Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --4.00--5.00 lower and feeder heifers --1.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls --4.00 lower. Todays receipts --771 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.89/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$155.89

185 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$48.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.32

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	586	156.28	916	179
Medium and Large 2	500	151.51	757	5thin
Small 1-2	520	107.50	559	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.78/cwt here — about $357 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 sale185 hd

155.89

—

KY average26 barns · 7,070 hd

149.57

+6.32

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	1,520	84.26	1,280	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,204	62.62	754	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	809	51.28	415	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,004	50.02	502	11

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	656	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	580	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	847	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	512	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	538	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	139.98/cwt	138.00–141.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	131.72/cwt	125.00–143.50	962	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	135.68/cwt	126.00–141.00	895	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	135.18/cwt	127.00–143.00	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	173.76/cwt	170.00–179.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	144.51/cwt	128.50–156.00	759	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	155.43/cwt	146.00–160.00	589	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	143.02/cwt	137.00–147.00	963	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	164.06/cwt	155.00–170.00	851	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.90/cwt	136.00–155.00	709	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	150.41/cwt	144.00–161.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	171.00/cwt	160.00–177.50	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	143.97/cwt	143.00–153.00	920	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	175.20/cwt	174.00–185.00	767	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	157.20/cwt	142.00–159.50	913	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	171.63/cwt	168.00–175.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	976	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	938	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	182.55/cwt	181.00–184.00	675	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	883.99/cwt	750.00–1,010.00	10,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,032	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	142.93/cwt	135.00–151.50	813	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	925	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	13,875	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	180.43/cwt	176.00–190.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,094	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	18,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	781.42/cwt	625.00–860.00	8,338	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	589	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	538	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	861	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	940	949.07/cwt	925.00–975.00	8,921	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	7,480	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,005	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,884	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	559	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	965	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	167.32/cwt	165.00–172.00	771	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	805	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,239	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	975	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,238	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,214	63.79/cwt	59.00–69.00	774	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,166	57.93/cwt	54.00–59.50	675	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	84.46/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,258	7
Bulls	—	—	1,450	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	921	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	957	53.17/cwt	49.00–54.50	509	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	93.95/cwt	87.50–100.00	1,558	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	54.05/cwt	50.00–59.00	418	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	401	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	642	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	603	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,365	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,285	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	814	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	733	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	522	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	292	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,659	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	836.11/cwt	760.00–910.00	9,891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	48.84/cwt	45.50–52.50	499	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	48.43/cwt	45.50–52.00	395	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	431	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	995	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	16,078	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	953.11/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	10,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	197.73/cwt	187.50–207.50	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	437	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	155.29/cwt	150.00–160.00	812	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	130.22/cwt	114.00–137.00	676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	154.14/cwt	142.00–160.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	152.59/cwt	140.00–155.00	659	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	166.43/cwt	160.00–174.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	536	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	863	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	122.78/cwt	113.00–127.50	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	459	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	130.27/cwt	124.00–133.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	146.68/cwt	142.00–149.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	169.74/cwt	165.00–174.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	153.91/cwt	145.00–162.00	743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	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 Apr 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 1,085Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 46Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 17Year ago 26

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --4.00--5.00 lower and feeder heifers --1.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls --4.00 lower. Todays receipts --771 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	705	93.00	93.00
12	—	512	105.00	105.00
4	—	642	94.00	94.00
5	—	814	90.00	90.00
6	—	415	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	138.00–141.00	139.98
12	—	660	126.00–141.00	135.68
10	—	569	135.00–151.50	142.93
13	—	523	150.00–160.00	155.29
1	—	725	126.00	126.00
3	—	440	142.00–160.00	154.14
7	—	384	160.00–174.00	166.43
4	—	785	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
2	—	328	165.00–174.00	169.74
9	—	483	145.00–162.00	153.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	168.00–175.00	171.63
2	—	328	187.50–207.50	197.73
4	—	536	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	172.00	172.00
5	—	459	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	491	113.00–127.50	122.78
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
1	—	425	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	730	125.00–143.50	131.72
10	—	673	137.00–147.00	143.02
23	—	519	155.00–170.00	164.06
6	—	422	160.00–177.50	171.00
14	—	639	143.00–153.00	143.97
1	—	375	164.00	164.00
18	—	581	142.00–159.50	157.20
7	—	927	118.00	118.00
7	—	461	165.00–172.00	167.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	483	170.00–179.00	173.76
14	—	438	174.00–185.00	175.20
6	—	370	181.00–184.00	182.55
1	—	525	170.00	170.00
3	—	332	176.00–190.00	180.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	634	154.00	154.00
17	—	574	163.50	163.50
19	—	732	141.00	141.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
1	—	250	172.50	172.50
3	—	573	142.00–149.00	146.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	127.00–143.00	135.18
37	—	525	128.50–156.00	144.51
22	—	379	146.00–160.00	155.43
31	—	473	136.00–155.00	149.90
3	—	323	144.00–161.00	150.41
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
2	—	610	126.00–130.00	127.98
12	—	432	140.00–155.00	152.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	176.00	176.00
6	—	538	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	102.50	102.50
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	546	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
1	—	390	138.00	138.00
7	—	436	124.00–133.00	130.27
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	109.00	109.00
9	—	519	114.00–137.00	130.22
2	—	577	122.00	122.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	56.00	56.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	750.00–1,010.00	883.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,183	760.00–910.00	836.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	850.00–1,050.00	953.11
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	925.00–975.00	949.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	925	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	625.00–860.00	781.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,265	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,214	59.00–69.00	63.79
4	—	1,166	54.00–59.50	57.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	49.00–54.50	53.17
8	—	1,021	45.50–52.50	48.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	773	50.00–59.00	54.05
1	—	1,145	35.00	35.00
4	—	816	45.50–52.00	48.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,490	80.00–88.00	84.46
1	—	1,450	63.50	63.50
2	—	1,658	87.50–100.00	93.95

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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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