Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.57/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$136.57

103 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.82

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	600	136.57	819	103

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 sale103 hd

136.57

—

KY average27 barns · 3,832 hd

135.76

+0.82

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	1,664	83.16	1,384	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	58.19	819	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	57.65	657	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	837	38.57	323	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	124.53/cwt	119.00–131.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	148.10/cwt	141.00–153.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	149.74/cwt	145.00–156.00	576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	133.40/cwt	133.00–135.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	121.50/cwt	115.00–126.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	133.39/cwt	133.00–135.00	435	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	127.18/cwt	122.00–136.00	542	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	115.50/cwt	108.00–125.00	635	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	132.87/cwt	130.00–135.00	648	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	30.35/cwt	28.00–33.00	258	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	446	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	56.68/cwt	54.00–59.00	784	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	62.71/cwt	61.00–64.50	927	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	56.98/cwt	56.00–59.00	667	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	60.82/cwt	60.00–62.00	671	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	534	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	92.22/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,667	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	79.25/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,297	3
Bulls	—	—	1,488	75.42/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	119.45/cwt	118.00–120.00	874	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	139.68/cwt	138.00–146.00	820	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	161.21/cwt	159.00–163.00	763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	130.94/cwt	127.00–133.00	883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	160.99/cwt	160.00–164.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	123.36/cwt	118.00–129.00	831	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	151.02/cwt	142.50–158.00	646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	137.60/cwt	136.00–140.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	147.67/cwt	144.00–158.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	134.33/cwt	133.00–135.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	862	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 Apr 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 70Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	113.00	113.00
1	—	745	99.00	99.00
1	—	965	70.00	70.00
2	—	495	145.00	145.00
2	—	600	107.50	107.50
4	—	795	85.00	85.00
5	—	538	119.00–131.00	124.53
10	—	421	141.00–153.00	148.10
11	—	385	145.00–156.00	149.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	96.00	96.00
1	—	750	90.50	90.50
4	—	607	105.50	105.50
5	—	376	133.00–135.00	133.40
5	—	478	125.00–127.00	126.25
5	—	523	115.00–126.00	121.50
10	—	326	133.00–135.00	133.39
13	—	426	122.00–136.00	127.18
16	—	550	108.00–125.00	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	722	92.00	92.00
7	—	488	130.00–135.00	132.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
1	—	760	109.00	109.00
14	—	674	118.00–129.00	123.36
7	—	428	142.50–158.00	151.02
5	—	510	136.00–140.00	137.60
4	—	480	144.00–158.00	147.67
3	—	580	133.00–135.00	134.33
1	—	880	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	732	118.00–120.00	119.45
18	—	587	138.00–146.00	139.68
12	—	473	159.00–163.00	161.21
9	—	674	127.00–133.00	130.94
6	—	645	138.00	138.00
4	—	444	160.00–164.00	160.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	28.00–33.00	30.35
1	—	810	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,383	54.00–59.00	56.68
2	—	1,478	61.00–64.50	62.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	56.00–59.00	56.98
4	—	1,104	60.00–62.00	60.82
1	—	1,090	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,808	90.00–93.50	92.22
3	—	1,637	77.00–83.00	79.25
2	—	1,488	75.00–76.00	75.42

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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