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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 5

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

593 head

▲ 264 vs last sale 329▼ 335 vs year ago 928 · −36.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 69▲ 31 vs year ago 42 · +73.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 14▲ 5 vs year ago 11 · +45.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --3.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers --4.00---5.00--higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower.

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 $145.70/cwt on 288 head.

Average price

$145.70

288 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$9.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.94

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	652	145.93	951	281
Medium and Large 2-3	522	136.29	712	7thin

One grade step is worth $9.64/cwt here — about $239 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 sale288 hd

145.70

—

KY average24 barns · 5,630 hd

137.76

+7.94

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	1,620	103.95	1,684	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,266	69.88	885	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	59.41	650	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	864	54.27	469	3thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	780	78.00	608	1thin

Every lot

76 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 1-2Fancy	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	571	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	589	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	154.23/cwt	142.00–158.00	660	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	153.95/cwt	148.00–155.00	751	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	141.69/cwt	130.00–150.00	738	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	540	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	824	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	554	131.51/cwt	126.00–137.00	729	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	143.46/cwt	130.00–148.00	815	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	594	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	927	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	149.89/cwt	149.00–151.00	932	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	147.07/cwt	132.00–150.00	921	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	134.47/cwt	122.00–139.00	910	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,027	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	136.55/cwt	127.00–139.50	991	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,049	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	146.23/cwt	140.00–152.50	339	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	154.23/cwt	154.00–155.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	327	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	146.73/cwt	139.00–155.00	547	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	155.05/cwt	153.00–156.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	136.95/cwt	133.00–148.00	577	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	441	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	464	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	676	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	136.41/cwt	129.00–143.50	644	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	128.06/cwt	125.00–131.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	511	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	718	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	117.78/cwt	109.00–120.00	620	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	124.09/cwt	120.00–130.00	656	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	127.81/cwt	120.50–132.00	731	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	748	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	112.48/cwt	111.00–114.00	697	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	123.80/cwt	120.00–126.00	776	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	121.75/cwt	120.00–122.00	811	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	117.13/cwt	112.00–117.50	843	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	233	178.83/cwt	170.00–182.50	417	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	431	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	321	169.78/cwt	162.00–175.00	545	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	151.28/cwt	145.00–156.00	570	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	144.38/cwt	131.00–148.00	617	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	141.28/cwt	131.00–145.00	658	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	138.32/cwt	123.00–145.00	722	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	658	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	137.26/cwt	134.00–140.00	777	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	129.26/cwt	121.00–133.00	796	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	121.29/cwt	113.00–130.00	779	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	129.52/cwt	128.00–131.00	872	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	911	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	801	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	780	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	608	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,040	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	941	1
Bulls	—	—	1,684	105.44/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,776	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	57.65/cwt	53.00–62.00	483	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	435	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	56.93/cwt	53.00–61.00	622	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	61.89/cwt	59.00–64.50	677	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,175	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	764	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	70.26/cwt	66.00–75.00	894	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,719	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	745.44/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,595	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	781.54/cwt	675.00–875.00	9,152	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,710	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,435	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,709	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 Aug 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 329Year ago 928

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 69Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 11

Compared to last week : Feeder steers --3.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers --4.00---5.00--higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	134.00–140.00	137.26
6	—	427	131.00–148.00	144.38
6	—	377	145.00–156.00	151.28
4	—	616	121.00–133.00	129.26
11	—	522	123.00–145.00	138.32
4	—	466	131.00–145.00	141.28
2	—	712	128.00	128.00
2	—	673	128.00–131.00	129.52
1	—	900	89.00	89.00
1	—	885	88.00	88.00
1	—	805	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	162.00–175.00	169.78
3	—	233	170.00–182.50	178.83
1	—	415	156.00	156.00
1	—	250	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	126.00	126.00
3	—	642	113.00–130.00	121.29
1	—	390	123.00	123.00
1	—	335	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	126.00–137.00	131.51
1	—	645	145.00	145.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	622	149.00–151.00	149.89
137	—	706	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	726	127.00–139.50	136.55
15	—	428	142.00–158.00	154.23
12	—	488	148.00–155.00	153.95
10	—	626	132.00–150.00	147.07
9	—	677	122.00–139.00	134.47
7	—	521	130.00–150.00	141.69
6	—	568	130.00–148.00	143.46
3	—	786	133.50	133.50
3	—	366	156.00	156.00
1	—	860	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	594	156.00	156.00
6	—	540	152.50	152.50
2	—	635	154.00	154.00
1	—	310	167.00	167.00
1	—	235	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	109.00–120.00	117.78
2	—	620	111.00–114.00	112.48
2	—	475	125.00–131.00	128.06
2	—	327	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	582	128.50	128.50
11	—	464	145.75	145.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	572	120.50–132.00	127.81
22	—	472	129.00–143.50	136.41
15	—	720	112.00–117.50	117.13
9	—	421	133.00–148.00	136.95
8	—	666	120.00–122.00	121.75
8	—	529	120.00–130.00	124.09
7	—	627	120.00–126.00	123.80
3	—	232	140.00–152.50	146.23
2	—	373	139.00–155.00	146.73
2	—	345	130.00–145.00	137.50
1	—	275	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	140.50	140.50
4	—	441	150.00	150.00
4	—	323	154.00–155.00	154.23
3	—	375	153.00–156.00	155.05
1	—	295	160.00	160.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	650.00–850.00	745.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,171	675.00–875.00	781.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	53.00–62.00	57.65
1	—	915	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,273	66.00–75.00	70.26
1	—	1,175	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	53.00–61.00	56.93
4	—	1,094	59.00–64.50	61.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,684	100.00–108.00	105.44
1	—	1,040	90.50	90.50

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.