Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---2.00-4.00 lower and. Feeder heifers---2.00--3.00 lower . Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and bulls firm. -- Todays receipts 497 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.60/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$136.60

151 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$31.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.08

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	503	138.16	695	136
Medium and Large 2	537	127.14	683	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	124.00	688	3thin
Small 1-2	521	106.67	556	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.49/cwt here — about $139 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 sale151 hd

136.60

—

KY average25 barns · 5,878 hd

139.68

−3.08

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	1,728	99.29	1,716	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	70.23	913	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	903	58.21	526	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	55.74	614	6thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	72.88/cwt	70.00–79.00	953	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	99.29/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.32/cwt	131.00–138.00	773	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	144.14/cwt	141.00–151.00	532	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	152.62/cwt	141.00–158.50	952	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	148.56/cwt	138.00–153.00	789	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	142.17/cwt	134.00–151.00	677	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	150.73/cwt	141.00–153.00	1,008	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,169	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	125.77/cwt	123.00–131.00	800	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	110.28/cwt	108.00–115.00	847	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	402	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	422	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	143.64/cwt	140.00–146.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.11/cwt	134.00–151.00	597	23
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,214	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,615	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,025	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,559	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,058.54/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	12,702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	172.03/cwt	167.00–173.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	728	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,006	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	61.81/cwt	60.00–63.50	621	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	52.70/cwt	46.50–62.50	607	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	58.21/cwt	57.50–59.00	526	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	64.93/cwt	62.50–67.50	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	110.71/cwt	106.00–120.00	745	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	12,342	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,330	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	151.20/cwt	140.00–154.00	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	168.61/cwt	168.00–171.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	159.50/cwt	146.00–164.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	131.55/cwt	127.00–136.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	138.02/cwt	136.00–139.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	141.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.96/cwt	136.00–156.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	148.02/cwt	145.00–151.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	151.89/cwt	142.00–159.50	797	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.62/cwt	124.00–131.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	139.97/cwt	129.00–147.00	742	24

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 Jul 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 453Last week 614Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 57Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 37Year ago 26

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---2.00-4.00 lower and. Feeder heifers---2.00--3.00 lower . Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and bulls firm. -- Todays receipts 497 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	70.00–79.00	72.88
2	—	1,285	62.50–67.50	64.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	60.00–63.50	61.81
4	—	1,151	46.50–62.50	52.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	57.50–59.00	58.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	97.00–102.00	99.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	124.00	124.00
1	—	475	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	571	131.00–138.00	135.32
17	—	369	141.00–151.00	144.14
17	—	476	134.00–151.00	142.17
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
2	—	837	108.00	108.00
12	—	636	123.00–131.00	125.77
6	—	337	140.00–146.00	143.64
23	—	420	134.00–151.00	142.11
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
6	—	660	129.00–130.00	129.67
1	—	705	113.00	113.00
24	—	530	129.00–147.00	139.97
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	105.00	105.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	106.00–120.00	110.71
2	—	490	127.00–136.00	131.55
3	—	418	136.00–139.00	138.02
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	104.00	104.00
2	—	450	131.00	131.00
1	—	800	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	165.00	165.00
1	—	560	158.00	158.00
1	—	430	169.00	169.00
1	—	250	175.00	175.00
5	—	377	168.00–171.00	168.61
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	531	138.00–153.00	148.56
3	—	768	108.00–115.00	110.28
5	—	606	140.00–154.00	151.20
4	—	365	146.00–164.00	159.50
6	—	585	135.00–145.00	141.41
10	—	481	136.00–156.00	145.96
4	—	410	145.00–151.00	148.02
2	—	312	148.00	148.00
1	—	710	132.00	132.00
2	—	673	124.00–131.00	127.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
1	—	778	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	138.00	138.00
8	—	624	141.00–158.50	152.62
7	—	669	141.00–153.00	150.73
9	—	476	168.50	168.50
1	—	550	156.00	156.00
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
14	—	525	142.00–159.50	151.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	847	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	167.00–173.00	172.03

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	—	755	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,058.54

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle