Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 5.00--8.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Todays receipts 1043 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.43/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$143.43

438 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$43.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

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	618	144.64	894	401
Medium 2-3	477	135.00	644	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	518	130.51	676	31
Small 1-2	575	101.00	581	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.64/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 sale438 hd

143.43

—

KY average18 barns · 4,245 hd

138.50

+4.93

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	—	Low	1,614	79.40	1,281	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,159	56.20	651	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,056	47.10	497	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	47.00	448	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	477	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	470	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	154.40/cwt	153.00–160.00	472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	142.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	704	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	967	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	127.66/cwt	118.00–133.00	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	157.23/cwt	145.00–164.00	569	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	356	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,065	51.61/cwt	44.00–55.00	550	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	61.94/cwt	59.00–64.50	790	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	47.10/cwt	44.00–51.00	497	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	81.17/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,326	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,586	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,424	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,135	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,893	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	132.08/cwt	122.00–135.00	637	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	127.42/cwt	121.00–131.50	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	121.30/cwt	115.50–133.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	136.36/cwt	135.00–139.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	136.34/cwt	135.00–139.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	153.10/cwt	149.00–156.00	888	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	792	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	150.65/cwt	137.50–154.50	881	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	136.78/cwt	131.50–148.00	927	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	134.66/cwt	124.50–138.00	980	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	145.63/cwt	134.50–154.00	909	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	151.47/cwt	140.00–157.50	804	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	151.99/cwt	146.00–155.00	731	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	124.10/cwt	112.00–126.50	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	96.74/cwt	95.50–98.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	135.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	456	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	126.40/cwt	124.00–128.50	775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	128.81/cwt	122.00–132.00	546	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	937	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	133.65/cwt	131.00–136.00	497	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	126.87/cwt	122.00–130.00	653	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	129.37/cwt	126.00–132.00	624	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	124.20/cwt	119.00–128.00	830	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.05/cwt	120.00–135.00	717	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	793	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	111.02/cwt	108.00–112.50	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	122.47/cwt	120.00–126.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	114.24/cwt	112.00–115.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	150.76/cwt	144.00–159.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	127.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	111.61/cwt	102.50–119.50	989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	134.24/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,031	14

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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,001Last week 947Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 5.00--8.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Todays receipts 1043 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
1	—	570	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
4	—	879	95.50–98.00	96.74
5	—	819	109.00	109.00
5	—	918	94.00	94.00
9	—	337	130.00–138.00	135.30
10	—	613	124.00–128.50	126.40
11	—	424	122.00–132.00	128.81
11	—	768	122.00	122.00
14	—	372	131.00–136.00	133.65
29	—	515	122.00–130.00	126.87
39	—	482	126.00–132.00	129.37
47	—	668	119.00–128.00	124.20
51	—	578	120.00–135.00	124.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	658	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	101.00	101.00
1	—	515	117.00	117.00
2	—	657	107.00	107.00
3	—	637	108.00–112.50	111.02
4	—	484	120.00–126.00	122.47
8	—	553	112.00–115.00	114.24
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	482	122.00–135.00	132.08
9	—	569	121.00–131.50	127.42
3	—	613	115.50–133.00	121.30
3	—	536	135.00–139.00	136.36
3	—	408	135.00–139.00	136.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	580	149.00–156.00	153.10
26	—	601	131.75	131.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	585	137.50–154.50	150.65
50	—	678	131.50–148.00	136.78
45	—	728	124.50–138.00	134.66
41	—	624	134.50–154.00	145.63
31	—	531	140.00–157.50	151.47
19	—	481	146.00–155.00	151.99
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
1	—	395	146.00	146.00
3	—	428	144.00–159.00	150.76
3	—	814	124.00–130.00	127.94
3	—	915	113.00	113.00
6	—	886	102.50–119.50	111.61
14	—	768	128.00–136.00	134.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	154.00	154.00
2	—	295	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
4	—	472	140.00	140.00
5	—	306	153.00–160.00	154.40
7	—	411	140.00–150.00	142.88
10	—	531	130.00–135.00	132.49
9	—	698	138.50	138.50
9	—	573	130.00–131.00	130.33
8	—	616	118.00–133.00	127.66
8	—	362	145.00–164.00	157.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	290	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
6	—	494	112.00–126.50	124.10
3	—	548	120.00	120.00
3	—	295	127.50	127.50
2	—	407	124.00	124.00
2	—	395	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	54.00	54.00
1	—	890	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,065	44.00–55.00	51.61
4	—	1,276	59.00–64.50	61.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,056	44.00–51.00	47.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,633	76.00–84.00	81.17
1	—	1,715	92.50	92.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	935.00	935.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle