Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 957 hd.------------------No Sale July 01------------Wishing Everyone a Safe and Happy Holiday.------------------

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.91/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$129.91

301 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$11.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

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	557	130.30	725	291
Medium and Large 2-3	549	118.47	651	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.83/cwt here — about $75 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 sale301 hd

129.91

—

KY average27 barns · 6,235 hd

127.65

+2.26

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	1,797	109.94	1,976	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,256	67.13	843	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,061	57.34	608	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	770	48.81	376	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	907	74.00	671	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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%	—	815	60.72/cwt	58.00–63.50	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	498	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	134.05/cwt	128.00–140.00	777	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	144.19/cwt	132.00–152.00	757	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	150.35/cwt	148.00–155.00	717	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	788	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	157.35/cwt	154.00–160.00	664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	120.51/cwt	118.00–124.00	858	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	161.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	104.88/cwt	99.00–111.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	130.38/cwt	124.00–133.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	680	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	170	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	68.27/cwt	63.00–74.50	883	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	801	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	704	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	139.62/cwt	125.00–144.00	595	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.96/cwt	134.00–143.50	663	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.75/cwt	121.00–135.50	676	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	126.83/cwt	123.00–130.00	747	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.26/cwt	112.00–125.50	755	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	141.60/cwt	137.00–149.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	97.17/cwt	96.50–100.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	101.97/cwt	87.00–109.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	110.44/cwt	107.00–113.50	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	578	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,121	62.95/cwt	59.00–67.50	706	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	55.90/cwt	40.00–62.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	151.24/cwt	138.00–156.00	788	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.35/cwt	130.00–138.00	907	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	138.32/cwt	132.00–140.50	877	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	907	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	162.44/cwt	160.00–166.00	687	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	167.74/cwt	164.00–175.00	612	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	120.89/cwt	116.00–126.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	61.64/cwt	58.50–66.50	638	3
Bulls	—	—	1,797	109.94/cwt	100.00–113.50	1,976	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	972.07/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	10,479	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	843.64/cwt	725.00–950.00	9,980	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,392	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	10,195	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	—	731	94.25/cwt	94.25–94.25	689	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	860	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	143.38/cwt	136.00–147.00	826	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	153.63/cwt	142.00–160.00	734	35
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	907	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	671	2

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 781Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 49Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 7Year ago 20

Todays receipts : 957 hd.------------------No Sale July 01------------Wishing Everyone a Safe and Happy Holiday.------------------

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	58.00–63.50	60.72
1	—	680	25.00	25.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,293	63.00–74.50	68.27
9	—	1,121	59.00–67.50	62.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,069	40.00–62.00	55.90
3	—	1,035	58.50–66.50	61.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,797	100.00–113.50	109.94
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	907	74.00	74.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	121.00	121.00
1	—	405	123.00	123.00
6	—	578	115.00–120.00	118.29
1	—	625	111.00	111.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	628	127.50	127.50
21	—	533	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	426	125.00–144.00	139.62
34	—	470	134.00–143.50	140.96
32	—	525	121.00–135.50	128.75
30	—	589	123.00–130.00	126.83
17	—	623	112.00–125.50	121.26
6	—	381	137.00–149.00	141.60
5	—	884	96.50–100.00	97.17
5	—	783	87.00–109.00	101.97
5	—	718	107.00–113.50	110.44
2	—	658	114.50	114.50
1	—	1,005	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	155.00	155.00
2	—	600	127.00	127.00
1	—	320	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	580	128.00–140.00	134.05
18	—	525	132.00–152.00	144.19
18	—	477	148.00–155.00	150.35
13	—	625	124.00–130.00	126.05
9	—	422	154.00–160.00	157.35
8	—	712	118.00–124.00	120.51
7	—	367	155.00–165.00	161.96
6	—	779	99.00–111.00	104.88
5	—	663	124.00–133.00	130.38
3	—	325	165.00	165.00
2	—	930	106.00	106.00
1	—	885	112.00	112.00
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	521	138.00–156.00	151.24
22	—	675	130.00–138.00	134.35
17	—	634	132.00–140.50	138.32
16	—	718	125.00–129.00	126.33
13	—	423	160.00–166.00	162.44
8	—	365	164.00–175.00	167.74
2	—	818	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	768	116.00–126.00	120.89
1	—	910	105.00	105.00
36	—	576	136.00–147.00	143.38
35	—	478	142.00–160.00	153.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	407	169.00	169.00
1	—	385	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	597	144.00	144.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	731	94.25	94.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,078	875.00–1,000.00	972.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,183	725.00–950.00	843.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	985.00	985.00

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

Heifers · 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