Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.53/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$129.53

213 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$11.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	130.20	727	198
Medium and Large 2-3	499	120.87	604	13thin
Small 1-2	347	119.00	413	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.20/cwt here — about $315 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 sale213 hd

129.53

—

KY average26 barns · 5,297 hd

132.95

−3.42

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	1,574	90.48	1,424	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	62.86	844	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	961	58.04	558	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	902	50.26	453	9thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.01/cwt	140.00–155.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	140.10/cwt	136.00–144.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	156.99/cwt	155.00–162.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.50/cwt	130.00–133.50	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	150.27/cwt	145.00–163.00	697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	137.38/cwt	134.00–143.00	784	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	136.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	110.18/cwt	107.00–115.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	121.32/cwt	113.00–124.00	823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	126.60/cwt	121.00–132.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	142.15/cwt	138.00–146.00	530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	116.21/cwt	109.00–119.50	851	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	144.05/cwt	136.00–146.50	627	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	140.29/cwt	132.00–142.00	641	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	124.00/cwt	117.50–127.00	791	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	135.55/cwt	128.00–140.00	701	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	728	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	391	125.33/cwt	123.00–130.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	128.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	551	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	347	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	152.10/cwt	146.00–159.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	154.25/cwt	151.00–157.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	155.42/cwt	145.00–162.00	813	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	144.80/cwt	136.00–147.00	905	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	149.12/cwt	136.00–155.00	987	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	159.78/cwt	154.00–164.00	764	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	153.45/cwt	142.00–161.00	895	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	964	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,360	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,094	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,261	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	86.35/cwt	85.50–87.00	1,194	2
Bulls	—	—	1,736	95.03/cwt	92.50–97.00	1,650	5
Bulls	—	—	1,145	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	902	50.26/cwt	45.00–54.50	453	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,224	60.05/cwt	56.50–63.50	735	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	64.97/cwt	62.50–68.00	930	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	58.04/cwt	53.00–62.00	558	10

How this sale compares

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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 667Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 4.00-5.00 lower and Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower. 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
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
2	—	375	140.00–155.00	147.01
2	—	518	136.00–144.00	140.10
4	—	740	115.00	115.00
5	—	425	155.00–162.00	156.99
7	—	618	130.00–133.50	130.50
8	—	464	145.00–163.00	150.27
9	—	571	134.00–143.00	137.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	139.00	139.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	131.00	131.00
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
3	—	325	130.00–140.00	136.09
5	—	785	107.00–115.00	110.18
6	—	966	89.00	89.00
9	—	678	113.00–124.00	121.32
11	—	573	121.00–132.00	126.60
12	—	373	138.00–146.00	142.15
13	—	732	109.00–119.50	116.21
21	—	435	136.00–146.50	144.05
24	—	457	132.00–142.00	140.29
30	—	638	117.50–127.00	124.00
40	—	517	128.00–140.00	135.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	569	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
2	—	467	125.00	125.00
2	—	723	104.00	104.00
3	—	391	123.00–130.00	125.33
4	—	430	125.00–130.00	128.08
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	347	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	122.00	122.00
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
4	—	382	146.00–159.00	152.10
5	—	417	151.00–157.00	154.25
5	—	786	134.50	134.50
13	—	523	145.00–162.00	155.42
14	—	625	136.00–147.00	144.80
20	—	662	136.00–155.00	149.12
26	—	478	154.00–164.00	159.78
42	—	583	142.00–161.00	153.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	606	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	137.00	137.00
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
1	—	740	136.00	136.00
2	—	490	134.00	134.00
2	—	600	132.00	132.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	85.50–87.00	86.35
5	—	1,736	92.50–97.00	95.03
1	—	1,145	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	902	45.00–54.50	50.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,224	56.50–63.50	60.05
16	—	1,431	62.50–68.00	64.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	961	53.00–62.00	58.04

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.

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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle