Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.09/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$120.09

202 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

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	573	120.73	692	190
Medium and Large 2-3	525	110.00	577	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $115 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 sale202 hd

120.09

—

KY average27 barns · 5,122 hd

118.44

+1.65

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	1,428	77.64	1,109	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,346	56.39	759	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,073	45.04	483	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	43.39	422	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	128.12/cwt	124.50–130.00	405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	153.19/cwt	146.00–156.00	636	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	162.98/cwt	157.00–169.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	125.26/cwt	123.00–126.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.76/cwt	120.00–129.50	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.04/cwt	137.00–143.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	51.79/cwt	51.00–52.50	530	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	34.99/cwt	34.50–35.50	323	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	41.38/cwt	39.00–43.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	127.90/cwt	123.00–129.50	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	107.10/cwt	107.10–107.10	995	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	125.24/cwt	123.00–127.50	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	172.71/cwt	167.50–176.00	565	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	903	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	126.82/cwt	119.50–129.00	843	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	919	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	115.59/cwt	113.00–119.50	846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	130.90/cwt	129.00–135.00	757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.25/cwt	132.00–145.50	669	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.09/cwt	133.00–144.00	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	109.13/cwt	108.00–109.50	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	142.69/cwt	136.00–146.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	115.09/cwt	110.50–120.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	732	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	725	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	139.05/cwt	129.00–144.00	641	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	123.31/cwt	114.00–128.00	645	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	151.51/cwt	147.00–152.00	462	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	135.35/cwt	129.00–140.00	559	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	102.86/cwt	102.00–104.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	110.78/cwt	110.00–113.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	99.16/cwt	96.50–100.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	107.98/cwt	104.00–110.00	675	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	58.11/cwt	56.00–64.00	751	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	53.97/cwt	50.50–55.50	767	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	47.13/cwt	44.50–50.00	508	7
Bulls	—	—	1,522	89.19/cwt	86.50–92.50	1,357	3
Bulls	—	—	1,145	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	492	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	844	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,853	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,633	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,299	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	145.14/cwt	144.00–147.50	527	3

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 368Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
27	—	461	129.00–144.00	139.05
14	—	523	114.00–128.00	123.31
11	—	305	147.00–152.00	151.51
10	—	413	129.00–140.00	135.35
7	—	676	102.00–104.00	102.86
5	—	566	110.00–113.00	110.78
4	—	737	96.50–100.00	99.16
3	—	625	104.00–110.00	107.98
3	—	363	144.00–147.50	145.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	85.00–87.00	86.01
2	—	438	123.00–127.50	125.24
6	—	491	110.50–120.00	115.09
2	—	530	103.50	103.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	638	114.75	114.75
25	—	674	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	316	124.50–130.00	128.12
5	—	803	80.00	80.00
2	—	437	139.00	139.00
1	—	490	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	415	146.00–156.00	153.19
7	—	371	157.00–169.00	162.98
4	—	585	123.00–126.00	125.26
4	—	524	120.00–129.50	125.76
3	—	480	137.00–143.00	139.04
2	—	865	90.00	90.00
10	—	327	167.50–176.00	172.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	123.00–129.50	127.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	929	107.10	107.10
22	—	789	114.50	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	665	119.50–129.00	126.82
12	—	808	113.75	113.75
11	—	600	132.00	132.00
10	—	732	113.00–119.50	115.59
9	—	578	129.00–135.00	130.90
9	—	470	132.00–145.50	142.25
8	—	527	133.00–144.00	140.09
4	—	766	108.00–109.50	109.13
3	—	856	104.00	104.00
3	—	443	136.00–146.00	142.69
2	—	220	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	51.00–52.50	51.79
2	—	923	34.50–35.50	34.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,064	39.00–43.00	41.38
7	—	1,078	44.50–50.00	47.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,292	56.00–64.00	58.11
5	—	1,421	50.50–55.50	53.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	86.50–92.50	89.19
1	—	1,145	43.00	43.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	844	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	325.00	325.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	335.00	335.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	575.00	575.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle