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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 9

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

522 head

▲ 211 vs last sale 311▼ 138 vs year ago 660 · −20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 34▲ 9 vs year ago 30 · +30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 99▼ 17 vs year ago 26 · −65.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----2.00--3.00 Lower and Feeder heifers ----2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and bulls Firm . Todays receipts--570 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.38/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$125.38

186 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$7.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.23

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	726	125.78	913	175
Medium and Large 2	587	119.75	702	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	534	118.53	633	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.24/cwt here — about $281 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 sale186 hd

125.38

—

KY average25 barns · 5,216 hd

131.61

−6.23

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	1,492	86.33	1,288	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,148	64.96	746	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	978	54.42	532	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	52.23	496	4thin

Every lot

74 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	151.13/cwt	142.00–156.00	624	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	145.49/cwt	137.50–153.00	759	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	144.30/cwt	140.00–148.00	843	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	862	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	128.51/cwt	125.00–132.00	871	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	136.98/cwt	132.00–142.00	933	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	954	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	946	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	131.45/cwt	130.50–132.00	1,025	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,005	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	948	116.10/cwt	116.10–116.10	1,101	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,101	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	156.08/cwt	154.00–158.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	148.02/cwt	146.00–150.00	560	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	137.14/cwt	130.00–144.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	147.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	147.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	708	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	139.53/cwt	133.00–145.00	735	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	724	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	115.74/cwt	106.00–126.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	125.92/cwt	114.00–130.00	784	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	819	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	116.69/cwt	106.00–124.00	901	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	909	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	847	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,031	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	898	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,024	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	104.75/cwt	104.75–104.75	948	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	162.58/cwt	150.00–170.00	434	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	161.31/cwt	156.00–175.00	607	4
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	410	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	435	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	149.69/cwt	139.00–154.00	659	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	150.47/cwt	145.00–158.00	709	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	492	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	674	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	582	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	506	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	658	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	146.67/cwt	135.00–156.00	774	48
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	143.79/cwt	139.00–145.00	804	16
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	127.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	837	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	902	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,098	77.48/cwt	74.00–81.50	851	4
Bulls	—	—	1,790	87.15/cwt	86.50–88.00	1,560	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	97.58/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,774	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	607	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	49.45/cwt	39.00–58.00	459	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	978	54.42/cwt	50.00–60.00	532	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,095	62.13/cwt	58.00–69.00	680	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	403	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,166	68.25/cwt	62.00–72.50	796	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	709	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	650	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	4,940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	660	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	4,851	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	705	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	6,874	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,288	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,728	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 311Year ago 660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 34Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 99Year ago 26

Compared to last week : Feeder steers----2.00--3.00 Lower and Feeder heifers ----2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and bulls Firm . Todays receipts--570 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	905	104.75	104.75
13	—	815	111.50	111.50
4	—	685	119.50	119.50
4	—	425	140.00–150.00	147.05
11	—	772	106.00–124.00	116.69
2	—	570	126.00–128.00	127.00
6	—	527	133.00–145.00	139.53
2	—	333	154.00–158.00	156.08
24	—	481	140.00–150.00	147.19
6	—	378	146.00–150.00	148.02
8	—	623	114.00–130.00	125.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	898	114.00	114.00
60	—	847	121.75	121.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	92.50	92.50
2	—	383	130.00–144.00	137.14
4	—	580	106.00–126.00	115.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	150.00	150.00
2	—	250	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	681	132.00–142.00	136.98
3	—	603	143.00	143.00
3	—	480	147.00	147.00
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
16	—	780	130.50–132.00	131.45
10	—	522	137.50–153.00	145.49
3	—	732	130.00–131.00	130.33
8	—	413	142.00–156.00	151.13
9	—	584	140.00–148.00	144.30
8	—	870	115.50	115.50
12	—	992	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	948	116.10	116.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	132.00	132.00
8	—	757	125.00	125.00
2	—	678	125.00–132.00	128.51
2	—	715	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	528	135.00–156.00	146.67
16	—	559	139.00–145.00	143.79
34	—	471	145.00–158.00	150.47
5	—	267	150.00–170.00	162.58
1	—	620	129.00	129.00
4	—	376	156.00–175.00	161.31
1	—	805	116.00	116.00
2	—	730	122.00–125.00	123.50
4	—	654	125.00–133.00	127.99
8	—	440	139.00–154.00	149.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	106.00	106.00
3	—	560	135.00	135.00
2	—	492	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	780	107.00	107.00
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	134.00	134.00
1	—	595	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	117.50	117.50
7	—	506	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	58.00–69.00	62.13
6	—	1,166	62.00–72.50	68.25
1	—	1,255	56.50	56.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	50.00–60.00	54.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	39.00–58.00	49.45
1	—	1,120	36.00	36.00
1	—	820	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,098	74.00–81.50	77.48
3	—	1,818	94.00–105.00	97.58
2	—	1,790	86.50–88.00	87.15

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.