Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady with a stronger undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.84/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$149.84

333 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.16

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	690	149.84	1,034	333

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 sale333 hd

149.84

—

KY average25 barns · 4,696 hd

145.69

+4.16

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	1,539	86.75	1,335	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	60.72	694	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	58.77	873	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	48.20	514	3thin

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	—	370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	128.61/cwt	123.00–133.00	678	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	155.79/cwt	145.00–165.00	729	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	143.35/cwt	141.00–144.75	943	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	127.67/cwt	125.00–129.00	864	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	138.66/cwt	133.00–145.00	446	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	144.73/cwt	140.00–152.00	738	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	144.85/cwt	144.85–144.85	1,208	50
Heifers	Large 1	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	156.19/cwt	153.00–162.00	668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	148.64/cwt	147.00–149.00	871	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	151.98/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,207	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	150.58/cwt	147.00–152.00	931	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	156.08/cwt	153.00–159.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,120	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	137.94/cwt	134.00–142.00	661	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	131.93/cwt	125.00–139.00	757	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	154.32/cwt	152.00–156.00	667	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	121.39/cwt	119.00–123.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.71/cwt	132.00–145.00	725	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	46.30/cwt	43.00–49.00	463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	624	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	57.57/cwt	55.00–59.00	883	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	65.41/cwt	64.00–67.00	801	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	56.04/cwt	55.00–57.00	594	2
Bulls	—	—	2,100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	82.45/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,171	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	789	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	895.31/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,066	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	665.60/cwt	510.00–710.00	8,247	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,217	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	135.42/cwt	130.00–144.00	573	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	148.62/cwt	142.00–153.00	559	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.87/cwt	122.00–129.00	789	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	118.02/cwt	110.00–126.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.22/cwt	120.00–126.00	845	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	142.12/cwt	132.00–144.35	867	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	129.39/cwt	124.00–131.00	750	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	141.08/cwt	135.00–148.00	385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.57/cwt	134.00–140.00	645	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	127.88/cwt	122.00–137.00	788	23

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 756Last week 608Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 44Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady with a stronger undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
10	—	370	132.00	132.00
22	—	527	123.00–133.00	128.61
10	—	322	133.00–145.00	138.66
19	—	423	130.00–144.00	135.42
19	—	680	120.00–126.00	124.22
17	—	580	124.00–131.00	129.39
3	—	778	105.00	105.00
6	—	273	135.00–148.00	141.08
28	—	472	134.00–140.00	136.57
23	—	616	122.00–137.00	127.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	677	125.00–129.00	127.67
7	—	544	139.50	139.50
3	—	385	153.00	153.00
111	—	610	132.00–144.35	142.12
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	468	145.00–165.00	155.79
19	—	510	140.00–152.00	144.73
3	—	300	175.00	175.00
3	—	560	143.00	143.00
8	—	428	153.00–162.00	156.19
3	—	250	177.50	177.50
3	—	720	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	658	141.00–144.75	143.35
50	—	834	144.85	144.85
3	—	411	180.50	180.50
22	—	586	147.00–149.00	148.64
71	—	794	140.00–152.50	151.98
24	—	618	147.00–152.00	150.58
10	—	532	153.00–159.00	156.08
6	—	895	126.00	126.00
65	—	733	152.75	152.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	479	134.00–142.00	137.94
15	—	574	125.00–139.00	131.93
10	—	432	152.00–156.00	154.32
2	—	895	85.00	85.00
5	—	655	119.00–123.00	121.39
40	—	530	132.00–145.00	136.71
6	—	312	155.00	155.00
25	—	376	142.00–153.00	148.62
17	—	627	122.00–129.00	125.87
6	—	704	110.00–126.00	118.02
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	43.00–49.00	46.30
1	—	1,200	52.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	55.00–59.00	57.57
1	—	1,195	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	64.00–67.00	65.41
2	—	1,060	55.00–57.00	56.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,570	95.00	95.00
5	—	1,420	80.00–85.00	82.45

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,236	800.00–1,000.00	895.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,239	510.00–710.00	665.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	660.00	660.00

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

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