Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.67/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.87 against this barn's trailing median of $204.55.

Average price

$143.67

84 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$13.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.82

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	511	143.84	734	83
Large 1	545	130.00	709	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.84/cwt here — about $26 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 sale84 hd

143.67

—

KY average25 barns · 1,881 hd

136.85

+6.82

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.55

−60.87

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	—	Average	1,508	101.76	1,534	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	71.91	1,031	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	61.04	702	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	51.75	518	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Large 1	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	146.43/cwt	143.00–159.00	707	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,186	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	173.95/cwt	172.00–175.00	906	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,024	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	142.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	740	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.53/cwt	142.00–149.00	688	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	168.05/cwt	159.00–171.00	944	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	148.35/cwt	143.00–152.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	814	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	142.48/cwt	136.00–150.00	581	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	157.41/cwt	155.00–159.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	797	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,074.93/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	11,502	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	986.51/cwt	860.00–1,100.00	9,549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,358	100.84/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,369	8
Bulls	—	—	1,760	105.37/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,855	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	61.04/cwt	60.00–62.00	702	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	70.86/cwt	70.00–72.00	992	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,110	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	51.75/cwt	49.00–54.00	518	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,315	1

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 382Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	156.00	156.00
2	—	755	125.00	125.00
34	—	483	143.00–159.00	146.43
3	—	502	143.00	143.00
3	—	666	131.00	131.00
6	—	623	125.00–135.00	130.07
5	—	404	143.00–152.00	148.35
21	—	579	135.00–145.00	140.56
7	—	328	155.00–159.00	157.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	722	140.00	140.00
10	—	853	139.00	139.00
15	—	521	172.00–175.00	173.95
11	—	630	162.50	162.50
2	—	775	141.00	141.00
8	—	562	159.00–171.00	168.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	156.50	156.50
3	—	600	158.00	158.00
2	—	530	155.00	155.00
2	—	580	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.26
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
2	—	582	121.00	121.00
16	—	473	142.00–149.00	145.53
9	—	408	136.00–150.00	142.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	142.00	142.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,070	950.00–1,150.00	1,074.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	968	860.00–1,100.00	986.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,358	100.00–104.00	100.84
5	—	1,760	104.00–107.00	105.37
1	—	1,445	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	60.00–62.00	61.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	70.00–72.00	70.86
1	—	1,500	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	49.00–54.00	51.75

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

Bulls · 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