Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--- steady-----Feeder heifers ---3.00--4.00 higher---Slaughter cows --1.00 lower and bulls --1.00 higher. Todays receipts 444 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.65/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$133.65

120 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$12.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.59

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	474	135.98	644	98
Medium and Large 2-3	443	123.28	546	22

One grade step is worth $12.70/cwt here — about $98 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 sale120 hd

133.65

—

KY average27 barns · 5,199 hd

127.06

+6.59

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	—	Average	1,688	85.36	1,441	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,164	54.80	638	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,030	42.80	441	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	845	40.63	343	9thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	627	140.76/cwt	132.00–144.50	883	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.09/cwt	135.00–150.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	119.52/cwt	118.00–120.00	690	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	798.94/cwt	775.00–825.00	9,931	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,034	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,320	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	140.42/cwt	136.00–146.00	823	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	827.50/cwt	825.00–835.00	9,069	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	755	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,908	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,613	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	780	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,350	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,960	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,298	2
Bulls	—	—	1,630	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	154.78/cwt	150.00–158.00	642	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	136.10/cwt	134.00–140.00	728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	130.47/cwt	128.00–133.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	159.18/cwt	154.00–160.00	493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	178.44/cwt	165.00–185.00	580	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	633	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	350	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	140.67/cwt	131.00–149.00	653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	87.09/cwt	83.50–92.50	1,479	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	49.65/cwt	44.00–58.50	422	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	372	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	162	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,143	53.37/cwt	48.00–57.50	610	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	61.58/cwt	60.50–63.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	150.70/cwt	142.50–160.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	131.24/cwt	130.00–132.50	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	986	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	42.80/cwt	40.50–48.00	441	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	816	39.69/cwt	37.00–44.50	324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	153.77/cwt	147.50–155.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	129.23/cwt	129.00–130.00	530	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	331	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	141.72/cwt	136.00–148.00	612	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	134.06/cwt	131.00–136.00	618	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	117.57/cwt	110.00–122.00	747	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	131.17/cwt	127.00–133.50	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.43/cwt	140.00–155.00	719	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 610Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--- steady-----Feeder heifers ---3.00--4.00 higher---Slaughter cows --1.00 lower and bulls --1.00 higher. Todays receipts 444 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	627	132.00–144.50	140.76
3	—	527	135.00–150.00	140.09
2	—	662	133.00	133.00
3	—	738	131.00	131.00
2	—	402	158.00	158.00
16	—	586	136.00–146.00	140.42
15	—	478	140.00–155.00	150.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	189.50	189.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	118.00–120.00	119.52
9	—	410	129.00–130.00	129.23
6	—	331	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	310	154.00–160.00	159.18
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	558	130.00–132.50	131.24
2	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	257	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,095	90.00	90.00
10	—	380	140.00–148.00	145.95
6	—	334	147.50–155.00	153.77
17	—	432	136.00–148.00	141.72
1	—	880	86.00	86.00
1	—	735	108.50	108.50
1	—	235	132.50	132.50
16	—	461	131.00–136.00	134.06
12	—	635	110.00–122.00	117.57
10	—	517	127.00–133.50	131.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	415	150.00–158.00	154.78
8	—	535	134.00–140.00	136.10
2	—	638	128.00–133.00	130.47
1	—	320	177.50	177.50
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
8	—	464	131.00–149.00	140.67
6	—	396	156.00	156.00
3	—	565	131.00	131.00
2	—	278	142.50–160.00	150.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	453	154.00	154.00
9	—	325	165.00–185.00	178.44
6	—	386	164.00	164.00
2	—	265	175.00	175.00
1	—	245	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	122.50	122.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	775.00–825.00	798.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	960.00	960.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,096	825.00–835.00	827.50
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	815	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	360.00	360.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	725.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,698	83.50–92.50	87.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	44.00–58.50	49.65
1	—	980	38.00	38.00
1	—	810	20.00	20.00
4	—	816	37.00–44.50	39.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,143	48.00–57.50	53.37
4	—	1,266	60.50–63.00	61.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,030	40.50–48.00	42.80

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle