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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 29

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

529 head

▲ 161 vs last sale 368▲ 529 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 66▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 26▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $120.09/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$120.09

202 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

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	573	120.73	692	190
Medium and Large 2-3	525	110.00	577	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $115 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 sale202 hd

120.09

—

KY average27 barns · 5,122 hd

118.44

+1.65

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	1,428	77.64	1,109	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,346	56.39	759	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,073	45.04	483	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	43.39	422	4thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	380	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	142.69/cwt	136.00–146.00	632	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	142.25/cwt	132.00–145.50	669	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	140.09/cwt	133.00–144.00	738	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	127.90/cwt	123.00–129.50	675	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	130.90/cwt	129.00–135.00	757	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	126.82/cwt	119.50–129.00	843	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	115.59/cwt	113.00–119.50	846	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	109.13/cwt	108.00–109.50	836	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	789	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	903	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	919	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	890	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	929	107.10/cwt	107.10–107.10	995	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	151.51/cwt	147.00–152.00	462	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	145.14/cwt	144.00–147.50	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	135.35/cwt	129.00–140.00	559	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	125.24/cwt	123.00–127.50	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	139.05/cwt	129.00–144.00	641	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	115.09/cwt	110.50–120.00	565	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	123.31/cwt	114.00–128.00	645	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	110.78/cwt	110.00–113.00	627	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	107.98/cwt	104.00–110.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	732	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	725	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	102.86/cwt	102.00–104.00	695	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	708	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	609	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	99.16/cwt	96.50–100.00	731	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	316	128.12/cwt	124.50–130.00	405	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	172.71/cwt	167.50–176.00	565	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	162.98/cwt	157.00–169.00	605	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	153.19/cwt	146.00–156.00	636	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	607	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	139.04/cwt	137.00–143.00	667	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	125.76/cwt	120.00–129.50	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	125.26/cwt	123.00–126.00	733	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	803	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	642	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,522	89.19/cwt	86.50–92.50	1,357	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	34.99/cwt	34.50–35.50	323	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	51.79/cwt	51.00–52.50	530	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	41.38/cwt	39.00–43.00	440	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	47.13/cwt	44.50–50.00	508	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,292	58.11/cwt	56.00–64.00	751	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	53.97/cwt	50.50–55.50	767	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	785	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,299	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	800	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,680	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	810	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,633	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	844	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,853	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,095	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 Apr 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 368Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 66Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
27	—	461	129.00–144.00	139.05
14	—	523	114.00–128.00	123.31
11	—	305	147.00–152.00	151.51
10	—	413	129.00–140.00	135.35
7	—	676	102.00–104.00	102.86
5	—	566	110.00–113.00	110.78
4	—	737	96.50–100.00	99.16
3	—	625	104.00–110.00	107.98
3	—	363	144.00–147.50	145.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	85.00–87.00	86.01
2	—	438	123.00–127.50	125.24
6	—	491	110.50–120.00	115.09
2	—	530	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	638	114.75	114.75
25	—	674	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	316	124.50–130.00	128.12
5	—	803	80.00	80.00
2	—	437	139.00	139.00
1	—	490	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	415	146.00–156.00	153.19
7	—	371	157.00–169.00	162.98
4	—	585	123.00–126.00	125.26
4	—	524	120.00–129.50	125.76
3	—	480	137.00–143.00	139.04
2	—	865	90.00	90.00
10	—	327	167.50–176.00	172.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	123.00–129.50	127.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	929	107.10	107.10
22	—	789	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	665	119.50–129.00	126.82
12	—	808	113.75	113.75
11	—	600	132.00	132.00
10	—	732	113.00–119.50	115.59
9	—	578	129.00–135.00	130.90
9	—	470	132.00–145.50	142.25
8	—	527	133.00–144.00	140.09
4	—	766	108.00–109.50	109.13
3	—	856	104.00	104.00
3	—	443	136.00–146.00	142.69
2	—	220	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	51.00–52.50	51.79
2	—	923	34.50–35.50	34.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,064	39.00–43.00	41.38
7	—	1,078	44.50–50.00	47.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,292	56.00–64.00	58.11
5	—	1,421	50.50–55.50	53.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	86.50–92.50	89.19
1	—	1,145	43.00	43.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	844	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	325.00	325.00

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	—	785	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	335.00	335.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	575.00	575.00

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.