Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.76/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$149.76

260 head · 698 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.74

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	698	149.76	1,045	260

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 sale260 hd

149.76

—

KY average26 barns · 4,917 hd

149.02

+0.74

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	1,600	94.09	1,505	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,292	61.12	789	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	58.74	679	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	52.13	569	6thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	431	154.99/cwt	144.00–162.00	668	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	166.59/cwt	153.00–175.00	523	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	140.98/cwt	136.00–146.00	797	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	147.53/cwt	141.00–153.00	698	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	142.23/cwt	141.00–143.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	147.85/cwt	147.85–147.85	1,267	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	154.40/cwt	152.00–156.00	885	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	162.31/cwt	153.00–175.00	743	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	155.62/cwt	155.00–156.00	747	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	160.78/cwt	160.00–162.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	141.79/cwt	141.50–143.00	781	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,082	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	131.95/cwt	129.00–135.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,235	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	144.06/cwt	142.00–145.00	882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	138.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	930	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.48/cwt	130.00–139.00	718	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	144.57/cwt	140.00–152.00	421	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	158.26/cwt	152.00–169.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	147.18/cwt	142.00–149.00	711	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	131.34/cwt	131.00–132.00	810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	142.04/cwt	138.00–148.00	626	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	960.64/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,740	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	1,004.29/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	11,369	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	940.64/cwt	935.00–950.00	10,215	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	57.43/cwt	56.00–60.00	654	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	784	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	48.70/cwt	45.00–52.00	530	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	649	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	99.97/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,849	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	86.44/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,167	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	95.27/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,524	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	715	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	60.28/cwt	59.00–61.00	814	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	65.44/cwt	64.00–67.00	785	2

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 779Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 45Year ago 17

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	431	144.00–162.00	154.99
8	—	314	153.00–175.00	166.59
9	—	504	146.00	146.00
14	—	565	136.00–146.00	140.98
3	—	660	104.00	104.00
18	—	473	141.00–153.00	147.53
5	—	380	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	558	141.00–143.00	142.23
2	—	800	129.00	129.00
10	—	536	147.00–149.00	147.99
18	—	458	153.00–175.00	162.31
8	—	363	160.00–162.00	160.78
10	—	612	142.00–145.00	144.06
12	—	674	135.00–139.00	138.02
8	—	428	152.00–169.00	158.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	857	147.85	147.85
5	—	541	153.00	153.00
19	—	573	152.00–156.00	154.40
15	—	480	155.00–156.00	155.62
10	—	715	135.00	135.00
69	—	823	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	551	141.50–143.00	141.79
60	—	770	140.50	140.50
8	—	623	129.00–135.00	131.95
10	—	700	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	146.00	146.00
20	—	530	130.00–139.00	135.48
8	—	291	140.00–152.00	144.57
15	—	483	142.00–149.00	147.18
9	—	617	131.00–132.00	131.34
14	—	441	138.00–148.00	142.04
3	—	567	141.00	141.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,118	900.00–1,000.00	960.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,132	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,004.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,086	935.00–950.00	940.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,138	56.00–60.00	57.43
1	—	1,225	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	45.00–52.00	48.70
2	—	1,100	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,350	59.00–61.00	60.28
2	—	1,200	64.00–67.00	65.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,850	99.00–101.00	99.97
2	—	1,350	85.00–88.00	86.44
3	—	1,600	93.00–97.00	95.27

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