Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher with the increase on weaned cattle. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady with a softer undertone. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.76/cwt on 463 head.

Average price

$142.76

463 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.21

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	142.76	873	463

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 sale463 hd

142.76

—

KY average19 barns · 3,540 hd

140.54

+2.21

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	1,967	97.60	1,919	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,435	65.52	940	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	62.19	734	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	55.76	570	4thin

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 1-2Value Added	—	448	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	387	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	145.27/cwt	144.75–147.00	885	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	153.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	512	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	147.71/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,068	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	165.58/cwt	160.00–171.00	709	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	157.61/cwt	143.00–163.00	805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	173.64/cwt	167.00–178.00	570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	168.22/cwt	165.00–173.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	157.80/cwt	146.00–162.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	152.38/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,029	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	812	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	160.15/cwt	157.00–165.00	991	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	152.06/cwt	149.00–160.00	853	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	148.15/cwt	138.00–155.00	911	19
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	647	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	705	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	865	103.73/cwt	101.00–104.00	897	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	862	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,172	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	117.02/cwt	116.00–119.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	154.07/cwt	152.00–165.00	706	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	166.41/cwt	166.00–169.00	528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	864	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	55.76/cwt	55.00–56.00	570	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	69.05/cwt	68.00–70.00	957	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	63.16/cwt	61.00–65.00	927	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	62.19/cwt	61.00–64.00	734	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,919	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	95.90/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,301	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,094.44/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	13,188	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	143.05/cwt	138.00–148.00	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	163.27/cwt	162.00–165.00	389	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.38/cwt	125.00–140.00	818	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	163.02/cwt	160.00–166.00	698	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	138.69/cwt	132.00–142.00	711	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.63/cwt	123.00–134.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	140.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	515	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,103	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	999	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	142.87/cwt	132.00–145.50	1,043	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	129.99/cwt	127.00–133.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.17/cwt	139.00–145.00	680	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.50/cwt	134.00–151.00	617	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.01/cwt	132.00–144.00	801	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	160.31/cwt	153.00–165.50	745	45

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 889Last week 271Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 27Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 21Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	448	148.00	148.00
6	—	475	151.00	151.00
3	—	387	153.00	153.00
108	—	609	144.75–147.00	145.27
12	—	528	138.00–148.00	143.05
3	—	340	168.00	168.00
68	—	773	142.75	142.75
15	—	819	122.00	122.00
89	—	730	132.00–145.50	142.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	334	150.00–155.00	153.21
25	—	513	132.00–142.00	138.69
2	—	620	123.00–134.00	128.63
20	—	366	135.00–145.00	140.63
3	—	295	157.00	157.00
6	—	704	127.00–133.00	129.99
3	—	680	130.00	130.00
18	—	475	139.00–145.00	143.17
24	—	430	134.00–151.00	143.50
36	—	572	132.00–144.00	140.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	723	147.00–148.00	147.71
6	—	768	144.50	144.50
17	—	675	149.00–154.00	152.38
2	—	812	137.00	137.00
25	—	619	157.00–165.00	160.15
5	—	403	169.00	169.00
15	—	862	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	428	160.00–171.00	165.58
11	—	511	143.00–163.00	157.61
9	—	328	167.00–178.00	173.64
7	—	378	165.00–173.00	168.22
4	—	661	146.00–162.00	157.80
20	—	561	149.00–160.00	152.06
19	—	615	138.00–155.00	148.15
45	—	465	153.00–165.50	160.31
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	647	109.00	109.00
11	—	865	101.00–104.00	103.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	139.00	139.00
3	—	813	116.00–119.00	117.02
13	—	458	152.00–165.00	154.07
7	—	317	166.00–169.00	166.41
3	—	765	121.00	121.00
3	—	576	150.00	150.00
7	—	238	162.00–165.00	163.27
4	—	545	150.00	150.00
14	—	618	125.00–140.00	132.38
20	—	428	160.00–166.00	163.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	55.00–56.00	55.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,386	68.00–70.00	69.05
3	—	1,467	61.00–65.00	63.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,180	61.00–64.00	62.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	101.00	101.00
2	—	2,000	95.00–97.00	95.90

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)	3	—	885	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,205	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,094.44

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle