Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.06/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$125.06

309 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.12

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	650	125.06	813	309

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale309 hd

125.06

—

KY average26 barns · 5,707 hd

124.94

+0.12

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	1,870	82.17	1,537	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	55.00	770	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	51.04	587	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	44.26	451	5thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	549	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	785	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	116.64/cwt	114.00–122.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	155.33/cwt	140.00–165.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	121.49/cwt	116.00–126.00	767	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	91.60/cwt	91.00–92.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	134.74/cwt	132.00–138.00	686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	127.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,041	115.73/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,205	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	151.15/cwt	145.00–160.00	579	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	131.71/cwt	129.00–137.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	128.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	129.14/cwt	127.25–130.85	931	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	245	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	119.89/cwt	115.00–123.00	748	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	40.97/cwt	39.00–43.00	396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	137.35/cwt	136.00–141.00	797	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	58.00/cwt	57.00–59.00	783	2
Bulls	—	—	2,160	87.47/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,889	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	49.19/cwt	47.00–51.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,106	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	145.79/cwt	142.00–154.00	625	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	5
Bulls	—	—	1,725	79.52/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,372	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	754	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	51.04/cwt	50.00–52.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.14/cwt	135.00–150.00	670	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.25/cwt	122.00–128.00	727	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	114.61/cwt	99.00–121.00	786	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	991	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	892	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	999	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	168.03/cwt	165.00–169.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	126.79/cwt	121.00–136.00	727	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,034	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	128.90/cwt	125.00–137.00	543	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	124.53/cwt	122.00–128.00	659	34

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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 578Year ago 924

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 45Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,100.00	1,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	495	150.00	150.00
19	—	549	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	172.00	172.00
5	—	407	140.00–165.00	155.33
3	—	605	129.00–137.00	131.71
8	—	726	126.00–130.00	128.98
5	—	660	130.00	130.00
4	—	361	165.00–169.00	168.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,041	115.00–116.00	115.73
5	—	651	137.00	137.00
3	—	506	151.00	151.00
18	—	580	136.00–141.00	137.35
13	—	910	121.50	121.50
9	—	814	125.00–128.00	126.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	108.00	108.00
2	—	900	71.00	71.00
6	—	727	114.00–122.00	116.64
12	—	509	132.00–138.00	134.74
7	—	383	145.00–160.00	151.15
10	—	624	115.00–123.00	119.89
15	—	429	142.00–154.00	145.79
21	—	468	135.00–150.00	143.14
14	—	686	99.00–121.00	114.61
22	—	573	121.00–136.00	126.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	398	129.00	129.00
12	—	631	116.00–126.00	121.49
3	—	665	118.00	118.00
5	—	815	91.00–92.00	91.60
20	—	469	125.00–130.00	127.67
15	—	576	122.00–128.00	126.25
2	—	700	110.00	110.00
3	—	245	125.00	125.00
20	—	421	125.00–137.00	128.90
34	—	529	122.00–128.00	124.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	721	127.25–130.85	129.14
1	—	245	151.00	151.00
6	—	568	132.00	132.00
12	—	991	90.00	90.00
16	—	876	114.00	114.00
11	—	508	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	39.00–43.00	40.97
2	—	1,095	47.00–51.00	49.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	57.00–59.00	58.00
2	—	1,450	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	50.00–52.00	51.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,160	86.00–89.00	87.47
4	—	1,725	79.00–81.00	79.52

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle