Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher with most of the increase on weaned preconditioned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.23/cwt on 436 head.

Average price

$139.23

436 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$23.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

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	620	139.29	864	435
Large 1	580	116.00	673	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.29/cwt here — about $191 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 sale436 hd

139.23

—

KY average29 barns · 7,536 hd

138.09

+1.14

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	1,563	77.83	1,216	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,377	45.92	632	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,104	43.63	482	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	35.59	343	11

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	36.63/cwt	35.00–39.00	358	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	543	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	300	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	130.00/cwt	129.00–133.00	597	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	122.77/cwt	118.00–128.00	760	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.93/cwt	118.00–124.00	810	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	126.41/cwt	125.00–129.00	700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	145.35/cwt	144.00–148.00	494	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	139.54/cwt	138.00–141.00	599	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	119.28/cwt	119.00–120.00	897	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	877	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	120.80/cwt	120.00–122.00	320	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	118.49/cwt	116.00–120.00	387	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	112.82/cwt	111.50–114.50	760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	117.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	431	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	117.95/cwt	111.00–120.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	116.44/cwt	112.00–123.00	476	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	111.22/cwt	106.00–116.00	708	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	118.84/cwt	112.00–124.00	564	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	118.24/cwt	111.00–121.00	618	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	127.52/cwt	127.00–128.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	126.96/cwt	123.50–129.00	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	122.90/cwt	122.00–124.00	644	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	123.49/cwt	123.25–124.00	838	18
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	497	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	112.71/cwt	107.00–115.00	631	7
Steers	Large 1	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	148.37/cwt	147.00–150.00	533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.39/cwt	132.00–139.00	643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	131.70/cwt	127.50–135.50	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	135.62/cwt	133.50–141.00	586	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	128.28/cwt	122.00–130.00	876	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	130.52/cwt	129.00–135.00	808	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.35/cwt	130.00–139.00	787	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	134.25/cwt	133.00–138.00	712	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	144.68/cwt	144.00–147.00	660	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	138.00/cwt	134.50–144.00	934	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	796	141.44/cwt	131.00–141.75	1,126	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	144.59/cwt	138.00–146.75	891	110
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	768.90/cwt	750.00–775.00	9,688	8
Bulls	—	—	1,465	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,055	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	82.28/cwt	81.00–83.50	1,345	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	77.22/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,199	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	460	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	45.18/cwt	44.00–46.00	490	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	41.02/cwt	40.00–42.00	563	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	50.65/cwt	50.00–53.00	689	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	45.12/cwt	43.00–46.00	626	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	41.53/cwt	41.00–42.00	485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	29.54/cwt	25.00–35.00	236	3

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 924Last week 670Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 26Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher with most of the increase on weaned preconditioned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	977	35.00–39.00	36.63
2	—	1,168	41.00–42.00	41.53
3	—	800	25.00–35.00	29.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	40.00	40.00
7	—	1,084	44.00–46.00	45.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	40.00–42.00	41.02
6	—	1,360	50.00–53.00	50.65
11	—	1,388	43.00–46.00	45.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	72.00	72.00
2	—	1,635	81.00–83.50	82.28
5	—	1,553	75.00–80.00	77.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	89.00	89.00
2	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	300	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	459	129.00–133.00	130.00
19	—	619	118.00–128.00	122.77
12	—	670	118.00–124.00	120.93
12	—	554	125.00–129.00	126.41
12	—	340	144.00–148.00	145.35
10	—	508	130.00–132.00	131.02
10	—	429	138.00–141.00	139.54
7	—	752	119.00–120.00	119.28
6	—	715	120.00–124.00	122.65
2	—	970	85.00	85.00
2	—	245	140.00	140.00
1	—	835	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	265	120.00–122.00	120.80
8	—	327	116.00–120.00	118.49
9	—	674	111.50–114.50	112.82
11	—	365	114.00–120.00	117.98
11	—	567	111.00–120.00	117.95
19	—	409	112.00–123.00	116.44
19	—	637	106.00–116.00	111.22
41	—	475	112.00–124.00	118.84
57	—	523	111.00–121.00	118.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	130.00	130.00
6	—	491	125.00	125.00
8	—	424	127.00–128.00	127.52
8	—	583	123.50–129.00	126.96
9	—	718	115.00	115.00
14	—	524	122.00–124.00	122.90
18	—	679	123.25–124.00	123.49
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	108.00	108.00
6	—	620	108.00	108.00
7	—	560	107.00–115.00	112.71
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	128.50	128.50
3	—	335	160.00	160.00
9	—	359	147.00–150.00	148.37
9	—	475	132.00–139.00	135.39
9	—	708	127.50–135.50	131.70
14	—	432	133.50–141.00	135.62
14	—	683	122.00–130.00	128.28
22	—	619	129.00–135.00	130.52
48	—	577	130.00–139.00	136.35
50	—	530	133.00–138.00	134.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	143.00–144.00	143.50
14	—	456	144.00–147.00	144.68
54	—	677	134.50–144.00	138.00
69	—	796	131.00–141.75	141.44
110	—	616	138.00–146.75	144.59

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,260	750.00–775.00	768.90

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle