Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers sold Sharply lower-- Due to Stock Market and Muddy Conditions. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Todays receipts --385 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.79/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$126.79

113 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$18.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

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	526	128.55	676	99
Medium and Large 2-3	381	114.67	437	13thin
Small 1-2	560	110.00	616	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.55/cwt here — about $60 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 sale113 hd

126.79

—

KY average28 barns · 6,664 hd

132.07

−5.28

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	1,630	89.17	1,453	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,191	60.93	726	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	45.64	503	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	897	39.94	358	6thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	114.22/cwt	105.00–118.00	772	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	126.67/cwt	116.00–128.00	741	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.10/cwt	113.50–125.00	742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.09/cwt	123.00–136.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	132.31/cwt	129.00–134.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	263	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	47.67/cwt	45.50–50.00	426	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	62.74/cwt	57.50–67.00	775	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	39.91/cwt	38.00–42.00	307	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	34.50/cwt	34.50–34.50	416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	255	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	137.77/cwt	135.75–145.00	543	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	143.25/cwt	137.00–145.00	809	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	152.10/cwt	149.00–154.00	780	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	147.39/cwt	142.50–149.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	156.18/cwt	147.50–158.00	414	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	128.60/cwt	128.00–129.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	147.96/cwt	144.00–152.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	156.98/cwt	154.00–160.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	496	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,085	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,836	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,807	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,036	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,645	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	23,030	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,060	55.51/cwt	55.00–56.00	588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	46.42/cwt	41.50–50.00	524	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	41.07/cwt	40.50–42.50	429	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	485	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	89.17/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,453	5
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,670	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,531	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	888	642.54/cwt	450.00–825.00	5,706	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	916	858.34/cwt	485.00–1,100.00	7,862	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	855	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,840	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	895	646.79/cwt	550.00–760.00	5,789	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,823	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	756.91/cwt	550.00–900.00	8,576	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	139.27/cwt	134.00–142.50	865	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.86/cwt	134.00–158.00	789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	161.66/cwt	161.00–162.00	779	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	135.41/cwt	132.00–136.50	909	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	953	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	146.39/cwt	137.00–149.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	150.27/cwt	148.50–152.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	120.62/cwt	115.00–123.50	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	807	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	115.56/cwt	110.00–127.50	373	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	114.65/cwt	108.00–122.50	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	146.12/cwt	137.00–153.00	554	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	128.78/cwt	121.50–132.00	662	21

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 556Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 43Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers sold Sharply lower-- Due to Stock Market and Muddy Conditions. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Todays receipts --385 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	676	105.00–118.00	114.22
13	—	585	116.00–128.00	126.67
12	—	613	113.50–125.00	121.10
6	—	470	123.00–136.00	130.09
4	—	347	125.50	125.50
3	—	420	129.00–134.00	132.31
2	—	782	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,210	94.00	94.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	210	125.00	125.00
22	—	379	137.00–153.00	146.12
21	—	514	121.50–132.00	128.78
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	110.00–127.50	115.56
2	—	557	119.00	119.00
2	—	273	108.00–122.50	114.65
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	394	135.75–145.00	137.77
12	—	565	137.00–145.00	143.25
8	—	513	149.00–154.00	152.10
6	—	422	142.50–149.00	147.39
6	—	265	147.50–158.00	156.18
5	—	661	128.00–129.00	128.60
5	—	622	132.00	132.00
4	—	456	144.00–152.00	147.96
3	—	843	88.00	88.00
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	154.00–160.00	156.98
1	—	305	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	621	134.00–142.50	139.27
9	—	530	134.00–158.00	148.86
9	—	482	161.00–162.00	161.66
8	—	671	132.00–136.50	135.41
7	—	772	123.50	123.50
6	—	564	137.00–149.00	146.39
6	—	407	148.50–152.00	150.27
6	—	355	163.00	163.00
3	—	807	115.00–123.50	120.62
1	—	1,035	89.50	89.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	160.50	160.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	45.50–50.00	47.67
2	—	770	38.00–42.00	39.91
1	—	1,205	34.50	34.50
1	—	850	30.00	30.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	57.50–67.00	62.74
2	—	1,060	55.00–56.00	55.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,128	41.50–50.00	46.42
3	—	1,045	40.50–42.50	41.07
1	—	970	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,630	80.00–94.00	89.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	835.00	835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,010.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,645	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	888	450.00–825.00	642.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	916	485.00–1,100.00	858.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	550.00–760.00	646.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	550.00–900.00	756.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	725.00	725.00

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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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