Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.84/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$138.84

316 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.02

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	597	138.84	829	316

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 sale316 hd

138.84

—

KY average31 barns · 11,704 hd

134.82

+4.02

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	1,715	86.00	1,475	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	51.52	801	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	48.90	551	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	39.18	435	18

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	119.93/cwt	117.00–122.00	804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.63/cwt	134.00–141.00	716	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	143.75/cwt	140.00–151.00	831	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	124.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	165.24/cwt	159.00–175.00	544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	126.16/cwt	124.00–130.00	936	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	137.93/cwt	130.50–142.00	859	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	123.98/cwt	123.50–125.00	946	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	110.63/cwt	108.50–115.00	866	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	161.36/cwt	155.00–165.00	374	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	411	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	133.55/cwt	131.50–141.50	895	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	148.41/cwt	145.00–153.00	758	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	804	122.28/cwt	121.00–123.00	983	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	125.68/cwt	123.00–127.00	733	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.30/cwt	122.00–136.00	675	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	154.45/cwt	152.00–167.00	646	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.54/cwt	141.50–153.00	688	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	44.51/cwt	44.00–45.00	461	6
Bulls	—	—	1,650	91.15/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,504	6
Bulls	—	—	1,875	85.84/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,610	6
Bulls	—	—	1,428	71.02/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,014	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	51.13/cwt	49.00–53.00	818	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	47.11/cwt	46.00–48.00	612	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	56.77/cwt	56.00–58.00	971	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	55.30/cwt	54.00–56.00	682	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	617.41/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,094	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	815.47/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	10,030	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	48.19/cwt	47.00–50.00	540	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	40.63/cwt	38.00–43.00	386	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,069.00/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	13,512	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	732.52/cwt	700.00–750.00	9,420	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	163.03/cwt	159.00–170.00	618	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	388	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	32.44/cwt	30.00–35.00	385	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	50.50/cwt	50.00–51.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	134.09/cwt	128.00–139.00	485	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	119.14/cwt	116.00–122.00	623	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	202	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	119.45/cwt	113.50–121.00	692	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	1,034.23/cwt	850.00–1,200.00	12,431	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	112.31/cwt	111.00–114.00	759	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	155.56/cwt	150.00–160.00	420	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	124.79/cwt	119.00–130.00	728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	137.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	781	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	146.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	473	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	149.76/cwt	145.00–152.00	657	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.85/cwt	142.00–144.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	111.23/cwt	108.00–114.00	689	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	146.33/cwt	144.00–148.00	705	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	122.65/cwt	121.50–127.00	603	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	161.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	602	8

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,091Last week 803Year ago 985

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 53Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 17Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	263	165.00	165.00
17	—	520	134.00–141.00	137.63
9	—	329	159.00–175.00	165.24
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
2	—	875	116.00	116.00
13	—	569	135.00–140.00	137.23
11	—	439	145.00–152.00	149.76
7	—	473	142.00–144.00	142.85
8	—	373	155.00–165.00	161.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	578	140.00–151.00	143.75
22	—	742	124.00–130.00	126.16
64	—	623	130.50–142.00	137.93
18	—	763	123.50–125.00	123.98
60	—	670	131.50–141.50	133.55
34	—	511	145.00–153.00	148.41
14	—	804	121.00–123.00	122.28
17	—	482	144.00–148.00	146.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	670	117.00–122.00	119.93
7	—	722	115.00	115.00
5	—	649	120.00	120.00
10	—	411	133.00–135.00	133.99
9	—	583	123.00–127.00	125.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	420	120.00–125.00	124.16
9	—	783	108.50–115.00	110.63
3	—	303	128.00	128.00
25	—	362	128.00–139.00	134.09
19	—	523	116.00–122.00	119.14
2	—	202	145.00	145.00
22	—	579	113.50–121.00	119.45
9	—	676	111.00–114.00	112.31
30	—	619	108.00–114.00	111.23
24	—	492	121.50–127.00	122.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	232	155.00–165.00	161.36
3	—	627	120.00–122.00	121.34
2	—	785	95.00	95.00
19	—	530	122.00–136.00	127.30
12	—	418	152.00–167.00	154.45
32	—	473	141.50–153.00	145.54
13	—	379	159.00–170.00	163.03
9	—	270	150.00–160.00	155.56
9	—	583	119.00–130.00	124.79
14	—	324	145.00–150.00	146.04
3	—	650	111.00	111.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,149	600.00–700.00	617.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,230	725.00–1,025.00	815.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,264	850.00–1,150.00	1,069.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,286	700.00–750.00	732.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,202	850.00–1,200.00	1,034.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,035	44.00–45.00	44.51
6	—	1,233	54.00–56.00	55.30
17	—	1,120	47.00–50.00	48.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,600	49.00–53.00	51.13
5	—	1,300	46.00–48.00	47.11
5	—	1,710	56.00–58.00	56.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	950	38.00–43.00	40.63
8	—	1,188	30.00–35.00	32.44
4	—	1,195	50.00–51.00	50.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,650	90.00–93.00	91.15
6	—	1,875	84.00–87.00	85.84
2	—	1,428	70.00–72.00	71.02

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

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