Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----2.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers 2.00--3.00 higher . Slaughter cows----2.00 lower and bulls Firm . Todays receipts ---766 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.99/cwt on 308 head.

Average price

$146.99

308 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$11.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.75

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	651	147.36	960	298
Small 1-2	385	140.00	539	1thin
Medium and Large 2	572	135.67	776	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.69/cwt here — about $184 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 sale308 hd

146.99

—

KY average27 barns · 5,133 hd

137.24

+9.75

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	—	High	1,548	97.95	1,516	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,269	65.40	830	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,053	51.15	539	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	905	41.50	376	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	476	147.55/cwt	145.00–155.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	144.33/cwt	138.00–147.00	546	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,003	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	162.56/cwt	159.00–164.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.23/cwt	137.00–150.00	678	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	949	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	127.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,002	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	153.09/cwt	144.00–163.00	661	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.69/cwt	128.00–135.00	745	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	126.64/cwt	124.00–136.00	790	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	849	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	993	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	168.84/cwt	168.00–169.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	148.01/cwt	138.00–153.00	910	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	114.83/cwt	106.00–122.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	177.86/cwt	172.50–182.50	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	140.74/cwt	130.00–145.00	940	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	151.08/cwt	142.00–158.00	869	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	136.09/cwt	129.00–137.00	980	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,135	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,775	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	159.67/cwt	149.00–166.00	688	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	165.63/cwt	163.00–166.00	836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	176.72/cwt	166.00–178.00	744	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	51.15/cwt	49.00–54.00	539	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	228	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	522	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,246	66.13/cwt	63.00–72.50	824	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	64.18/cwt	59.00–70.00	839	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	97.95/cwt	86.50–105.00	1,516	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,095	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,965	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,418	983.37/cwt	960.00–1,010.00	13,944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	158.00/cwt	157.00–159.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	123.75/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	19,341	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	919.76/cwt	825.00–1,010.00	10,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.74/cwt	129.00–137.50	714	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	773	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	137.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	144.50/cwt	140.00–149.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	133.49/cwt	125.00–140.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	157.56/cwt	148.00–162.00	824	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	127.55/cwt	126.00–130.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	113.83/cwt	113.00–115.00	822	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	133.56/cwt	128.00–138.00	863	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	158.05/cwt	154.00–159.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,185	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	161.36/cwt	154.00–165.00	755	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	153.79/cwt	153.00–155.00	821	10

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 530Year ago 760

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 79Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 64Year ago 21

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----2.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers 2.00--3.00 higher . Slaughter cows----2.00 lower and bulls Firm . Todays receipts ---766 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	—	476	145.00–155.00	147.55
5	—	374	159.00–164.00	162.56
5	—	677	126.00–130.00	127.55
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
3	—	558	154.00	154.00
9	—	646	128.00–138.00	133.56
5	—	440	154.00–159.00	158.05
2	—	740	120.00–126.00	123.00
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
10	—	534	153.00–155.00	153.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	127.50	127.50
1	—	605	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	138.00–147.00	144.33
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
4	—	778	113.50	113.50
29	—	467	137.00–150.00	145.23
20	—	432	144.00–163.00	153.09
16	—	570	128.00–135.00	130.69
20	—	624	124.00–136.00	126.64
5	—	675	106.00–122.00	114.83
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
30	—	526	129.00–137.50	135.74
22	—	722	113.00–115.00	113.83
2	—	907	103.00	103.00
2	—	980	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	849	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	127.50	127.50
5	—	381	125.00–140.00	133.49
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	641	120.00–122.00	120.66
5	—	548	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	731	137.25	137.25
19	—	615	154.25	154.25
62	—	865	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	784	125.00–130.00	127.77
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
6	—	383	168.00–169.00	168.84
11	—	615	138.00–153.00	148.01
30	—	668	130.00–145.00	140.74
22	—	575	142.00–158.00	151.08
9	—	720	129.00–137.00	136.09
1	—	875	115.00	115.00
17	—	431	149.00–166.00	159.67
4	—	834	123.00–124.00	123.75
31	—	523	148.00–162.00	157.56
13	—	468	154.00–165.00	161.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	172.50–182.50	177.86
8	—	505	163.00–166.00	165.63
9	—	421	166.00–178.00	176.72
6	—	369	182.00	182.00
4	—	605	157.00–159.00	158.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	130.00–131.00	130.25
3	—	543	135.00–138.00	137.01
2	—	490	140.00–149.00	144.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,418	960.00–1,010.00	983.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	825.00–1,010.00	919.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	1,575.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	49.00–54.00	51.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	25.00	25.00
1	—	900	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	63.00–72.50	66.13
3	—	1,307	59.00–70.00	64.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	86.50–105.00	97.95

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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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