Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned calves. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.05/cwt on 336 head.

Average price

$135.05

336 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Large 1 over Small 1-2

$19.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.98

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	466	138.88	647	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	516	135.24	697	322
Small 1-2	490	119.50	586	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.38/cwt here — about $61 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 sale336 hd

135.05

—

KY average25 barns · 6,132 hd

131.07

+3.98

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	1,833	87.96	1,613	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	57.88	683	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,571	57.56	904	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	40.98	443	5thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	373	139.29/cwt	136.00–143.00	520	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	153.94/cwt	153.00–156.50	945	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	162.34/cwt	161.00–162.50	825	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	326	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	141.62/cwt	141.00–142.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	140.23/cwt	133.00–142.00	778	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	141.02/cwt	137.00–145.00	540	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	143.69/cwt	136.00–154.00	887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	180.47/cwt	175.00–184.50	769	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	163.80/cwt	152.00–172.00	706	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	366	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	341	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	631	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	757	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	151.68/cwt	146.00–159.00	808	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	156.25/cwt	154.00–157.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	147.94/cwt	146.00–148.50	994	20
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	707	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	170.75/cwt	169.00–174.00	811	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	143.27/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,112	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,187	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	152.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	889	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,176	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	124.16/cwt	117.00–128.50	858	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.73/cwt	164.00–167.00	539	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.29/cwt	129.00–152.00	759	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	148.66/cwt	142.00–155.00	694	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	35.26/cwt	30.00–40.00	335	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	44.80/cwt	40.00–49.00	523	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	61.52/cwt	60.00–63.00	1,030	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	55.97/cwt	54.00–58.00	856	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	56.83/cwt	55.00–59.00	668	6
Bulls	—	—	1,775	94.96/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,238	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	87.62/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,694	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	61.01/cwt	60.00–62.00	728	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	891.66/cwt	810.00–1,025.00	11,529	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	11,844	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	116.88/cwt	115.00–118.00	781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	128.02/cwt	124.00–131.00	787	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	490	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	123.61/cwt	119.00–130.00	779	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	255	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	428	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	157.30/cwt	145.00–162.00	420	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	131.38/cwt	126.00–135.00	755	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.78/cwt	125.00–132.00	688	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	839	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.10/cwt	125.00–139.00	624	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	593	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	143.45/cwt	142.00–145.00	466	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	162.15/cwt	151.00–170.00	748	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	134.39/cwt	134.00–135.00	836	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	7

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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 575Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 35Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 34

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand for weaned calves. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	136.00–143.00	139.29
2	—	790	119.00	119.00
8	—	668	115.00–118.00	116.88
20	—	630	119.00–130.00	123.61
8	—	267	145.00–162.00	157.30
27	—	575	126.00–135.00	131.38
39	—	526	125.00–132.00	130.78
41	—	469	125.00–139.00	133.10
3	—	897	104.00	104.00
30	—	416	140.00–145.00	142.60
22	—	325	142.00–145.00	143.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	152.00	152.00
8	—	523	141.00–142.00	141.62
49	—	555	133.00–142.00	140.23
12	—	383	137.00–145.00	141.02
2	—	255	168.00	168.00
6	—	835	119.00	119.00
6	—	737	123.00	123.00
15	—	622	134.00–135.00	134.39
7	—	780	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	122.00	122.00
5	—	490	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	115.00	115.00
3	—	340	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	614	153.00–156.50	153.94
20	—	508	161.00–162.50	162.34
23	—	426	175.00–184.50	180.47
5	—	366	174.00	174.00
6	—	341	185.00	185.00
20	—	672	146.00–148.50	147.94
18	—	475	169.00–174.00	170.75
12	—	776	141.00–144.00	143.27
13	—	913	130.00	130.00
11	—	582	150.00–155.00	152.76
5	—	881	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	617	136.00–154.00	143.69
3	—	780	135.00	135.00
12	—	431	152.00–172.00	163.80
6	—	332	175.00	175.00
4	—	702	143.00	143.00
3	—	240	180.00	180.00
15	—	533	146.00–159.00	151.68
8	—	562	154.00–157.00	156.25
3	—	375	155.00	155.00
24	—	461	151.00–170.00	162.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	550	152.50	152.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	757	95.00	95.00
5	—	707	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	165.00	165.00
8	—	691	117.00–128.50	124.16
11	—	325	164.00–167.00	165.73
24	—	530	129.00–152.00	143.29
6	—	445	158.00	158.00
20	—	467	142.00–155.00	148.66
3	—	815	102.00	102.00
16	—	615	124.00–131.00	128.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	30.00–40.00	35.26
3	—	1,167	40.00–49.00	44.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	60.00–63.00	61.52
5	—	1,530	54.00–58.00	55.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,175	55.00–59.00	56.83
2	—	1,193	60.00–62.00	61.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	94.00–96.00	94.96
1	—	1,650	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,933	85.00–91.00	87.62

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)	9	—	1,293	810.00–1,025.00	891.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	1,260.00	1,260.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle