Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends : Due to Christmas and New Years Holidays closing. Today receipts--1963 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.13/cwt on 616 head.

Average price

$141.13

616 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$16.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.36

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	664	141.31	939	609
Small 1-2	601	127.00	763	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	508	124.50	632	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.81/cwt here — about $307 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 sale616 hd

141.13

—

KY average24 barns · 7,376 hd

141.48

−0.36

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	1,719	79.79	1,372	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,292	49.04	633	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	40.31	458	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	35.15	335	13
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,198	77.50	928	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.87/cwt	136.00–148.00	810	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	114.36/cwt	105.00–115.50	841	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	132.33/cwt	125.00–136.50	490	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	173.34/cwt	172.50–175.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	128.24/cwt	125.00–131.50	613	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	710	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	149.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	655	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	133.75/cwt	129.50–135.00	1,050	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	143.18/cwt	141.00–145.00	692	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	136.17/cwt	127.00–138.50	914	63
Steers	Small 1-2	—	601	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	136.42/cwt	131.00–137.50	1,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	168.14/cwt	164.00–170.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.48/cwt	138.00–158.00	787	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	307	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	302	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	182.52/cwt	181.00–184.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	181.03/cwt	179.00–182.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	614	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	887	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	571	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	158.38/cwt	155.00–159.00	800	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	106.02/cwt	98.00–114.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	153.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.49/cwt	140.00–157.50	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	122.48/cwt	116.00–129.00	781	13
Bulls	—	—	1,807	84.13/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,520	6
Bulls	—	—	1,745	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,361	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,650	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,956	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	378	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	618.42/cwt	600.00–635.00	7,347	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,445	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	10,621	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,399	703.37/cwt	650.00–735.00	9,840	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	511.89/cwt	500.00–525.00	5,784	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	600.50/cwt	485.00–700.00	6,581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	120.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	980	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.70/cwt	121.00–144.00	857	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	140.36/cwt	137.50–141.35	1,070	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	140.10/cwt	138.00–142.00	948	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,123	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	861	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	771	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	888	79
Bulls	—	—	1,603	75.31/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	129.46/cwt	122.00–135.00	678	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.15/cwt	125.00–135.00	730	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.23/cwt	123.00–143.00	664	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	158.89/cwt	145.00–166.00	597	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	45.64/cwt	42.00–48.00	445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	124.40/cwt	124.00–124.50	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	107.80/cwt	97.00–113.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	115.03/cwt	113.00–116.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	126.07/cwt	106.00–136.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	101.87/cwt	97.00–103.50	819	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	27.15/cwt	25.00–30.00	247	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	48.70/cwt	44.00–54.00	621	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	52.52/cwt	52.00–53.00	768	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	40.31/cwt	36.50–44.00	458	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	33.16/cwt	31.00–34.50	322	5
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,220	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	98.18/cwt	82.50–110.25	850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	127.42/cwt	121.00–132.50	549	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	843	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	133.67/cwt	127.50–143.00	384	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	116.81/cwt	113.50–120.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	130.49/cwt	125.00–146.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	93.25/cwt	93.25–93.25	914	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,175	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	800	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	506	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	106.07/cwt	102.00–112.50	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	117.93/cwt	115.00–121.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.90/cwt	119.00–131.00	673	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	122.19/cwt	116.00–125.50	749	56

How this sale compares

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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,812Last week 222Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 55Year ago 0

No trends : Due to Christmas and New Years Holidays closing. Today receipts--1963 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	575	136.00–148.00	140.87
4	—	973	125.50	125.50
3	—	373	172.50–175.00	173.34
1	—	1,025	110.00	110.00
28	—	437	145.00–155.00	149.88
17	—	785	129.50–135.00	133.75
16	—	483	141.00–145.00	143.18
63	—	671	127.00–138.50	136.17
6	—	735	131.00–137.50	136.42
5	—	313	164.00–170.00	168.14
48	—	530	138.00–158.00	148.48
12	—	813	120.00–126.00	120.52
43	—	627	121.00–144.00	136.70
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	601	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	119.00	119.00
2	—	495	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	181.00–184.00	182.52
3	—	416	179.00–182.00	181.03
14	—	614	144.50	144.50
4	—	571	155.00	155.00
13	—	505	155.00–159.00	158.38
1	—	270	177.50	177.50
1	—	355	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
196	—	762	137.50–141.35	140.36
51	—	677	138.00–142.00	140.10
24	—	832	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	735	105.00–115.50	114.36
28	—	370	125.00–136.50	132.33
56	—	478	125.00–131.50	128.24
44	—	570	120.00–130.00	124.56
4	—	804	97.00–103.50	101.87
14	—	866	82.50–110.25	98.18
14	—	431	121.00–132.50	127.42
10	—	766	110.00	110.00
9	—	287	127.50–143.00	133.67
7	—	666	113.50–120.00	116.81
1	—	1,010	83.00	83.00
1	—	910	75.00	75.00
4	—	336	125.00–146.00	130.49
3	—	980	93.25	93.25
1	—	1,185	67.50	67.50
1	—	1,135	76.00	76.00
78	—	530	119.00–131.00	126.90
56	—	613	116.00–125.50	122.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	722	119.25	119.25
24	—	617	125.00	125.00
79	—	675	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	506	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	102.00–112.50	106.07
2	—	547	113.00	113.00
1	—	640	101.00	101.00
2	—	480	119.50	119.50
2	—	420	115.00–121.00	117.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	307	180.00	180.00
2	—	427	167.00	167.00
3	—	370	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	98.00–114.00	106.02
3	—	308	150.00–155.00	153.32
6	—	423	140.00–157.50	149.49
13	—	638	116.00–129.00	122.48
18	—	524	122.00–135.00	129.46
15	—	565	125.00–135.00	129.15
15	—	480	123.00–143.00	138.23
6	—	376	145.00–166.00	158.89
5	—	662	124.00–124.50	124.40
3	—	881	97.00–113.00	107.80
3	—	783	113.00–116.00	115.03
2	—	705	110.00–120.00	114.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
3	—	493	106.00–136.00	126.07
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,807	80.00–87.00	84.13
2	—	1,745	78.00	78.00
5	—	1,603	68.00–79.00	75.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	42.00–48.00	45.64
4	—	908	25.00–30.00	27.15
5	—	970	31.00–34.50	33.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,275	44.00–54.00	48.70
3	—	1,462	52.00–53.00	52.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,137	36.50–44.00	40.31
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,175	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	600.00–635.00	618.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	500.00–525.00	511.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,096	485.00–700.00	600.50
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,399	650.00–735.00	703.37

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.

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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle