Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder and yearling steers steady, Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.19/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$147.19

246 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$55.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

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	703	147.82	1,040	242
Medium and Large 2-3	723	114.17	826	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	655	92.50	606	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.32/cwt here — about $434 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 sale246 hd

147.19

—

KY average25 barns · 6,993 hd

147.45

−0.26

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	1,541	79.51	1,225	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,316	54.32	715	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,588	53.67	852	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	46.64	481	8thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2-3	—	726	93.52/cwt	85.00–104.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.87/cwt	114.00–130.00	757	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	132.74/cwt	125.00–138.00	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	116.25/cwt	116.00–116.50	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	132.70/cwt	127.00–134.00	490	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.42/cwt	122.00–131.50	672	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	89.50/cwt	80.00–99.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	116.20/cwt	115.00–121.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	121.67/cwt	121.00–122.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	131.13/cwt	125.00–138.00	623	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	127.29/cwt	122.00–134.00	734	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	132.51/cwt	124.00–136.00	559	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	144.41/cwt	141.00–145.00	946	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	142.60/cwt	140.00–148.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,102	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,161	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	800	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	147.49/cwt	144.50–151.00	782	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	136.91/cwt	136.50–137.50	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	139.51/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,017	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	147.73/cwt	138.00–156.00	835	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	125.31/cwt	115.00–134.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	117.68/cwt	113.00–120.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	125.04/cwt	110.00–129.00	837	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	143.15/cwt	137.00–148.00	689	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	137.00/cwt	130.00–142.00	711	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	763	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	942	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	57.60/cwt	57.00–59.00	751	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	52.03/cwt	51.00–53.00	576	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	43.41/cwt	34.00–49.50	428	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	52.68/cwt	50.00–55.00	697	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,541	79.51/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	12,636	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	955.24/cwt	835.00–1,125.00	11,979	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,016.92/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	12,559	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	823.75/cwt	750.00–885.00	11,574	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	654.89/cwt	650.00–660.00	7,793	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	730.81/cwt	650.00–825.00	9,172	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,741	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,241.44/cwt	1,150.00–1,285.00	17,939	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	1,251.27/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	16,980	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	12,720	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,931	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	942.56/cwt	900.00–975.00	10,302	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	557	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	134.90/cwt	126.00–140.00	766	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	143.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	153.67/cwt	152.50–157.00	349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	113.94/cwt	106.00–125.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	106.01/cwt	102.00–110.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	128.41/cwt	127.50–129.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	146.75/cwt	140.00–154.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	150.55/cwt	144.00–157.50	388	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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 637Year ago 1,004

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 51Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 27Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	85.00–104.00	93.52
2	—	770	80.00–99.00	89.50
1	—	960	80.00	80.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	626	114.00–130.00	120.87
3	—	323	125.00–138.00	132.74
10	—	369	127.00–134.00	132.70
26	—	527	122.00–131.50	127.42
5	—	703	115.00–121.00	116.20
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
3	—	670	121.00–122.00	121.67
36	—	475	125.00–138.00	131.13
13	—	577	122.00–134.00	127.29
21	—	422	124.00–136.00	132.51
2	—	258	144.00–157.50	150.55
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	116.00–116.50	116.25
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	123.00	123.00
4	—	459	140.00–148.00	142.60
9	—	530	144.50–151.00	147.49
5	—	667	136.50–137.50	136.91
4	—	605	135.50	135.50
1	—	405	146.00	146.00
31	—	729	135.00–143.00	139.51
3	—	828	130.00	130.00
1	—	850	137.00	137.00
11	—	565	138.00–156.00	147.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	655	141.00–145.00	144.41
70	—	726	151.75	151.75
67	—	764	152.00	152.00
3	—	503	159.00	159.00
4	—	641	144.00	144.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	609	115.00–134.00	125.31
3	—	705	113.00–120.00	117.68
17	—	669	110.00–129.00	125.04
14	—	481	137.00–148.00	143.15
11	—	519	130.00–142.00	137.00
8	—	568	126.00–140.00	134.90
7	—	378	140.00–150.00	143.39
6	—	227	152.50–157.00	153.67
3	—	765	106.00–125.00	113.94
4	—	923	98.00	98.00
2	—	808	102.00–110.00	106.01
3	—	330	174.00	174.00
1	—	890	96.00	96.00
7	—	422	140.00–154.00	146.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	102.00	102.00
2	—	557	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
1	—	660	98.00	98.00
1	—	575	122.00	122.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	835	94.00	94.00
5	—	476	127.50–129.00	128.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,760	53.50	53.50
1	—	1,480	57.50	57.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	57.00–59.00	57.60
6	—	1,323	50.00–55.00	52.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	51.00–53.00	52.03
5	—	985	34.00–49.50	43.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,541	75.00–82.00	79.51

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,560	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,254	835.00–1,125.00	955.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,235	875.00–1,100.00	1,016.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,405	750.00–885.00	823.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	650.00–660.00	654.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,255	650.00–825.00	730.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	900.00–975.00	942.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	64.00	64.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,445	1,150.00–1,285.00	1,241.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,357	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,251.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	875.00	875.00

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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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