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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 4

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,001 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 947▲ 1,001 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 46▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 5.00--8.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Todays receipts 1043 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.43/cwt on 438 head.

Average price

$143.43

438 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$43.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

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	618	144.64	894	401
Medium 2-3	477	135.00	644	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	518	130.51	676	31
Small 1-2	575	101.00	581	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.64/cwt here — about $314 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 sale438 hd

143.43

—

KY average18 barns · 4,245 hd

138.50

+4.93

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	1,614	79.40	1,281	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,159	56.20	651	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,056	47.10	497	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	47.00	448	2thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	504	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	136.34/cwt	135.00–139.00	556	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	150.76/cwt	144.00–159.00	645	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	477	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	644	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	151.99/cwt	146.00–155.00	731	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	132.08/cwt	122.00–135.00	637	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	151.47/cwt	140.00–157.50	804	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	136.36/cwt	135.00–139.00	731	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	127.42/cwt	121.00–131.50	725	9
Steers	—	Small 1-2	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	153.10/cwt	149.00–156.00	888	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	150.65/cwt	137.50–154.50	881	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	792	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	121.30/cwt	115.50–133.00	744	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	145.63/cwt	134.50–154.00	909	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	136.78/cwt	131.50–148.00	927	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	134.66/cwt	124.50–138.00	980	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	134.24/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,031	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	127.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,041	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	111.61/cwt	102.50–119.50	989	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,034	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	135.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	456	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	133.65/cwt	131.00–136.00	497	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	404	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	128.81/cwt	122.00–132.00	546	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	129.37/cwt	126.00–132.00	624	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	122.47/cwt	120.00–126.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	126.87/cwt	122.00–130.00	653	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	114.24/cwt	112.00–115.00	632	8
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	124.05/cwt	120.00–135.00	717	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	126.40/cwt	124.00–128.50	775	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	637	111.02/cwt	108.00–112.50	707	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	657	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	703	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	793	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	124.20/cwt	119.00–128.00	830	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	937	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	893	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	96.74/cwt	95.50–98.00	850	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	863	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	470	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	306	154.40/cwt	153.00–160.00	472	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	157.23/cwt	145.00–164.00	569	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	407	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	505	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	142.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	587	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	661	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	494	124.10/cwt	112.00–126.50	613	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	704	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	747	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	127.66/cwt	118.00–133.00	786	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	967	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,633	81.17/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,326	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,586	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	356	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	548	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,056	47.10/cwt	44.00–51.00	497	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,065	51.61/cwt	44.00–55.00	550	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,276	61.94/cwt	59.00–64.50	790	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,424	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,288	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,135	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,893	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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,001Last week 947Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : 5.00--8.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Todays receipts 1043 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
1	—	570	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
4	—	879	95.50–98.00	96.74
5	—	819	109.00	109.00
5	—	918	94.00	94.00
9	—	337	130.00–138.00	135.30
10	—	613	124.00–128.50	126.40
11	—	424	122.00–132.00	128.81
11	—	768	122.00	122.00
14	—	372	131.00–136.00	133.65
29	—	515	122.00–130.00	126.87
39	—	482	126.00–132.00	129.37
47	—	668	119.00–128.00	124.20
51	—	578	120.00–135.00	124.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	658	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	101.00	101.00
1	—	515	117.00	117.00
2	—	657	107.00	107.00
3	—	637	108.00–112.50	111.02
4	—	484	120.00–126.00	122.47
8	—	553	112.00–115.00	114.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	482	122.00–135.00	132.08
9	—	569	121.00–131.50	127.42
3	—	613	115.50–133.00	121.30
3	—	536	135.00–139.00	136.36
3	—	408	135.00–139.00	136.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	580	149.00–156.00	153.10
26	—	601	131.75	131.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	585	137.50–154.50	150.65
50	—	678	131.50–148.00	136.78
45	—	728	124.50–138.00	134.66
41	—	624	134.50–154.00	145.63
31	—	531	140.00–157.50	151.47
19	—	481	146.00–155.00	151.99
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
1	—	395	146.00	146.00
3	—	428	144.00–159.00	150.76
3	—	814	124.00–130.00	127.94
3	—	915	113.00	113.00
6	—	886	102.50–119.50	111.61
14	—	768	128.00–136.00	134.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	154.00	154.00
2	—	295	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
4	—	472	140.00	140.00
5	—	306	153.00–160.00	154.40
7	—	411	140.00–150.00	142.88
10	—	531	130.00–135.00	132.49
9	—	698	138.50	138.50
9	—	573	130.00–131.00	130.33
8	—	616	118.00–133.00	127.66
8	—	362	145.00–164.00	157.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	290	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
6	—	494	112.00–126.50	124.10
3	—	548	120.00	120.00
3	—	295	127.50	127.50
2	—	407	124.00	124.00
2	—	395	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	54.00	54.00
1	—	890	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,065	44.00–55.00	51.61
4	—	1,276	59.00–64.50	61.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,056	44.00–51.00	47.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,633	76.00–84.00	81.17
1	—	1,715	92.50	92.50

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	—	1,240	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	935.00	935.00

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.