Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls firm. --Todays receipts --1081 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.81/cwt on 371 head.

Average price

$137.81

371 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

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

$18.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	355	141.00	501	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	624	138.06	862	364
Medium and Large 2-3	450	122.08	549	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale371 hd

137.81

—

KY average24 barns · 6,882 hd

136.01

+1.80

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	1,466	84.81	1,243	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,293	54.54	705	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	44.77	516	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	30.65	279	7thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	481	138.84/cwt	129.00–148.00	668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	108.27/cwt	103.50–111.00	790	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	147.23/cwt	142.50–152.50	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	128.11/cwt	124.50–132.00	665	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	154.98/cwt	154.50–160.00	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	131.56/cwt	124.00–136.00	575	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	92.05/cwt	80.00–98.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	131.67/cwt	125.00–137.00	624	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	117.09/cwt	99.50–122.00	1,068	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	123.17/cwt	117.00–126.50	881	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	85.63/cwt	77.00–88.50	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.71/cwt	123.00–139.00	846	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	123.34/cwt	119.00–138.00	715	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.63/cwt	114.00–122.00	742	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.26/cwt	120.00–139.00	506	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	125.95/cwt	123.50–131.00	841	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	169.91/cwt	168.00–176.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	151.89/cwt	140.00–158.00	650	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	140.46/cwt	130.00–148.00	756	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	912	625.60/cwt	575.00–685.00	5,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	137.71/cwt	130.00–145.00	803	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	166.19/cwt	162.00–172.50	628	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	667	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,557	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	973	819.79/cwt	775.00–860.00	7,977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	126.75/cwt	118.00–132.00	980	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	149.36/cwt	146.00–151.00	485	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,375	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	463	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	835	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	651	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	576	90.49/cwt	89.00–91.00	521	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,095.33/cwt	1,025.00–1,175.00	15,828	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	255	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	56.06/cwt	51.00–63.00	728	12
Bulls	—	—	1,509	88.99/cwt	84.00–97.50	1,343	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	48.72/cwt	47.50–51.50	655	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	474	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	23.76/cwt	17.00–28.00	230	4
Bulls	—	—	1,393	77.84/cwt	65.00–83.00	1,084	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,004	46.59/cwt	44.00–48.50	468	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	50.89/cwt	49.00–53.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	36.46/cwt	34.50–38.50	419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	288	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	173.87/cwt	170.00–178.00	548	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	728.66/cwt	700.00–785.00	8,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,098	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	34.50/cwt	34.50–34.50	283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	842	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	785	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	133.09/cwt	125.00–139.00	434	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	123.12/cwt	117.00–129.50	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	110.07/cwt	105.00–118.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	126.85/cwt	120.00–133.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	152.99/cwt	149.00–157.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	120.57/cwt	117.00–122.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	114.76/cwt	114.00–115.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.67/cwt	118.00–127.00	705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	146.36/cwt	133.00–154.00	678	17

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,004Last week 730Year ago 1,060

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 89Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 129Year ago 31

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls firm. --Todays receipts --1081 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	481	129.00–148.00	138.84
2	—	275	142.50–152.50	147.23
3	—	878	80.00–98.00	92.05
4	—	976	77.00–88.50	85.63
2	—	317	155.00	155.00
2	—	415	147.00	147.00
5	—	723	105.00–118.00	110.07
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
4	—	516	120.00–133.00	126.85
4	—	386	149.00–157.00	152.99
5	—	629	117.00–122.00	120.57
4	—	680	114.00–115.00	114.76
6	—	570	118.00–127.00	123.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	129.00	129.00
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
4	—	368	131.00	131.00
1	—	480	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	175.00	175.00
2	—	315	170.00–178.00	173.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	670	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	730	103.50–111.00	108.27
33	—	519	124.50–132.00	128.11
38	—	437	124.00–136.00	131.56
33	—	474	125.00–137.00	131.67
64	—	580	119.00–138.00	123.34
19	—	615	114.00–122.00	120.63
15	—	380	120.00–139.00	133.26
4	—	783	109.00–111.00	109.99
2	—	680	110.00	110.00
13	—	326	125.00–139.00	133.09
1	—	265	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	111.00	111.00
3	—	333	127.00	127.00
2	—	472	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	495	154.50–160.00	154.98
4	—	320	168.00–176.00	169.91
9	—	378	162.00–172.50	166.19
7	—	422	158.00	158.00
13	—	515	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	912	99.50–122.00	117.09
14	—	715	117.00–126.50	123.17
61	—	628	123.00–139.00	134.71
13	—	668	123.50–131.00	125.95
25	—	428	140.00–158.00	151.89
34	—	538	130.00–148.00	140.46
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
4	—	860	119.00	119.00
46	—	583	130.00–145.00	137.71
11	—	773	118.00–132.00	126.75
3	—	325	146.00–151.00	149.36
17	—	463	133.00–154.00	146.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	843	130.25	130.25
17	—	599	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	120.00	120.00
4	—	472	117.00–129.50	123.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	141.00	141.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	97.50	97.50
1	—	835	78.00	78.00
4	—	576	89.00–91.00	90.49

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	912	575.00–685.00	625.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	775.00–860.00	819.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	700.00–785.00	728.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,445	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,095.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	34.00	34.00
1	—	930	51.00	51.00
4	—	968	17.00–28.00	23.76
1	—	820	34.50	34.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,298	51.00–63.00	56.06
5	—	1,282	49.00–53.00	50.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,344	47.50–51.50	48.72
5	—	1,004	44.00–48.50	46.59
3	—	1,148	34.50–38.50	36.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,509	84.00–97.50	88.99
3	—	1,393	65.00–83.00	77.84

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle