Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---Steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers --2.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bull 2.00 higher. Todays receipts : 528 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.64/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$132.64

168 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$20.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

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	486	133.80	650	155
Medium and Large 2-3	465	123.72	575	7thin
Small 1-2	588	112.93	664	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.88/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale168 hd

132.64

—

KY average27 barns · 4,581 hd

131.23

+1.41

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	1,646	105.59	1,738	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,240	65.38	811	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,100	57.20	629	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	913	38.25	349	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.14/cwt	120.00–139.00	682	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	136.36/cwt	128.00–141.00	640	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.18/cwt	132.00–144.00	603	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.20/cwt	116.00–132.00	727	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	141.85/cwt	138.00–149.00	528	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	147.02/cwt	143.00–154.00	401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	118.21/cwt	113.00–120.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	143.63/cwt	141.00–147.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	118.32/cwt	117.00–121.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	126.55/cwt	118.00–137.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	127.44/cwt	126.00–132.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	149.08/cwt	145.00–156.00	647	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	155.08/cwt	153.00–157.00	797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	147.22/cwt	138.00–153.00	711	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	138.26/cwt	130.00–148.00	787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	131.41/cwt	120.00–136.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	156.90/cwt	145.00–164.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	158	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	533	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,251	66.01/cwt	62.00–70.00	826	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	711	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	58.89/cwt	54.00–63.50	646	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	52.98/cwt	49.50–56.50	587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,646	105.59/cwt	100.00–113.50	1,738	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,020	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,630	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,065	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,035	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,504	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,272	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,874	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	19,826	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	693	90.08/cwt	76.00–97.00	624	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	632	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	683	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	920	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	146.02/cwt	140.00–152.00	859	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	155.84/cwt	142.00–158.00	795	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	144.88/cwt	141.00–148.00	906	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	151.27/cwt	147.50–157.00	709	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	153.22/cwt	145.00–155.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	137.47/cwt	134.00–141.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	357	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	616	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	673	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	707	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	418	128.60/cwt	126.00–131.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	122.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	579	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 Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 486Last week 512Year ago 947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 57Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 6

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---Steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers --2.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bull 2.00 higher. Todays receipts : 528 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
3	—	575	120.00–124.00	122.67
2	—	467	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	520	120.00–139.00	131.14
32	—	469	128.00–141.00	136.36
27	—	430	132.00–144.00	140.18
24	—	576	116.00–132.00	126.20
14	—	372	138.00–149.00	141.85
5	—	273	143.00–154.00	147.02
4	—	675	113.00–120.00	118.21
4	—	328	141.00–147.00	143.63
3	—	773	115.00	115.00
3	—	605	117.00–121.00	118.32
1	—	730	102.00	102.00
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	100.00–110.00	105.09
2	—	418	126.00–131.00	128.60
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	118.00–137.00	126.55
4	—	491	126.00–132.00	127.44
3	—	521	138.00	138.00
2	—	435	126.00	126.00
1	—	355	142.50	142.50
1	—	310	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	434	145.00–156.00	149.08
8	—	514	153.00–157.00	155.08
8	—	483	138.00–153.00	147.22
7	—	569	130.00–148.00	138.26
5	—	659	134.00	134.00
5	—	622	120.00–136.00	131.41
5	—	365	145.00–164.00	156.90
3	—	320	161.00	161.00
2	—	727	122.00	122.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	177.50	177.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	76.00–97.00	90.08
2	—	632	108.00	108.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	638	144.25	144.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	588	140.00–152.00	146.02
24	—	510	142.00–158.00	155.84
15	—	625	141.00–148.00	144.88
12	—	469	147.50–157.00	151.27
7	—	425	145.00–155.00	153.22
5	—	773	130.00–135.00	132.55
2	—	932	120.00	120.00
2	—	720	136.00	136.00
2	—	665	134.00–141.00	137.47
1	—	1,035	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	17.00	17.00
1	—	895	59.50	59.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,251	62.00–70.00	66.01
2	—	1,165	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,097	54.00–63.50	58.89
2	—	1,108	49.50–56.50	52.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,646	100.00–113.50	105.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,555	1,275.00	1,275.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle