Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold fully steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.68/cwt on 412 head.

Average price

$141.68

412 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.07

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	607	141.68	860	412

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale412 hd

141.68

—

KY average26 barns · 5,547 hd

141.75

−0.07

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	1,983	100.41	1,991	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	68.42	958	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	67.94	828	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	60.44	622	9thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	331	142.12/cwt	135.00–149.00	470	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	145.40/cwt	141.00–152.00	554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.98/cwt	135.00–147.00	666	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	153.08/cwt	151.00–156.00	719	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	151.14/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,037	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	151.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	802	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	134.60/cwt	134.60–134.60	1,067	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	141.18/cwt	137.00–147.00	877	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	165.52/cwt	164.00–167.00	540	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	156.70/cwt	150.00–163.00	998	63
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	148.01/cwt	147.00–149.00	841	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	174.58/cwt	167.00–180.00	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	167.06/cwt	158.00–172.50	879	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	141.60/cwt	141.60–141.60	1,000	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	75.08/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,145	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	68.67/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,047	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	64.55/cwt	61.00–66.00	789	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	74.73/cwt	72.00–77.00	904	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,899	1
Bulls	—	—	2,100	96.36/cwt	95.00–98.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	161.47/cwt	160.00–163.00	546	6
Steers	Large 1	—	578	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	763	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	65.39/cwt	63.00–68.00	752	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	59.02/cwt	56.00–62.00	587	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	61.52/cwt	61.00–62.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	144.24/cwt	142.00–147.00	630	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	139.22/cwt	136.00–143.00	789	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	158.16/cwt	156.00–164.00	683	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	109.56/cwt	105.00–115.00	843	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	125.13/cwt	115.00–129.00	911	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	928	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	143.66/cwt	138.00–152.00	827	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	148.63/cwt	147.50–151.00	1,060	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.31/cwt	129.00–130.00	803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	154.26/cwt	147.00–162.00	889	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	152.88/cwt	147.00–159.00	715	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	135.94/cwt	128.00–143.00	839	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.76/cwt	133.00–144.00	723	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	168.25/cwt	166.00–173.00	978	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	153.10/cwt	145.00–161.00	788	27

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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,223Last week 602Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 31Year ago 73

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold fully steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	331	135.00–149.00	142.12
9	—	381	141.00–152.00	145.40
15	—	466	135.00–147.00	142.98
5	—	700	123.00	123.00
14	—	437	142.00–147.00	144.24
17	—	567	136.00–143.00	139.22
4	—	765	112.00	112.00
3	—	290	155.00	155.00
7	—	699	129.00	129.00
1	—	860	105.00	105.00
10	—	621	129.00–130.00	129.31
29	—	521	133.00–144.00	138.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	470	151.00–156.00	153.08
48	—	530	150.00–155.00	151.26
67	—	793	134.60	134.60
50	—	621	137.00–147.00	141.18
21	—	568	147.00–149.00	148.01
4	—	445	156.00	156.00
71	—	706	141.60	141.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	750	144.00	144.00
37	—	686	150.00–154.00	151.14
63	—	637	150.00–163.00	156.70
10	—	428	167.00–180.00	174.58
81	—	526	158.00–172.50	167.06
40	—	713	147.50–151.00	148.63
94	—	581	166.00–173.00	168.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	146.00	146.00
2	—	677	147.00	147.00
3	—	390	163.00	163.00
6	—	326	164.00–167.00	165.52
2	—	470	154.00	154.00
10	—	576	147.00–162.00	154.26
3	—	435	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	356	157.00	157.00
6	—	338	160.00–163.00	161.47
12	—	432	156.00–164.00	158.16
11	—	769	105.00–115.00	109.56
10	—	728	115.00–129.00	125.13
8	—	658	141.00	141.00
68	—	576	138.00–152.00	143.66
31	—	468	147.00–159.00	152.88
25	—	617	128.00–143.00	135.94
27	—	515	145.00–161.00	153.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	74.00–76.00	75.08
2	—	1,525	67.00–70.00	68.67
2	—	1,150	61.00–62.00	61.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	61.00–66.00	64.55
2	—	1,210	72.00–77.00	74.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	63.00–68.00	65.39
7	—	995	56.00–62.00	59.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	108.50	108.50
2	—	2,100	95.00–98.00	96.36

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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