Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

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 $115.21/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$115.21

226 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$8.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.81

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	785	115.25	905	225
Medium and Large 2-3	575	107.00	615	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.25/cwt here — about $290 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 sale226 hd

115.21

—

KY average26 barns · 5,406 hd

132.02

−16.81

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	1,548	83.76	1,297	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	59.58	792	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	55.28	635	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	44.70	425	20

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1-2	—	768	106.23/cwt	101.50–111.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	150.03/cwt	149.00–153.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	108.55/cwt	108.50–108.60	949	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	137.69/cwt	130.50–141.00	728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	127.82/cwt	118.50–134.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	46.21/cwt	40.50–49.00	447	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	27.75/cwt	27.50–28.00	215	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	56.00/cwt	51.00–59.50	622	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	53.35/cwt	50.00–57.50	509	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	57.23/cwt	53.00–59.50	760	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	46.99/cwt	40.00–49.50	547	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	31.81/cwt	30.00–35.00	324	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	846	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	62.23/cwt	60.00–65.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	124.30/cwt	122.00–125.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	126.93/cwt	122.00–130.00	656	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	136.26/cwt	127.00–139.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	142.93/cwt	141.00–145.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	131.22/cwt	124.00–138.00	568	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	113.97/cwt	109.00–119.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	91.38/cwt	88.50–100.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	104.74/cwt	104.00–105.50	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	128.15/cwt	121.00–133.00	604	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	110.60/cwt	109.50–115.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	475	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	534	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	8,969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	711.77/cwt	635.00–840.00	8,513	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	718.32/cwt	700.00–735.00	8,440	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	605.79/cwt	550.00–650.00	7,082	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	878.91/cwt	750.00–985.00	11,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	97.50/cwt	93.50–98.50	835	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	118.48/cwt	114.50–119.50	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	133.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	881	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	13,388	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,255	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	85.20/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,336	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	135.74/cwt	130.00–136.50	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	110.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	339	164.88/cwt	162.50–167.50	559	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.16/cwt	120.00–133.50	670	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	800	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	133.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	545	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	517	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.49/cwt	129.00–138.50	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	135.04/cwt	127.00–139.00	829	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 286Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	101.50–111.00	106.23
9	—	529	130.50–141.00	137.69
5	—	659	118.50–134.00	127.82
3	—	386	151.50	151.50
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
13	—	856	93.50–98.50	97.50
5	—	706	114.50–119.50	118.48
4	—	470	130.00–137.00	133.01
1	—	440	136.00	136.00
6	—	575	129.00–138.50	135.49
4	—	614	127.00–139.00	135.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	149.00–153.00	150.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	874	108.50–108.60	108.55
40	—	725	121.50	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	122.00–125.00	124.30
1	—	345	117.50	117.50
1	—	530	111.00	111.00
2	—	585	104.00–105.50	104.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	517	122.00–130.00	126.93
5	—	387	127.00–139.00	136.26
2	—	280	141.00–145.00	142.93
17	—	433	124.00–138.00	131.22
5	—	555	109.00–119.00	113.97
2	—	328	135.00–140.00	137.48
23	—	471	121.00–133.00	128.15
5	—	615	109.50–115.00	110.60
3	—	698	93.50	93.50
1	—	180	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
4	—	635	88.50–100.00	91.38
1	—	475	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	123.00	123.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	488	130.00–136.50	135.74
2	—	685	108.00–112.00	110.00
1	—	570	121.50	121.50
10	—	527	120.00–133.50	127.16
2	—	710	99.00–100.00	99.50
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
7	—	408	130.00–137.00	133.59
2	—	292	160.00	160.00
1	—	395	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	339	162.50–167.50	164.88
2	—	517	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
1	—	800	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	967	40.50–49.00	46.21
2	—	773	27.50–28.00	27.75
7	—	954	50.00–57.50	53.35
3	—	1,017	30.00–35.00	31.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,111	51.00–59.50	56.00
7	—	1,164	40.00–49.50	46.99
7	—	1,206	60.00–65.00	62.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,328	53.00–59.50	57.23
3	—	1,333	63.50	63.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	82.00–88.50	85.20
1	—	1,470	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,196	635.00–840.00	711.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	700.00–735.00	718.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,169	550.00–650.00	605.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	750.00–985.00	878.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,075.00	1,075.00

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

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