Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 3.00-5.00 higher and Feeder heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady. Todays cattle receipts : 369 hd

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.80/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$121.80

104 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$14.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.66

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	494	125.40	620	68
Medium and Large 2-3	477	115.51	551	32
Small 1-2	520	111.00	577	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.40/cwt here — about $42 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 sale104 hd

121.80

—

KY average26 barns · 3,268 hd

124.47

−2.66

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	1,848	87.12	1,610	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,208	59.45	718	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	49.51	599	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	920	44.39	408	4thin

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	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	128.55/cwt	123.00–134.00	487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	126.44/cwt	123.00–133.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	139.13/cwt	131.00–143.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	135.11/cwt	134.00–137.00	734	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	116.84/cwt	112.50–121.00	597	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	143.07/cwt	135.00–151.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	124.25/cwt	124.00–125.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	112.86/cwt	100.00–117.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	130.15/cwt	125.00–133.50	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	103.43/cwt	99.50–111.00	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	135.48/cwt	121.00–139.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	122.61/cwt	122.00–125.00	565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	126.32/cwt	121.00–129.00	649	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	111.73/cwt	110.00–113.50	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	110.16/cwt	100.00–115.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	115.27/cwt	104.50–122.00	552	21
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	156.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	148.97/cwt	137.00–153.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	138.30/cwt	133.00–140.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	149.32/cwt	149.00–151.00	576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	149.15/cwt	133.00–152.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	144.23/cwt	136.00–146.00	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	143.05/cwt	136.00–149.00	825	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	819	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	923	939.02/cwt	900.00–975.00	8,667	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,405	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,996	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	780.23/cwt	760.00–800.00	10,377	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,023	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	870.85/cwt	775.00–975.00	9,449	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,751	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,471	1
Bulls	—	—	1,936	88.42/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,712	7
Bulls	—	—	1,230	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	49.51/cwt	48.00–51.00	599	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	54.31/cwt	53.00–57.00	635	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,234	62.87/cwt	60.00–67.00	776	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	55.97/cwt	54.00–58.00	493	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	32.81/cwt	30.00–36.00	315	2

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 Aug 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 273Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 38Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 3.00-5.00 higher and Feeder heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls steady. Todays cattle receipts : 369 hd

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
2	—	405	135.00	135.00
4	—	379	123.00–134.00	128.55
4	—	614	123.00–133.00	126.44
5	—	559	125.00	125.00
7	—	481	131.00–143.00	139.13
9	—	543	134.00–137.00	135.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
4	—	511	112.50–121.00	116.84
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
2	—	660	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	101.50	101.50
2	—	325	135.00	135.00
4	—	278	135.00–151.00	143.07
4	—	568	124.00–125.00	124.25
4	—	642	100.00–117.00	112.86
6	—	422	125.00–133.50	130.15
6	—	770	99.50–111.00	103.43
10	—	374	121.00–139.00	135.48
10	—	461	122.00–125.00	122.61
21	—	514	121.00–129.00	126.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	111.50	111.50
2	—	305	130.00	130.00
2	—	375	120.00	120.00
2	—	525	110.00–113.50	111.73
4	—	587	100.00–115.00	110.16
21	—	479	104.50–122.00	115.27
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	154.00	154.00
3	—	231	155.00–160.00	156.73
4	—	402	137.00–153.00	148.97
4	—	607	146.50	146.50
4	—	686	133.00–140.00	138.30
6	—	386	149.00–151.00	149.32
7	—	504	133.00–152.00	149.15
10	—	489	136.00–146.00	144.23
13	—	577	136.00–149.00	143.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	697	117.50	117.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	900.00–975.00	939.02
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,330	760.00–800.00	780.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	775.00–975.00	870.85
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	860	785.00	785.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,936	87.00–90.00	88.42
1	—	1,230	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	48.00–51.00	49.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	53.00–57.00	54.31
6	—	1,234	60.00–67.00	62.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	54.00–58.00	55.97
2	—	960	30.00–36.00	32.81

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