Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---3.00-5.00 higher and Feeder heifers---3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 315 hd. Last years receipts --487 hd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.88/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$124.88

103 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$28.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.81

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	452	128.07	579	84
Medium and Large 2-3	464	112.53	523	16thin
Small 1-2	543	102.00	553	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	360	100.00	360	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.07/cwt here — about $219 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 sale103 hd

124.88

—

KY average20 barns · 4,514 hd

122.07

+2.81

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	1,670	77.23	1,290	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	50.24	707	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,038	37.83	393	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	920	34.21	315	5thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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%	—	923	44.80/cwt	42.00–48.00	414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	24.48/cwt	24.00–25.00	217	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	126.05/cwt	117.00–129.00	642	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	128.53/cwt	120.00–134.00	483	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	112.40/cwt	108.00–121.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	130.62/cwt	123.00–132.00	597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	129.00/cwt	125.00–137.50	393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	716	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	480	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	134.42/cwt	128.00–137.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	123.12/cwt	122.50–124.50	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	129.97/cwt	126.00–132.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	117.26/cwt	114.00–120.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,156	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	627	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	433	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	406	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	768.12/cwt	750.00–785.00	9,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	146.88/cwt	145.00–147.50	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	675	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	732	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	81.85/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,625	2
Bulls	—	—	1,040	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	707	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	477	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	549	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	689	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	155.03/cwt	153.00–157.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	137.15/cwt	135.00–137.50	370	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	695	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,153	48.21/cwt	45.50–50.50	556	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	37.83/cwt	34.50–41.50	393	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	41.51/cwt	41.00–42.00	564	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	54.55/cwt	52.50–56.50	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	122.08/cwt	116.00–124.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	100.52/cwt	100.00–101.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1

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 Nov 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 675Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 26Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	42.00–48.00	44.80
2	—	885	24.00–25.00	24.48
1	—	985	32.50	32.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	45.50–50.50	48.21
2	—	1,358	41.00–42.00	41.51
5	—	1,527	52.50–56.50	54.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,038	34.50–41.50	37.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,985	80.00–83.50	81.85
1	—	1,040	68.00	68.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	509	117.00–129.00	126.05
12	—	376	120.00–134.00	128.53
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
3	—	575	123.50	123.50
3	—	415	128.00	128.00
11	—	457	123.00–132.00	130.62
6	—	305	125.00–137.50	129.00
4	—	623	114.00–116.00	115.00
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
7	—	270	135.00–137.50	137.15
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
1	—	505	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	108.00–121.00	112.40
5	—	497	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	101.00	101.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
3	—	383	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	505	133.00	133.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	107.00	107.00
1	—	670	109.00	109.00
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
4	—	589	114.00–120.00	117.26
5	—	488	121.00	121.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	128.00–137.00	134.42
5	—	568	133.00	133.00
4	—	775	122.50–124.50	123.12
3	—	673	126.00–132.00	129.97
2	—	715	124.00–126.00	125.01
1	—	1,025	103.00	103.00
1	—	430	146.00	146.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
9	—	1,091	106.00	106.00
8	—	545	145.00–147.50	146.88
2	—	482	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	157.50	157.50
5	—	411	154.00	154.00
9	—	459	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	69.00	69.00
1	—	580	70.00	70.00
2	—	732	66.00	66.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	128.00	128.00
1	—	465	123.00	123.00
2	—	547	127.00	127.00
4	—	635	121.00	121.00
4	—	682	116.00–124.00	122.08
1	—	215	150.00	150.00
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	477	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	153.00–157.00	155.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
2	—	518	100.00–101.00	100.52

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	—	1,245	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	750.00–785.00	768.12

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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