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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---3.00--4.00 lower and Feeder heifers---2.00--4.00--lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Todays receipts 353 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.07/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.48 against this barn's trailing median of $204.55.

Average price

$136.07

100 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$29.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

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	506	140.29	710	85
Small 1-2	450	119.00	536	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	573	111.08	637	13thin

One grade step is worth $29.21/cwt here — about $73 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 sale100 hd

136.07

—

KY average19 barns · 1,297 hd

131.18

+4.89

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.55

−68.48

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	1,723	101.36	1,746	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,315	64.03	842	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	895	56.00	501	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	825	15.00	124	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2-3	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	152.04/cwt	137.00–157.00	584	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	127.11/cwt	123.00–131.00	789	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	137.40/cwt	129.00–143.00	734	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	161.25/cwt	157.50–162.50	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	807	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	124	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	64.03/cwt	59.50–69.50	842	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	501	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	101.36/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,746	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	925	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,013	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	468	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	479	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	565	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	106.70/cwt	102.50–116.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.39/cwt	118.00–129.50	721	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	140.47/cwt	134.00–143.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.11/cwt	130.00–142.00	576	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	126.02/cwt	122.00–129.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	133.06/cwt	125.50–142.00	617	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	134.11/cwt	124.00–141.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	117.35/cwt	116.00–118.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	714	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	117.03/cwt	112.00–122.00	536	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	909.29/cwt	800.00–1,035.00	10,411	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,390	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,781	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,828	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,498	1,119.13/cwt	1,075.00–1,160.00	16,765	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,725	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	21,735	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	149.14/cwt	142.00–153.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	142.48/cwt	140.00–147.50	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	147.06/cwt	137.50–149.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	125.37/cwt	122.50–131.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.67/cwt	139.00–150.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	539	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	141.20/cwt	131.00–150.00	657	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.91/cwt	134.00–154.00	827	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	143.53/cwt	134.00–148.00	599	8

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 923Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 55Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 54Year ago 6

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---3.00--4.00 lower and Feeder heifers---2.00--4.00--lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Todays receipts 353 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	106.00	106.00
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
1	—	540	129.00	129.00
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
2	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	722	101.00	101.00
2	—	458	112.00–122.00	117.03
1	—	990	67.00	67.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	384	137.00–157.00	152.04
15	—	621	123.00–131.00	127.11
13	—	534	129.00–143.00	137.40
4	—	315	157.50–162.50	161.25
2	—	662	123.00	123.00
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
1	—	840	102.00	102.00
1	—	795	101.50	101.50
13	—	465	131.00–150.00	141.20
10	—	571	134.00–154.00	144.91
8	—	417	134.00–148.00	143.53
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	131.00	131.00
5	—	402	153.00	153.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	157.00	157.00
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
6	—	539	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	142.00–153.00	149.14
7	—	490	140.00–147.50	142.48
6	—	515	137.50–149.00	147.06
3	—	606	122.50–131.00	125.37
2	—	800	120.50	120.50
2	—	775	110.00	110.00
2	—	573	139.00–150.00	144.67
2	—	320	165.00	165.00
1	—	355	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	100.00–105.00	102.43
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	565	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	102.50–116.00	106.70
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	575	118.00–129.50	125.39
13	—	392	134.00–143.00	140.47
12	—	423	130.00–142.00	136.11
8	—	707	115.00	115.00
7	—	530	122.00–129.00	126.02
7	—	464	125.50–142.00	133.06
5	—	336	124.00–141.00	134.11
3	—	627	116.00–118.00	117.35
2	—	827	115.00	115.00
2	—	690	103.50	103.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	15.00	15.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	59.50–69.50	64.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	100.00–102.50	101.36

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 (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,145	800.00–1,035.00	909.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	735.00	735.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,498	1,075.00–1,160.00	1,119.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,725	1,260.00	1,260.00

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

Bulls · 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