Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 837 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.37/cwt on 363 head.

Average price

$135.37

363 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$13.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.95

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	674	135.85	916	350
Medium and Large 2-3	654	122.54	802	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.31/cwt here — about $114 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 sale363 hd

135.37

—

KY average28 barns · 6,481 hd

133.42

+1.95

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	1,623	99.96	1,622	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,199	66.97	803	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,027	61.81	635	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	801	58.27	466	8thin
Heifers	Choice	High	905	85.00	769	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	60.17/cwt	55.00–63.00	489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	110.57/cwt	108.00–114.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	594	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	7,832	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	885	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	64.63/cwt	64.00–65.50	658	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	59.46/cwt	56.50–62.00	615	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,136	63.24/cwt	59.50–66.00	718	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,211	67.72/cwt	61.00–72.00	820	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	116.60/cwt	116.00–117.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	123.22/cwt	122.00–124.00	969	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	880	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	158.30/cwt	153.00–164.00	679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	130.17/cwt	127.50–131.50	1,006	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	151.62/cwt	144.00–164.00	704	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.61/cwt	135.50–148.00	806	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	136.81/cwt	129.00–148.00	936	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	159.63/cwt	159.00–161.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	935	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	115.45/cwt	112.00–117.00	946	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	124.57/cwt	118.00–128.00	904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	113.10/cwt	113.10–113.10	999	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	151.45/cwt	139.00–157.00	791	25
Bulls	—	—	1,781	104.61/cwt	98.50–110.00	1,863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	146.34/cwt	145.00–148.00	692	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	129.98/cwt	128.00–139.00	736	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	83.61/cwt	80.00–91.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	632	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	158.48/cwt	147.00–165.00	585	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,134	1
Bulls	—	—	1,148	85.99/cwt	85.50–86.50	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	128.08/cwt	118.00–134.00	812	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	133.15/cwt	129.00–142.00	573	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	157.88/cwt	156.00–159.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.86/cwt	123.00–129.00	670	18
Heifers	Choice	—	905	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	130.42/cwt	125.00–135.50	739	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.28/cwt	113.00–118.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	134.71/cwt	126.00–144.00	641	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	137.94/cwt	132.00–150.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	857	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	731	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 Jun 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 781Last week 660Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 26Year ago 0

Todays receipts : 837 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	812	55.00–63.00	60.17
1	—	720	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	64.00–65.50	64.63
6	—	1,034	56.50–62.00	59.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	59.50–66.00	63.24
20	—	1,211	61.00–72.00	67.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,781	98.50–110.00	104.61
2	—	1,148	85.50–86.50	85.99
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	706	108.00–114.00	110.57
15	—	430	129.00–142.00	133.15
18	—	524	123.00–129.00	127.86
1	—	255	145.00	145.00
19	—	567	125.00–135.50	130.42
3	—	675	113.00–118.00	116.28
1	—	885	104.00	104.00
32	—	476	126.00–144.00	134.71
4	—	762	113.00	113.00
3	—	358	132.00–150.00	137.94
6	—	612	119.00–120.00	119.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	376	158.00	158.00
5	—	332	156.00–159.00	157.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	755	113.50	113.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	853	116.00	116.00
13	—	786	122.00–124.00	123.22
15	—	429	153.00–164.00	158.30
1	—	315	162.50	162.50
15	—	464	144.00–164.00	151.62
2	—	212	159.50	159.50
30	—	569	135.50–148.00	141.61
15	—	684	129.00–148.00	136.81
6	—	381	159.00–161.00	159.63
16	—	819	112.00–117.00	115.45
7	—	726	118.00–128.00	124.57
25	—	522	139.00–157.00	151.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	152.00	152.00
7	—	510	162.00	162.00
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	738	116.00–117.00	116.60
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
2	—	397	155.00	155.00
5	—	679	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	700	129.00	129.00
30	—	613	143.50	143.50
100	—	773	127.50–131.50	130.17
18	—	689	135.75	135.75
18	—	883	113.10	113.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	145.00–148.00	146.34
3	—	766	129.00	129.00
13	—	566	128.00–139.00	129.98
3	—	873	80.00–91.00	83.61
15	—	369	147.00–165.00	158.48
4	—	430	153.00	153.00
5	—	650	129.00	129.00
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
5	—	722	115.00	115.00
1	—	995	114.00	114.00
10	—	634	118.00–134.00	128.08
2	—	512	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	144.00	144.00
4	—	285	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	810.00	810.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle