Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.68/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$123.68

119 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$12.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.15

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	508	124.66	633	110
Medium and Large 2-3	488	111.78	546	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.87/cwt here — about $87 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 sale119 hd

123.68

—

KY average29 barns · 4,647 hd

120.53

+3.15

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	1,619	89.73	1,453	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,264	57.85	731	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	53.29	475	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,026	47.42	487	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	883	74.13	655	6thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	245	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	127.98/cwt	123.00–142.00	607	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.18/cwt	127.00–143.00	578	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	117.10/cwt	113.00–133.00	660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	122.61/cwt	117.00–126.00	636	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	143.42/cwt	140.00–146.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	96.16/cwt	95.00–98.50	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	104.50/cwt	100.50–108.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	112.82/cwt	112.00–113.50	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	93.46/cwt	92.50–95.50	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	146.96/cwt	144.00–150.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.34/cwt	138.00–140.00	585	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.62/cwt	124.00–134.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.43/cwt	135.00–143.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.98/cwt	114.00–117.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	147.54/cwt	142.00–153.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	167.65/cwt	161.00–170.00	545	4
Bulls	—	—	1,400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,260	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	623	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	523	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	117.33/cwt	117.00–118.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	827	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	3
Heifers	Choice	—	883	74.13/cwt	65.00–85.00	655	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	55.34/cwt	51.00–57.00	514	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	60.73/cwt	58.00–66.00	505	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	36.99/cwt	34.50–39.50	329	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	60.19/cwt	58.00–62.50	799	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,201	55.51/cwt	53.00–57.50	667	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	48.76/cwt	45.00–52.00	510	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	38.28/cwt	36.00–41.00	385	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	503	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	98.34/cwt	93.00–104.50	1,747	4
Bulls	—	—	1,210	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	666	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,509	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,009	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	848	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	136.34/cwt	133.00–139.50	844	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	139.93/cwt	132.00–146.00	722	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.11/cwt	142.00–151.00	698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.32/cwt	139.00–149.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	120.97/cwt	120.00–123.50	876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	150.79/cwt	150.00–152.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	111.94/cwt	109.50–114.50	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	109.26/cwt	105.00–112.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	541	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 529Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year 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
1	—	245	161.00	161.00
9	—	420	138.00–140.00	139.34
6	—	580	124.00–134.00	125.62
5	—	372	135.00–143.00	138.43
3	—	668	114.00–117.00	115.98
2	—	522	133.00	133.00
2	—	338	142.00–153.00	147.54
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	161.00–170.00	167.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	474	123.00–142.00	127.98
18	—	415	127.00–143.00	139.18
14	—	564	113.00–133.00	117.10
13	—	519	117.00–126.00	122.61
7	—	365	140.00–146.00	143.42
6	—	719	95.00–98.50	96.16
6	—	680	100.50–108.00	104.50
6	—	622	112.00–113.50	112.82
3	—	780	92.50–95.50	93.46
2	—	213	144.00–150.00	146.96
1	—	320	143.00	143.00
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	92.50	92.50
1	—	300	129.00	129.00
1	—	205	130.00	130.00
4	—	565	105.00–112.00	109.26
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	460	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	129.00	129.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	623	84.00	84.00
7	—	848	78.50	78.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	117.00–118.00	117.33
3	—	533	126.00	126.00
2	—	827	99.00	99.00
1	—	400	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	133.00–139.50	136.34
13	—	516	132.00–146.00	139.93
11	—	481	142.00–151.00	145.11
8	—	572	139.00–149.00	144.32
7	—	724	120.00–123.50	120.97
6	—	667	129.00–131.00	129.99
5	—	441	150.00–152.00	150.79
4	—	770	109.50–114.50	111.94
1	—	860	108.00	108.00
1	—	355	157.00	157.00
1	—	325	167.00	167.00
1	—	265	169.00	169.00
1	—	210	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,776	93.00–104.50	98.34
1	—	1,210	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	883	65.00–85.00	74.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	929	51.00–57.00	55.34
3	—	832	58.00–66.00	60.73
2	—	890	34.50–39.50	36.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,327	58.00–62.50	60.19
11	—	1,201	53.00–57.50	55.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,045	45.00–52.00	48.76
2	—	1,005	36.00–41.00	38.28
1	—	915	55.00	55.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	910.00	910.00

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