Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady to 1.00--2.00 lower and Feeder heifers----2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00--5.00 higher bulls 2.00 higher. -----Todays receipts ---412 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.84/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$124.84

185 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.30

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	626	125.49	786	177
Medium and Large 2-3	605	110.49	668	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $118 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 sale185 hd

124.84

—

KY average28 barns · 5,577 hd

129.15

−4.30

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	1,440	100.97	1,454	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	75.60	1,038	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,045	60.34	631	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	853	47.17	402	3thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,460	82.50	1,205	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	117.48/cwt	113.00–119.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	121.10/cwt	121.10–121.10	978	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	138.95/cwt	132.00–140.00	649	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	128.54/cwt	123.00–132.50	788	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	133.66/cwt	126.50–136.00	714	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	119.25/cwt	115.50–124.00	831	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.01/cwt	129.00–135.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	150.87/cwt	150.00–152.50	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	95.10/cwt	90.00–100.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,460	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	124.63/cwt	117.00–127.25	703	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	131.51/cwt	117.00–137.00	626	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	142.41/cwt	135.00–149.00	524	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	139.04/cwt	135.00–142.00	581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	116.62/cwt	115.00–119.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	124.28/cwt	119.50–126.50	652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	104.67/cwt	100.00–106.50	793	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	118.87/cwt	118.50–119.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	91.99/cwt	90.00–94.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	146.38/cwt	144.00–152.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	578	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	151.23/cwt	149.00–152.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	132.96/cwt	131.00–134.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	668	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	643	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	388	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	34.50/cwt	34.50–34.50	271	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	76.57/cwt	65.00–81.00	1,060	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,236	64.68/cwt	63.00–67.50	799	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	58.48/cwt	55.00–64.00	602	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	705	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	110.52/cwt	107.50–113.00	2,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,035	91.42/cwt	90.00–93.00	946	2
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	745	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,960	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	685	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,281	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	831.16/cwt	725.00–935.00	9,417	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,035	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,833	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	16,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 374Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 68Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 26Year ago 6

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---Steady to 1.00--2.00 lower and Feeder heifers----2.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00--5.00 higher bulls 2.00 higher. -----Todays receipts ---412 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	113.00–119.00	117.48
4	—	621	103.50	103.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	808	121.10	121.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	564	117.00–127.25	124.63
19	—	476	117.00–137.00	131.51
12	—	368	135.00–149.00	142.41
11	—	418	135.00–142.00	139.04
10	—	667	115.00–119.00	116.62
9	—	525	119.50–126.50	124.28
6	—	758	100.00–106.50	104.67
4	—	611	118.50–119.00	118.87
2	—	870	90.00–94.00	91.99
1	—	820	92.00	92.00
1	—	340	132.50	132.50
1	—	200	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	153.00	153.00
2	—	335	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	467	132.00–140.00	138.95
11	—	613	123.00–132.50	128.54
10	—	534	126.50–136.00	133.66
6	—	697	115.50–124.00	119.25
3	—	568	129.00–135.00	133.01
3	—	365	150.00–152.50	150.87
3	—	321	157.50	157.50
2	—	873	90.00–100.00	95.10
2	—	442	141.00	141.00
1	—	905	99.00	99.00
1	—	800	104.00	104.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	144.00–152.00	146.38
6	—	571	135.00	135.00
5	—	366	158.00	158.00
4	—	530	149.00–152.00	151.23
3	—	715	131.00–134.00	132.96
2	—	835	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,030	108.00	108.00
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
1	—	275	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	145.50	145.50
3	—	625	146.00	146.00
1	—	325	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	82.50	82.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	60.50	60.50
1	—	835	46.50	46.50
1	—	785	34.50	34.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,385	65.00–81.00	76.57
4	—	1,236	63.00–67.50	64.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,029	55.00–64.00	58.48
2	—	1,085	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	107.50–113.00	110.52
2	—	1,035	90.00–93.00	91.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	725.00–935.00	831.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	1,410.00	1,410.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle