Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ----3.00--5.00 higher and feeder heifers--steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Todays receipts 419 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.20/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$126.20

132 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$26.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.83

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	518	128.93	668	108
Medium and Large 2-3	532	114.45	609	23
Small 1-2	735	102.00	750	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.93/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale132 hd

126.20

—

KY average28 barns · 3,502 hd

128.03

−1.83

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	1,741	89.72	1,562	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,304	62.20	811	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	49.19	562	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	931	39.01	363	8thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2Value Added	—	690	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	990	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	133.60/cwt	122.00–140.00	950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	878	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	25.50/cwt	25.50–25.50	203	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	48.76/cwt	46.50–50.50	560	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	36.83/cwt	35.00–39.00	354	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	65.06/cwt	61.50–67.50	907	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	580	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	51.22/cwt	50.50–52.00	471	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,123	56.49/cwt	54.00–58.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.10/cwt	125.00–134.00	687	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	134.64/cwt	125.00–136.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	139.93/cwt	128.00–144.50	549	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	106.80/cwt	102.00–111.00	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	114.75/cwt	105.00–118.50	655	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	134.03/cwt	122.00–138.00	634	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	117.40/cwt	106.00–120.00	772	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	393	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	586	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,334	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	90.77/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,621	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	143.72/cwt	140.00–151.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	155.16/cwt	148.00–159.00	740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	119.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	131.46/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,006	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	120.14/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,009	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	160.58/cwt	154.00–163.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	735	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	141.21/cwt	139.00–143.00	970	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	148.09/cwt	137.00–153.00	914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	156.58/cwt	146.00–164.00	579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	152.63/cwt	142.00–161.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	616	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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 315Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 34Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ----3.00--5.00 higher and feeder heifers--steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Todays receipts 419 hd.

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
14	—	690	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	711	122.00–140.00	133.60
3	—	868	118.50	118.50
1	—	570	154.00	154.00
15	—	765	122.00–135.00	131.46
7	—	840	117.00–121.00	120.14
6	—	481	154.00–163.00	160.58
1	—	1,025	105.00	105.00
16	—	687	139.00–143.00	141.21
9	—	617	137.00–153.00	148.09
7	—	370	146.00–164.00	156.58
3	—	535	142.00–161.00	152.63
1	—	400	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	121.00	121.00
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	528	125.00–134.00	130.10
8	—	429	125.00–136.00	134.64
3	—	328	139.00	139.00
1	—	235	133.00	133.00
17	—	392	128.00–144.50	139.93
10	—	715	102.00–111.00	106.80
3	—	850	100.50	100.50
1	—	770	104.00	104.00
30	—	473	122.00–138.00	134.03
11	—	658	106.00–120.00	117.40
4	—	597	120.00	120.00
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	112.00–114.00	113.01
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
15	—	571	105.00–118.50	114.75
2	—	387	124.00	124.00
2	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	393	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	108.00	108.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	140.00–151.00	143.72
2	—	785	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
8	—	477	148.00–159.00	155.16
3	—	723	117.00–120.00	119.02
1	—	810	114.00	114.00
6	—	425	157.50	157.50
1	—	1,075	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	363	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	25.50	25.50
5	—	962	35.00–39.00	36.83
2	—	920	50.50–52.00	51.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,149	46.50–50.50	48.76
1	—	1,085	53.50	53.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,394	61.50–67.50	65.06
4	—	1,123	54.00–58.00	56.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	85.50	85.50
4	—	1,786	88.00–93.50	90.77

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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