Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 1025 hd. Last years receipts : 571 hd. Feeder steers : 27 hd 648 lbs 141.50 blk-----141 hd 756 hd 140.25 blk----64 hd 885 hd 136.00 blk----Feeder heifers : 75 hd 669 lbs 132.85 64 blk--9 chxb--2 red.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.05/cwt on 357 head.

Average price

$138.05

357 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$31.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

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	721	139.15	1,003	341
Medium and Large 2-3	511	118.78	607	9thin
Small 1-2	495	109.17	540	6thin
Small 2-3	610	108.00	659	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.15/cwt here — about $344 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 sale357 hd

138.05

—

KY average27 barns · 6,262 hd

135.99

+2.06

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	1,837	68.85	1,264	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,225	44.14	541	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	38.65	387	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	38.10	402	11

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	—	648	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	917	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	553	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	446	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	106.50/cwt	105.00–109.00	517	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	412	99.65/cwt	90.00–106.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	104.15/cwt	103.00–105.00	541	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	105.68/cwt	105.00–109.00	463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	126.75/cwt	122.50–131.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.45/cwt	110.00–119.50	664	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	126.54/cwt	123.00–129.50	550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	128.53/cwt	126.00–131.00	598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.32/cwt	117.00–121.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	149.80/cwt	149.00–153.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	114.47/cwt	109.00–117.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	474	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,485	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,934	1
Bulls	—	—	2,035	78.52/cwt	76.50–80.50	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	132.85/cwt	132.85–132.85	889	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	116.95/cwt	108.00–122.00	676	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	114.72/cwt	106.00–116.50	605	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	117.20/cwt	114.00–121.00	499	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	42.24/cwt	38.50–47.00	429	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	35.21/cwt	33.50–37.00	336	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	241	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,224	43.31/cwt	39.00–46.00	530	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	48.00/cwt	45.50–50.50	589	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	38.10/cwt	32.50–41.00	402	11
Bulls	—	—	1,440	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	713	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	955	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	470.06/cwt	460.00–480.00	5,443	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,340	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	7,705	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,030	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,953	1
Steers	Small 2-3	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	116.41/cwt	114.00–117.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,060	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,204	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	142.05/cwt	132.00–145.00	876	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.29/cwt	130.00–142.00	735	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	138.15/cwt	130.00–145.00	640	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	136.28/cwt	133.00–137.00	989	11
Steers	Small 1-2	—	487	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	560	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	385	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	113.59/cwt	110.00–118.00	552	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	113.48/cwt	105.00–117.50	419	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	103.84/cwt	95.00–108.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	104.14/cwt	100.00–109.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	103.39/cwt	100.00–110.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Bulls	Small 2-3	—	355	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	369	1
Bulls	Small 2-3	—	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	357	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	107.52/cwt	101.00–112.00	457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	104.96/cwt	102.00–111.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	112.87/cwt	109.00–120.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	134.19/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,033	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	133.20/cwt	131.00–139.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	138.90/cwt	137.00–141.00	813	8

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 940Last week 719Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 18Year ago 0

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
27	—	648	141.50	141.50
141	—	756	140.25	140.25
64	—	885	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	121.00	121.00
1	—	420	133.00	133.00
1	—	345	146.00	146.00
25	—	617	132.00–145.00	142.05
22	—	528	130.00–142.00	139.29
13	—	463	130.00–145.00	138.15
11	—	726	133.00–137.00	136.28
10	—	770	134.00–136.00	134.19
8	—	679	131.00–139.00	133.20
8	—	585	137.00–141.00	138.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	553	144.00	144.00
1	—	370	151.00	151.00
1	—	275	162.00	162.00
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	108.00	108.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
2	—	487	115.00	115.00
2	—	385	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	114.00–117.00	116.41
2	—	460	127.50	127.50
2	—	425	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	105.00–109.00	106.50
3	—	412	90.00–106.00	99.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	103.00–105.00	104.15
6	—	438	105.00–109.00	105.68
3	—	595	109.00	109.00
2	—	390	117.00	117.00
1	—	280	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	669	132.85	132.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	578	108.00–122.00	116.95
28	—	527	106.00–116.50	114.72
21	—	426	114.00–121.00	117.20
15	—	486	110.00–118.00	113.59
10	—	369	105.00–117.50	113.48
8	—	671	95.00–108.00	103.84
8	—	632	100.00–109.00	104.14
3	—	827	100.00–110.00	103.39
1	—	765	103.00	103.00
1	—	715	98.50	98.50
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	315	122.50–131.00	126.75
2	—	258	121.00	121.00
4	—	425	101.00–112.00	107.52
3	—	512	102.00–111.00	104.96
3	—	465	109.00–120.00	112.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	570	110.00–119.50	116.45
9	—	435	123.00–129.50	126.54
8	—	465	126.00–131.00	128.53
6	—	655	117.00–121.00	120.32
5	—	334	149.00–153.00	149.80
4	—	856	96.00	96.00
3	—	532	109.00–117.00	114.47
2	—	707	122.00	122.00
1	—	770	103.00	103.00
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	104.00	104.00
1	—	300	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	108.50	108.50

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	—	1,485	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	460.00–480.00	470.06
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,035	76.50–80.50	78.52
1	—	1,440	49.50	49.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,016	38.50–47.00	42.24
2	—	955	33.50–37.00	35.21
1	—	1,005	24.00	24.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,224	39.00–46.00	43.31
3	—	1,228	45.50–50.50	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,055	32.50–41.00	38.10

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