Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher . Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and bulls steady. Todays receipts 572 hd. Last years receipts 834 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.02/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$130.02

134 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

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	594	131.51	781	119
Medium and Large 2-3	571	119.17	680	12thin
Small 1-2	451	114.01	514	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $267 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 sale134 hd

130.02

—

KY average26 barns · 5,895 hd

133.17

−3.15

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	1,554	73.17	1,137	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	47.45	656	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	42.29	451	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	823	33.45	275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	131.97/cwt	129.00–139.00	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	125.51/cwt	122.00–129.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	437	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	451	114.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	116.44/cwt	112.00–118.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.71/cwt	121.00–140.50	705	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.02/cwt	122.00–137.00	796	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.29/cwt	128.00–135.00	745	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	119.57/cwt	118.50–120.50	857	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,096	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,655	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	21,101	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	135.97/cwt	129.00–149.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.74/cwt	137.00–147.00	536	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,380	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,970	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,681	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	931.85/cwt	650.00–1,125.00	11,341	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	1,185.38/cwt	1,050.00–1,450.00	14,628	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,746	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	988	495.63/cwt	425.00–575.00	4,897	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	1,050.93/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	11,728	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	822.12/cwt	675.00–975.00	9,594	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,019.45/cwt	725.00–1,150.00	11,979	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,230	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	910	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,276	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	968	958.87/cwt	510.00–1,100.00	9,282	14
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	825	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,888	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	687.34/cwt	675.00–700.00	5,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	129.70/cwt	125.00–133.00	603	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	82.37/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,343	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	68.31/cwt	64.00–72.00	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	8,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	617	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,016	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	120.71/cwt	115.00–130.00	648	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	114.20/cwt	112.00–118.00	710	13
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	526	105.63/cwt	79.00–115.00	556	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	430	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.15/cwt	122.00–134.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	92.40/cwt	91.00–95.00	760	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	378	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	114.00/cwt	113.50–115.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	129.39/cwt	117.50–135.50	568	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	432	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	107.54/cwt	104.00–113.00	778	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	33.45/cwt	33.00–34.00	275	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	47.10/cwt	45.50–50.00	660	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	599	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	42.29/cwt	38.00–45.50	451	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	137.58/cwt	136.00–141.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	150.15/cwt	146.00–152.50	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	102.44/cwt	99.00–111.00	542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	127.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	128.69/cwt	120.00–134.00	359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	108.22/cwt	98.00–117.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	112.61/cwt	95.00–119.00	708	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	107.97/cwt	105.00–109.50	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.40/cwt	113.00–123.00	690	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	107.31/cwt	96.00–110.50	780	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	119.94/cwt	114.00–122.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	116.40/cwt	111.00–120.00	498	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	117.57/cwt	111.50–125.00	560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	114.42/cwt	110.00–121.00	588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	120.69/cwt	114.00–130.00	455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	105.34/cwt	90.00–120.00	452	9

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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 816Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher . Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and bulls steady. Todays receipts 572 hd. Last years receipts 834 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	129.00–139.00	131.97
1	—	299	146.00	146.00
2	—	300	150.00	150.00
27	—	527	121.00–140.50	133.71
17	—	622	122.00–137.00	128.02
15	—	576	128.00–135.00	129.29
13	—	717	118.50–120.50	119.57
4	—	669	123.00	123.00
3	—	432	129.00–149.00	135.97
3	—	373	137.00–147.00	143.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	122.00–129.00	125.51
1	—	675	118.50	118.50
4	—	611	112.00–118.00	116.44
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
4	—	577	114.00–122.00	119.94
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	451	110.00–116.00	114.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	129.00	129.00
3	—	265	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	764	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	125.00–133.00	129.70
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
19	—	537	115.00–130.00	120.71
13	—	622	112.00–118.00	114.20
7	—	981	74.50	74.50
6	—	580	122.00–134.00	128.15
4	—	822	91.00–95.00	92.40
2	—	770	100.00–104.00	102.01
1	—	934	84.00	84.00
1	—	860	80.00	80.00
13	—	439	117.50–135.50	129.39
11	—	275	157.00	157.00
10	—	723	104.00–113.00	107.54
3	—	380	136.00–141.00	137.58
3	—	318	146.00–152.50	150.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	119.00	119.00
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
3	—	481	113.50–115.00	114.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	79.00–115.00	105.63
2	—	430	109.00	109.00
1	—	485	78.00	78.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	99.00–111.00	102.44
3	—	480	105.00–109.50	107.97
2	—	375	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	610	81.00	81.00
9	—	429	90.00–120.00	105.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	797	100.00	100.00
2	—	325	125.00–131.00	127.91
7	—	279	120.00–134.00	128.69
4	—	659	98.00–117.00	108.22
18	—	629	95.00–119.00	112.61
22	—	573	113.00–123.00	120.40
12	—	727	96.00–110.50	107.31
10	—	428	111.00–120.00	116.40
9	—	476	111.50–125.00	117.57
7	—	514	110.00–121.00	114.42
7	—	377	114.00–130.00	120.69
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	104.00	104.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,258	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,305	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,217	650.00–1,125.00	931.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,234	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,185.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,655	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	425.00–575.00	495.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	910	360.00	360.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	968	510.00–1,100.00	958.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	350.00	350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	785	675.00–700.00	687.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,116	800.00–1,100.00	1,050.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,167	675.00–975.00	822.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,175	725.00–1,150.00	1,019.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	765.00	765.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	81.00–84.00	82.37
1	—	1,700	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,460	64.00–72.00	68.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	33.00–34.00	33.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,402	45.50–50.00	47.10
1	—	1,175	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,067	38.00–45.50	42.29

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

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