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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 22

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

708 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 792▲ 708 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 41▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers :--4.00--6.00 higher and Feeder heifers --4.00--5.00 higher, and Slaughter--- cows 3.00 higher----bulls 4.00 higher. Todays receipts 741 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.72/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$141.72

309 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$19.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

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	689	142.29	980	299
Medium and Large 2-3	604	125.00	755	9thin
Small 1-2	550	123.00	677	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.29/cwt here — about $303 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 sale309 hd

141.72

—

KY average27 barns · 6,159 hd

143.84

−2.12

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	1,795	88.17	1,583	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,323	59.98	793	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	41.11	456	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	930	41.00	381	2thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	171.35/cwt	170.00–172.00	545	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	567	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	587	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	155.32/cwt	155.00–156.00	677	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	157.23/cwt	154.50–163.00	767	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	514	161.73/cwt	161.00–164.00	831	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	156.65/cwt	153.50–159.00	808	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	147.93/cwt	138.00–154.00	861	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	596	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	775	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	947	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	143.81/cwt	131.00–146.50	890	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	136.17/cwt	132.00–138.00	914	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	941	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	126.89/cwt	123.50–130.00	986	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	128.18/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,043	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	137.19/cwt	136.75–137.60	1,121	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,086	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,210	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	287	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	134.15/cwt	130.50–142.00	510	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	134.39/cwt	122.00–142.50	578	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	135.09/cwt	127.00–137.00	638	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	131.11/cwt	125.00–134.00	687	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	731	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	127.17/cwt	126.00–128.00	738	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	125.46/cwt	121.00–128.00	783	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	112.84/cwt	110.00–115.50	774	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	870	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	866	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	899	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	847	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	163.13/cwt	147.50–167.50	511	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	322	173.90/cwt	172.00–178.00	560	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	148.99/cwt	145.00–151.00	691	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	671	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	139.97/cwt	134.00–145.00	817	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	122.94/cwt	119.00–124.00	830	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	886	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	898	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	918	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	982	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,795	88.17/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,583	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	299	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	474	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	41.11/cwt	38.00–43.50	456	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,297	53.54/cwt	50.00–56.50	694	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,331	62.13/cwt	56.50–65.50	827	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	860	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,440	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,395	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	10,253	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,410	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,633	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,505	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,545	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	985	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,388	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 708Last week 792Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers :--4.00--6.00 higher and Feeder heifers --4.00--5.00 higher, and Slaughter--- cows 3.00 higher----bulls 4.00 higher. Todays receipts 741 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
7	—	615	154.00	154.00
12	—	514	161.00–164.00	161.73
2	—	360	157.50	157.50
3	—	435	166.00	166.00
3	—	318	170.00–172.00	171.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	121.00	121.00
7	—	777	123.50–130.00	126.89
3	—	386	152.00	152.00
3	—	488	154.50–163.00	157.23
5	—	814	121.00–130.00	128.18
1	—	865	125.50	125.50
6	—	436	155.00–156.00	155.32
37	—	619	131.00–146.50	143.81
27	—	582	138.00–154.00	147.93
24	—	671	132.00–138.00	136.17
20	—	516	153.50–159.00	156.65
12	—	721	129.00–132.00	130.48
2	—	315	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	817	136.75–137.60	137.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	596	130.00	130.00
2	—	710	109.00	109.00
1	—	685	132.00	132.00
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	410	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	287	163.00	163.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	711	121.75	121.75
27	—	570	128.25	128.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	125.00–134.00	131.11
11	—	710	122.50	122.50
11	—	686	110.00–115.50	112.84
9	—	380	130.50–142.00	134.15
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
7	—	580	126.00–128.00	127.17
5	—	762	118.00	118.00
5	—	472	127.00–137.00	135.09
18	—	624	121.00–128.00	125.46
15	—	430	122.00–142.50	134.39
4	—	906	93.50	93.50
1	—	320	138.00	138.00
1	—	270	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	118.00	118.00
1	—	765	119.00	119.00
1	—	935	105.00	105.00
2	—	440	154.00	154.00
2	—	645	124.00–126.00	125.00
13	—	584	134.00–145.00	139.97
4	—	512	131.00	131.00
4	—	802	112.00	112.00
3	—	866	106.00	106.00
9	—	675	119.00–124.00	122.94
6	—	464	145.00–151.00	148.99
5	—	313	147.50–167.50	163.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	172.00–178.00	173.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,505	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,795	86.00–90.00	88.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	46.00	46.00
1	—	830	36.00	36.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,331	56.50–65.50	62.13
3	—	1,297	50.00–56.50	53.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,110	38.00–43.50	41.11

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.