Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.30/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$162.30

86 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.10

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	579	162.30	939	86

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 sale86 hd

162.30

—

KY average24 barns · 3,399 hd

155.20

+7.10

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	1,884	101.74	1,917	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	72.41	1,070	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	63.90	781	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,199	55.56	666	14

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	573	151.55/cwt	150.00–153.00	868	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	136.54/cwt	134.00–139.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	146.06/cwt	135.00–153.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.16/cwt	135.00–141.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	151.02/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	155.97/cwt	150.00–165.00	894	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	167.28/cwt	160.00–172.00	957	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	162.12/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,068	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	144.12/cwt	137.00–150.00	690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	139.65/cwt	136.00–145.00	753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	911	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	162.52/cwt	154.50–167.00	783	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	149.74/cwt	139.00–159.00	554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	139.40/cwt	135.00–143.00	742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	470	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	932.57/cwt	900.00–950.00	12,189	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,990	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,430	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	1,027.02/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	10,948	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,850	4
Bulls	—	—	1,945	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,848	2
Bulls	—	—	1,854	105.11/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,949	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	45.75/cwt	45.00–48.00	563	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	63.90/cwt	63.00–65.00	781	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	72.41/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,070	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	56.85/cwt	54.00–60.00	675	9

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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 888Year ago 923

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 45Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 54

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	150.00–153.00	151.55
6	—	625	134.00–139.00	136.54
5	—	524	135.00–153.00	146.06
2	—	415	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	103.00	103.00
10	—	568	135.00–141.00	139.16
3	—	635	128.00	128.00
12	—	479	137.00–150.00	144.12
11	—	370	139.00–159.00	149.74
9	—	532	135.00–143.00	139.40
3	—	650	125.00	125.00
5	—	433	147.00	147.00
3	—	320	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	539	136.00–145.00	139.65
11	—	701	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	673	149.00–156.00	151.02
10	—	573	150.00–165.00	155.97
4	—	392	175.00	175.00
12	—	482	154.50–167.00	162.52
2	—	200	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	170.00	170.00
24	—	572	160.00–172.00	167.28
17	—	659	160.00–166.00	162.12
4	—	855	135.00	135.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,307	900.00–950.00	932.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,066	900.00–1,100.00	1,027.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,085	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,945	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,854	104.00–106.00	105.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	64.00–65.00	64.49
3	—	1,230	45.00–48.00	45.75
9	—	1,187	54.00–60.00	56.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	63.00–65.00	63.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	70.00–75.00	72.41

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