Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Light run , Sharply lower prices . Todays receipts---166 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.56/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$117.56

42 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$19.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	585	120.00	702	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	453	117.92	534	40
Medium and Large 2-3	425	101.00	429	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.00/cwt here — about $273 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 sale42 hd

117.56

—

KY average27 barns · 4,542 hd

119.98

−2.42

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	1,283	93.83	1,204	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,313	67.74	889	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	49.31	562	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	911	42.16	384	7thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	—	—	1,160	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	905	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	287	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	15,606	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	41.12/cwt	35.50–45.00	375	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	613	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	237	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	72.77/cwt	66.00–82.00	1,014	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,187	59.91/cwt	53.00–64.00	711	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	49.31/cwt	43.50–57.00	562	11
Bulls	—	—	1,298	95.81/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,244	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	598.11/cwt	500.00–700.00	4,755	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,178	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.96/cwt	123.50–127.00	785	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.39/cwt	129.00–137.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	126.08/cwt	124.00–128.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	144.13/cwt	142.50–145.00	461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	129.86/cwt	121.50–136.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.46/cwt	120.00–137.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	553	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	115.34/cwt	111.00–120.00	251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	95.15/cwt	81.00–110.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	112.05/cwt	93.00–119.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	121.28/cwt	115.00–128.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	129.32/cwt	125.00–131.00	502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	120.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	569	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 969Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Light run , Sharply lower prices . Todays receipts---166 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	78.00	78.00
8	—	1,298	91.00–102.00	95.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	911	35.50–45.00	41.12
1	—	1,030	59.50	59.50
1	—	790	30.00	30.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,394	66.00–82.00	72.77
9	—	1,187	53.00–64.00	59.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,139	43.50–57.00	49.31

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	795	500.00–700.00	598.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	410.00	410.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,135.00	1,135.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
1	—	225	127.50	127.50
1	—	800	83.00	83.00
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
1	—	920	91.00	91.00
2	—	375	124.00–128.00	126.08
3	—	320	142.50–145.00	144.13
5	—	462	121.50–136.00	129.86
5	—	522	120.00–137.00	126.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	116.00	116.00
1	—	665	71.00	71.00
2	—	432	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	123.50–127.00	124.96
6	—	523	129.00–137.00	130.39
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	127.50	127.50
1	—	550	107.00	107.00
1	—	695	89.00	89.00
1	—	800	88.00	88.00
2	—	218	111.00–120.00	115.34
2	—	315	120.00	120.00
2	—	620	81.00–110.00	95.15
4	—	504	93.00–119.00	112.05
5	—	425	115.00–128.00	121.28
7	—	388	125.00–131.00	129.32
14	—	473	115.00–125.00	120.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	101.00	101.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle