Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : Steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers : 2.00--3.00--higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and bulls 1.00 lower. ---Todays receipts---914 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.48/cwt on 375 head.

Average price

$138.48

375 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$18.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.30

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	662	138.98	921	365
Medium and Large 2-3	512	120.30	616	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.68/cwt here — about $304 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 sale375 hd

138.48

—

KY average28 barns · 6,843 hd

133.19

+5.30

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	1,612	95.87	1,545	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,239	61.97	768	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,023	56.34	577	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	51.23	500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,204	59.35/cwt	55.50–63.00	715	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	61.07/cwt	56.00–66.00	655	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	957	50.04/cwt	48.50–51.00	479	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	108.58/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,944	2
Bulls	—	—	1,433	83.15/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,192	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	804	600.95/cwt	410.00–760.00	4,832	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,263	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,239	1
Bred Heifers	Small 2-3	—	645	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,096	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	845	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,239	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,677	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	945.84/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	10,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	145.03/cwt	134.00–153.00	821	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	142.80/cwt	130.00–149.00	748	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.19/cwt	135.00–150.00	697	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	134.55/cwt	124.00–138.00	922	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	128.76/cwt	117.00–132.00	997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.92/cwt	125.00–140.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	133.37/cwt	128.00–134.50	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	152.06/cwt	148.50–154.75	879	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	893	19
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	114.03/cwt	107.50–121.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.50/cwt	121.00–134.00	676	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	132.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	575	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	133.97/cwt	124.00–140.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.86/cwt	116.00–126.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.96/cwt	115.00–128.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	117.35/cwt	97.50–121.50	730	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	131.50/cwt	122.00–137.00	625	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	656	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	141.89/cwt	135.00–146.00	609	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	115.60/cwt	114.50–116.50	833	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	111.04/cwt	104.50–115.00	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	106.00/cwt	105.50–106.50	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	118.40/cwt	100.00–128.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	113.93/cwt	103.00–125.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	134.55/cwt	133.50–137.00	986	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	126.35/cwt	126.35–126.35	1,079	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	598	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	519	148.38/cwt	147.00–150.00	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	622	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	151.54/cwt	150.00–153.00	647	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	367	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	127.36/cwt	124.00–129.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	106.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	116.72/cwt	112.50–121.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	655	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	122.87/cwt	116.00–126.50	697	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	650	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	4,453	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	43.84/cwt	42.00–46.00	412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	64.30/cwt	60.50–66.50	817	9

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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 860Last week 671Year ago 796

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 46Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 19Year ago 11

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : Steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers : 2.00--3.00--higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and bulls 1.00 lower. ---Todays receipts---914 hd.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,204	55.50–63.00	59.35
9	—	1,271	60.50–66.50	64.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	56.00–66.00	61.07
3	—	957	48.50–51.00	50.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	42.00–46.00	43.84
1	—	1,050	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	108.00–109.00	108.58
2	—	1,433	80.00–86.50	83.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	804	410.00–760.00	600.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	785.00	785.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	635.00	635.00
Bred Heifers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,105	875.00–1,075.00	945.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	685.00	685.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	566	134.00–153.00	145.03
27	—	524	130.00–149.00	142.80
19	—	480	135.00–150.00	145.19
16	—	685	124.00–138.00	134.55
11	—	774	117.00–132.00	128.76
8	—	625	125.00–140.00	133.92
6	—	708	128.00–134.50	133.37
3	—	435	148.00	148.00
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	578	148.50–154.75	152.06
19	—	631	141.50	141.50
90	—	733	133.50–137.00	134.55
56	—	854	126.35	126.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	120.00–125.00	123.30
3	—	478	100.00–128.00	118.40
2	—	642	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	103.00–125.00	113.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	598	150.50	150.50
9	—	519	147.00–150.00	148.38
5	—	622	147.00	147.00
4	—	427	150.00–153.00	151.54
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	132.00	132.00
2	—	470	107.50–121.00	114.03
2	—	447	118.50	118.50
1	—	315	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	526	121.00–134.00	128.50
10	—	434	130.00–136.00	132.60
6	—	470	124.00–140.00	133.97
5	—	625	116.00–126.00	121.86
3	—	578	115.00–128.00	121.96
2	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
1	—	330	143.00	143.00
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	622	97.50–121.50	117.35
30	—	475	122.00–137.00	131.50
20	—	522	120.00–128.00	125.59
17	—	429	135.00–146.00	141.89
15	—	721	114.50–116.50	115.60
8	—	672	104.50–115.00	111.04
2	—	803	105.50–106.50	106.00
1	—	385	137.00	137.00
54	—	567	116.00–126.50	122.87
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	124.00–129.00	127.36
5	—	581	105.00–110.00	106.96
2	—	343	112.50–121.00	116.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	518	126.50	126.50
15	—	660	118.00	118.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle