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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 30

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

423 head

▼ 377 vs last sale 800▼ 21 vs year ago 444 · −4.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 57▲ 47 vs year ago 29 · +162.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 17▼ 63 vs year ago 99 · −63.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---steady to 2.00-3.00 lower and Feeder heifers---3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower. Todays receipts : 535 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 $121.34/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$121.34

145 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$314

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

$33.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.44

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	200	132.50	265	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	413	122.39	506	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	565	121.66	687	126
Small 1-2	585	99.00	579	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.50/cwt here — about −$314 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 sale145 hd

121.34

—

KY average25 barns · 5,394 hd

125.78

−4.44

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	1,617	83.49	1,350	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	54.18	743	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	47.60	559	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	31.23	315	8thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	571	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	542	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	148.36/cwt	135.00–155.00	715	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	146.21/cwt	142.00–149.00	741	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	131.39/cwt	128.00–142.00	761	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	139.85/cwt	138.50–141.00	889	16
Steers	—	Small 1-2	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	138.14/cwt	131.50–140.00	942	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	132.80/cwt	125.00–136.25	961	10
Steers	—	Small 1-2	735	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	812	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	124.22/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,032	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	837	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,092	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,027	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	265	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	119.97/cwt	116.50–125.00	324	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	305	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	311	127.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	396	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	130.13/cwt	128.00–132.50	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	478	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	127.47/cwt	122.50–132.00	530	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	124.26/cwt	115.50–130.00	584	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	122.44/cwt	117.50–126.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	124.21/cwt	120.00–126.00	642	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	123.76/cwt	119.50–125.00	703	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	125.93/cwt	115.00–128.00	790	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	116.43/cwt	111.00–122.50	793	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	113.39/cwt	102.00–114.50	812	13
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	112.81/cwt	108.00–113.50	849	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	103.86/cwt	99.50–110.00	898	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	756	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	397	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	146.65/cwt	140.00–152.50	400	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	283	166.20/cwt	155.00–172.00	470	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	515	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	160.02/cwt	149.00–162.00	514	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	123.81/cwt	120.00–127.50	402	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	144.13/cwt	137.50–152.00	620	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	142.96/cwt	132.50–149.00	666	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	693	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	118.96/cwt	116.00–122.00	628	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	127.47/cwt	120.00–137.00	724	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	122.60/cwt	110.00–126.00	766	13
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	655	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	714	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	116.55/cwt	111.00–120.00	784	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,009	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	83.38/cwt	79.50–86.00	1,126	4
Bulls	—	—	1,523	64.82/cwt	60.50–70.00	987	2
Bulls	—	—	1,931	92.94/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,795	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	48.98/cwt	44.00–53.00	392	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	320	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	30.29/cwt	28.00–33.50	333	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	18.76/cwt	15.00–20.50	210	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	47.18/cwt	40.00–51.00	554	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	50.64/cwt	50.00–51.00	600	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,317	53.43/cwt	50.50–58.00	704	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	55.87/cwt	53.00–59.50	833	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	1,215.14/cwt	1,010.00–1,385.00	17,437	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	965	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,439	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	754.78/cwt	735.00–775.00	8,401	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	829.82/cwt	675.00–975.00	9,692	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,360	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,036	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,435	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,435	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,548	965.98/cwt	935.00–1,000.00	14,953	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,884	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,746	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,385	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,158	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,475	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	22,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,528	1,149.51/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	17,565	2

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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 800Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 57Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 17Year ago 99

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---steady to 2.00-3.00 lower and Feeder heifers---3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower. Todays receipts : 535 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	120.00–127.50	123.81
2	—	528	116.00–122.00	118.96
4	—	273	140.00–152.50	146.65
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	101.00	101.00
6	—	430	137.50–152.00	144.13
10	—	568	120.00–137.00	127.47
13	—	625	110.00–126.00	122.60
3	—	788	128.00	128.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	530	137.50	137.50
9	—	673	111.00–120.00	116.55
1	—	260	152.50	152.50
10	—	321	149.00–162.00	160.02
14	—	466	132.50–149.00	142.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	109.00	109.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	143.00	143.00
2	—	395	149.00	149.00
2	—	310	166.00	166.00
3	—	283	155.00–172.00	166.20
3	—	468	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	107.50	107.50
4	—	311	120.00–135.00	127.28
1	—	405	127.00	127.00
5	—	475	117.50–126.00	122.44
4	—	380	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	99.50–110.00	103.86
15	—	470	115.50–130.00	124.26
5	—	376	124.00–130.00	127.00
25	—	627	115.00–128.00	125.93
4	—	326	128.00–132.50	130.13
11	—	517	120.00–126.00	124.21
8	—	753	108.00–113.50	112.81
8	—	568	119.50–125.00	123.76
12	—	681	111.00–122.50	116.43
13	—	716	102.00–114.50	113.39
5	—	270	116.50–125.00	119.97
1	—	945	80.00	80.00
16	—	416	122.50–132.00	127.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	109.00	109.00
2	—	725	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	507	142.00–149.00	146.21
4	—	579	128.00–142.00	131.39
9	—	682	131.50–140.00	138.14
6	—	831	110.00–127.00	124.22
3	—	978	105.00	105.00
10	—	724	125.00–136.25	132.80
14	—	482	135.00–155.00	148.36
2	—	417	130.00	130.00
16	—	636	138.50–141.00	139.85
2	—	382	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	110.50	110.50
1	—	675	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	172.50	172.50
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
14	—	837	130.50	130.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	79.50–86.00	83.38
2	—	1,523	60.50–70.00	64.82
4	—	1,931	90.00–96.50	92.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,174	40.00–51.00	47.18
3	—	1,185	50.00–51.00	50.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	35.00	35.00
2	—	1,098	28.00–33.50	30.29
2	—	800	44.00–53.00	48.98
3	—	1,117	15.00–20.50	18.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,317	50.50–58.00	53.43
8	—	1,491	53.00–59.50	55.87

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	—	965	460.00	460.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,548	935.00–1,000.00	965.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,168	675.00–975.00	829.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	735.00–775.00	754.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,385	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,528	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,149.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,475	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,435	1,010.00–1,385.00	1,215.14

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.