Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---2.00 lower and Feeder heifers---steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows --steady and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts 898 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.78/cwt on 463 head.

Average price

$137.78

463 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$10.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

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	715	138.01	986	453
Medium and Large 2-3	552	127.25	702	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.76/cwt here — about $284 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 sale463 hd

137.78

—

KY average27 barns · 7,281 hd

139.29

−1.51

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	1,823	82.93	1,512	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,318	60.15	793	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	52.24	582	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	850	25.00	213	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	141.09/cwt	137.00–146.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	106.92/cwt	105.00–111.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	155.81/cwt	145.00–161.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	120.51/cwt	119.00–122.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	155.53/cwt	143.00–159.50	821	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	127.81/cwt	116.00–133.50	679	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	169.76/cwt	163.00–174.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	91.44/cwt	85.00–93.50	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	155.99/cwt	151.00–158.00	755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	121.99/cwt	119.00–136.00	711	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	114.06/cwt	109.00–119.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	166.51/cwt	160.00–173.00	789	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	128.32/cwt	127.00–131.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	123.65/cwt	117.50–130.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	124.20/cwt	118.00–130.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	119.35/cwt	118.50–120.50	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	690	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	152.58/cwt	150.00–158.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	150.39/cwt	146.00–158.00	797	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	128.68/cwt	123.00–136.00	937	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	603	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	172.51/cwt	169.50–175.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	163.24/cwt	160.00–165.50	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,734	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,739	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	78.22/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,326	3
Bulls	—	—	2,015	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,814	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	52.24/cwt	52.00–52.50	582	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	624	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	61.01/cwt	58.00–63.00	823	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	566	160.32/cwt	159.00–161.50	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	133.14/cwt	125.00–142.50	636	30
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	909	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	122.42/cwt	121.00–124.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	143.09/cwt	134.00–148.50	549	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	146.43/cwt	135.00–154.50	914	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	150.01/cwt	141.00–153.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.72/cwt	112.50–125.00	755	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	143.16/cwt	130.00–149.00	598	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	141.53/cwt	138.00–145.00	408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	137.10/cwt	137.10–137.10	1,013	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	907	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,088	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	151.32/cwt	135.00–154.50	897	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	117.78/cwt	116.50–119.00	773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	153.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	142.00/cwt	134.00–144.75	932	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	122.85/cwt	122.85–122.85	1,085	60

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 877Last week 1,361Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 65Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 14Year ago 12

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---2.00 lower and Feeder heifers---steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows --steady and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts 898 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	95.00	95.00
3	—	436	145.00–161.00	155.81
26	—	528	143.00–159.50	155.53
10	—	484	151.00–158.00	155.99
3	—	865	113.00	113.00
27	—	728	123.00–136.00	128.68
5	—	776	121.00–124.00	122.42
2	—	830	119.00	119.00
22	—	624	135.00–154.50	146.43
4	—	391	141.00–153.00	150.01
12	—	593	135.00–154.50	151.32
16	—	656	134.00–144.75	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	163.00–174.00	169.76
15	—	474	160.00–173.00	166.51
7	—	375	169.50–175.00	172.51
7	—	507	160.00–165.50	163.24
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
6	—	566	159.00–161.50	160.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	109.50	109.50
1	—	385	134.00	134.00
2	—	462	124.50	124.50
6	—	596	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	612	148.50	148.50
141	—	739	137.10	137.10
58	—	907	120.00	120.00
60	—	883	122.85	122.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	137.00–146.00	141.09
7	—	731	105.00–111.00	106.92
38	—	531	116.00–133.50	127.81
30	—	583	119.00–136.00	121.99
30	—	478	125.00–142.50	133.14
12	—	384	134.00–148.50	143.09
27	—	625	112.50–125.00	120.72
28	—	418	130.00–149.00	143.16
2	—	288	138.00–145.00	141.53
2	—	772	111.00	111.00
9	—	656	116.50–119.00	117.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	144.00	144.00
3	—	335	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	105.00	105.00
2	—	638	109.00–119.00	114.06
2	—	315	117.50–130.00	123.65
2	—	378	118.00–130.00	124.20
7	—	587	118.50–120.50	119.35
10	—	511	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	395	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	119.00–122.00	120.51
1	—	1,025	101.00	101.00
2	—	612	139.00	139.00
5	—	860	85.00–93.50	91.44
2	—	912	84.00	84.00
3	—	793	111.00	111.00
3	—	968	84.00	84.00
1	—	820	113.00	113.00
3	—	557	127.00–131.00	128.32
1	—	215	157.50	157.50
2	—	667	128.50	128.50
7	—	424	150.00–158.00	152.58
15	—	530	146.00–158.00	150.39
4	—	361	155.00	155.00
5	—	461	150.00–160.00	153.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
2	—	547	129.00	129.00
1	—	645	101.00	101.00
3	—	431	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	167.50	167.50
2	—	390	160.00	160.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	70.00–82.00	78.22
2	—	2,015	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	52.00–52.50	52.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	55.00	55.00
6	—	1,349	58.00–63.00	61.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	25.00	25.00

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