Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---Under 400 lbs-- 6.00--8.00 higher-- Over 400 lbs 3.00--4.00 higher ---Feeder heifers --3.00--5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and bulls firm. Todays receipts 468 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.79/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$125.79

151 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$15.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

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	548	127.06	696	139
Medium and Large 2-3	630	111.08	700	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.98/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale151 hd

125.79

—

KY average27 barns · 4,361 hd

126.52

−0.72

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	1,653	102.53	1,695	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,265	63.84	808	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	53.23	591	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	45.25	398	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	114.68/cwt	112.00–116.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	696	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	619	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	135.51/cwt	125.00–138.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.39/cwt	126.00–139.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	160.44/cwt	147.00–168.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.56/cwt	121.00–142.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	146.07/cwt	142.50–150.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	181.07/cwt	177.00–185.00	525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	157.54/cwt	156.00–164.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	538	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	110.61/cwt	90.00–114.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	96.86/cwt	90.00–104.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	860	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	131.49/cwt	127.50–138.00	629	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	123.60/cwt	118.00–129.50	714	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.16/cwt	120.00–131.50	666	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	118.88/cwt	108.00–121.50	731	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	131.70/cwt	129.00–136.00	569	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	148.33/cwt	137.00–154.00	500	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	140.73/cwt	136.00–145.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	115.70/cwt	109.00–119.00	760	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,182.86/cwt	1,155.00–1,210.00	15,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	141.53/cwt	128.00–149.50	892	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	140.75/cwt	130.00–145.00	930	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	148.66/cwt	145.00–155.00	844	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	145.10/cwt	136.00–154.00	699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	134.40/cwt	134.00–134.50	968	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	148.10/cwt	137.00–153.00	783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	150.48/cwt	140.00–155.00	664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	123.88/cwt	122.00–124.50	1,017	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	155.34/cwt	155.00–156.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,070	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	45.25/cwt	45.00–45.50	398	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	66.12/cwt	59.50–71.00	878	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,162	60.11/cwt	57.50–62.50	698	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	52.62/cwt	49.00–55.00	573	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	60.88/cwt	58.50–63.50	697	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	474	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	104.41/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,846	4
Bulls	—	—	1,195	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,135	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,756	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,062	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,034.03/cwt	985.00–1,085.00	12,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	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 Jul 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 860Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 34Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 20Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	112.00–116.00	114.68
3	—	696	121.00	121.00
3	—	621	122.50	122.50
1	—	360	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	156.00–164.00	157.54
4	—	538	159.00	159.00
3	—	345	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	630	128.00–149.50	141.53
18	—	661	130.00–145.00	140.75
12	—	568	145.00–155.00	148.66
11	—	482	136.00–154.00	145.10
10	—	720	134.00–134.50	134.40
10	—	529	137.00–153.00	148.10
10	—	441	140.00–155.00	150.48
8	—	821	122.00–124.50	123.88
6	—	377	155.00–156.00	155.34
1	—	930	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	90.00–114.00	110.61
2	—	770	90.00–104.00	96.86
2	—	532	127.50	127.50
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	732	117.50	117.50
27	—	478	127.50–138.00	131.49
18	—	578	118.00–129.50	123.60
18	—	524	120.00–131.50	127.16
15	—	615	108.00–121.50	118.88
13	—	432	129.00–136.00	131.70
7	—	337	137.00–154.00	148.33
5	—	377	136.00–145.00	140.73
3	—	657	109.00–119.00	115.70
2	—	292	137.00	137.00
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	112.00	112.00
1	—	450	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	125.00–138.00	135.51
5	—	528	126.00–139.00	132.39
3	—	315	147.00–168.00	160.44
2	—	423	121.00–142.00	131.56
2	—	368	142.50–150.00	146.07
1	—	685	123.00	123.00
1	—	625	129.00	129.00
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	177.00–185.00	181.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	1,155.00–1,210.00	1,182.86
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	880.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	985.00–1,085.00	1,034.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	45.00–45.50	45.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,328	59.50–71.00	66.12
11	—	1,162	57.50–62.50	60.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	49.00–55.00	52.62
2	—	1,145	58.50–63.50	60.88
1	—	1,155	41.00	41.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,768	100.00–106.00	104.41
1	—	1,195	95.00	95.00

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle