Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers steady to 1.00--2.00--lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00--lower and bulls 2.00--3.00 lower. Todays receipts --824 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.94/cwt on 332 head.

Average price

$129.94

332 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$29.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.84

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	586	130.34	764	324
Medium and Large 2-3	599	115.70	693	7thin
Small and Medium 1-2	665	101.00	672	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.34/cwt here — about $92 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 sale332 hd

129.94

—

KY average26 barns · 5,051 hd

131.78

−1.84

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	1,594	95.38	1,521	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,282	56.87	729	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,035	46.93	486	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	850	30.50	259	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	High	1,048	78.62	824	3thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	147.32/cwt	140.00–149.00	784	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.20/cwt	138.00–155.00	823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	150.57/cwt	146.50–152.50	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	957	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	816	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,036	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,225	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	935	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.83/cwt	135.00–155.50	910	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	155.06/cwt	147.00–159.00	876	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.52/cwt	141.00–156.00	722	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	148.01/cwt	139.00–153.00	784	9
Bulls	—	—	1,696	100.91/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,711	10
Bulls	—	—	1,438	89.82/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,292	6
Bulls	—	—	1,515	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,114	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	720	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,220	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,917	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,017	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	1,046.18/cwt	1,000.00–1,085.00	9,677	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	52.72/cwt	50.00–57.00	600	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	987	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	157.29/cwt	151.00–160.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	133.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	138.56/cwt	137.50–145.00	927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	150.66/cwt	141.00–158.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	130.18/cwt	123.50–131.50	1,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	564	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	902	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	511	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	838	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	114.46/cwt	112.00–117.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	632	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	790	887.26/cwt	850.00–925.00	7,009	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,524	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,295	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	13,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	117.44/cwt	113.50–121.50	738	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	142.10/cwt	131.00–150.00	590	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.56/cwt	113.00–117.50	780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	111.76/cwt	101.00–114.00	867	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	141.78/cwt	134.00–151.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	138.73/cwt	135.00–152.50	326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	111.17/cwt	109.50–112.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	468	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,048	78.62/cwt	66.50–91.00	824	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	268	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	344	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	161	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	54.44/cwt	51.00–60.50	686	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	59.52/cwt	58.00–62.50	777	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	142.93/cwt	130.00–150.00	673	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.74/cwt	120.00–138.50	694	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	128.75/cwt	116.00–135.75	729	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	713	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	707	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	131.81/cwt	125.10–134.25	863	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	826.84/cwt	660.00–950.00	9,145	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,085	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,658	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	698	744.95/cwt	710.00–785.00	5,200	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	912	856.76/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	7,814	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	930	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,370	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	45.76/cwt	40.00–51.50	450	7

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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 713Last week 593Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 73Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 16Year ago 38

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers steady to 1.00--2.00--lower. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00--lower and bulls 2.00--3.00 lower. Todays receipts --824 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	154.00	154.00
13	—	532	140.00–149.00	147.32
10	—	575	138.00–155.00	143.20
3	—	625	131.50	131.50
3	—	488	146.50–152.50	150.57
1	—	885	90.00	90.00
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
1	—	435	144.50	144.50
1	—	360	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	112.00–117.00	114.46
2	—	527	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
1	—	480	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	628	113.50–121.50	117.44
17	—	415	131.00–150.00	142.10
13	—	675	113.00–117.50	115.56
9	—	776	101.00–114.00	111.76
8	—	379	134.00–151.00	141.78
7	—	802	106.50	106.50
4	—	235	135.00–152.50	138.73
3	—	725	109.50–112.00	111.17
2	—	310	151.00	151.00
1	—	915	101.50	101.50
1	—	1,085	81.00	81.00
2	—	280	140.00	140.00
25	—	471	130.00–150.00	142.93
30	—	523	120.00–138.50	132.74
30	—	566	116.00–135.75	128.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	557	128.00	128.00
20	—	544	130.00	130.00
112	—	655	125.10–134.25	131.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	701	136.50	136.50
36	—	567	144.00	144.00
16	—	1,036	118.25	118.25
14	—	607	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	628	135.00–155.50	144.83
24	—	565	147.00–159.00	155.06
11	—	483	141.00–156.00	149.52
9	—	530	139.00–153.00	148.01
8	—	382	151.00–160.00	157.29
7	—	730	125.00–135.00	133.59
7	—	669	137.50–145.00	138.56
7	—	414	141.00–158.00	150.66
6	—	819	123.50–131.50	130.18
3	—	921	124.00–125.00	124.67
3	—	325	161.00	161.00
1	—	950	84.00	84.00
1	—	765	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	160.00	160.00
3	—	511	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	129.00	129.00
1	—	535	126.00	126.00
1	—	485	136.00	136.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,035.00	1,035.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	850.00–925.00	887.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	1,000.00–1,085.00	1,046.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	912	725.00–1,025.00	856.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,106	660.00–950.00	826.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	698	710.00–785.00	744.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,696	98.00–104.00	100.91
6	—	1,438	85.00–95.00	89.82
1	—	1,515	73.50	73.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,138	50.00–57.00	52.72
3	—	987	40.00	40.00
7	—	983	40.00–51.50	45.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	30.00	30.00
1	—	860	40.00	40.00
1	—	715	22.50	22.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,261	51.00–60.50	54.44
11	—	1,305	58.00–62.50	59.52
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	66.50–91.00	78.62

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle