Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.16/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$150.16

197 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.59

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	646	150.16	970	197

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 sale197 hd

150.16

—

KY average23 barns · 5,326 hd

150.75

−0.59

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	1,630	88.18	1,437	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,350	55.26	746	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	54.74	652	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	48.02	566	5thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	370	150.75/cwt	144.00–157.00	558	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	128.78/cwt	125.00–133.00	804	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.91/cwt	129.00–143.00	716	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	158.63/cwt	148.00–165.00	738	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	149.99/cwt	139.00–157.00	792	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,192	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	132.75/cwt	132.00–133.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	142.56/cwt	136.00–156.00	902	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	554	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	136.55/cwt	132.00–141.00	800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	148.55/cwt	140.50–153.50	719	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	139.75/cwt	135.00–142.00	954	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	141.20/cwt	135.00–145.00	446	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	978	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	818	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	881	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	140.99/cwt	136.00–146.00	605	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	161.23/cwt	160.00–163.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.94/cwt	135.00–139.00	785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	125.94/cwt	100.00–132.00	669	20
Bulls	—	—	1,700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,649	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,050	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	47.31/cwt	44.00–50.00	686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	88.96/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,490	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,536	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	605	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	57.48/cwt	56.00–59.00	680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	637	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	53.56/cwt	53.00–54.00	670	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	61.69/cwt	61.00–62.00	833	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	45.40/cwt	44.00–48.00	513	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	51.96/cwt	51.00–53.00	650	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 577Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 49

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	370	144.00–157.00	150.75
22	—	624	125.00–133.00	128.78
14	—	527	129.00–143.00	135.91
8	—	465	148.00–165.00	158.63
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	132.00	132.00
13	—	316	135.00–145.00	141.20
12	—	665	120.00–127.00	122.97
18	—	429	136.00–146.00	140.99
8	—	628	120.00–125.00	123.21
3	—	375	138.00	138.00
10	—	573	135.00–139.00	136.94
20	—	531	100.00–132.00	125.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	595	148.00	148.00
6	—	538	140.00	140.00
5	—	623	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	395	180.00	180.00
71	—	773	154.25	154.25
5	—	707	143.50	143.50
5	—	340	165.00	165.00
9	—	607	157.00	157.00
5	—	509	160.00–163.00	161.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	528	139.00–157.00	149.99
4	—	700	132.00–133.00	132.75
20	—	633	136.00–156.00	142.56
6	—	856	132.00	132.00
9	—	330	168.00	168.00
10	—	586	132.00–141.00	136.55
14	—	484	140.50–153.50	148.55
9	—	683	135.00–142.00	139.75
6	—	805	120.00–123.00	121.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,500	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,675	88.00–90.00	88.96
1	—	1,600	96.00	96.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	44.00–50.00	47.31
2	—	1,250	53.00–54.00	53.56
3	—	1,350	61.00–62.00	61.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,183	56.00–59.00	57.48
1	—	1,300	49.00	49.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	44.00–48.00	45.40
2	—	1,250	51.00–53.00	51.96

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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