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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 2

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

444 head

▼ 372 vs last sale 816▲ 444 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 71▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 16▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher . Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and bulls steady. Todays receipts 572 hd. Last years receipts 834 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 $130.02/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$130.02

134 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.15

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	594	131.51	781	119
Medium and Large 2-3	571	119.17	680	12thin
Small 1-2	451	114.01	514	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $267 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 sale134 hd

130.02

—

KY average26 barns · 5,895 hd

133.17

−3.15

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	1,554	73.17	1,137	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	47.45	656	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	42.29	451	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	823	33.45	275	2thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	299	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	437	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	143.74/cwt	137.00–147.00	536	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	135.97/cwt	129.00–149.00	587	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	451	114.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	514	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	131.97/cwt	129.00–139.00	611	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	133.71/cwt	121.00–140.50	705	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	125.51/cwt	122.00–129.00	661	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	129.29/cwt	128.00–135.00	745	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	119.94/cwt	114.00–122.00	692	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	611	116.44/cwt	112.00–118.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	617	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	796	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	128.02/cwt	122.00–137.00	796	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	823	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	119.57/cwt	118.50–120.50	857	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,016	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	128.69/cwt	120.00–134.00	359	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	127.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	414	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	120.69/cwt	114.00–130.00	455	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	116.40/cwt	111.00–120.00	498	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	105.34/cwt	90.00–120.00	452	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	117.57/cwt	111.50–125.00	560	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	107.97/cwt	105.00–109.50	518	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	485	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	114.42/cwt	110.00–121.00	588	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	102.44/cwt	99.00–111.00	542	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	120.40/cwt	113.00–123.00	690	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	494	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	112.61/cwt	95.00–119.00	708	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	108.22/cwt	98.00–117.00	713	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	107.31/cwt	96.00–110.50	780	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	797	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	432	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	150.15/cwt	146.00–152.50	477	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	137.58/cwt	136.00–141.00	523	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	430	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	469	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	129.39/cwt	117.50–135.50	568	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	129.70/cwt	125.00–133.00	603	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	114.00/cwt	113.50–115.00	548	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	485	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	526	105.63/cwt	79.00–115.00	556	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	120.71/cwt	115.00–130.00	648	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	128.15/cwt	122.00–134.00	743	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	114.20/cwt	112.00–118.00	710	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	107.54/cwt	104.00–113.00	778	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	92.40/cwt	91.00–95.00	760	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	731	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	68.31/cwt	64.00–72.00	997	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	82.37/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,343	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,105	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	823	33.45/cwt	33.00–34.00	275	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,067	42.29/cwt	38.00–45.50	451	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,175	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	599	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	47.10/cwt	45.50–50.00	660	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	8,606	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	931.85/cwt	650.00–1,125.00	11,341	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	1,185.38/cwt	1,050.00–1,450.00	14,628	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,746	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,096	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,681	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,335	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,019	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,655	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	21,101	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	785	687.34/cwt	675.00–700.00	5,396	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	825	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,888	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	890	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,230	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	910	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,276	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	968	958.87/cwt	510.00–1,100.00	9,282	14
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	988	495.63/cwt	425.00–575.00	4,897	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	1,050.93/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	11,728	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	822.12/cwt	675.00–975.00	9,594	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,019.45/cwt	725.00–1,150.00	11,979	14
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,380	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,970	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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 816Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher . Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and bulls steady. Todays receipts 572 hd. Last years receipts 834 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	129.00–139.00	131.97
1	—	299	146.00	146.00
2	—	300	150.00	150.00
27	—	527	121.00–140.50	133.71
17	—	622	122.00–137.00	128.02
15	—	576	128.00–135.00	129.29
13	—	717	118.50–120.50	119.57
4	—	669	123.00	123.00
3	—	432	129.00–149.00	135.97
3	—	373	137.00–147.00	143.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	122.00–129.00	125.51
1	—	675	118.50	118.50
4	—	611	112.00–118.00	116.44
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
4	—	577	114.00–122.00	119.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	451	110.00–116.00	114.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	129.00	129.00
3	—	265	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	764	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	125.00–133.00	129.70
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
19	—	537	115.00–130.00	120.71
13	—	622	112.00–118.00	114.20
7	—	981	74.50	74.50
6	—	580	122.00–134.00	128.15
4	—	822	91.00–95.00	92.40
2	—	770	100.00–104.00	102.01
1	—	934	84.00	84.00
1	—	860	80.00	80.00
13	—	439	117.50–135.50	129.39
11	—	275	157.00	157.00
10	—	723	104.00–113.00	107.54
3	—	380	136.00–141.00	137.58
3	—	318	146.00–152.50	150.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	119.00	119.00
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
3	—	481	113.50–115.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	79.00–115.00	105.63
2	—	430	109.00	109.00
1	—	485	78.00	78.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	99.00–111.00	102.44
3	—	480	105.00–109.50	107.97
2	—	375	110.00–111.00	110.49
1	—	610	81.00	81.00
9	—	429	90.00–120.00	105.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	797	100.00	100.00
2	—	325	125.00–131.00	127.91
7	—	279	120.00–134.00	128.69
4	—	659	98.00–117.00	108.22
18	—	629	95.00–119.00	112.61
22	—	573	113.00–123.00	120.40
12	—	727	96.00–110.50	107.31
10	—	428	111.00–120.00	116.40
9	—	476	111.50–125.00	117.57
7	—	514	110.00–121.00	114.42
7	—	377	114.00–130.00	120.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,258	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,305	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,217	650.00–1,125.00	931.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,234	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,185.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,655	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	425.00–575.00	495.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	910	360.00	360.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	968	510.00–1,100.00	958.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	350.00	350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	785	675.00–700.00	687.34

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)	11	—	1,116	800.00–1,100.00	1,050.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,167	675.00–975.00	822.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,175	725.00–1,150.00	1,019.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	765.00	765.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	81.00–84.00	82.37
1	—	1,700	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,460	64.00–72.00	68.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	33.00–34.00	33.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,402	45.50–50.00	47.10
1	—	1,175	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,067	38.00–45.50	42.29

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.