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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 26

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← earliestJun 26Jul 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

348 head

▲ 348 vs last sale 0▲ 348 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 0▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeders steers 2.00 - 3.00 higher.

Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 - 2.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.01/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$124.01

144 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

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

$3.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	465	127.00	591	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	626	123.90	776	139

One grade step is worth $3.10/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale144 hd

124.01

—

KY average26 barns · 4,440 hd

125.50

−1.49

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	1,725	89.43	1,543	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,284	57.94	744	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	986	49.18	485	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	847	46.52	394	3thin

Every lot

50 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	138.33/cwt	132.00–145.00	519	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	149.00/cwt	140.00–156.00	718	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	129.53/cwt	127.50–132.00	723	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	147.00/cwt	138.00–151.00	845	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	139.82/cwt	136.50–142.00	926	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	919	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	923	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,096	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	136.39/cwt	131.00–141.50	461	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	130.49/cwt	127.00–133.00	557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	131.16/cwt	127.00–134.00	620	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	687	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	128.15/cwt	120.00–136.00	673	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	112.86/cwt	106.00–124.00	711	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	110.93/cwt	105.00–118.00	745	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	118.20/cwt	118.20–118.20	916	69
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	149.57/cwt	140.00–159.00	506	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	152.91/cwt	142.00–160.00	636	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	132.67/cwt	132.50–133.00	557	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	128.03/cwt	120.00–132.00	580	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	146.46/cwt	140.00–152.00	709	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	138.11/cwt	126.00–148.00	706	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	128.74/cwt	124.00–135.00	802	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	122.20/cwt	117.00–125.00	825	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	104.23/cwt	94.00–116.00	809	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	103.54/cwt	102.00–105.00	849	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	442	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,725	89.43/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,543	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	44.78/cwt	41.00–48.50	373	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	438	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	986	49.18/cwt	48.00–52.00	485	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,284	57.94/cwt	53.50–64.00	744	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,280	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,733	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: feeders steers 2.00 - 3.00 higher.

Feeder heifers 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 - 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	525	120.00–136.00	128.15
14	—	473	127.00–134.00	131.16
12	—	338	131.00–141.50	136.39
6	—	427	127.00–133.00	130.49
4	—	630	106.00–124.00	112.86
3	—	672	105.00–118.00	110.93
2	—	560	124.00	124.00
1	—	390	129.00	129.00
1	—	200	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	513	134.00	134.00
69	—	775	118.20	118.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	134.00	134.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
2	—	425	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	120.00–132.00	128.03
3	—	420	132.50–133.00	132.67
2	—	590	125.00	125.00
2	—	515	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	675	117.00–125.00	122.20
9	—	623	124.00–135.00	128.74
7	—	484	140.00–152.00	146.46
7	—	416	142.00–160.00	152.91
6	—	511	126.00–148.00	138.11
5	—	776	94.00–116.00	104.23
2	—	820	102.00–105.00	103.54
2	—	563	138.00–142.00	139.96
2	—	338	140.00–159.00	149.57
1	—	725	97.00	97.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	144.00	144.00
1	—	920	106.00	106.00
2	—	375	132.00–145.00	138.33
2	—	515	147.00	147.00
2	—	763	120.00–121.00	120.50
5	—	575	138.00–151.00	147.00
5	—	662	136.50–142.00	139.82
13	—	482	140.00–156.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	923	118.75	118.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	126.00	126.00
4	—	558	127.50–132.00	129.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	68.00	68.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	986	48.00–52.00	49.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,284	53.50–64.00	57.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	41.00–48.50	44.78
1	—	875	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,725	88.00–91.00	89.43

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.