Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 3.00-6.00 higher and Feeder heifers 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull steady. Todays receipts 783 hd.-----Last years receipts 1012 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.51/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$125.51

252 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$29.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.80

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	600	127.41	764	226
Large 1-2	470	112.00	526	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	109.40	607	24
Medium 1-2	760	97.50	741	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.91/cwt here — about $23 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 sale252 hd

125.51

—

KY average27 barns · 6,694 hd

119.71

+5.80

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	1,704	72.85	1,242	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,314	44.45	584	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,071	38.36	411	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	28.67	282	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,015	61.00	619	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2Value Added	—	890	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,179	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	799	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	926	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	973	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	545	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	135.52/cwt	132.00–139.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	74.54/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,396	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,428	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,243	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	389	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	43.87/cwt	42.00–46.50	576	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	121.07/cwt	115.00–125.00	748	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	121.87/cwt	114.00–127.00	650	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	97.01/cwt	87.00–102.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	25.76/cwt	24.50–28.00	243	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	46.78/cwt	46.00–49.00	614	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	38.36/cwt	35.50–40.50	411	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	32.97/cwt	32.00–33.50	345	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	19.00/cwt	18.50–19.50	183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	127.74/cwt	120.00–133.50	609	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	107.50/cwt	107.00–110.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	111.29/cwt	108.00–115.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	760	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	128.63/cwt	123.00–136.00	490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	501	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	131.35/cwt	123.50–136.00	607	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	129.73/cwt	126.00–131.50	555	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	143.40/cwt	135.00–149.00	459	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.66/cwt	119.00–123.50	883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	116.65/cwt	113.00–127.00	775	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,938	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	770	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	142.65/cwt	138.00–148.00	840	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	760	8
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,350	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,312	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	8,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	4,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	130.36/cwt	129.00–131.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	141.82/cwt	133.00–146.50	882	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.81/cwt	132.50–143.00	657	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.07/cwt	129.00–146.00	721	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	125.34/cwt	120.00–126.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	151.93/cwt	144.00–154.00	564	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	124.45/cwt	115.00–127.50	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.42/cwt	131.00–140.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	103.00/cwt	95.00–115.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	115.75/cwt	115.00–116.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	671	107.38/cwt	102.00–110.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	119.67/cwt	116.00–127.00	750	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	127.52/cwt	122.00–133.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	128.08/cwt	123.00–132.50	411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	123.48/cwt	116.00–126.00	645	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	119.29/cwt	105.00–121.50	855	22
Heifers	Choice	—	1,015	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	118.80/cwt	117.00–120.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	446	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	560	12

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 924Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 3.00-6.00 higher and Feeder heifers 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull steady. Todays receipts 783 hd.-----Last years receipts 1012 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	890	132.50	132.50
24	—	563	142.00	142.00
7	—	630	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	589	138.00–148.00	142.65
2	—	773	115.00–120.00	117.56
3	—	735	129.00–131.00	130.36
3	—	990	91.50	91.50
21	—	622	133.00–146.50	141.82
29	—	473	132.50–143.00	138.81
11	—	522	129.00–146.00	138.07
10	—	371	144.00–154.00	151.93
5	—	808	115.00–127.50	124.45
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
2	—	428	131.00–140.00	135.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	608	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	730	133.25	133.25
8	—	565	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	477	120.00–133.50	127.74
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
12	—	381	123.00–136.00	128.63
9	—	560	120.00–126.00	125.34
1	—	225	122.50	122.50
21	—	627	116.00–127.00	119.67
6	—	437	122.00–133.00	127.52
5	—	321	123.00–132.50	128.08
1	—	860	92.00	92.00
26	—	522	116.00–126.00	123.48
22	—	717	105.00–121.50	119.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	107.00–110.00	107.50
2	—	373	108.00–115.00	111.29
1	—	430	131.00	131.00
6	—	562	95.00–115.00	103.00
4	—	524	115.00–116.00	115.75
3	—	671	102.00–110.00	107.38
2	—	480	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	97.50	97.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	501	138.00	138.00
7	—	615	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	446	125.50	125.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	132.00–139.00	135.52
2	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	895	91.00	91.00
1	—	825	102.50	102.50
21	—	618	115.00–125.00	121.07
12	—	533	114.00–127.00	121.87
9	—	462	123.50–136.00	131.35
9	—	428	126.00–131.50	129.73
8	—	320	135.00–149.00	143.40
6	—	720	119.00–123.50	122.66
6	—	664	113.00–127.00	116.65
5	—	572	117.00–120.00	118.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	112.00	112.00
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
3	—	616	87.00–102.00	97.01
2	—	715	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	74.00–75.00	74.54
2	—	1,435	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,930	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,680	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	42.50	42.50
4	—	945	24.50–28.00	25.76
4	—	1,045	32.00–33.50	32.97
2	—	963	18.50–19.50	19.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,314	42.00–46.50	43.87
3	—	1,312	46.00–49.00	46.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,071	35.50–40.50	38.36
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	61.00	61.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	895	370.00	370.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	770	435.00	435.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	600.00	600.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Russell Co. Stockyard - Russell Springs, KY

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