Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle receipts : 765 hd.

Compared to last week : Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher --Feeder heifers 3.00--4.00 higher--- Slaughter cows 1.00 higher bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.16/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$129.16

287 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$30.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

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	704	130.28	917	275
Medium and Large 2-3	705	114.01	804	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	887	100.00	887	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.28/cwt here — about $30 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 sale287 hd

129.16

—

KY average26 barns · 5,594 hd

129.90

−0.75

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	1,755	100.96	1,772	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,233	59.96	739	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,050	54.79	575	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	51.24	482	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2Value Added	—	570	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	761	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	139.72/cwt	130.00–142.50	604	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.90/cwt	120.00–139.00	640	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	141.96/cwt	130.00–152.00	528	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.23/cwt	114.50–124.50	685	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	105.83/cwt	98.50–114.50	722	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	133.39/cwt	128.00–152.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	145.60/cwt	138.00–153.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	107.07/cwt	97.00–112.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	117.16/cwt	100.00–125.50	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	136.75/cwt	130.00–150.00	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	318	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	134.64/cwt	125.50–144.00	766	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.02/cwt	110.00–127.00	843	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	152.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	168.36/cwt	166.00–171.00	606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	302	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	559	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,643	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	54.65/cwt	49.50–58.00	525	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	363	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	61.05/cwt	58.00–64.00	759	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,209	57.32/cwt	56.00–59.00	693	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	54.79/cwt	51.50–57.00	575	4
Bulls	—	—	1,784	105.84/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,888	9
Bulls	—	—	1,667	86.30/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,439	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	920	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,574	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,269	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	887	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	116.95/cwt	116.95–116.95	1,029	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	141.44/cwt	137.00–149.00	818	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	146.25/cwt	140.00–154.00	708	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.63/cwt	127.00–146.00	739	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	134.65/cwt	125.00–138.50	912	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	156.22/cwt	154.00–159.00	670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	136.70/cwt	123.00–141.50	852	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	108.42/cwt	106.50–117.00	914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	159.21/cwt	158.00–161.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	945	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	122.89/cwt	115.00–128.00	596	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	112.54/cwt	103.00–117.50	658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	124.20/cwt	124.20–124.20	843	61

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 704Last week 334Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 0

Cattle receipts : 765 hd.

Compared to last week : Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher --Feeder heifers 3.00--4.00 higher--- Slaughter cows 1.00 higher bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	570	133.50	133.50
61	—	679	124.20	124.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	432	130.00–142.50	139.72
21	—	521	120.00–139.00	122.90
21	—	372	130.00–152.00	141.96
20	—	565	114.50–124.50	121.23
19	—	682	98.50–114.50	105.83
10	—	472	128.00–152.00	133.39
6	—	313	138.00–153.00	145.60
3	—	710	97.00–112.00	107.07
3	—	611	100.00–125.50	117.16
3	—	257	130.00–150.00	136.75
2	—	810	94.00	94.00
2	—	777	97.50	97.50
1	—	240	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	485	115.00–128.00	122.89
13	—	585	103.00–117.50	112.54
3	—	508	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	569	125.50–144.00	134.64
7	—	680	110.00–127.00	124.02
5	—	428	150.00–157.00	152.56
3	—	700	113.00	113.00
2	—	640	131.00	131.00
1	—	935	85.00	85.00
1	—	850	97.00	97.00
1	—	540	133.00	133.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	360	166.00–171.00	168.36
2	—	302	185.00	185.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	887	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	114.00–117.00	115.51
1	—	585	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	880	116.95	116.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	578	137.00–149.00	141.44
31	—	484	140.00–154.00	146.25
19	—	529	127.00–146.00	139.63
18	—	677	125.00–138.50	134.65
12	—	429	154.00–159.00	156.22
10	—	623	123.00–141.50	136.70
8	—	843	106.50–117.00	108.42
6	—	369	158.00–161.00	159.21
2	—	737	121.00	121.00
1	—	855	110.50	110.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	735.00	735.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	49.50–58.00	54.65
1	—	885	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,243	58.00–64.00	61.05
7	—	1,209	56.00–59.00	57.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	51.50–57.00	54.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,784	100.00–115.00	105.84
3	—	1,667	80.00–92.00	86.30

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle