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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 16

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

776 head

▲ 254 vs last sale 522▼ 5 vs year ago 781 · −0.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 39▼ 31 vs year ago 49 · −63.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 9▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---4.00--7.00 Higher and Feeder heifers----2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher . Todays receipts 805 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.44/cwt on 434 head.

Average price

$145.44

434 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$30.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.21

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	701	146.05	1,024	424
Medium and Large 2-3	535	134.50	720	2thin
Medium and Large 2	704	115.75	815	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.30/cwt here — about $210 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 sale434 hd

145.44

—

KY average27 barns · 5,318 hd

142.23

+3.21

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	1,671	98.72	1,649	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,366	71.24	973	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	895	69.00	618	2thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	586	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	623	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	448	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	762	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	725	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	851	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	526	165.36/cwt	165.00–168.00	870	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	554	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	917	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	161.69/cwt	161.50–163.00	952	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	157.00/cwt	140.00–162.50	964	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	145.47/cwt	134.00–153.00	982	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	704	115.75/cwt	113.50–131.00	815	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	141.32/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,010	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	141.13/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,020	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	137.50/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,040	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	139.54/cwt	132.75–140.75	1,095	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,024	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,113	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	559	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	153.75/cwt	145.00–160.00	647	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	425	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	144.94/cwt	143.00–146.50	673	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	140.10/cwt	126.00–145.00	723	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	747	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	140.85/cwt	140.85–140.85	849	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	130.00/cwt	123.00–134.75	806	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	124.28/cwt	122.00–126.00	835	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	801	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	114.00/cwt	113.00–116.00	947	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	439	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	150.90/cwt	150.00–152.00	649	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	532	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	145.54/cwt	145.00–146.00	709	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	141.53/cwt	132.00–145.00	733	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	129.88/cwt	120.00–135.00	675	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	137.48/cwt	136.00–139.00	767	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	793	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	849	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,477	87.99/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,300	3
Bulls	—	—	1,787	105.15/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,879	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	618	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	71.24/cwt	67.00–76.00	973	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	22,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	665	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,993	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	730	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,541	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	895	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,265	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,025	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,056	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,456	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,365	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,968	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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 776Last week 522Year ago 781

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 39Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 7

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---4.00--7.00 Higher and Feeder heifers----2.00--3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher . Todays receipts 805 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	164.00	164.00
53	—	614	140.00–162.50	157.00
3	—	931	119.50	119.50
4	—	800	128.00	128.00
58	—	675	134.00–153.00	145.47
4	—	756	133.00–139.00	137.50
3	—	418	149.00	149.00
2	—	485	149.00–150.00	149.49
27	—	715	136.00–145.00	141.32
15	—	589	161.50–163.00	161.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	448	170.00	170.00
16	—	526	165.00–168.00	165.36
11	—	554	165.50	165.50
1	—	320	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	723	140.00–142.00	141.13
171	—	785	132.75–140.75	139.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	113.50–131.00	115.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	132.00	132.00
1	—	555	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	136.00–139.00	137.48
1	—	380	151.00	151.00
9	—	430	150.00–152.00	150.90
14	—	518	132.00–145.00	141.53
11	—	487	145.00–146.00	145.54
1	—	600	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
3	—	793	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	121.00	121.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
1	—	485	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	120.00–135.00	129.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	603	140.85	140.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	143.00–146.50	144.94
3	—	703	114.00	114.00
3	—	831	113.00–116.00	114.00
7	—	672	122.00–126.00	124.28
2	—	295	159.00	159.00
8	—	421	145.00–160.00	153.75
21	—	620	123.00–134.75	130.00
27	—	516	126.00–145.00	140.10
6	—	552	135.00–136.00	135.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	120.00	120.00

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)	1	—	1,195	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	665	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	485.00	485.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,475	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,366	67.00–76.00	71.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,787	97.00–111.00	105.15
3	—	1,477	80.00–96.00	87.99

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.