Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.44/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$137.44

293 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$17.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.62

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	586	137.97	808	284
Large 1	460	121.00	557	6thin
Small 1-2	430	120.00	516	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.97/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale293 hd

137.44

—

KY average25 barns · 4,922 hd

131.82

+5.62

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	—	Average	1,867	86.70	1,618	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	52.96	755	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	46.66	552	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	42.32	436	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	342	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	144.78/cwt	138.00–148.00	601	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	150.16/cwt	145.00–158.00	577	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.63/cwt	132.00–145.00	725	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	138.96/cwt	132.00–145.00	653	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	134.18/cwt	131.00–140.00	765	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	150.24/cwt	148.00–154.00	928	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.00	782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	145.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	139.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	526	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	152.84/cwt	143.50–153.25	1,203	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	138.35/cwt	138.35–138.35	1,053	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	854	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	142.92/cwt	135.00–145.00	886	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	126.17/cwt	120.00–129.00	421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	160.94/cwt	156.00–170.00	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	156.09/cwt	150.00–160.00	723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	864	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	132.42/cwt	132.00–133.00	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	129.50/cwt	122.00–132.00	558	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	823	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	125.60/cwt	115.00–133.00	668	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	136.45/cwt	132.00–141.00	643	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	814.09/cwt	785.00–825.00	8,393	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	46.66/cwt	45.00–48.00	552	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	50.83/cwt	49.00–52.00	701	5
Bulls	—	—	1,850	84.15/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,557	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	91.79/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,744	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	56.51/cwt	55.00–59.00	848	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	39.48/cwt	39.00–40.00	373	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	576	1

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

Tue Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 756Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 668Last week 28Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 17

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	342	156.00	156.00
17	—	415	138.00–148.00	144.78
12	—	384	145.00–158.00	150.16
24	—	527	132.00–145.00	137.63
20	—	470	132.00–145.00	138.96
34	—	570	131.00–140.00	134.18
5	—	705	120.00	120.00
3	—	615	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	618	148.00–154.00	150.24
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
146	—	787	143.50–153.25	152.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	445	157.00	157.00
3	—	910	120.00	120.00
8	—	517	150.00–152.00	151.25
9	—	570	140.00–148.00	145.24
3	—	205	215.00	215.00
14	—	620	135.00–145.00	142.92
8	—	372	156.00–170.00	160.94
11	—	463	150.00–160.00	156.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	135.00–145.00	139.04
9	—	334	120.00–129.00	126.17
3	—	708	122.00	122.00
5	—	252	162.50	162.50
7	—	583	132.00–133.00	132.42
12	—	431	122.00–132.00	129.50
12	—	628	130.00–132.00	131.00
23	—	532	115.00–133.00	125.60
34	—	471	132.00–141.00	136.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	761	138.35	138.35
85	—	589	145.00	145.00
3	—	615	133.50	133.50
6	—	530	140.50	140.50
7	—	661	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	120.00	120.00
3	—	415	122.00	122.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,031	785.00–825.00	814.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	45.00–48.00	46.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,380	49.00–52.00	50.83
3	—	1,500	55.00–59.00	56.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	39.00–40.00	39.48
1	—	1,200	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,850	80.00–90.00	84.15
2	—	1,900	90.00–94.00	91.79

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle