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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 17

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Jul 10Jul 17Jul 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

796 head

▲ 448 vs last sale 348▲ 796 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 38▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 20▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers : 3.00-5.00 higher . Slaughter cows steady , Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

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 $127.70/cwt on 409 head.

Average price

$127.70

409 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$14.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	690	128.20	885	394
Small 1-2	390	124.00	484	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	113.94	633	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.27/cwt here — about $252 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 sale409 hd

127.70

—

KY average26 barns · 5,385 hd

128.59

−0.88

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	—	Average	1,700	90.20	1,534	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,212	56.60	686	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	900	54.00	486	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,005	47.38	476	11

Every lot

62 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	302	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	524	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	153.48/cwt	149.00–166.00	493	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	154.80/cwt	143.00–161.00	663	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	626	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	159.76/cwt	155.00–161.00	775	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	130.49/cwt	129.00–131.00	667	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	152.61/cwt	140.00–159.00	792	7
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	559	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	152.75/cwt	142.00–158.00	877	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	136.19/cwt	127.00–138.00	786	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	143.39/cwt	134.00–150.00	880	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	140.80/cwt	135.00–144.00	941	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	124.50/cwt	115.00–129.00	847	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,006	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	139.51/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,091	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	299	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	140.06/cwt	132.00–143.00	541	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	130.37/cwt	123.00–133.00	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	655	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	124.61/cwt	122.00–133.00	658	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	123.99/cwt	122.00–132.00	725	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	616	111.87/cwt	105.00–113.50	689	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	121.04/cwt	119.00–124.00	753	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	875	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	783	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	729	132.95/cwt	132.95–132.95	969	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	909	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	129.85/cwt	129.85–129.85	1,014	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	832	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	783	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	928	116.60/cwt	116.60–116.60	1,082	57
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	144.41/cwt	135.00–147.00	608	12
Bulls	—	Small 1	455	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	491	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	133.19/cwt	124.00–140.00	641	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	132.60/cwt	127.50–135.00	754	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	742	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	868	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	898	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	106.53/cwt	101.00–112.00	928	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,338	85.17/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,821	91.87/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,673	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	486	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	47.38/cwt	40.00–54.00	476	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,212	56.60/cwt	50.00–63.00	686	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,760	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	842.50/cwt	660.00–1,025.00	9,731	2

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 Jul 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 796Last week 348Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers : 3.00-5.00 higher . Slaughter cows steady , Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	660.00–1,025.00	842.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	782	130.00–141.00	139.51
26	—	614	134.00–150.00	143.39
27	—	574	142.00–158.00	152.75
4	—	321	149.00–166.00	153.48
7	—	519	140.00–159.00	152.61
19	—	485	155.00–161.00	159.76
3	—	710	140.00–145.00	141.64
12	—	428	143.00–161.00	154.80
13	—	668	135.00–144.00	140.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	117.00	117.00
3	—	680	115.00–129.00	124.50
4	—	511	129.00–131.00	130.49
9	—	577	127.00–138.00	136.19
7	—	478	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	302	173.50	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	559	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	145.00	145.00
1	—	835	107.50	107.50
2	—	765	113.00–114.00	113.49
3	—	533	140.00	140.00
4	—	871	101.00–112.00	106.53
5	—	608	122.00	122.00
16	—	569	127.50–135.00	132.60
7	—	670	124.00	124.00
6	—	481	124.00–140.00	133.19
12	—	421	135.00–147.00	144.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	114.00	114.00
2	—	473	125.00–128.00	126.54
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
1	—	350	134.00	134.00
1	—	345	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	729	132.95	132.95
57	—	928	116.60	116.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	566	120.00	120.00
7	—	616	105.00–113.50	111.87
1	—	655	95.00	95.00
3	—	370	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	123.00–133.00	130.37
8	—	730	124.50	124.50
11	—	622	119.00–124.00	121.04
3	—	661	118.50	118.50
3	—	425	133.00	133.00
8	—	386	132.00–143.00	140.06
47	—	585	122.00–132.00	123.99
21	—	528	122.00–133.00	124.61
1	—	880	89.00	89.00
1	—	800	104.00	104.00
1	—	225	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	510	128.50	128.50
77	—	642	136.25	136.25
67	—	781	129.85	129.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	84.00–86.00	85.17
6	—	1,821	88.00–100.00	91.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,212	50.00–63.00	56.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,005	40.00–54.00	47.38

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.