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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 23

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

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Feeder Cattle receipts

729 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 776▼ 116 vs year ago 845 · −13.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 18▼ 48 vs year ago 87 · −55.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 11▼ 16 vs year ago 25 · −64.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---3.00--4.00 higher Feeder heifers---Steady to 1.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts 786 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 $137.75/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$137.75

317 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$11.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

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	612	138.11	845	307
Medium and Large 2	569	126.59	721	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.52/cwt here — about $125 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 sale317 hd

137.75

—

KY average26 barns · 4,534 hd

134.76

+2.99

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	1,803	97.80	1,763	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,216	65.56	797	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	869	48.95	425	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	48.71	536	6thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	392	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	769	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	157.91/cwt	146.00–166.00	763	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	162.16/cwt	143.00–165.00	843	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	521	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	875	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	930	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	162.60/cwt	151.00–167.00	950	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	998	13
Steers	—	Small 1-2	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	616	109.82/cwt	100.00–130.00	676	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	150.60/cwt	140.00–160.00	938	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	147.01/cwt	135.00–155.00	986	36
Steers	—	Small 1-2	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	135.03/cwt	134.00–137.00	975	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,024	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,037	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,056	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,151	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,475	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	145.03/cwt	140.00–148.00	547	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	152.26/cwt	145.00–155.50	665	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	147.48/cwt	139.00–152.50	701	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	137.23/cwt	125.00–145.00	723	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	129.82/cwt	125.00–136.00	750	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	134.84/cwt	127.00–138.50	785	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	132.86/cwt	120.00–138.00	810	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	140.35/cwt	140.35–140.35	907	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	121.00/cwt	116.50–125.00	817	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,011	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	158.99/cwt	157.00–167.00	591	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	148.67/cwt	144.00–158.00	647	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	150.55/cwt	137.00–154.00	726	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	148.67/cwt	140.00–154.00	779	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	794	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,308	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	100.68/cwt	97.50–108.00	1,863	5
Bulls	—	—	1,850	94.98/cwt	94.50–95.50	1,757	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	125	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	60.26/cwt	58.00–63.50	531	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	48.71/cwt	40.00–54.00	536	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,199	67.78/cwt	65.00–70.00	813	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,258	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	755	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,490	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	879.49/cwt	860.00–900.00	9,525	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,659	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,145	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,540	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,785	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,548	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	15,720	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 729Last week 776Year ago 845

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 18Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 25

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---3.00--4.00 higher Feeder heifers---Steady to 1.00 higher . Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts 786 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	482	137.00–154.00	150.55
13	—	435	144.00–158.00	148.67
1	—	675	99.00	99.00
5	—	372	157.00–167.00	158.99
18	—	524	140.00–154.00	148.67
4	—	565	145.00	145.00
2	—	633	125.00–126.00	125.51
1	—	335	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	164.00	164.00
2	—	320	195.00	195.00
1	—	475	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	128.00	128.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	140.00–148.00	145.03
7	—	675	116.50–125.00	121.00
33	—	527	125.00–145.00	137.23
32	—	610	120.00–138.00	132.86
42	—	475	139.00–152.50	147.48
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
9	—	437	145.00–155.50	152.26
1	—	805	107.00	107.00
33	—	582	127.00–138.50	134.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	646	140.35	140.35
65	—	753	134.25	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	136.00	136.00
6	—	578	125.00–136.00	129.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	550	169.00	169.00
3	—	521	168.00	168.00
2	—	455	169.00	169.00
13	—	605	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
13	—	623	140.00–160.00	150.60
3	—	875	120.00–122.00	120.66
16	—	483	146.00–166.00	157.91
36	—	671	135.00–155.00	147.01
22	—	520	143.00–165.00	162.16
23	—	584	151.00–167.00	162.60
2	—	840	123.50	123.50
3	—	722	134.00–137.00	135.03
2	—	975	118.00	118.00
2	—	430	155.00–160.00	157.59
3	—	1,398	105.50	105.50
3	—	753	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
2	—	392	153.00	153.00
1	—	715	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	139.00	139.00
3	—	616	100.00–130.00	109.82

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	—	1,070	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	860.00–900.00	879.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	785.00	785.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,310.00	1,310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	60.00	60.00
10	—	1,199	65.00–70.00	67.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,101	40.00–54.00	48.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	58.00–63.50	60.26
1	—	830	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,850	97.50–108.00	100.68
2	—	1,850	94.50–95.50	94.98

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.