Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers--2.00--3.00 --higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls--1.00 higher. Todays receipts : 764 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.90/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$143.90

270 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$15.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

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	663	144.63	959	257
Medium and Large 2-3	539	129.37	697	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $262 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 sale270 hd

143.90

—

KY average27 barns · 5,677 hd

140.80

+3.10

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	1,685	93.96	1,583	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,192	61.10	728	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	57.24	603	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	56.26	644	13

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	123.10/cwt	123.10–123.10	991	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	130.68/cwt	126.00–137.00	617	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	135.15/cwt	132.00–148.00	526	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	121.75/cwt	109.50–124.00	806	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	129.89/cwt	119.00–131.50	682	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	130.71/cwt	119.00–134.50	736	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	119.37/cwt	102.00–123.00	731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	130.57/cwt	125.00–137.50	358	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	107.67/cwt	103.00–110.00	764	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	57.24/cwt	56.00–58.50	603	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,186	62.92/cwt	59.50–76.00	746	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	57.72/cwt	56.00–59.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	132.09/cwt	127.00–137.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	131.45/cwt	130.00–133.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	125.12/cwt	110.00–128.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	401	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	126.52/cwt	123.00–129.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	128.26/cwt	125.00–135.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	132.55/cwt	122.00–135.00	677	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.04/cwt	117.00–124.00	805	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.15/cwt	130.00–151.00	692	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	156.44/cwt	154.00–160.00	499	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	142.89/cwt	135.00–149.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	150.29/cwt	147.00–152.50	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	152.24/cwt	142.50–162.50	438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	268	178.69/cwt	167.50–185.00	479	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	684	69.05/cwt	66.00–78.00	472	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	58.81/cwt	57.50–60.50	702	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	55.66/cwt	54.00–57.00	617	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	474	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	104.05/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,967	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	97.11/cwt	93.50–101.00	1,704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,135	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	766	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,656	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,374	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,215	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,400	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	11,690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	15,851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	124.90/cwt	115.00–135.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,073	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	147.12/cwt	140.00–159.00	783	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	142.92/cwt	135.00–153.00	835	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	141.67/cwt	129.50–147.50	944	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	139.61/cwt	122.00–142.00	887	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	131.18/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,013	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	147.82/cwt	147.50–149.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	159.24/cwt	145.00–162.50	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.66/cwt	135.00–150.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	156.51/cwt	149.00–159.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	136.83/cwt	122.00–144.00	1,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	519	162.65/cwt	160.00–165.00	844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	685	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	589	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	123.80/cwt	122.50–125.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	128.68/cwt	127.50–130.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 324Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 7Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 22Year ago 29

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers--2.00--3.00 --higher. Slaughter cows steady and bulls--1.00 higher. Todays receipts : 764 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	—	435	124.00	124.00
2	—	550	121.00	121.00
2	—	380	122.50–125.00	123.80
2	—	328	127.50–130.00	128.68
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	805	123.10	123.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	472	126.00–137.00	130.68
24	—	389	132.00–148.00	135.15
16	—	662	109.50–124.00	121.75
16	—	525	119.00–131.50	129.89
13	—	563	119.00–134.50	130.71
11	—	612	102.00–123.00	119.37
8	—	274	125.00–137.50	130.57
6	—	710	103.00–110.00	107.67
6	—	415	127.00–137.00	132.09
2	—	897	75.00	75.00
2	—	320	130.00–133.00	131.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	86.00	86.00
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
1	—	490	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	110.00–128.00	125.12
5	—	401	121.50	121.50
4	—	573	123.00–129.00	126.52
3	—	536	125.00–135.00	128.26
1	—	690	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	511	122.00–135.00	132.55
13	—	660	117.00–124.00	122.04
12	—	480	130.00–151.00	144.15
8	—	319	154.00–160.00	156.44
7	—	417	135.00–149.00	142.89
5	—	396	147.00–152.50	150.29
4	—	631	119.00	119.00
4	—	288	142.50–162.50	152.24
2	—	730	114.00	114.00
2	—	587	154.00	154.00
1	—	995	75.00	75.00
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	167.50–185.00	178.69
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	66.00–78.00	69.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	570	131.00	131.00
2	—	520	115.00–135.00	124.90
2	—	300	137.50	137.50
1	—	730	119.00	119.00
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	745	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	532	140.00–159.00	147.12
22	—	584	135.00–153.00	142.92
17	—	666	129.50–147.50	141.67
14	—	635	122.00–142.00	139.61
10	—	772	130.00–132.00	131.18
5	—	409	147.50–149.00	147.82
5	—	328	145.00–162.50	159.24
4	—	481	135.00–150.00	138.66
4	—	382	149.00–159.00	156.51
3	—	828	122.00–144.00	136.83
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	519	160.00–165.00	162.65
1	—	295	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	56.00–58.50	57.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,186	59.50–76.00	62.92
7	—	1,203	56.00–59.00	57.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,194	57.50–60.50	58.81
6	—	1,109	54.00–57.00	55.66
1	—	1,065	44.50	44.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	103.00–105.00	104.05
2	—	1,755	93.50–101.00	97.11
1	—	1,135	67.50	67.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	835.00	835.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	1,310.00	1,310.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle