Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.73/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −83.82 against this barn's trailing median of $204.55.

Average price

$120.73

142 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.25

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	601	120.73	726	142

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 sale142 hd

120.73

—

KY average26 barns · 2,751 hd

120.98

−0.25

This barn, trailing median2 sales

204.55

−83.82

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	1,635	81.47	1,332	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	55.90	764	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	53.41	650	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	44.33	479	5thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1-2	—	438	137.90/cwt	131.00–142.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	109.45/cwt	99.00–111.00	674	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	123.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	209	167.41/cwt	167.00–170.00	350	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	124.47/cwt	123.00–129.00	707	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	107.52/cwt	104.00–120.00	567	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	127.96/cwt	126.00–132.00	659	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	645	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	137.20/cwt	129.00–145.50	510	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	129.61/cwt	125.00–132.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	99.09/cwt	95.50–100.50	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	121.65/cwt	115.00–131.00	463	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	994.19/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	11,612	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	696.16/cwt	650.00–875.00	7,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	107.68/cwt	99.00–116.00	888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	101.20/cwt	99.00–110.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	110.31/cwt	102.00–117.00	784	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	118.18/cwt	110.00–123.00	801	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	515	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,530	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	55.74/cwt	55.00–57.00	674	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	59.81/cwt	57.00–61.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	114.30/cwt	105.00–120.00	541	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	115.06/cwt	112.00–121.00	497	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	41.21/cwt	36.00–45.00	453	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	80.29/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,269	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	51.08/cwt	49.00–52.00	626	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	52.96/cwt	52.00–54.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	246	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	438	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	116.78/cwt	112.00–125.00	744	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	323	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	114.73/cwt	109.00–117.00	652	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	142.74/cwt	142.00–143.50	841	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	713	3

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 650Year ago 719

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 22Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 17Year ago 18

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	438	131.00–142.00	137.90
19	—	568	123.00–129.00	124.47
18	—	515	126.00–132.00	127.96
16	—	472	130.00–145.00	136.55
11	—	372	129.00–145.50	137.20
4	—	971	74.00	74.00
4	—	867	86.00	86.00
5	—	825	99.00–116.00	107.68
5	—	777	99.00–110.00	101.20
15	—	711	102.00–117.00	110.31
13	—	678	110.00–123.00	118.18
24	—	637	112.00–125.00	116.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	616	99.00–111.00	109.45
1	—	200	125.00	125.00
13	—	527	104.00–120.00	107.52
7	—	674	95.50–100.50	99.09
7	—	381	115.00–131.00	121.65
12	—	473	105.00–120.00	114.30
9	—	432	112.00–121.00	115.06
5	—	255	132.00	132.00
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
22	—	568	109.00–117.00	114.73
4	—	340	125.00	125.00
3	—	750	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	683	120.00–130.00	123.73
7	—	209	167.00–170.00	167.41
1	—	725	123.00	123.00
5	—	340	161.00	161.00
2	—	365	162.00	162.00
6	—	550	137.00	137.00
6	—	528	125.00–132.00	129.61
3	—	647	121.00	121.00
5	—	828	122.00	122.00
8	—	432	140.00–143.00	141.48
5	—	780	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	146.00	146.00
6	—	246	178.00	178.00
4	—	726	127.50	127.50
3	—	380	162.00	162.00
3	—	323	169.00	169.00
1	—	695	128.00	128.00
12	—	589	142.00–143.50	142.74

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)	8	—	1,168	950.00–1,025.00	994.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,066	650.00–875.00	696.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	49.00	49.00
3	—	1,100	36.00–45.00	41.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	55.00–57.00	55.74
4	—	1,225	49.00–52.00	51.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	57.00–61.00	59.81
4	—	1,255	52.00–54.00	52.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,580	80.00–81.00	80.29

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle