Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 557 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.68/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$122.68

250 head · 664 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$0.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.22

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	667	122.69	818	247
Medium and Large 2-3	405	122.00	494	3thin

One grade step is worth $0.69/cwt here — about $324 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 sale250 hd

122.68

—

KY average18 barns · 3,659 hd

125.91

−3.22

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	1,727	103.24	1,783	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,157	57.69	667	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	928	54.60	507	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	50.45	532	6thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	774	124.96/cwt	121.00–127.00	967	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	147.80/cwt	146.50–153.00	766	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.56/cwt	137.00–154.00	610	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	382	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	58.26/cwt	49.00–66.00	531	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	541	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	51.18/cwt	47.50–53.00	527	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,015	54.47/cwt	54.00–55.00	553	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,204	58.76/cwt	55.00–65.00	707	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	45.46/cwt	40.00–50.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	135.53/cwt	130.00–142.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	125.40/cwt	123.00–127.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	154.33/cwt	149.00–162.50	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	121.31/cwt	119.00–122.50	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	166.85/cwt	166.00–167.00	614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	159.60/cwt	152.50–174.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	739	3
Bulls	—	—	1,727	103.24/cwt	102.50–104.50	1,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	120.60/cwt	120.60–120.60	966	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.65/cwt	129.00–135.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	807	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	111.83/cwt	105.00–119.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	106.75/cwt	106.00–107.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	139.59/cwt	133.00–146.00	660	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	123.20/cwt	122.00–125.00	712	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	107.51/cwt	104.50–111.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	119.71/cwt	110.00–124.50	748	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	151.93/cwt	140.00–157.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	131.57/cwt	128.00–135.00	901	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	126.32/cwt	120.00–128.00	916	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	174.56/cwt	174.00–175.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.84/cwt	141.00–159.00	735	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.65/cwt	135.00–153.50	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	572	155.96/cwt	155.50–157.00	892	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	156.73/cwt	156.00–159.00	804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	149.45/cwt	145.00–150.75	931	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,066	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 521Last week 760Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 34Year ago 0

Todays receipts : 557 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	774	121.00–127.00	124.96
2	—	313	175.00	175.00
13	—	685	128.00–135.00	131.57
2	—	430	149.00	149.00
14	—	725	120.00–128.00	126.32
4	—	367	177.00	177.00
22	—	478	141.00–159.00	153.84
5	—	573	135.00–153.50	146.65
8	—	513	156.00–159.00	156.73
1	—	920	106.00	106.00
9	—	623	145.00–150.75	149.45
1	—	1,035	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	159.00	159.00
9	—	377	174.00–175.00	174.56
11	—	572	155.50–157.00	155.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	130.00	130.00
2	—	620	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	146.50–153.00	147.80
3	—	428	137.00–154.00	142.56
5	—	576	130.00–142.00	135.53
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
5	—	676	123.00–127.00	125.40
1	—	825	94.00	94.00
6	—	464	149.00–162.50	154.33
1	—	945	84.00	84.00
6	—	713	119.00–122.50	121.31
2	—	638	120.00–125.00	122.51
7	—	368	166.00–167.00	166.85
3	—	338	152.50–174.00	159.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	400	166.00	166.00
1	—	240	188.00	188.00
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
2	—	390	165.00	165.00
3	—	300	178.00	178.00
3	—	471	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	801	120.60	120.60
82	—	648	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	129.00–135.00	133.65
1	—	410	147.50	147.50
7	—	666	105.00–119.00	111.83
1	—	935	94.00	94.00
8	—	758	106.00–107.00	106.75
2	—	827	84.00	84.00
13	—	473	133.00–146.00	139.59
2	—	867	95.00	95.00
20	—	578	122.00–125.00	123.20
3	—	718	104.50–111.00	107.51
33	—	625	110.00–124.50	119.71
5	—	331	140.00–157.00	151.93
1	—	385	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	515	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	911	49.00–66.00	58.26
2	—	970	40.00–50.00	45.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	49.00	49.00
4	—	1,030	47.50–53.00	51.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	54.00–55.00	54.47
6	—	1,204	55.00–65.00	58.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	102.50–104.50	103.24

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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