Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Todays receipts 957 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.86/cwt on 471 head.

Average price

$126.86

471 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$27.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

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	605	126.98	768	469
Medium and Large 2-3	640	99.00	634	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $134 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 sale471 hd

126.86

—

KY average26 barns · 3,491 hd

125.77

+1.10

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	1,764	86.89	1,533	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,191	57.04	679	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,013	47.75	484	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	792	33.67	266	4thin

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	—	480	159.54/cwt	152.00–161.00	766	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	131.60/cwt	130.00–132.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	136.46/cwt	134.00–137.50	628	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	905	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	821	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	131.58/cwt	122.50–132.50	1,039	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	154.58/cwt	147.00–163.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	174.43/cwt	171.00–177.50	555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	27.08/cwt	25.00–30.00	204	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	59.92/cwt	54.50–64.50	756	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	47.75/cwt	45.50–50.00	484	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	501	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,063	53.13/cwt	48.50–56.00	565	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	197	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	58.23/cwt	58.00–58.50	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	120.80/cwt	120.80–120.80	923	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	854	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	126.62/cwt	121.50–129.00	733	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	102.37/cwt	102.00–102.50	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	627	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	754	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	121.64/cwt	110.00–124.75	770	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	110.47/cwt	101.00–116.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	131.78/cwt	125.00–134.50	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	104.77/cwt	103.00–106.50	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	816	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	130.11/cwt	129.00–134.00	777	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,766	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	738.02/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	728	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	830	1
Bulls	—	—	1,882	91.04/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,713	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	267	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	144.00/cwt	140.00–148.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	556	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,360	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	920	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,440	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,255	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	6,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	942	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	146.06/cwt	138.00–151.50	827	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	890	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	883	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.80/cwt	123.00–130.00	666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	134.45/cwt	124.00–138.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	137.98/cwt	132.00–141.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	138.49/cwt	125.00–143.00	864	39

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 904Last week 352Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Todays receipts 957 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	480	152.00–161.00	159.54
5	—	709	130.00–132.00	131.60
25	—	790	122.50–132.50	131.58
7	—	503	147.00–163.00	154.58
34	—	566	138.00–151.50	146.06
16	—	652	136.50	136.50
39	—	624	125.00–143.00	138.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	460	134.00–137.50	136.46
1	—	820	117.50	117.50
2	—	650	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	673	134.50	134.50
25	—	529	155.25	155.25
26	—	703	134.00	134.00
27	—	639	138.25	138.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	171.00–177.50	174.43
4	—	457	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	764	120.80	120.80
27	—	690	123.75	123.75
71	—	483	129.75	129.75
45	—	548	137.50	137.50
79	—	645	126.50	126.50
45	—	597	129.00–134.00	130.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	579	121.50–129.00	126.62
8	—	438	139.00	139.00
4	—	816	102.00–102.50	102.37
2	—	250	140.00	140.00
40	—	633	110.00–124.75	121.64
8	—	717	101.00–116.00	110.47
7	—	491	125.00–134.50	131.78
2	—	758	103.00–106.50	104.77
1	—	850	97.00	97.00
14	—	521	123.00–130.00	127.80
8	—	378	124.00–138.00	134.45
3	—	337	132.00–141.00	137.98
2	—	225	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	85.00	85.00
1	—	575	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	287	175.00	175.00
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
1	—	495	147.00	147.00
2	—	347	155.00	155.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
2	—	505	140.00–148.00	144.00
1	—	665	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	97.00	97.00
2	—	527	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	173.00	173.00
2	—	327	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	25.00–30.00	27.08
1	—	955	52.50	52.50
1	—	705	28.00	28.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,261	54.50–64.50	59.92
8	—	1,063	48.50–56.00	53.13
2	—	1,350	58.00–58.50	58.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,013	45.50–50.00	47.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,882	88.00–95.00	91.04
1	—	1,755	83.00	83.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	675.00–800.00	738.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	510.00	510.00

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.

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle