Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---Steady to 4.00 higher and Feeder heifers--- 2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher and bulls 1.00--3.00 higher . Todays receipts 504 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.10/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$135.10

250 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$356

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

$30.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

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	772	135.58	1,047	246
Medium and Large 2-3	658	105.13	691	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.46/cwt here — about $356 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 sale250 hd

135.10

—

KY average27 barns · 4,264 hd

136.78

−1.69

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	1,815	95.63	1,736	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,225	64.96	796	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,011	48.97	495	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	828	42.17	349	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	128.25/cwt	127.00–128.50	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	136.95/cwt	136.95–136.95	1,102	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	157.18/cwt	157.00–157.50	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.18/cwt	120.00–138.00	823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	154.06/cwt	145.00–162.50	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	159.32/cwt	159.00–160.00	833	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.16/cwt	130.00–139.00	694	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	132.32/cwt	120.00–135.50	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.88/cwt	145.00–156.00	699	10
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	677	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	117.34/cwt	107.00–120.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	138.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	534	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	149.55/cwt	135.00–155.00	854	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,074	61
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,910	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,020	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,262	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	268	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	57.33/cwt	57.00–58.00	550	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	42.70/cwt	38.00–52.50	448	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	64.96/cwt	63.00–70.00	796	14
Bulls	—	—	1,423	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,202	2
Bulls	—	—	1,972	100.08/cwt	96.50–104.50	1,974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	119.71/cwt	119.50–120.00	818	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	803	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	843.66/cwt	750.00–950.00	10,250	6
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,355	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	124.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	680	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	197	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	143.65/cwt	137.00–147.00	619	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	132.52/cwt	128.00–134.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.41/cwt	123.00–127.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	150.71/cwt	149.00–152.50	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.62/cwt	126.00–142.00	797	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	138.01/cwt	133.00–143.00	657	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	159.51/cwt	147.50–162.50	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	155.01/cwt	138.00–158.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	141.93/cwt	136.00–148.00	881	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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 347Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 29Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 10

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---Steady to 4.00 higher and Feeder heifers--- 2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher and bulls 1.00--3.00 higher . Todays receipts 504 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	127.00–128.50	128.25
1	—	865	87.00	87.00
2	—	280	145.00–162.50	154.06
13	—	517	130.00–139.00	134.16
2	—	1,030	89.00	89.00
9	—	385	135.00–145.00	138.72
7	—	683	119.50–120.00	119.71
19	—	431	137.00–147.00	143.65
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
4	—	578	128.00–134.00	132.52
18	—	476	133.00–143.00	138.01
5	—	321	147.50–162.50	159.51
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	805	136.95	136.95
61	—	882	121.75	121.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	385	159.00	159.00
11	—	523	159.00–160.00	159.32
5	—	667	120.00–135.50	132.32
1	—	895	113.00	113.00
17	—	571	135.00–155.00	149.55
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
7	—	420	138.00–158.00	155.01
4	—	621	136.00–148.00	141.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	67.50	67.50
2	—	550	116.00	116.00
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	416	157.00–157.50	157.18
7	—	618	120.00–138.00	133.18
10	—	473	145.00–156.00	147.88
5	—	710	107.00–120.00	117.34
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	157.00	157.00
2	—	377	160.00	160.00
5	—	680	123.00–127.00	125.41
2	—	523	149.00–152.50	150.71
23	—	571	126.00–142.00	139.62
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	126.50	126.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	502	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	120.00–130.00	124.36
1	—	660	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,215	750.00–950.00	843.66
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	36.00	36.00
1	—	680	29.00	29.00
1	—	1,060	61.50	61.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	57.00–58.00	57.33
4	—	1,050	38.00–52.50	42.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,225	63.00–70.00	64.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	84.00–85.00	84.50
5	—	1,972	96.50–104.50	100.08

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