Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers Steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00--3.00 Higher and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts --936 hd

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.90/cwt on 408 head.

Average price

$143.90

408 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$85

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

$23.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.37

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	410	150.00	615	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	714	144.14	1,029	401
Medium and Large 2	645	127.00	819	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	126.60	700	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.40/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale408 hd

143.90

—

KY average25 barns · 3,936 hd

138.53

+5.37

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,304	73.03	952	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,075	54.26	583	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	480	149.56/cwt	144.00–157.00	718	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	16,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.32/cwt	115.00–126.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	139.80/cwt	131.00–147.00	463	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	57.54/cwt	57.00–58.00	673	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	50.98/cwt	47.00–55.00	500	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	73.03/cwt	66.00–81.50	952	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	21,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	975	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,365	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	877.70/cwt	875.00–880.00	8,031	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,238.54/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	14,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	406	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,080	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	140.10/cwt	140.10–140.10	1,136	66
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,197.77/cwt	1,135.00–1,265.00	14,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	142.55/cwt	138.00–149.00	951	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,738	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	168.94/cwt	163.00–179.00	628	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	166.05/cwt	165.00–167.00	764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.64/cwt	143.00–161.00	744	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.67/cwt	124.00–127.00	779	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	139.95/cwt	139.95–139.95	1,117	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	122.95/cwt	122.95–122.95	961	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	157.76/cwt	154.00–158.50	980	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	136.01/cwt	130.00–139.00	978	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,196.34/cwt	1,150.00–1,240.00	14,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	554	163.44/cwt	161.50–164.50	905	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	131.04/cwt	125.00–137.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	145.89/cwt	130.00–150.00	756	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.01/cwt	126.00–141.50	717	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	137.63/cwt	125.00–147.00	577	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	154.75/cwt	144.00–164.00	819	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	127.84/cwt	121.00–131.00	848	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	162.88/cwt	160.00–166.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	144.95/cwt	136.00–151.50	541	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	151.19/cwt	142.00–158.00	844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	154.20/cwt	144.00–158.00	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.12/cwt	129.00–146.00	665	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.17/cwt	124.00–128.00	729	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	726	3

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 783Last week 721Year ago 521

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 24Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers Steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00--3.00 Higher and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts --936 hd

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	480	144.00–157.00	149.56
2	—	832	111.00	111.00
4	—	615	115.00–126.00	122.32
1	—	250	162.50	162.50
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
20	—	518	130.00–150.00	145.89
8	—	663	121.00–131.00	127.84
6	—	364	160.00–166.00	162.88
5	—	422	140.00–145.00	141.64
3	—	576	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	139.00	139.00
2	—	662	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	162.50	162.50
1	—	375	172.00	172.00
13	—	460	165.00–167.00	166.05
20	—	554	161.50–164.50	163.44
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	857	126.00	126.00
66	—	811	140.10	140.10
136	—	798	139.95	139.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	138.00–149.00	142.55
12	—	372	163.00–179.00	168.94
2	—	290	174.00	174.00
28	—	475	143.00–161.00	156.64
1	—	1,080	108.00	108.00
11	—	621	154.00–158.50	157.76
4	—	719	130.00–139.00	136.01
8	—	529	144.00–164.00	154.75
11	—	558	142.00–158.00	151.19
10	—	431	144.00–158.00	154.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
2	—	675	101.50	101.50
2	—	428	125.00–137.00	131.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	101.00	101.00
5	—	331	131.00–147.00	139.80
12	—	620	124.00–127.00	125.67
1	—	790	107.00	107.00
2	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
24	—	523	126.00–141.50	137.01
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
19	—	419	125.00–147.00	137.63
15	—	373	136.00–151.50	144.95
34	—	478	129.00–146.00	139.12
10	—	578	124.00–128.00	126.17
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	782	122.95	122.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	118.00	118.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,242	1,150.00–1,240.00	1,196.34
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	875.00–880.00	877.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	1,135.00–1,265.00	1,197.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,475.00	1,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	57.00–58.00	57.54
2	—	980	47.00–55.00	50.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,304	66.00–81.50	73.03

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