Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 716 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.12/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$133.12

306 head · 722 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$343

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

$17.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

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	410	151.00	619	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	723	133.06	962	305

One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about −$343 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 sale306 hd

133.12

—

KY average28 barns · 5,130 hd

134.18

−1.06

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	1,625	99.87	1,622	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,259	66.65	839	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	935	59.05	552	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	944	56.85	537	7thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	521	152.18/cwt	148.00–158.00	793	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	820	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	161.41/cwt	155.00–163.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	274	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	280	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	736	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.22/cwt	124.00–140.00	686	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	143.69/cwt	131.00–149.00	685	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	124.36/cwt	119.00–139.00	756	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	57.32/cwt	43.50–63.00	547	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	67.79/cwt	62.00–74.50	836	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	60.92/cwt	59.50–62.00	846	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	57.76/cwt	56.50–59.00	531	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	60.33/cwt	53.00–67.00	573	2
Bulls	—	—	1,682	104.49/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,758	6
Bulls	—	—	1,515	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,424	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,084	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,425	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	985	684.11/cwt	635.00–725.00	6,738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,449	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,200	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,558	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,261	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	779.78/cwt	760.00–800.00	8,141	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,305	849.90/cwt	825.00–875.00	11,091	2
Bred Cows	Large 1	—	1,310	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,065	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,005	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	963	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	152.55/cwt	148.00–156.00	815	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	157.52/cwt	153.50–164.50	745	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	140.46/cwt	135.50–151.00	898	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	166.70/cwt	162.50–174.00	690	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	149.68/cwt	143.00–153.00	846	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	978	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	180.14/cwt	179.00–182.50	654	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,708	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,402	875.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	12,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	149.04/cwt	140.00–154.00	559	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	123.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	722	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	148.00/cwt	147.00–149.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	116.28/cwt	113.50–119.00	781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	744	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	135.36/cwt	125.00–140.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	148.57/cwt	139.00–153.50	902	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	155.15/cwt	150.00–159.00	751	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	126.68/cwt	111.00–130.00	846	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	165.09/cwt	157.50–169.00	608	14

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 Jun 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 316Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 4Year ago 0

Todays receipts : 716 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	148.00–158.00	152.18
8	—	560	146.50	146.50
5	—	437	155.00–163.00	161.41
1	—	960	80.00	80.00
1	—	705	119.00	119.00
1	—	330	147.50	147.50
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
15	—	607	139.00–153.50	148.57
15	—	484	150.00–159.00	155.15
14	—	668	111.00–130.00	126.68
14	—	368	157.50–169.00	165.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	274	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	744	117.00	117.00
3	—	431	125.00–140.00	135.36
2	—	472	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	185.00	185.00
3	—	363	179.00–182.50	180.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	875	121.75	121.75
62	—	843	119.25	119.25
61	—	741	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	534	148.00–156.00	152.55
20	—	473	153.50–164.50	157.52
18	—	639	135.50–151.00	140.46
13	—	414	162.50–174.00	166.70
12	—	565	143.00–153.00	149.68
11	—	862	113.50	113.50
5	—	834	114.50	114.50
5	—	666	139.00	139.00
2	—	722	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	113.50	113.50
2	—	287	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	566	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	523	124.00–140.00	131.22
24	—	477	131.00–149.00	143.69
22	—	608	119.00–139.00	124.36
15	—	375	140.00–154.00	149.04
14	—	587	115.00–125.00	123.00
10	—	413	147.00–149.00	148.00
8	—	672	113.50–119.00	116.28
2	—	750	108.50	108.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	955	43.50–63.00	57.32
1	—	880	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,233	62.00–74.50	67.79
2	—	1,388	59.50–62.00	60.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	56.50–59.00	57.76
2	—	950	53.00–67.00	60.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,682	96.00–109.00	104.49
1	—	1,515	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,390	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	985	635.00–725.00	684.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,216	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	735.00	735.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,044	760.00–800.00	779.78
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	825.00–875.00	849.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,402	850.00–900.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,032	650.00	650.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle