Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with a softer undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.54/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$143.54

340 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.47

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	573	143.54	822	340

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 sale340 hd

143.54

—

KY average27 barns · 5,312 hd

138.08

+5.47

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	1,763	98.05	1,729	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	63.59	884	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	59.74	665	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	54.82	620	10

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	154.76/cwt	147.00–158.00	806	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	137.76/cwt	134.00–143.00	860	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	134.15/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	146.87/cwt	146.75–147.00	837	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	156.65/cwt	152.00–167.00	639	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	143.91/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,016	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	140.08/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,097	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	165.93/cwt	165.00–167.00	767	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	161.27/cwt	155.50–167.00	918	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	149.95/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,015	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	149.34/cwt	139.00–155.00	845	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	155.30/cwt	146.00–159.00	963	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	143.98/cwt	136.00–151.00	739	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	124.14/cwt	122.00–128.00	886	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	137.73/cwt	131.00–150.00	777	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	53.02/cwt	52.00–54.00	596	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	62.04/cwt	61.00–63.00	713	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	67.34/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,077	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	61.44/cwt	60.00–63.00	781	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	53.49/cwt	52.00–55.00	639	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	59.52/cwt	58.00–61.00	646	7
Bulls	—	—	1,835	103.91/cwt	102.00–104.50	1,907	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	94.53/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,626	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	63.26/cwt	62.00–65.00	709	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,978	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,278	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	152.94/cwt	152.50–153.50	723	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.17/cwt	131.00–145.00	807	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	133.26/cwt	129.00–140.00	842	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	132.22/cwt	129.00–134.00	713	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	146.18/cwt	144.00–154.00	905	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.45/cwt	139.00–152.00	679	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	149.55/cwt	145.00–155.00	634	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	131.60/cwt	128.00–134.00	799	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	145.85/cwt	140.00–147.50	788	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	147.70/cwt	134.00–151.00	967	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	5

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 779Last week 889Year ago 695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 28Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 24Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with a softer undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	132.00	132.00
3	—	330	145.00	145.00
6	—	388	126.00	126.00
46	—	576	131.00–145.00	140.17
2	—	835	118.00	118.00
14	—	539	129.00–134.00	132.22
23	—	467	139.00–152.00	145.45
13	—	424	145.00–155.00	149.55
15	—	607	128.00–134.00	131.60
5	—	275	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	624	134.00–143.00	137.76
5	—	760	129.00–142.00	134.15
34	—	570	146.75–147.00	146.87
9	—	741	128.75	128.75
26	—	473	152.50–153.50	152.94
22	—	540	140.00–147.50	145.85
4	—	405	152.00	152.00
88	—	655	134.00–151.00	147.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	521	147.00–158.00	154.76
16	—	408	152.00–167.00	156.65
4	—	457	165.00	165.00
4	—	360	165.00	165.00
3	—	325	181.00	181.00
3	—	220	190.00	190.00
11	—	706	143.00–145.00	143.91
18	—	566	139.00–155.00	149.34
21	—	619	144.00–154.00	146.18
2	—	255	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	167.00	167.00
3	—	811	137.00	137.00
14	—	783	136.00–147.00	140.08
13	—	462	165.00–167.00	165.93
24	—	569	155.50–167.00	161.27
23	—	677	145.00–156.00	149.95
42	—	620	146.00–159.00	155.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	513	136.00–151.00	143.98
2	—	840	95.00	95.00
3	—	695	128.00	128.00
5	—	410	153.00	153.00
14	—	714	122.00–128.00	124.14
11	—	564	131.00–150.00	137.73
29	—	632	129.00–140.00	133.26
10	—	475	145.00–147.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,125	52.00–54.00	53.02
2	—	1,150	61.00–63.00	62.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	65.00–68.00	67.34
7	—	1,271	60.00–63.00	61.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	52.00–55.00	53.49
7	—	1,086	58.00–61.00	59.52
4	—	1,120	62.00–65.00	63.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	102.00–104.50	103.91
5	—	1,720	90.00–99.00	94.53

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)	2	—	1,195	835.00	835.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	810	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	1,060.00	1,060.00

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