Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----7.00--12.00 higher and Feeder heifers---3.00--5.00 higher . Slaughter cows 3.00 --higher and bulls --4.00 higher. Todays receipts 1148 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.87/cwt on 520 head.

Average price

$145.87

520 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$88

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

$43.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.26

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	155.25	765	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	727	145.98	1,061	513
Small 1-2	790	122.50	968	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	765	111.50	853	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.75/cwt here — about −$88 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 sale520 hd

145.87

—

KY average26 barns · 8,424 hd

152.13

−6.26

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	—	Low	1,777	99.50	1,768	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,281	67.62	866	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,008	49.89	503	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	42.78	384	6thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	161.51/cwt	144.00–165.50	1,027	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	158.89/cwt	147.00–164.00	842	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	168.54/cwt	168.00–169.00	952	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	168.78/cwt	157.00–176.50	884	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	170.99/cwt	169.00–173.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	117.96/cwt	116.00–121.00	848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	153.36/cwt	143.00–160.00	724	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	159.02/cwt	145.00–166.00	921	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	698	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	141.55/cwt	136.00–145.00	957	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	150.11/cwt	136.00–155.00	803	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	135.89/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,046	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	132.95/cwt	127.50–142.00	756	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	112.52/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,071	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,085	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,178	54
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	609	169.88/cwt	168.50–170.50	1,035	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	193.08/cwt	184.00–201.00	821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	829	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	807	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,106	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	980	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,820	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	790	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	968	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	167.03/cwt	162.00–172.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	121.96/cwt	118.50–125.50	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	995	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	185.58/cwt	183.00–187.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	657	166.34/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	898	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	67.88/cwt	59.00–76.50	877	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,030	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	639	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	58.25/cwt	58.00–58.50	587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	979	1
Bulls	—	—	1,863	106.00/cwt	101.50–112.00	1,975	3
Bulls	—	—	2,115	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	637.00/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,604	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,945	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	195.23/cwt	182.50–200.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	849	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	44.31/cwt	40.00–52.00	447	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	24.32/cwt	23.50–25.00	237	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	55.35/cwt	51.00–58.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	148.86/cwt	137.50–155.00	569	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	19,845	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	118.35/cwt	111.00–126.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	123.67/cwt	116.00–127.00	838	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	726	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	173.19/cwt	163.00–176.00	828	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	166.15/cwt	141.00–174.00	789	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	166.02/cwt	165.00–168.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	135.33/cwt	121.00–140.00	984	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	153.02/cwt	150.00–162.00	676	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	162.80/cwt	157.00–177.50	628	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	439	177.92/cwt	176.00–182.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	139.69/cwt	138.00–142.00	858	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	188.80/cwt	187.50–190.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	147.36/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,051	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	549	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	135.33/cwt	127.00–136.50	840	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	277	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	103.39/cwt	99.00–117.00	965	4

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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,085Last week 563Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 56Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 116Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----7.00--12.00 higher and Feeder heifers---3.00--5.00 higher . Slaughter cows 3.00 --higher and bulls --4.00 higher. Todays receipts 1148 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	143.00	143.00
12	—	530	147.00–164.00	158.89
2	—	660	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,000	87.00	87.00
1	—	800	121.00	121.00
13	—	475	141.00–174.00	166.15
5	—	427	165.00–168.00	166.02
2	—	870	100.00	100.00
6	—	614	138.00–142.00	139.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	182.50–200.00	195.23
6	—	439	176.00–182.00	177.92
8	—	370	187.50–190.00	188.80
5	—	549	168.00	168.00
2	—	277	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	687	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	636	144.00–165.50	161.51
29	—	524	157.00–176.50	168.78
2	—	393	169.00–173.00	170.99
33	—	579	145.00–166.00	159.02
7	—	676	136.00–145.00	141.55
9	—	770	134.00–137.00	135.89
2	—	910	108.00–117.00	112.52
1	—	300	185.00	185.00
2	—	443	162.00–172.00	167.03
6	—	880	118.50–125.50	121.96
6	—	478	163.00–176.00	173.19
9	—	727	121.00–140.00	135.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	565	168.00–169.00	168.54
13	—	609	168.50–170.50	169.88
7	—	425	184.00–201.00	193.08
6	—	466	183.00–187.00	185.58
3	—	657	166.00–167.00	166.34
3	—	513	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	750	142.75	142.75
61	—	868	125.00	125.00
54	—	910	129.50	129.50
60	—	807	137.00	137.00
76	—	713	144.00–150.50	147.36
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	106.00	106.00
1	—	705	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	169.00	169.00
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
2	—	510	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	726	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
1	—	800	114.00	114.00
1	—	315	157.00	157.00
8	—	719	116.00–121.00	117.96
30	—	472	143.00–160.00	153.36
1	—	850	83.00	83.00
63	—	535	136.00–155.00	150.11
18	—	569	127.50–142.00	132.95
1	—	1,000	64.50	64.50
1	—	260	148.00	148.00
18	—	678	116.00–127.00	123.67
20	—	442	150.00–162.00	153.02
11	—	386	157.00–177.50	162.80
9	—	621	127.00–136.50	135.33
4	—	933	99.00–117.00	103.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	442	158.00	158.00
35	—	581	142.75	142.75
65	—	826	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	129.00	129.00
8	—	382	137.50–155.00	148.86
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
4	—	618	111.00–126.00	118.35
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	726	117.00	117.00
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	170.00	170.00
2	—	332	170.00	170.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	625.00–650.00	637.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,470	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,292	59.00–76.50	67.88
1	—	1,030	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	58.00–58.50	58.25
3	—	1,008	40.00–52.00	44.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	42.00	42.00
2	—	975	23.50–25.00	24.32
3	—	840	51.00–58.00	55.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	83.00	83.00
3	—	1,863	101.50–112.00	106.00
1	—	2,115	96.50	96.50

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