Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no report last week, however there was a strong demand for feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.55/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$157.55

287 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$20.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

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	655	158.71	1,039	271
Medium and Large 2-3	588	137.92	811	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.79/cwt here — about $229 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 sale287 hd

157.55

—

KY average27 barns · 10,508 hd

154.42

+3.14

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	1,749	79.45	1,389	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	54.77	819	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	53.70	703	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	33.72	330	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	155.89/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,038	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	146.01/cwt	141.00–149.50	701	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	153.17/cwt	145.00–155.00	643	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	128.01/cwt	127.00–128.50	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	127.91/cwt	120.00–130.50	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	157.10/cwt	147.00–161.00	894	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,272	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	154.29/cwt	150.00–159.00	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	160.49/cwt	159.75–161.00	1,051	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	177.06/cwt	163.00–179.00	822	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	179.86/cwt	178.00–186.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	134.93/cwt	124.00–142.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	131.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	142.69/cwt	125.00–154.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,027	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	163.53/cwt	162.50–164.50	940	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	171.29/cwt	170.00–175.00	865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	157.10/cwt	157.10–157.10	1,131	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	159.69/cwt	159.00–160.25	1,000	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	151.47/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,081	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,130	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	171.13/cwt	169.00–175.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	139.75/cwt	139.00–140.00	861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	141.56/cwt	135.00–149.00	800	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	876	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	291	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	35.29/cwt	32.50–39.00	342	3
Bulls	—	—	2,095	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,927	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	54.77/cwt	54.50–55.00	819	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	53.18/cwt	49.50–58.00	690	12
Bulls	—	—	1,802	79.43/cwt	70.00–88.00	1,431	5
Bulls	—	—	1,135	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	795.27/cwt	710.00–860.00	10,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	953	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	132.10/cwt	123.00–136.00	934	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	136.42/cwt	125.00–140.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	157.86/cwt	154.00–164.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	131.00/cwt	128.50–135.00	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	130.98/cwt	115.00–175.00	828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	155.48/cwt	151.00–157.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	315	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	792	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	127.26/cwt	124.00–128.50	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	139.80/cwt	130.00–143.00	735	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	132.95/cwt	125.00–134.00	816	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	122.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	128.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	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

Wed Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 583Year ago 1,091

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 31Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 55Year ago 120

No trends available due to no report last week, however there was a strong demand for feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	666	147.00–158.00	155.89
20	—	569	147.00–161.00	157.10
19	—	858	148.25	148.25
7	—	538	150.00–159.00	154.29
8	—	464	163.00–179.00	177.06
4	—	381	178.00–186.00	179.86
1	—	445	171.00	171.00
11	—	626	159.00–160.25	159.69
10	—	714	141.00–154.00	151.47
7	—	785	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	138.00	138.00
3	—	737	124.00–142.00	134.93
4	—	630	130.00–135.00	131.27
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
7	—	483	125.00–154.00	142.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	655	159.75–161.00	160.49
29	—	636	161.50	161.50
31	—	575	162.50–164.50	163.53
8	—	505	170.00–175.00	171.29
65	—	720	157.10	157.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	122.50	122.50
11	—	480	141.00–149.50	146.01
11	—	420	145.00–155.00	153.17
3	—	688	127.00–128.50	128.01
10	—	582	128.50–135.00	131.00
4	—	709	124.00–128.50	127.26
34	—	526	130.00–143.00	139.80
22	—	614	125.00–134.00	132.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	120.00–130.50	127.91
8	—	632	115.00–175.00	130.98
3	—	480	129.00–131.00	130.01
5	—	780	127.00	127.00
6	—	513	120.00–125.00	122.36
3	—	380	125.00–130.00	128.29
1	—	415	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	554	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	139.00	139.00
2	—	330	175.00	175.00
6	—	421	169.00–175.00	171.13
4	—	616	139.00–140.00	139.75
1	—	355	182.00	182.00
6	—	565	135.00–149.00	141.56
4	—	681	140.00	140.00
8	—	707	123.00–136.00	132.10
4	—	466	154.00–164.00	157.86
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	114.00	114.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
4	—	587	125.00–140.00	136.42
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
4	—	434	151.00–157.00	155.48
1	—	525	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	60.00	60.00
12	—	1,297	49.50–58.00	53.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	29.00	29.00
3	—	968	32.50–39.00	35.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	54.50–55.00	54.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	92.00	92.00
5	—	1,802	70.00–88.00	79.43
1	—	1,135	67.00	67.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,258	710.00–860.00	795.27

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

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