Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : No trends--- Due to closed for Thanksgiving Holiday. Todays receipts--873 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.00/cwt on 394 head.

Average price

$140.00

394 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$196

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

$37.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small and Medium 1-2	335	159.00	533	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	638	141.09	901	357
Medium and Large 2	572	130.42	746	23
Medium and Large 2-3	504	126.32	637	11thin
Small 1-2	597	122.00	728	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about −$196 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 sale394 hd

140.00

—

KY average23 barns · 5,107 hd

135.92

+4.08

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	1,640	85.98	1,410	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	52.08	761	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	43.57	522	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	26.64	266	8thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	138.84/cwt	138.00–143.00	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	131.38/cwt	128.50–134.00	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	144.95/cwt	140.00–157.00	762	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	89.22/cwt	82.00–96.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.50	805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	835	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	127.27/cwt	122.00–132.00	916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	129.35/cwt	124.00–134.00	541	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	143.72/cwt	142.00–147.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	151.33/cwt	150.00–154.00	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,031	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	144.67/cwt	137.00–148.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	146.45/cwt	143.00–150.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	125.78/cwt	121.00–134.00	600	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	121.12/cwt	114.00–126.00	700	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	147.52/cwt	146.50–149.00	676	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	133.83/cwt	125.00–136.00	899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	123.78/cwt	118.50–129.00	652	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.14/cwt	131.50–148.50	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	145.10/cwt	145.10–145.10	871	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	157.73/cwt	157.00–158.00	681	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	616	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	153.01/cwt	151.00–155.50	728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	409	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Fancy	—	335	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	533	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	365	117.16/cwt	105.00–130.00	428	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	597	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	728	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,079	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	56.31/cwt	52.50–68.00	800	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	50.45/cwt	47.00–52.00	746	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	37.75/cwt	34.50–40.50	465	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	530	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	44.21/cwt	40.50–47.50	530	12
Bulls	—	—	1,688	86.64/cwt	85.50–88.00	1,462	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,505	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	12,191	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	336	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	16.04/cwt	10.00–23.50	170	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	30.49/cwt	29.00–31.50	280	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	635	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,640	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	533	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,475	785.15/cwt	700.00–835.00	11,581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	156.74/cwt	155.00–165.00	597	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	730.22/cwt	635.00–900.00	8,551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	122.98/cwt	115.00–127.00	706	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	109.96/cwt	109.00–112.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	132.64/cwt	130.50–135.00	759	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	122.23/cwt	115.00–126.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	129.75/cwt	125.50–134.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	127.72/cwt	120.00–131.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	115.64/cwt	114.50–119.00	785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	127.03/cwt	121.00–131.00	467	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	148.40/cwt	143.00–150.00	613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	114.42/cwt	114.00–114.50	697	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	136.70/cwt	132.50–143.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.51/cwt	122.00–134.00	664	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 803Last week 1,004Year ago 679

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 51Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 26Year ago 45

Compared to last week : No trends--- Due to closed for Thanksgiving Holiday. Todays receipts--873 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	277	136.00	136.00
2	—	710	118.00	118.00
35	—	418	124.00–134.00	129.35
39	—	477	121.00–134.00	125.78
38	—	578	114.00–126.00	121.12
26	—	527	118.50–129.00	123.78
1	—	305	134.00	134.00
10	—	368	121.00–131.00	127.03
19	—	609	114.00–114.50	114.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
3	—	586	109.00–112.00	109.96
2	—	657	89.00	89.00
2	—	340	124.00	124.00
1	—	460	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	592	138.00–143.00	138.84
9	—	620	128.50–134.00	131.38
8	—	720	122.00–132.00	127.27
8	—	477	137.00–148.00	144.67
6	—	365	143.00–150.00	146.45
1	—	880	116.00	116.00
12	—	672	125.00–136.00	133.83
2	—	787	124.00	124.00
7	—	521	131.50–148.50	141.14
2	—	955	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,000	109.00	109.00
9	—	413	143.00–150.00	148.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	526	140.00–157.00	144.95
18	—	432	157.00–158.00	157.73
10	—	616	136.00	136.00
9	—	476	151.00–155.50	153.01
9	—	381	155.00–165.00	156.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	580	144.00	144.00
70	—	747	138.00	138.00
63	—	600	145.10	145.10
64	—	796	135.50	135.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	159.00	159.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	97.50	97.50
2	—	547	123.00	123.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
7	—	450	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	116.00	116.00
15	—	572	130.50–135.00	132.64
7	—	542	120.00–131.00	127.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	864	82.00–96.00	89.22
9	—	742	108.00–109.50	108.50
3	—	412	142.00–147.00	143.72
1	—	845	86.00	86.00
3	—	290	150.00–154.00	151.33
24	—	574	115.00–127.00	122.98
6	—	616	115.00–126.00	122.23
5	—	486	125.50–134.00	129.75
1	—	310	147.50	147.50
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
1	—	900	85.00	85.00
10	—	679	114.50–119.00	115.64
5	—	359	132.50–143.00	136.70
25	—	525	122.00–134.00	126.51
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	458	146.50–149.00	147.52
5	—	426	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	105.00–130.00	117.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,475	700.00–835.00	785.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,171	635.00–900.00	730.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,421	52.50–68.00	56.31
13	—	1,478	47.00–52.00	50.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	34.50–40.50	37.75
1	—	1,115	47.50	47.50
12	—	1,198	40.50–47.50	44.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	35.00	35.00
4	—	1,059	10.00–23.50	16.04
2	—	918	29.00–31.50	30.49
1	—	950	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	85.50–88.00	86.64
1	—	1,495	84.00	84.00

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

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