00	162.00
2	—	428	167.50–174.00	170.65
28	—	484	145.00–167.00	162.68
33	—	568	144.00–158.50	151.62
14	—	767	123.00–126.00	124.45
22	—	908	112.00–113.50	113.18
17	—	972	113.25	113.25
47	—	665	129.00–146.50	138.00
13	—	739	125.50–143.00	135.19
22	—	626	135.00–149.00	145.58
30	—	532	150.00–160.00	156.49
46	—	822	118.50–125.50	121.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	544	165.50	165.50
54	—	889	124.00	124.00
46	—	721	127.50–130.50	129.36
58	—	623	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	130.00–131.00	130.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	791	118.50	118.50
2	—	688	115.00–125.00	119.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	115.00–116.00	115.49
2	—	442	116.00	116.00
1	—	590	114.00	114.00
1	—	260	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	126.00	126.00
2	—	355	130.00–141.00	135.50
2	—	607	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	105.00	105.00
21	—	781	105.00–113.00	110.71
1	—	1,380	84.00	84.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
26	—	425	132.00–152.50	145.58
5	—	279	142.50–152.50	148.87
6	—	232	155.00	155.00
15	—	722	111.00–116.00	112.74
35	—	662	108.00–123.50	118.96
1	—	920	102.00	102.00
51	—	523	122.00–145.00	134.81
30	—	621	115.00–128.00	123.61
15	—	888	88.00–116.00	96.52
20	—	584	123.00–135.00	126.81
18	—	815	100.00–114.50	108.43
11	—	389	144.00–151.00	147.89
33	—	469	125.00–144.00	136.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	555	135.50	135.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
2	—	480	120.00–137.00	128.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	175.00	175.00
2	—	458	170.00	170.00
3	—	363	172.50–186.00	181.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	91.00–102.00	93.76
4	—	470	144.00–164.00	158.73
2	—	392	162.00	162.00
3	—	563	149.00	149.00
2	—	420	147.00–168.00	157.25
1	—	315	167.50	167.50
9	—	788	112.00–115.00	112.83
8	—	623	124.00–132.00	130.09
2	—	278	160.00–162.50	161.26
2	—	1,163	84.00–85.00	84.51
4	—	674	111.00–129.00	123.36
1	—	205	175.00	175.00
4	—	517	143.00–148.00	146.68
3	—	721	116.00–117.00	116.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	536	166.00	166.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	600.00–760.00	674.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	450.00	450.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	880	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	815	775.00–935.00	899.42
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	900.00	900.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle