Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Todays receipts 999 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.16/cwt on 341 head.

Average price

$140.16

341 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3-4

$22.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

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	666	140.87	938	329
Medium and Large 2-3	566	120.74	683	11thin
Medium and Large 3-4	610	118.50	723	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.37/cwt here — about $215 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 sale341 hd

140.16

—

KY average26 barns · 5,074 hd

139.58

+0.58

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	1,657	84.00	1,392	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	58.34	770	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	44.80	507	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	925	44.29	410	6thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	146.02/cwt	140.00–154.00	765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	154.14/cwt	145.00–158.00	738	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	139.55/cwt	129.00–149.00	921	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	151.74/cwt	141.00–156.00	555	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	904	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,135	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	143.48/cwt	143.00–144.00	825	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	141.19/cwt	139.00–143.50	1,069	133
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	108.28/cwt	100.00–111.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	610	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	723	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,635	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	24,934	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,565	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	559	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	45.55/cwt	40.00–48.50	498	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	53.70/cwt	50.00–57.50	706	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	61.94/cwt	58.50–64.00	820	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	54.56/cwt	51.00–58.00	523	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	39.16/cwt	33.00–47.00	356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	142.41/cwt	131.00–149.00	872	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.36/cwt	130.00–144.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	144.75/cwt	144.00–147.00	633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	137.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	131.34/cwt	126.00–134.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	366	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	391	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	450	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	285	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	114.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	120.77/cwt	117.00–122.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	944	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	795	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	576	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	123.75/cwt	119.00–131.00	648	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.10/cwt	123.00–140.00	484	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	115.89/cwt	114.50–116.50	665	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	126.65/cwt	118.50–130.00	528	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.79/cwt	119.50–133.00	593	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	124.32/cwt	120.00–134.00	336	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	123.82/cwt	122.00–125.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	111.35/cwt	110.00–112.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	115.61/cwt	115.00–122.00	546	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	113.27/cwt	112.50–119.00	761	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	140.22/cwt	135.00–154.00	481	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.84/cwt	131.00–145.00	678	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	141.11/cwt	140.00–144.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.08/cwt	124.00–138.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	104.38/cwt	104.00–104.50	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.18/cwt	116.00–135.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	757	1

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 947Last week 309Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Todays receipts 999 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	140.00–154.00	146.02
13	—	479	145.00–158.00	154.14
18	—	660	129.00–149.00	139.55
24	—	366	141.00–156.00	151.74
11	—	612	131.00–149.00	142.41
11	—	578	130.00–144.00	138.36
8	—	437	144.00–147.00	144.75
6	—	319	135.00–145.00	137.56
3	—	706	126.00–134.00	131.34
1	—	265	152.00	152.00
1	—	240	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	904	125.50	125.50
47	—	575	143.00–144.00	143.48
133	—	757	139.00–143.50	141.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
2	—	397	133.00	133.00
2	—	557	124.00	124.00
4	—	713	100.00–111.00	108.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	391	115.00	115.00
1	—	285	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	103.00	103.00
5	—	277	110.00–115.00	114.02
4	—	428	117.00–122.00	120.77
2	—	562	108.00	108.00
2	—	397	116.00	116.00
1	—	600	104.50	104.50
1	—	515	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	758	124.50	124.50
26	—	621	128.00	128.00
18	—	463	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	524	119.00–131.00	123.75
34	—	375	123.00–140.00	129.10
19	—	574	114.50–116.50	115.89
17	—	417	118.50–130.00	126.65
16	—	475	119.50–133.00	124.79
10	—	270	120.00–134.00	124.32
6	—	758	121.00	121.00
5	—	330	122.00–125.00	123.82
4	—	721	104.00	104.00
3	—	668	110.00–112.00	111.35
2	—	607	108.00	108.00
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	115.00–122.00	115.61
2	—	430	123.00	123.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
1	—	340	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	672	112.50–119.00	113.27
13	—	343	135.00–154.00	140.22
11	—	478	131.00–145.00	141.84
8	—	435	140.00–144.00	141.11
7	—	569	124.00–138.00	127.08
4	—	715	104.00–104.50	104.38
4	—	518	116.00–135.00	130.18
2	—	852	101.00	101.00
2	—	380	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,085	75.00	75.00
1	—	935	81.00	81.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,635	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	885.00	885.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,415	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	38.00	38.00
9	—	1,094	40.00–48.50	45.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,315	50.00–57.50	53.70
9	—	1,324	58.50–64.00	61.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	51.00–58.00	54.56
4	—	909	33.00–47.00	39.16

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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Steers · 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