Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 815 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.75/cwt on 406 head.

Average price

$129.75

406 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$123

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

$13.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.50

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	603	143.00	862	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	760	129.65	985	403

One grade step is worth $13.35/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale406 hd

129.75

—

KY average29 barns · 6,573 hd

132.25

−2.50

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	1,549	98.48	1,525	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,198	63.15	757	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	931	54.21	505	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,028	50.54	520	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	144.76/cwt	135.00–150.00	835	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	131.15/cwt	123.00–135.00	825	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	101.41/cwt	95.00–102.50	838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	123.01/cwt	122.00–123.50	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	152.41/cwt	143.00–156.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.56/cwt	137.50–151.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.77/cwt	150.00–169.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	156.42/cwt	152.50–162.50	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	104.55/cwt	100.00–106.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,946	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	597	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	273	182.14/cwt	177.50–185.00	497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	561	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.77/cwt	120.00–135.00	676	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	122.59/cwt	118.50–126.50	691	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	109.90/cwt	107.75–118.00	752	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	132.67/cwt	122.00–141.00	635	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	138.90/cwt	130.00–143.50	594	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	145.88/cwt	133.00–148.00	559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	104.40/cwt	96.00–109.50	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	20,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	116.12/cwt	115.00–116.85	1,003	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,053	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	983	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	933	114.85/cwt	114.85–114.85	1,072	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	145.64/cwt	135.00–153.00	910	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	152.09/cwt	142.00–156.00	884	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	912	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	155.79/cwt	146.00–159.00	801	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	128.45/cwt	127.00–129.50	885	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	166.86/cwt	158.00–171.00	604	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	160.01/cwt	152.00–162.00	686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	152.57/cwt	148.00–154.00	732	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	54.21/cwt	49.00–59.50	505	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	64.66/cwt	62.00–69.00	791	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,085	56.38/cwt	55.00–58.00	612	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	50.54/cwt	49.50–51.50	520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,616	102.42/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,655	9
Bulls	—	—	1,347	86.64/cwt	84.50–88.00	1,167	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,568	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	690	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,623	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	696.94/cwt	550.00–800.00	6,259	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	777.50/cwt	735.00–800.00	8,483	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,417	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,405	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	127.58/cwt	121.00–131.00	743	6

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 760Last week 704Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 9Year ago 0

Todays receipts : 815 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
25	—	625	135.00–153.00	145.64
20	—	581	142.00–156.00	152.09
15	—	731	124.00–125.00	124.75
14	—	514	146.00–159.00	155.79
12	—	689	127.00–129.50	128.45
12	—	362	158.00–171.00	166.86
9	—	429	152.00–162.00	160.01
7	—	480	148.00–154.00	152.57
3	—	785	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	597	160.00	160.00
3	—	273	177.50–185.00	182.14
1	—	315	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	148.00	148.00
1	—	595	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	864	115.00–116.85	116.12
65	—	831	126.75	126.75
62	—	756	130.00	130.00
55	—	933	114.85	114.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	577	135.00–150.00	144.76
13	—	629	123.00–135.00	131.15
7	—	826	95.00–102.50	101.41
6	—	679	122.00–123.50	123.01
6	—	509	143.00–156.00	152.41
5	—	468	137.50–151.00	147.56
5	—	370	150.00–169.00	160.77
5	—	334	152.50–162.50	156.42
4	—	779	100.00–106.00	104.55
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
1	—	430	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	121.00–131.00	127.58
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	517	120.00–135.00	130.77
19	—	564	118.50–126.50	122.59
16	—	684	107.75–118.00	109.90
15	—	479	122.00–141.00	132.67
15	—	428	130.00–143.50	138.90
13	—	383	133.00–148.00	145.88
8	—	608	119.00	119.00
6	—	323	143.00–144.00	143.50
5	—	713	96.00–109.50	104.40
3	—	905	94.00	94.00
1	—	755	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,475	1,360.00	1,360.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	690	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	898	550.00–800.00	696.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,091	735.00–800.00	777.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	885.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	931	49.00–59.50	54.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,223	62.00–69.00	64.66
2	—	1,085	55.00–58.00	56.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	49.50–51.50	50.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,616	95.00–110.00	102.42
3	—	1,347	84.50–88.00	86.64

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