Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : --Feeder steers--2.00--4.00--higher---Feeder heifers--steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows --Steady to 1.00 lower and bulls --3.00--lower. Todays receipts---1032 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.75/cwt on 355 head.

Average price

$147.75

355 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$16.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.29

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	609	148.08	901	348
Medium and Large 2-3	531	131.45	697	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.62/cwt here — about $204 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 sale355 hd

147.75

—

KY average27 barns · 5,424 hd

140.46

+7.29

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	—	Average	1,543	94.27	1,454	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	60.94	785	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	52.59	594	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	894	33.42	299	4thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,103	70.00	772	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2	—	481	135.65/cwt	127.00–140.50	652	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.61/cwt	110.00–122.50	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.07/cwt	117.50–131.50	726	36
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	120.09/cwt	107.50–128.10	868	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	131.20/cwt	129.00–132.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	147.36/cwt	142.00–154.00	707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	860	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	127.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	955	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	719	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	136.07/cwt	134.00–140.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	179.82/cwt	177.00–182.50	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	134.63/cwt	133.00–136.00	955	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	148.82/cwt	140.00–151.50	859	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	148.37/cwt	145.60–149.75	933	71
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	838.83/cwt	700.00–975.00	8,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	143.19/cwt	137.00–148.00	550	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	421	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,090	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	763	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,115	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	129.80/cwt	129.80–129.80	967	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	133.54/cwt	120.00–139.00	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	980	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,673	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	940.60/cwt	775.00–1,075.00	10,855	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,410	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,338	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	863	919.78/cwt	475.00–1,300.00	7,938	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,513	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	665	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,491	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	787.81/cwt	775.00–800.00	9,651	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	49.24/cwt	40.00–55.50	571	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,217	58.20/cwt	55.00–61.00	708	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	62.84/cwt	59.00–67.00	840	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	39.50/cwt	39.50–39.50	423	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	30.58/cwt	30.00–31.00	261	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	59.29/cwt	56.50–63.00	634	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,014.84/cwt	985.00–1,050.00	12,716	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	928	713.01/cwt	675.00–750.00	6,617	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,530	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	955	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	20,093	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	21,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,113	1
Bulls	—	—	1,112	87.05/cwt	80.00–92.00	968	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	97.88/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	119.25/cwt	117.00–120.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	149.85/cwt	144.00–151.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	156.18/cwt	155.00–157.50	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	137.83/cwt	127.00–146.00	794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	120.47/cwt	114.00–127.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.97/cwt	126.00–140.00	831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	832	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	718	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	161.00/cwt	147.50–165.00	612	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.99/cwt	155.00–172.50	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	263	179.76/cwt	175.00–185.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	144.62/cwt	143.00–145.00	769	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	157.89/cwt	157.00–159.50	840	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	155.13/cwt	151.00–157.00	636	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,097	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	145.01/cwt	141.00–156.00	757	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	119.55/cwt	113.00–124.00	747	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	157.41/cwt	155.00–158.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	126.17/cwt	122.00–129.00	651	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	775.75/cwt	550.00–1,075.00	8,650	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 923Last week 486Year ago 1,001

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 34Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 8Year ago 5

Compared to last week : --Feeder steers--2.00--4.00--higher---Feeder heifers--steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows --Steady to 1.00 lower and bulls --3.00--lower. Todays receipts---1032 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	481	127.00–140.50	135.65
10	—	660	110.00–122.50	119.61
36	—	571	117.50–131.50	127.07
1	—	795	117.00	117.00
28	—	723	107.50–128.10	120.09
11	—	384	137.00–148.00	143.19
11	—	416	120.00–139.00	133.54
13	—	625	113.00–124.00	119.55
14	—	516	122.00–129.00	126.17
1	—	315	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	129.00–132.00	131.20
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
1	—	370	113.00	113.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	156.00	156.00
1	—	358	154.00	154.00
5	—	321	155.00–158.00	157.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	745	129.80	129.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	126.00	126.00
9	—	480	142.00–154.00	147.36
1	—	300	176.00	176.00
8	—	641	149.00	149.00
4	—	658	135.00	135.00
20	—	709	133.00–136.00	134.63
3	—	393	147.00	147.00
18	—	577	140.00–151.50	148.82
11	—	410	151.00–157.00	155.13
1	—	835	124.00	124.00
15	—	522	141.00–156.00	145.01
2	—	897	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	566	152.00	152.00
25	—	455	158.00	158.00
71	—	629	145.60–149.75	148.37
60	—	532	157.00–159.50	157.89
61	—	814	134.75	134.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	124.00–130.00	127.99
3	—	465	134.00–140.00	136.07
1	—	540	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	177.00–182.50	179.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	727	117.00–120.00	119.25
7	—	418	144.00–151.00	149.85
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
7	—	576	127.00–146.00	137.83
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
7	—	620	126.00–140.00	133.97
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
10	—	380	147.50–165.00	161.00
3	—	328	155.00–172.50	166.99
10	—	532	143.00–145.00	144.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	185.00	185.00
6	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	200	175.00	175.00
1	—	800	104.00	104.00
2	—	263	175.00–185.00	179.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
2	—	318	155.00–157.50	156.18
2	—	593	114.00–127.00	120.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	115.00–121.00	117.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	700.00–975.00	838.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,154	775.00–1,075.00	940.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	775.00–800.00	787.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	550.00–1,075.00	775.75
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	863	475.00–1,300.00	919.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,253	985.00–1,050.00	1,014.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	675.00–750.00	713.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,115	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	40.00–55.50	49.24
3	—	1,070	56.50–63.00	59.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,217	55.00–61.00	58.20
13	—	1,337	59.00–67.00	62.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	33.00	33.00
1	—	1,070	39.50	39.50
2	—	853	30.00–31.00	30.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	80.00–92.00	87.05
6	—	1,758	95.00–100.00	97.88

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle