Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.10/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$148.10

263 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.02

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	527	148.10	780	263

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 sale263 hd

148.10

—

KY average25 barns · 5,853 hd

147.08

+1.02

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	1,725	94.99	1,639	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	61.58	878	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	58.19	683	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	52.68	573	19

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	130.05/cwt	127.00–132.00	917	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	131.52/cwt	126.00–133.00	804	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	140.18/cwt	139.00–143.00	949	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	148.97/cwt	144.00–155.00	913	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	165.07/cwt	156.00–171.00	518	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,069	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	148.75/cwt	140.00–155.00	611	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	123.87/cwt	118.00–128.00	769	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	108.61/cwt	104.00–112.00	880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	133.38/cwt	127.00–139.00	888	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.99/cwt	107.00–125.00	824	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	116.63/cwt	113.00–120.00	772	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	159.58/cwt	145.00–164.00	659	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	140.47/cwt	138.00–150.00	813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	975	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	155.28/cwt	148.00–165.00	575	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	131.79/cwt	129.00–139.00	478	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	364	170.94/cwt	166.00–172.00	622	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	152.00/cwt	143.00–159.00	720	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	749	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	111.40/cwt	105.00–116.00	791	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	144.09/cwt	142.00–150.00	478	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	163.39/cwt	155.00–168.00	466	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	123.69/cwt	123.00–125.00	834	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	59.52/cwt	55.00–62.00	845	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	57.81/cwt	55.00–60.00	682	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	51.16/cwt	49.00–52.00	549	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	65.19/cwt	65.00–66.00	804	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	51.65/cwt	45.00–55.00	539	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	39.51/cwt	39.00–40.00	425	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	67.08/cwt	64.00–70.00	967	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	100.38/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,907	6
Bulls	—	—	1,583	92.05/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,457	3
Bulls	—	—	1,518	87.13/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,323	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	60.41/cwt	55.00–63.00	724	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,038.24/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	14,120	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,195.00/cwt	1,195.00–1,195.00	13,802	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	807.31/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	135.56/cwt	133.50–139.00	748	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	127.72/cwt	124.00–136.00	650	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	109.65/cwt	102.00–114.00	840	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	145.70/cwt	140.00–150.00	683	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	133.04/cwt	129.00–136.00	688	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	148.75/cwt	143.00–155.00	549	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.89/cwt	128.00–136.00	558	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	118.77/cwt	114.00–124.00	728	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	140.25/cwt	135.00–142.00	651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	135.25/cwt	128.00–142.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	121.68/cwt	120.00–123.00	875	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	127.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	604	13

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 550Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 35Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 25Year ago 36

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	705	127.00–132.00	130.05
17	—	611	126.00–133.00	131.52
11	—	314	156.00–171.00	165.07
17	—	666	127.00–139.00	133.38
32	—	413	145.00–164.00	159.58
14	—	579	138.00–150.00	140.47
40	—	370	148.00–165.00	155.28
25	—	474	143.00–159.00	152.00
10	—	513	145.00–147.00	146.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	155.00–157.00	156.00
12	—	677	139.00–143.00	140.18
3	—	400	169.00	169.00
28	—	613	144.00–155.00	148.97
11	—	769	139.00	139.00
11	—	364	166.00–172.00	170.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	411	140.00–155.00	148.75
25	—	621	118.00–128.00	123.87
21	—	710	105.00–116.00	111.40
19	—	332	142.00–150.00	144.09
11	—	285	155.00–168.00	163.39
17	—	674	123.00–125.00	123.69
24	—	552	133.50–139.00	135.56
17	—	766	102.00–114.00	109.65
38	—	469	140.00–150.00	145.70
29	—	517	129.00–136.00	133.04
41	—	369	143.00–155.00	148.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	810	104.00–112.00	108.61
24	—	710	107.00–125.00	115.99
23	—	662	113.00–120.00	116.63
15	—	363	129.00–139.00	131.79
19	—	509	124.00–136.00	127.72
44	—	423	128.00–136.00	131.89
24	—	613	114.00–124.00	118.77
3	—	750	116.00	116.00
6	—	311	128.00–142.00	135.25
13	—	472	125.00–130.00	127.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	819	119.00	119.00
11	—	605	130.00	130.00
12	—	464	135.00–142.00	140.25
6	—	688	123.00–125.00	124.00
25	—	719	120.00–123.00	121.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,419	55.00–62.00	59.52
3	—	1,442	64.00–70.00	67.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,179	55.00–60.00	57.81
4	—	1,073	49.00–52.00	51.16
5	—	1,234	65.00–66.00	65.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,043	45.00–55.00	51.65
2	—	1,075	39.00–40.00	39.51
5	—	1,198	55.00–63.00	60.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,900	95.00–102.50	100.38
3	—	1,583	90.00–93.00	92.05
3	—	1,518	85.00–89.00	87.13

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)	5	—	1,360	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,038.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,155	1,195.00	1,195.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,027	800.00–825.00	807.31

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle