Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---2.00-4.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher and bulls steady. Todays receipts 1200 hd. Last years receipts : No sale

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.61/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$138.61

267 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$22.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.75

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	645	139.05	897	261
Small 1-2	472	122.00	575	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	633	116.67	739	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $159 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 sale267 hd

138.61

—

KY average28 barns · 7,769 hd

137.86

+0.75

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	1,838	73.79	1,357	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,318	57.25	754	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	42.44	481	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	37.50	332	2thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,145	77.51	888	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.04/cwt	121.00–131.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	119.86/cwt	115.00–130.00	742	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	118.99/cwt	111.50–130.00	690	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	42.44/cwt	36.50–46.00	481	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	258	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	60.34/cwt	57.00–64.00	831	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	53.71/cwt	47.00–58.00	671	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	568	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	125.32/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	131.43/cwt	126.00–141.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	140.66/cwt	133.00–143.50	942	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	131.46/cwt	124.00–138.00	680	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,117	66
Steers	Small 1-2	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	658	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	931	8
Bulls	—	—	970	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	112.40/cwt	112.00–113.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	125.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	112.15/cwt	110.00–114.50	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	128.59/cwt	120.00–136.00	482	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	116.77/cwt	109.50–119.00	668	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	116.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	842	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,040	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	105.88/cwt	97.50–109.50	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	95.33/cwt	95.00–96.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	121.73/cwt	114.00–129.00	638	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	113.45/cwt	106.00–115.50	778	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	124.56/cwt	122.50–125.50	359	3
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	1,198	80.76/cwt	76.00–86.00	968	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,620	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	12,555	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,279	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,363	700.78/cwt	675.00–725.00	9,552	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,370	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	9,248	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,005	648.26/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,515	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	631.09/cwt	610.00–650.00	8,078	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,920	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	18,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,855	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,982	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,330	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,315	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,191	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	577	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	577	2
Bulls	—	—	2,028	77.49/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	120.83/cwt	120.00–122.50	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	137.62/cwt	128.00–143.00	606	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	138.99/cwt	130.00–150.00	468	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	150.39/cwt	145.00–159.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	306	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	490	3
Bulls	—	—	2,083	80.99/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	557	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	814.57/cwt	725.00–900.00	9,343	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,948	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	112.88/cwt	107.00–115.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	111.00/cwt	105.00–117.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	126.22/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	104.70/cwt	90.00–111.00	759	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	110.87/cwt	103.50–118.00	691	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	866	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.11/cwt	132.00–143.25	860	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	129.74/cwt	123.00–137.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	155.00/cwt	154.00–158.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	126.59/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	150.64/cwt	144.00–152.00	645	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	806	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	137.17/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,016	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	132.69/cwt	128.00–137.00	610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,122	2

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,060Last week 281Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---2.00-4.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher and bulls steady. Todays receipts 1200 hd. Last years receipts : No sale

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,395	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,620	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,363	675.00–725.00	700.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,920	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	600.00–700.00	648.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	610.00–650.00	631.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	710.00	710.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	725.00–900.00	814.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	650.00	650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	109.00	109.00
4	—	271	140.00	140.00
5	—	476	121.00–131.00	126.04
10	—	619	115.00–130.00	119.86
15	—	580	111.50–130.00	118.99
11	—	815	117.00	117.00
5	—	659	112.00–113.00	112.40
4	—	786	120.00	120.00
2	—	520	117.00	117.00
12	—	440	128.00–143.00	137.62
10	—	337	130.00–150.00	138.99
5	—	376	145.00–159.00	150.39
2	—	700	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	88.00	88.00
11	—	630	95.00	95.00
3	—	338	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	122.50	122.50
3	—	368	120.00–122.50	120.83
1	—	545	108.00	108.00
3	—	460	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	306	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	139.00	139.00
1	—	310	163.00	163.00
8	—	658	141.50	141.50
12	—	428	144.00–152.00	150.64
2	—	360	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	134.00	134.00
3	—	917	124.00–126.00	125.32
6	—	433	126.00–141.00	131.43
15	—	670	133.00–143.50	140.66
28	—	517	124.00–138.00	131.46
27	—	623	132.00–143.25	138.11
10	—	578	123.00–137.00	129.74
6	—	367	154.00–158.00	155.00
3	—	823	124.00–132.00	126.59
18	—	741	120.00–139.00	137.17
8	—	460	128.00–137.00	132.69
4	—	1,053	118.00	118.00
2	—	870	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	785	142.25	142.25
21	—	608	142.50	142.50
16	—	576	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
2	—	345	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	117.50	117.50
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	335	120.00–128.00	125.74
28	—	375	120.00–136.00	128.59
16	—	572	109.50–119.00	116.77
7	—	468	115.00–118.00	116.35
1	—	850	99.00	99.00
28	—	524	114.00–129.00	121.73
22	—	686	106.00–115.50	113.45
10	—	763	108.00	108.00
3	—	288	122.50–125.50	124.56
43	—	423	120.00–130.00	126.22
26	—	725	90.00–111.00	104.70
15	—	623	103.50–118.00	110.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	110.00–114.50	112.15
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
4	—	581	97.50–109.50	105.88
3	—	638	95.00–96.00	95.33
5	—	480	107.00–115.00	112.88
4	—	357	105.00–117.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,134	36.50–46.00	42.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	32.00	32.00
1	—	965	43.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,377	57.00–64.00	60.34
14	—	1,250	47.00–58.00	53.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	52.00	52.00
2	—	2,028	77.00–78.00	77.49
2	—	2,083	80.00–82.00	80.99
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,198	76.00–86.00	80.76

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle