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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 15

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

792 head

▼ 1,020 vs last sale 1,812▲ 792 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 120▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 31▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week :---Feeder steers---steady to 1.00-2.00 lower- and- Feeder heifers ---steady to 1.00 higher.--- Slaughter cows-- firm and bulls --steady. ----Todays receipts 836 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.71/cwt on 281 head.

Average price

$123.71

281 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$4.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	599	123.99	743	262
Medium and Large 2-3	435	119.81	521	19thin

One grade step is worth $4.18/cwt here — about $222 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 sale281 hd

123.71

—

KY average29 barns · 8,492 hd

125.51

−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	—	Average	1,755	79.43	1,394	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,260	49.36	622	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	40.88	448	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	32.13	342	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,030	56.00	577	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,315	56.00	736	1thin

Every lot

66 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	175.45/cwt	170.00–180.50	465	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	531	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	153.76/cwt	149.00–158.00	643	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	767	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	672	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	143.50/cwt	140.00–150.50	715	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	499	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	817	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	147.52/cwt	136.00–153.00	780	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	144.84/cwt	137.00–148.50	839	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	143.18/cwt	134.00–147.50	915	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	140.67/cwt	135.00–144.50	940	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	133.29/cwt	122.00–137.50	948	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	133.52/cwt	131.50–135.00	1,039	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	130.68/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,075	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	839	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,128	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,189	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,222	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	137.92/cwt	129.00–145.00	388	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	363	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	137.30/cwt	132.00–142.00	450	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	136.00/cwt	131.00–143.50	514	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	122.60/cwt	120.00–123.50	472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	139.81/cwt	132.00–147.00	604	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	123.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	535	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	130.94/cwt	126.50–133.00	626	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	514	115.62/cwt	115.00–117.50	594	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	132.14/cwt	124.00–136.00	687	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	125.19/cwt	122.50–126.50	720	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	120.10/cwt	113.50–122.50	752	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	116.73/cwt	112.50–117.50	782	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	114.88/cwt	113.50–116.50	812	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	111.22/cwt	108.50–112.50	796	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	115.10/cwt	103.00–117.50	983	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	948	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	928	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,044	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,195	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	159.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	155.67/cwt	146.00–159.50	554	9
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	145.90/cwt	144.00–150.00	614	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	139.64/cwt	138.00–144.00	723	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	130.26/cwt	129.00–131.00	748	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	128.44/cwt	128.00–128.50	803	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	831	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,030	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	577	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,315	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	736	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	73.99/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,182	3
Bulls	—	—	1,749	80.05/cwt	79.50–81.00	1,400	6
Bulls	—	—	1,923	83.62/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,608	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	288	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	357	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	506	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	40.88/cwt	35.00–44.00	448	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,110	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	688	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	21.82/cwt	19.50–24.50	261	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,274	48.21/cwt	44.50–51.00	614	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	735	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,940	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 792Last week 1,812Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to last week :---Feeder steers---steady to 1.00-2.00 lower- and- Feeder heifers ---steady to 1.00 higher.--- Slaughter cows-- firm and bulls --steady. ----Todays receipts 836 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	149.00–158.00	153.76
6	—	498	140.00–150.50	143.50
8	—	711	122.00–137.50	133.29
8	—	891	133.50	133.50
2	—	265	170.00–180.50	175.45
2	—	380	165.00	165.00
15	—	579	137.00–148.50	144.84
19	—	940	130.00	130.00
30	—	639	134.00–147.50	143.18
44	—	668	135.00–144.50	140.67
3	—	318	167.00	167.00
4	—	823	125.00–132.50	130.68
10	—	778	131.50–135.00	133.52
15	—	529	136.00–153.00	147.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
2	—	670	115.00	115.00
5	—	470	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	499	163.75	163.75
21	—	839	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	147.50	147.50
1	—	280	172.50	172.50
2	—	330	155.00–165.00	159.77
3	—	676	123.00	123.00
4	—	574	129.00–131.00	130.26
6	—	421	144.00–150.00	145.90
6	—	518	138.00–144.00	139.64
8	—	625	128.00–128.50	128.44
9	—	356	146.00–159.50	155.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	328	132.00–142.00	137.30
20	—	432	132.00–147.00	139.81
20	—	575	122.50–126.50	125.19
20	—	670	112.50–117.50	116.73
25	—	520	124.00–136.00	132.14
25	—	626	113.50–122.50	120.10
32	—	478	126.50–133.00	130.94
6	—	1,044	114.50	114.50
9	—	281	129.00–145.00	137.92
10	—	378	131.00–143.50	136.00
4	—	716	108.50–112.50	111.22
5	—	905	102.50	102.50
6	—	854	103.00–117.50	115.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	115.00–117.50	115.62
5	—	435	120.00–125.00	123.09
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	465	122.50	122.50
3	—	300	121.00	121.00
4	—	385	120.00–123.50	122.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	870	109.00	109.00
37	—	707	113.50–116.50	114.88

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	38.00	38.00
1	—	1,055	48.00	48.00
2	—	1,198	19.50–24.50	21.82
1	—	930	31.00	31.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,096	35.00–44.00	40.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	62.00	62.00
11	—	1,274	44.50–51.00	48.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	70.00–78.00	73.99
3	—	1,923	83.00–84.00	83.62
6	—	1,749	79.50–81.00	80.05

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.