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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 6

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

756 head

▲ 148 vs last sale 608▲ 178 vs year ago 578 · +30.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 44▼ 17 vs year ago 45 · −37.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 21▼ 4 vs year ago 16 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady with a stronger undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

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 $149.84/cwt on 333 head.

Average price

$149.84

333 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.16

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	690	149.84	1,034	333

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 sale333 hd

149.84

—

KY average25 barns · 4,696 hd

145.69

+4.16

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	1,539	86.75	1,335	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	60.72	694	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	58.77	873	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	48.20	514	3thin

Every lot

55 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	250	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	444	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	411	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	742	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	156.19/cwt	153.00–162.00	668	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	155.79/cwt	145.00–165.00	729	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	144.73/cwt	140.00–152.00	738	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	156.08/cwt	153.00–159.00	830	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	148.64/cwt	147.00–149.00	871	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	150.58/cwt	147.00–152.00	931	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	143.35/cwt	141.00–144.75	943	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,120	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	794	151.98/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,207	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	834	144.85/cwt	144.85–144.85	1,208	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	895	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,128	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	141.08/cwt	135.00–148.00	385	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	138.66/cwt	133.00–145.00	446	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	488	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	589	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	135.42/cwt	130.00–144.00	573	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	136.57/cwt	134.00–140.00	645	28
Heifers	—	Large 1	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	128.61/cwt	123.00–133.00	678	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	759	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	129.39/cwt	124.00–131.00	750	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	142.12/cwt	132.00–144.35	867	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	127.88/cwt	122.00–137.00	788	23
Heifers	—	Large 1	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	127.67/cwt	125.00–129.00	864	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	124.22/cwt	120.00–126.00	845	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	817	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	484	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	148.62/cwt	142.00–153.00	559	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	154.32/cwt	152.00–156.00	667	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	137.94/cwt	134.00–142.00	661	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	136.71/cwt	132.00–145.00	725	40
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	131.93/cwt	125.00–139.00	757	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	125.87/cwt	122.00–129.00	789	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	121.39/cwt	119.00–123.00	795	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	118.02/cwt	110.00–126.00	831	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	761	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	82.45/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,171	5
Bulls	—	—	1,570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,492	1
Bulls	—	—	2,100	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	46.30/cwt	43.00–49.00	463	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	56.04/cwt	55.00–57.00	594	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,195	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	789	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	624	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	65.41/cwt	64.00–67.00	801	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	57.57/cwt	55.00–59.00	883	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,236	895.31/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,066	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,239	665.60/cwt	510.00–710.00	8,247	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,217	2

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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 756Last week 608Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 44Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady with a stronger undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	370	132.00	132.00
22	—	527	123.00–133.00	128.61
10	—	322	133.00–145.00	138.66
19	—	423	130.00–144.00	135.42
19	—	680	120.00–126.00	124.22
17	—	580	124.00–131.00	129.39
3	—	778	105.00	105.00
6	—	273	135.00–148.00	141.08
28	—	472	134.00–140.00	136.57
23	—	616	122.00–137.00	127.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	677	125.00–129.00	127.67
7	—	544	139.50	139.50
3	—	385	153.00	153.00
111	—	610	132.00–144.35	142.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	468	145.00–165.00	155.79
19	—	510	140.00–152.00	144.73
3	—	300	175.00	175.00
3	—	560	143.00	143.00
8	—	428	153.00–162.00	156.19
3	—	250	177.50	177.50
3	—	720	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	658	141.00–144.75	143.35
50	—	834	144.85	144.85
3	—	411	180.50	180.50
22	—	586	147.00–149.00	148.64
71	—	794	140.00–152.50	151.98
24	—	618	147.00–152.00	150.58
10	—	532	153.00–159.00	156.08
6	—	895	126.00	126.00
65	—	733	152.75	152.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	479	134.00–142.00	137.94
15	—	574	125.00–139.00	131.93
10	—	432	152.00–156.00	154.32
2	—	895	85.00	85.00
5	—	655	119.00–123.00	121.39
40	—	530	132.00–145.00	136.71
6	—	312	155.00	155.00
25	—	376	142.00–153.00	148.62
17	—	627	122.00–129.00	125.87
6	—	704	110.00–126.00	118.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	43.00–49.00	46.30
1	—	1,200	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	55.00–59.00	57.57
1	—	1,195	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	64.00–67.00	65.41
2	—	1,060	55.00–57.00	56.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,570	95.00	95.00
5	—	1,420	80.00–85.00	82.45

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,236	800.00–1,000.00	895.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,239	510.00–710.00	665.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	660.00	660.00

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.