Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower with light demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.32/cwt on 611 head.

Average price

$136.32

611 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$38.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.77

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	531	139.32	740	74
Medium and Large 1-2	645	135.97	876	536
Small and Medium 2-3	605	101.00	611	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.32/cwt here — about $129 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 sale611 hd

136.32

—

KY average27 barns · 7,806 hd

137.09

−0.77

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	1,587	85.41	1,355	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	51.53	659	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	42.95	463	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	37.55	339	7thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	131.48/cwt	125.00–138.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	880	37
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	154.67/cwt	148.00–158.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	106.10/cwt	101.00–111.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	169.58/cwt	166.00–174.00	633	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	109.59/cwt	108.50–111.00	580	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	268	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	197	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	51.03/cwt	48.50–53.00	643	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	42.95/cwt	38.00–47.50	463	17
Bulls	—	—	1,696	89.88/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,524	5
Bulls	—	—	1,553	84.82/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,317	5
Bulls	—	—	1,210	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	799	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,325	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	145.58/cwt	131.00–150.00	706	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	134.51/cwt	120.00–138.00	772	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	135.32/cwt	134.00–138.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	130.20/cwt	125.00–132.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	148.60/cwt	145.00–151.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	128.60/cwt	126.00–140.00	881	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	121.81/cwt	120.50–126.00	900	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	143.70/cwt	137.50–146.25	877	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	149.37/cwt	143.00–156.00	862	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	151.89/cwt	140.00–154.50	793	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	157.36/cwt	152.00–160.00	733	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	172.15/cwt	167.50–180.00	718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	99.00/cwt	93.00–100.00	857	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	118.67/cwt	118.00–122.00	897	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	90.50/cwt	90.00–92.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	186.03/cwt	185.00–190.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	564	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	107.07/cwt	100.50–108.50	630	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	689	97.22/cwt	92.50–98.50	670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	121.62/cwt	119.00–122.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	103.64/cwt	101.00–104.50	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	117.41/cwt	112.00–120.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	127.67/cwt	127.50–128.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	113.31/cwt	102.00–114.00	776	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	128.38/cwt	123.00–137.50	610	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	132.50/cwt	127.00–139.00	562	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	118.66/cwt	112.00–122.00	634	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	117.87/cwt	114.00–120.00	672	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	112.09/cwt	107.00–115.00	692	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	88.19/cwt	87.00–93.00	772	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	145.17/cwt	139.00–149.00	540	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	726	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	101.05/cwt	90.00–103.50	718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.37/cwt	140.00–151.00	465	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	36.10/cwt	33.50–38.00	323	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	49.76/cwt	49.50–50.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	146.25/cwt	139.00–150.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.76/cwt	146.00–156.00	696	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	109.97/cwt	109.00–116.00	801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	148.67/cwt	146.00–151.00	623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	155.46/cwt	152.00–163.00	600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	91.93/cwt	86.00–97.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	593	4

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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,184Last week 305Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	117.00	117.00
3	—	601	124.00	124.00
2	—	587	125.00–138.00	131.48
1	—	980	94.00	94.00
12	—	468	146.00–156.00	148.76
7	—	728	109.00–116.00	109.97
7	—	419	146.00–151.00	148.67
6	—	386	152.00–163.00	155.46
5	—	828	86.00–97.00	91.93
4	—	526	135.00	135.00
4	—	333	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	686	128.25	128.25
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	148.00–158.00	154.67
2	—	765	101.00–111.00	106.10
2	—	673	123.00–125.00	123.99
31	—	485	131.00–150.00	145.58
23	—	574	120.00–138.00	134.51
6	—	535	134.00–138.00	135.32
4	—	627	125.00–132.00	130.20
3	—	378	145.00–151.00	148.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	373	166.00–174.00	169.58
129	—	685	126.00–140.00	128.60
101	—	739	120.50–126.00	121.81
90	—	610	137.50–146.25	143.70
59	—	577	143.00–156.00	149.37
44	—	522	140.00–154.50	151.89
17	—	466	152.00–160.00	157.36
11	—	417	167.50–180.00	172.15
10	—	866	93.00–100.00	99.00
9	—	756	118.00–122.00	118.67
5	—	961	98.00	98.00
4	—	1,007	90.00–92.00	90.50
1	—	940	91.00	91.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	185.00–190.00	186.03
2	—	322	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	108.50–111.00	109.59
21	—	588	100.50–108.50	107.07
9	—	689	92.50–98.50	97.22
8	—	427	119.00–122.00	121.62
4	—	627	101.00–104.50	103.64
3	—	483	112.00–120.00	117.41
3	—	380	127.50–128.00	127.67
2	—	322	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	100.00–103.00	101.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	685	102.00–114.00	113.31
65	—	475	123.00–137.50	128.38
49	—	424	127.00–139.00	132.50
43	—	534	112.00–122.00	118.66
29	—	570	114.00–120.00	117.87
28	—	617	107.00–115.00	112.09
15	—	875	87.00–93.00	88.19
13	—	372	139.00–149.00	145.17
12	—	752	96.50	96.50
11	—	711	90.00–103.50	101.05
6	—	320	140.00–151.00	145.37
4	—	293	139.00–150.00	146.25
1	—	245	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	31.00	31.00
1	—	820	24.00	24.00
3	—	895	33.50–38.00	36.10
2	—	975	49.50–50.00	49.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,261	48.50–53.00	51.03
1	—	1,365	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,079	38.00–47.50	42.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,696	88.00–93.00	89.88
5	—	1,553	79.00–87.00	84.82
1	—	1,210	66.00	66.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	800.00	800.00

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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

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Steers · 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