Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.29/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.26 against this barn's trailing median of $204.55.

Average price

$133.29

109 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.98

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	556	133.29	740	109

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 sale109 hd

133.29

—

KY average26 barns · 2,450 hd

131.31

+1.98

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.55

−71.26

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	—	Low	1,659	87.66	1,454	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	61.58	826	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	57.05	666	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	42.59	460	5thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	613	129.37/cwt	128.00–130.00	793	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.36/cwt	125.00–129.00	736	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	140.62/cwt	133.00–145.00	685	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	132.97/cwt	132.00–134.00	834	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	142.38/cwt	140.00–155.00	814	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	132.89/cwt	132.00–134.00	687	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	128.50/cwt	126.00–131.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	130.78/cwt	130.00–132.00	566	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	131.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	673	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	141.38/cwt	138.00–149.00	618	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,149	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	135.17/cwt	134.00–140.00	645	29
Bulls	—	—	1,200	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	960	1
Bulls	—	—	1,888	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,727	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	57.55/cwt	55.00–60.00	734	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	47.73/cwt	45.00–50.00	525	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	32.75/cwt	30.00–35.00	328	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	63.60/cwt	63.00–65.00	875	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	55.57/cwt	54.00–57.00	639	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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 577Last week 38Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 668Year ago 55

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	613	128.00–130.00	129.37
3	—	375	155.00	155.00
3	—	800	102.00	102.00
5	—	712	117.00	117.00
13	—	573	125.00–129.00	128.36
16	—	487	133.00–145.00	140.62
20	—	512	130.00–135.00	131.53
21	—	437	138.00–149.00	141.38
6	—	650	129.00	129.00
6	—	851	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	132.00–134.00	132.97
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	92.00	92.00
4	—	495	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	132.00–134.00	132.89
6	—	644	126.00–131.00	128.50
5	—	885	89.00	89.00
10	—	433	130.00–132.00	130.78
6	—	653	130.00	130.00
3	—	325	134.00	134.00
5	—	595	123.00	123.00
29	—	477	134.00–140.00	135.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	140.00	140.00
17	—	572	140.00–155.00	142.38
7	—	438	155.00	155.00
6	—	375	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,888	90.00–93.00	91.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	55.00–60.00	57.55
4	—	1,375	63.00–65.00	63.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	45.00–50.00	47.73
1	—	1,200	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,000	30.00–35.00	32.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,150	54.00–57.00	55.57

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Russell Springs Livestock Auction