Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.01/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$141.01

231 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.10

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	567	141.01	800	231

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 sale231 hd

141.01

—

KY average24 barns · 6,988 hd

134.91

+6.10

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	1,993	93.99	1,874	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	58.66	722	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	58.33	817	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	39.03	350	10

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	359	172.71/cwt	167.00–176.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.92/cwt	129.00–139.00	891	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	147.07/cwt	140.00–156.00	750	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	144.07/cwt	136.00–149.00	837	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	125.52/cwt	123.00–128.00	961	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	161.62/cwt	153.00–182.00	773	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	182.79/cwt	175.00–189.00	609	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	954	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,288	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	176.04/cwt	169.00–184.00	755	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	149.21/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,085	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	172.27/cwt	170.50–175.50	918	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	121.00/cwt	115.00–127.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	157.97/cwt	153.00–160.00	981	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	165.75/cwt	160.00–175.00	767	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,004	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	165.85/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,018	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.71/cwt	133.00–143.00	723	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	117.79/cwt	116.00–119.00	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	925	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	149.27/cwt	148.00–150.00	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	142.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.44/cwt	128.00–135.00	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.45/cwt	140.00–143.00	668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	176.96/cwt	167.00–185.00	588	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	136.90/cwt	135.00–140.00	776	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	973	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,077.53/cwt	875.00–1,275.00	12,769	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,762	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,246.54/cwt	1,025.00–1,385.00	12,964	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,768	3
Bulls	—	—	2,200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	51.43/cwt	51.00–52.00	584	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	30.90/cwt	30.00–32.00	309	4
Bulls	—	—	1,890	90.99/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,720	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	61.55/cwt	58.00–63.00	780	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	741	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	976	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	44.45/cwt	41.00–46.00	368	6

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 600Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 32Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	359	167.00–176.00	172.71
10	—	665	129.00–139.00	133.92
15	—	510	140.00–156.00	147.07
16	—	581	136.00–149.00	144.07
10	—	766	123.00–128.00	125.52
30	—	478	153.00–182.00	161.62
3	—	430	182.00	182.00
4	—	640	140.00	140.00
15	—	332	167.00–185.00	176.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	189.00	189.00
6	—	954	135.00	135.00
15	—	727	147.00–155.00	149.21
20	—	533	170.50–175.50	172.27
11	—	596	168.50	168.50
14	—	614	165.00–167.00	165.85
4	—	750	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	165.00	165.00
11	—	333	175.00–189.00	182.79
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
18	—	429	169.00–184.00	176.04
15	—	621	153.00–160.00	157.97
16	—	463	160.00–175.00	165.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	715	115.00–127.00	121.00
41	—	525	133.00–143.00	137.71
3	—	295	155.00	155.00
5	—	830	116.00–119.00	117.79
20	—	421	140.00–145.00	142.26
8	—	621	128.00–135.00	132.44
10	—	363	145.00–148.00	146.53
10	—	472	140.00–143.00	141.45
6	—	660	135.00	135.00
23	—	567	135.00–140.00	136.90
7	—	775	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	630	146.75	146.75
3	—	517	148.00	148.00
8	—	426	148.00–150.00	149.27

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)	2	—	1,185	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,185	875.00–1,275.00	1,077.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,298	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	855	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,221	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,040	1,025.00–1,385.00	1,246.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,200	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,890	90.00–92.00	90.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	51.00–52.00	51.43
10	—	1,268	58.00–63.00	61.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,000	30.00–32.00	30.90
6	—	828	41.00–46.00	44.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,600	61.00	61.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle