Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ----4.00--5.00 lower and feeder heifers -2.00--4.00 lower . Slaughter cows 3.00 lower and bulls 1.00--2.00 lower. Todays receipts ----386 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.99/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$129.99

112 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$13.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

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	516	130.46	673	108
Medium and Large 2-3	371	117.13	435	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.34/cwt here — about $238 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 sale112 hd

129.99

—

KY average26 barns · 5,203 hd

132.49

−2.50

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	1,862	87.75	1,634	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,212	61.17	741	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,025	48.14	493	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	745	45.00	335	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	—	1,795	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,230	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,651	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	93.44/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,729	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	48.14/cwt	41.00–54.50	493	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,087	57.03/cwt	55.50–58.00	620	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	63.66/cwt	62.00–65.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	126.56/cwt	119.00–129.00	876	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.97/cwt	129.00–146.00	727	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	119.29/cwt	117.00–124.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	153.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	107.54/cwt	100.00–114.00	771	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	710	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	788	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	577	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	837	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	131.83/cwt	128.00–135.50	621	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	150.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	625	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	139.99/cwt	135.50–146.00	668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	756	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,557	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	810	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	132.45/cwt	125.00–137.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.78/cwt	126.00–129.50	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	123.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	137.34/cwt	135.00–142.00	527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	122.55/cwt	119.00–131.00	771	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	173.05/cwt	170.00–175.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	118.40/cwt	117.00–119.00	802	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	130.93/cwt	116.00–135.50	940	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	14,681	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	144.27/cwt	144.00–145.00	694	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	134.15/cwt	124.00–145.00	837	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	131.54/cwt	127.50–134.00	698	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	115.40/cwt	104.00–121.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.92/cwt	128.00–147.00	578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	143.69/cwt	140.00–148.00	812	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	146.06/cwt	145.00–148.00	768	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	147.33/cwt	144.00–158.00	628	5

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 643Year ago 529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 59Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 69Year ago 10

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ----4.00--5.00 lower and feeder heifers -2.00--4.00 lower . Slaughter cows 3.00 lower and bulls 1.00--2.00 lower. Todays receipts ----386 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	68.50	68.50
2	—	1,920	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,850	91.00–97.00	93.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	41.00–54.50	48.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	55.50–58.00	57.03
5	—	1,287	62.00–65.00	63.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	45.00	45.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	692	119.00–129.00	126.56
1	—	755	123.00	123.00
26	—	718	116.00–135.50	130.93
18	—	481	144.00–145.00	144.27
16	—	624	124.00–145.00	134.15
2	—	870	111.00	111.00
11	—	565	140.00–148.00	143.69
10	—	526	145.00–148.00	146.06
5	—	426	144.00–158.00	147.33
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	111.00	111.00
8	—	577	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	170.00–175.00	173.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	523	129.00–146.00	138.97
3	—	728	117.00–124.00	119.29
10	—	414	145.00–155.00	150.94
9	—	477	135.50–146.00	139.99
8	—	578	125.00–137.00	132.45
6	—	618	120.00–126.00	123.72
2	—	368	155.00–157.50	156.24
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
3	—	683	104.00–121.00	115.40
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	321	150.00–160.00	153.22
4	—	717	100.00–114.00	107.54
22	—	471	128.00–135.50	131.83
7	—	569	126.00–129.50	126.78
3	—	773	108.00	108.00
1	—	255	147.50	147.50
8	—	384	135.00–142.00	137.34
9	—	629	119.00–131.00	122.55
10	—	677	117.00–119.00	118.40
4	—	237	160.00	160.00
26	—	531	127.50–134.00	131.54
11	—	425	128.00–147.00	135.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	117.50	117.50
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
2	—	285	117.50	117.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	756	735.00	735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	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

Heifers · 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