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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 10

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

637 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 764▼ 93 vs year ago 730 · −12.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 54▼ 38 vs year ago 89 · −42.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 12▼ 102 vs year ago 129 · −79.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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 $155.02/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$155.02

316 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.50

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	586	155.02	909	316

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 sale316 hd

155.02

—

KY average24 barns · 6,525 hd

148.52

+6.50

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	1,715	84.02	1,441	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	55.78	813	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	53.46	597	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	44.93	489	6thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	168.23/cwt	165.00–170.00	456	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	167.25/cwt	162.00–170.00	518	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	164.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	622	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	166.34/cwt	159.00–169.00	692	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	164.70/cwt	157.00–169.00	769	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	152.56/cwt	147.00–156.00	818	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	893	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	148.20/cwt	140.00–155.00	852	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	148.56/cwt	145.00–152.00	931	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	144.80/cwt	143.00–145.50	967	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	138.58/cwt	136.00–141.00	991	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,025	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,229	66
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	138.05/cwt	132.00–142.00	433	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	138.03/cwt	134.00–143.00	538	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	130.82/cwt	129.00–132.00	551	16
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	434	124.20/cwt	118.00–128.00	539	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	119.87/cwt	111.00–123.00	563	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	138.22/cwt	130.00–143.00	658	42
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	507	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	598	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	131.76/cwt	128.00–141.00	677	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	141.36/cwt	141.00–142.00	735	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	128.63/cwt	122.00–135.00	736	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	127.78/cwt	124.00–130.00	795	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	126.43/cwt	122.00–129.00	899	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	153.77/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	157.17/cwt	155.00–160.00	602	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	160.74/cwt	157.00–165.00	683	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	147.75/cwt	142.00–150.00	703	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	142.79/cwt	137.00–145.00	741	37
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	138.64/cwt	135.00–143.00	796	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	802	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	120.49/cwt	110.00–126.00	851	18
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	74.04/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,202	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	93.51/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,619	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	44.93/cwt	40.00–49.00	489	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	53.46/cwt	52.00–56.00	597	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	61.30/cwt	60.00–63.00	886	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	725	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	54.49/cwt	52.00–58.00	799	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	999	874.74/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,739	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	928.03/cwt	855.00–1,010.00	9,902	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,050	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,680	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,280	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,044	1,217.59/cwt	1,190.00–1,250.00	12,712	5

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 Nov 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 764Year ago 730

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 54Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 12Year ago 129

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	175.00	175.00
6	—	558	160.00	160.00
66	—	783	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	627	145.00–152.00	148.56
11	—	271	165.00–170.00	168.23
30	—	536	147.00–156.00	152.56
48	—	575	140.00–155.00	148.20
25	—	416	159.00–169.00	166.34
40	—	467	157.00–169.00	164.70
9	—	310	162.00–170.00	167.25
21	—	668	143.00–145.50	144.80
11	—	765	134.00	134.00
8	—	378	160.00–167.00	164.54
21	—	715	136.00–141.00	138.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	622	124.00–130.00	127.78
18	—	711	122.00–129.00	126.43
11	—	390	134.00–143.00	138.03
21	—	314	132.00–142.00	138.05
3	—	690	120.00	120.00
45	—	514	128.00–141.00	131.76
6	—	280	145.00	145.00
42	—	476	130.00–143.00	138.22
70	—	572	122.00–135.00	128.63
16	—	421	129.00–132.00	130.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	108.00	108.00
3	—	535	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	118.00	118.00
8	—	434	118.00–128.00	124.20
16	—	470	111.00–123.00	119.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	141.00–142.00	141.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	331	150.00–160.00	153.77
10	—	617	130.00	130.00
15	—	425	157.00–165.00	160.74
22	—	574	135.00–143.00	138.64
18	—	706	110.00–126.00	120.49
5	—	280	155.00	155.00
16	—	383	155.00–160.00	157.17
37	—	519	137.00–145.00	142.79
22	—	476	142.00–150.00	147.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,446	60.00–63.00	61.30
8	—	1,466	52.00–58.00	54.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,117	52.00–56.00	53.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,088	40.00–49.00	44.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	92.00–95.00	93.51
2	—	1,623	73.00–75.00	74.04
1	—	1,905	85.00	85.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	999	800.00–900.00	874.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,480	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,067	855.00–1,010.00	928.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,044	1,190.00–1,250.00	1,217.59

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.