Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Under 550 lbs 3.00-4.00 lower " Quality fleshy" ---Over 550 lbs 4.00-5.00 higher and Feeder heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher and bulls firm.---Todays receipts 1062 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.45/cwt on 479 head.

Average price

$136.45

479 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$21.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.55

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	683	137.08	936	465
Small 1-2	670	116.00	777	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	626	115.54	723	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.55/cwt here — about $213 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 sale479 hd

136.45

—

KY average29 barns · 11,271 hd

137.00

−0.55

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	1,743	75.56	1,317	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,267	47.46	601	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	37.37	373	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	36.54	419	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,280	77.00	986	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	118.67/cwt	104.00–125.00	756	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	136.97/cwt	127.00–139.50	903	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	125.99/cwt	123.50–127.00	902	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	113.82/cwt	107.00–121.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	133.16/cwt	123.50–137.00	786	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	133.51/cwt	125.00–138.00	690	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	137.64/cwt	132.00–143.00	633	26
Steers	Small 1-2	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,080	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.90/cwt	137.50–143.00	888	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	129.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	144.48/cwt	140.00–145.50	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	122.03/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,198	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,070	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,725	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,305	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	7,504	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,380	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	9,108	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,679	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	396	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	228	3
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	905	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,751	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	940	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	596.38/cwt	495.00–775.00	6,936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	122.87/cwt	116.00–137.00	579	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	123.96/cwt	116.00–131.00	636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	811	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,091	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	140.48/cwt	139.75–141.50	893	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,109	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	136.07/cwt	135.00–137.00	732	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	924	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	474	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	590	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	78.93/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,467	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	155.88/cwt	155.00–156.00	502	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	35.45/cwt	32.00–38.00	361	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	31.31/cwt	30.00–32.50	326	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	45.35/cwt	42.00–52.00	571	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	52.21/cwt	49.00–57.00	671	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	36.54/cwt	32.00–41.50	419	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	117.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.41/cwt	112.00–126.00	675	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	118.51/cwt	110.00–126.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	115.01/cwt	113.00–115.50	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	107.05/cwt	100.00–110.50	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	129.76/cwt	119.00–135.00	363	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	40.95/cwt	40.00–42.00	398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	98.19/cwt	95.00–104.50	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	122.92/cwt	113.00–129.00	661	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	115.35/cwt	112.00–118.00	724	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	960	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	125.80/cwt	120.00–135.00	468	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	123.64/cwt	117.00–129.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	126.26/cwt	122.00–132.00	596	30

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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 679Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 161Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	474	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	570	112.00–126.00	118.41
10	—	663	110.00–126.00	118.51
5	—	777	113.00–115.50	115.01
3	—	736	100.00–110.50	107.05
3	—	280	119.00–135.00	129.76
36	—	538	113.00–129.00	122.92
33	—	628	112.00–118.00	115.35
9	—	865	111.00	111.00
21	—	372	120.00–135.00	125.80
6	—	432	117.00–129.00	123.64
30	—	472	122.00–132.00	126.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	95.00–104.50	98.19
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	530	112.00	112.00
1	—	385	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	637	104.00–125.00	118.67
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
2	—	717	100.00	100.00
2	—	575	107.00–121.00	113.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	659	127.00–139.50	136.97
9	—	716	123.50–127.00	125.99
3	—	848	128.00	128.00
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
39	—	590	123.50–137.00	133.16
37	—	517	125.00–138.00	133.51
26	—	460	132.00–143.00	137.64
1	—	395	144.00	144.00
22	—	630	137.50–143.00	140.90
6	—	793	125.00–130.00	129.20
5	—	435	140.00–145.50	144.48
3	—	982	114.00–126.00	122.03
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	811	134.50	134.50
43	—	636	139.75–141.50	140.48
136	—	789	140.50	140.50
30	—	538	135.00–137.00	136.07
21	—	682	135.50	135.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	396	57.50	57.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	103.00	103.00
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
11	—	471	116.00–137.00	122.87
8	—	513	116.00–131.00	123.96
2	—	658	115.00–120.00	117.51
2	—	432	135.00	135.00
1	—	890	98.00	98.00
8	—	322	155.00–156.00	155.88
7	—	619	114.00–118.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	535.00	535.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	325.00	325.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,163	495.00–775.00	596.38
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,858	78.00–81.00	78.93
1	—	1,640	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	32.00–38.00	35.45
2	—	1,040	30.00–32.50	31.31
5	—	972	40.00–42.00	40.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,258	42.00–52.00	45.35
4	—	1,286	49.00–57.00	52.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,147	32.00–41.50	36.54
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	77.00	77.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle