Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---3.00--4.00 higher Feeder heifers---Steady to 1.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts 786 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.75/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$137.75

317 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$11.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

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	612	138.11	845	307
Medium and Large 2	569	126.59	721	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.52/cwt here — about $125 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 sale317 hd

137.75

—

KY average26 barns · 4,534 hd

134.76

+2.99

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	1,803	97.80	1,763	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,216	65.56	797	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	869	48.95	425	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	48.71	536	6thin

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	—	482	150.55/cwt	137.00–154.00	726	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	148.67/cwt	144.00–158.00	647	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	145.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	121.00/cwt	116.50–125.00	817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	930	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.23/cwt	125.00–145.00	723	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	150.60/cwt	140.00–160.00	938	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,056	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	140.35/cwt	140.35–140.35	907	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	132.86/cwt	120.00–138.00	810	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	157.91/cwt	146.00–166.00	763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	147.01/cwt	135.00–155.00	986	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	769	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	162.16/cwt	143.00–165.00	843	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	162.60/cwt	151.00–167.00	950	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	135.03/cwt	134.00–137.00	975	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	392	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	600	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	755	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,308	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	100.68/cwt	97.50–108.00	1,863	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	48.71/cwt	40.00–54.00	536	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	60.26/cwt	58.00–63.50	531	3
Bulls	—	—	1,850	94.98/cwt	94.50–95.50	1,757	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	125	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,199	67.78/cwt	65.00–70.00	813	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	998	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,659	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,548	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	15,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.48/cwt	139.00–152.50	701	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	879.49/cwt	860.00–900.00	9,525	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	109.82/cwt	100.00–130.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	158.99/cwt	157.00–167.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	148.67/cwt	140.00–154.00	779	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	129.82/cwt	125.00–136.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,011	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	152.26/cwt	145.00–155.50	665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	134.84/cwt	127.00–138.50	785	33

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 Jun 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 729Last week 776Year ago 845

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 18Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 25

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---3.00--4.00 higher Feeder heifers---Steady to 1.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts 786 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	482	137.00–154.00	150.55
13	—	435	144.00–158.00	148.67
1	—	675	99.00	99.00
5	—	372	157.00–167.00	158.99
18	—	524	140.00–154.00	148.67
4	—	565	145.00	145.00
2	—	633	125.00–126.00	125.51
1	—	335	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	164.00	164.00
2	—	320	195.00	195.00
1	—	475	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	128.00	128.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	140.00–148.00	145.03
7	—	675	116.50–125.00	121.00
33	—	527	125.00–145.00	137.23
32	—	610	120.00–138.00	132.86
42	—	475	139.00–152.50	147.48
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
9	—	437	145.00–155.50	152.26
1	—	805	107.00	107.00
33	—	582	127.00–138.50	134.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	646	140.35	140.35
65	—	753	134.25	134.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	136.00	136.00
6	—	578	125.00–136.00	129.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	550	169.00	169.00
3	—	521	168.00	168.00
2	—	455	169.00	169.00
13	—	605	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
13	—	623	140.00–160.00	150.60
3	—	875	120.00–122.00	120.66
16	—	483	146.00–166.00	157.91
36	—	671	135.00–155.00	147.01
22	—	520	143.00–165.00	162.16
23	—	584	151.00–167.00	162.60
2	—	840	123.50	123.50
3	—	722	134.00–137.00	135.03
2	—	975	118.00	118.00
2	—	430	155.00–160.00	157.59
3	—	1,398	105.50	105.50
3	—	753	136.00	136.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
2	—	392	153.00	153.00
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	139.00	139.00
3	—	616	100.00–130.00	109.82

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	860.00–900.00	879.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,310.00	1,310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	60.00	60.00
10	—	1,199	65.00–70.00	67.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,101	40.00–54.00	48.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	58.00–63.50	60.26
1	—	830	15.00	15.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,850	97.50–108.00	100.68
2	—	1,850	94.50–95.50	94.98

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle