Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---steady to 2.00-3.00 lower and Feeder heifers---3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower. Todays receipts : 535 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.34/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$121.34

145 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$314

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

$33.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.44

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	200	132.50	265	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	413	122.39	506	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	121.66	687	126
Small 1-2	585	99.00	579	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.50/cwt here — about −$314 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 sale145 hd

121.34

—

KY average25 barns · 5,394 hd

125.78

−4.44

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	1,617	83.49	1,350	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	54.18	743	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	47.60	559	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	31.23	315	8thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	123.81/cwt	120.00–127.50	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	118.96/cwt	116.00–122.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.13/cwt	137.50–152.00	620	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.47/cwt	120.00–137.00	724	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.60/cwt	110.00–126.00	766	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	103.86/cwt	99.50–110.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	124.26/cwt	115.50–130.00	584	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.93/cwt	115.00–128.00	790	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	146.21/cwt	142.00–149.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	130.13/cwt	128.00–132.50	424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	124.21/cwt	120.00–126.00	642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	112.81/cwt	108.00–113.50	849	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	116.55/cwt	111.00–120.00	784	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	397	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	83.38/cwt	79.50–86.00	1,126	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	47.18/cwt	40.00–51.00	554	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	320	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	53.43/cwt	50.50–58.00	704	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	146.65/cwt	140.00–152.50	400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	64.82/cwt	60.50–70.00	987	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	30.29/cwt	28.00–33.50	333	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	50.64/cwt	50.00–51.00	600	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	48.98/cwt	44.00–53.00	392	2
Bulls	—	—	1,931	92.94/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,795	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	55.87/cwt	53.00–59.50	833	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	18.76/cwt	15.00–20.50	210	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	735	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	812	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	305	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	332	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,439	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,548	965.98/cwt	935.00–1,000.00	14,953	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,360	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,036	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,385	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,528	1,149.51/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	17,565	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	22,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	311	127.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	122.44/cwt	117.50–126.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,350	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	829.82/cwt	675.00–975.00	9,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,215.14/cwt	1,010.00–1,385.00	17,437	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	131.39/cwt	128.00–142.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	138.14/cwt	131.50–140.00	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	124.22/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	160.02/cwt	149.00–162.00	514	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	123.76/cwt	119.50–125.00	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	116.43/cwt	111.00–122.50	793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	113.39/cwt	102.00–114.50	812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	283	166.20/cwt	155.00–172.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	119.97/cwt	116.50–125.00	324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	132.80/cwt	125.00–136.25	961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	148.36/cwt	135.00–155.00	715	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	837	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,092	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	139.85/cwt	138.50–141.00	889	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	127.47/cwt	122.50–132.00	530	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	142.96/cwt	132.50–149.00	666	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	754.78/cwt	735.00–775.00	8,401	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	571	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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 800Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 57Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 17Year ago 99

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---steady to 2.00-3.00 lower and Feeder heifers---3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower. Todays receipts : 535 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	120.00–127.50	123.81
2	—	528	116.00–122.00	118.96
4	—	273	140.00–152.50	146.65
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	101.00	101.00
6	—	430	137.50–152.00	144.13
10	—	568	120.00–137.00	127.47
13	—	625	110.00–126.00	122.60
3	—	788	128.00	128.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	530	137.50	137.50
9	—	673	111.00–120.00	116.55
1	—	260	152.50	152.50
10	—	321	149.00–162.00	160.02
14	—	466	132.50–149.00	142.96
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	109.00	109.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	143.00	143.00
2	—	395	149.00	149.00
2	—	310	166.00	166.00
3	—	283	155.00–172.00	166.20
3	—	468	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	107.50	107.50
4	—	311	120.00–135.00	127.28
1	—	405	127.00	127.00
5	—	475	117.50–126.00	122.44
4	—	380	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	99.50–110.00	103.86
15	—	470	115.50–130.00	124.26
5	—	376	124.00–130.00	127.00
25	—	627	115.00–128.00	125.93
4	—	326	128.00–132.50	130.13
11	—	517	120.00–126.00	124.21
8	—	753	108.00–113.50	112.81
8	—	568	119.50–125.00	123.76
12	—	681	111.00–122.50	116.43
13	—	716	102.00–114.50	113.39
5	—	270	116.50–125.00	119.97
1	—	945	80.00	80.00
16	—	416	122.50–132.00	127.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	109.00	109.00
2	—	725	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	507	142.00–149.00	146.21
4	—	579	128.00–142.00	131.39
9	—	682	131.50–140.00	138.14
6	—	831	110.00–127.00	124.22
3	—	978	105.00	105.00
10	—	724	125.00–136.25	132.80
14	—	482	135.00–155.00	148.36
2	—	417	130.00	130.00
16	—	636	138.50–141.00	139.85
2	—	382	149.50	149.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	110.50	110.50
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	172.50	172.50
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
14	—	837	130.50	130.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	79.50–86.00	83.38
2	—	1,523	60.50–70.00	64.82
4	—	1,931	90.00–96.50	92.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,174	40.00–51.00	47.18
3	—	1,185	50.00–51.00	50.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	35.00	35.00
2	—	1,098	28.00–33.50	30.29
2	—	800	44.00–53.00	48.98
3	—	1,117	15.00–20.50	18.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,317	50.50–58.00	53.43
8	—	1,491	53.00–59.50	55.87

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,548	935.00–1,000.00	965.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	675.00–975.00	829.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	735.00–775.00	754.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,385	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,528	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,149.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,435	1,010.00–1,385.00	1,215.14

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle