Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.58/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$120.58

98 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.12

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	488	120.58	589	98

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale98 hd

120.58

—

KY average25 barns · 4,860 hd

120.70

−0.12

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	1,653	84.73	1,401	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,551	59.86	928	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	53.90	692	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	912	45.57	416	7thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	142.84/cwt	140.00–152.00	317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	149.13/cwt	146.00–152.00	644	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	158.41/cwt	158.00–160.00	524	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.69/cwt	135.00–149.00	685	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	143.06/cwt	135.00–146.00	817	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	146.90/cwt	145.00–150.00	771	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	140.54/cwt	134.00–142.00	340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	101.80/cwt	96.00–105.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	131.49/cwt	125.00–134.00	422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	127.30/cwt	127.00–130.00	575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	129.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	488	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	129.28/cwt	125.00–134.00	553	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	121.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	849	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	171.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	164.36/cwt	151.00–169.00	606	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	972	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	925	101.98/cwt	101.00–103.00	943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	131.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	890	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	153.67/cwt	153.00–154.00	868	22
Bulls	—	—	1,990	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,811	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	81.59/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,212	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	49.64/cwt	48.00–52.00	664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	57.67/cwt	52.00–61.00	667	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	52.27/cwt	49.00–55.00	723	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	62.48/cwt	61.00–64.00	920	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	57.24/cwt	56.00–58.50	932	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	45.00/cwt	42.00–50.00	403	6

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 1,184Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 41Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
2	—	295	165.00	165.00
2	—	890	91.00	91.00
4	—	222	140.00–152.00	142.84
6	—	390	150.00	150.00
9	—	432	146.00–152.00	149.13
10	—	331	158.00–160.00	158.41
15	—	477	135.00–149.00	143.69
15	—	571	135.00–146.00	143.06
18	—	525	145.00–150.00	146.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	129.00	129.00
3	—	796	90.00	90.00
5	—	242	134.00–142.00	140.54
6	—	614	96.00–105.00	101.80
7	—	653	99.00	99.00
9	—	321	125.00–134.00	131.49
10	—	452	127.00–130.00	127.30
12	—	378	125.00–130.00	129.20
14	—	428	125.00–134.00	129.28
23	—	526	120.00–125.00	121.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	90.00	90.00
5	—	849	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	149.00	149.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
3	—	430	160.00	160.00
4	—	313	170.00–175.00	171.70
4	—	736	112.00	112.00
5	—	494	156.00	156.00
11	—	369	151.00–169.00	164.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	972	94.50	94.50
12	—	925	101.00–103.00	101.98
14	—	676	130.00–136.00	131.65
22	—	565	153.00–154.00	153.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,485	79.00–84.00	81.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	48.00–52.00	49.64
4	—	1,156	52.00–61.00	57.67
4	—	1,384	49.00–55.00	52.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	61.00–64.00	62.48
2	—	1,628	56.00–58.50	57.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	49.00	49.00
6	—	896	42.00–50.00	45.00

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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