Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Steady to 3.00 higher and Feeder heifers 2.00--3.00 higher . Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher . Todays receipts 945 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.51/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$124.51

271 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$24.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

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	523	126.34	661	242
Medium and Large 2	507	112.83	572	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	108.14	593	13thin
Small 1-2	498	102.02	508	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.32/cwt here — about $153 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 sale271 hd

124.51

—

KY average26 barns · 5,646 hd

122.24

+2.27

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	1,612	85.23	1,374	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	945	58.57	553	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,319	57.81	762	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,018	50.91	518	22

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	1,188	1,088.22/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	12,928	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	14,973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.47/cwt	118.00–124.00	745	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.75/cwt	149.00–150.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	126.81/cwt	119.00–129.00	899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	266	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	138.88/cwt	126.00–145.00	867	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	149.73/cwt	133.00–153.50	843	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	134.52/cwt	127.00–139.00	513	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	128.53/cwt	125.00–131.00	866	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	115.29/cwt	114.00–118.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	129.66/cwt	122.50–134.00	594	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	126.50/cwt	119.50–130.50	707	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	121.84/cwt	116.00–124.00	755	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.44/cwt	120.00–131.50	656	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	151.99/cwt	145.00–157.50	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	115.94/cwt	110.00–121.00	772	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	152.25/cwt	148.00–156.00	708	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	142.68/cwt	135.00–150.00	673	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.28/cwt	132.00–151.00	747	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	692	513.90/cwt	435.00–610.00	3,556	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	677	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	3,622	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	785	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	353	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	582	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,242.31/cwt	885.00–1,450.00	14,684	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,625	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	380	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	390	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	110.54/cwt	100.00–122.00	468	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	930	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,603	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,030	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,588	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	972	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,047	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	938	788.37/cwt	610.00–885.00	7,395	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,015	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,673	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,546.48/cwt	1,400.00–1,650.00	21,187	15
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,785	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	29,899	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,355	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,163	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,498	942.82/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	14,123	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,578	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	26,037	3
Bulls	—	—	1,772	91.56/cwt	86.50–97.00	1,622	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	58.57/cwt	53.50–67.00	553	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	58.83/cwt	55.00–75.00	792	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	53.32/cwt	48.00–68.00	558	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	977	47.44/cwt	43.00–53.00	463	9
Bulls	—	—	1,479	79.96/cwt	73.50–84.00	1,183	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	53.52/cwt	52.00–54.50	642	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	928.00/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	11,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	772.09/cwt	675.00–925.00	8,771	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	600	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	639	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	863	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	734	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	792	100.75/cwt	100.75–100.75	798	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	530	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,090.34/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	12,266	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	629.35/cwt	550.00–675.00	7,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	—	825	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	83.18/cwt	82.00–89.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	117.03/cwt	111.00–123.00	777	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	133.93/cwt	124.00–139.00	575	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	135.63/cwt	131.00–139.00	420	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	719	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	138.87/cwt	125.00–145.50	708	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	148.47/cwt	135.00–154.50	646	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	373	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	889	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	113.70/cwt	113.50–115.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	107.99/cwt	107.50–109.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	696	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 Nov 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 730Last week 461Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 44Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 34Year ago 4

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Steady to 3.00 higher and Feeder heifers 2.00--3.00 higher . Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher . Todays receipts 945 hd.

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,188	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,088.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,136	675.00–925.00	772.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,125	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,090.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,126	550.00–675.00	629.35
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	692	435.00–610.00	513.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	677	535.00	535.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	635.00	635.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	972	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	938	610.00–885.00	788.37
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,130	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,182	885.00–1,450.00	1,242.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,250	800.00–1,050.00	928.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,370	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,546.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,498	750.00–1,125.00	942.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,578	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,785	1,675.00	1,675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	613	118.00–124.00	121.47
14	—	381	127.00–139.00	134.52
3	—	730	114.00–118.00	115.29
18	—	458	122.50–134.00	129.66
64	—	559	119.50–130.50	126.50
39	—	523	120.00–131.50	125.44
22	—	666	110.00–121.00	115.94
22	—	429	124.00–139.00	133.93
13	—	310	131.00–139.00	135.63
2	—	825	93.50	93.50
7	—	279	130.00–137.50	133.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	266	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
2	—	423	100.00–122.00	110.54
1	—	655	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	84.50	84.50
7	—	529	113.50–115.00	113.70
3	—	557	107.50–109.00	107.99
1	—	355	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	87.50	87.50
2	—	497	125.50	125.50
2	—	605	102.00	102.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	124.00	124.00
1	—	355	118.00	118.00
2	—	510	121.00	121.00
1	—	795	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	149.00–150.00	149.75
7	—	709	119.00–129.00	126.81
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
30	—	624	126.00–145.00	138.88
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
20	—	563	133.00–153.50	149.73
2	—	830	124.00	124.00
22	—	674	125.00–131.00	128.53
17	—	465	148.00–156.00	152.25
2	—	247	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,010	104.00	104.00
29	—	525	132.00–151.00	142.28
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	104.00	104.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	626	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	167.50	167.50
1	—	810	107.00	107.00
2	—	715	107.00–109.00	107.99
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
24	—	620	116.00–124.00	121.84
7	—	333	145.00–157.50	151.99
5	—	472	135.00–150.00	142.68
1	—	920	80.00	80.00
4	—	370	158.00–160.00	158.99
20	—	664	111.00–123.00	117.03
11	—	571	125.00–130.00	126.00
2	—	762	101.50	101.50
20	—	510	125.00–145.50	138.87
14	—	435	135.00–154.50	148.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	87.00	87.00
1	—	795	87.00	87.00
1	—	485	126.00	126.00
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	925	84.00	84.00
4	—	547	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	860	82.00–89.00	83.18
1	—	730	99.00	99.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	600	106.50	106.50
8	—	863	85.00	85.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	792	100.75	100.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,772	86.50–97.00	91.56
6	—	1,479	73.50–84.00	79.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	53.50–67.00	58.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,347	55.00–75.00	58.83
5	—	1,200	52.00–54.50	53.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,047	48.00–68.00	53.32
9	—	977	43.00–53.00	47.44

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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