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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 9

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Oct 2Oct 9Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

670 head

▲ 226 vs last sale 444▲ 670 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 29▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 99▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last year : Feeder steers-- 5.00-7.00 higher and Feeder heifers-- 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Todays receipts 772 hd. Last years receipts 660 hd.

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 $120.51/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$120.51

218 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$25.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

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	514	122.35	629	190
Medium and Large 2-3	488	108.42	529	27
Small 1-2	645	97.00	626	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.35/cwt here — about $3 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 sale218 hd

120.51

—

KY average26 barns · 5,502 hd

119.56

+0.95

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	1,865	76.74	1,431	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	47.52	652	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	40.93	459	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	33.53	333	6thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	493	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	145.37/cwt	142.00–151.00	538	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	152.50/cwt	148.00–157.00	633	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	147.82/cwt	146.00–148.00	644	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	143.74/cwt	142.00–148.00	670	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	136.52/cwt	127.00–139.00	728	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	138.31/cwt	128.00–144.00	784	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	114.68/cwt	114.00–116.00	703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	140.43/cwt	125.00–145.00	876	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	129.48/cwt	129.00–131.00	886	4
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	129.01/cwt	127.00–131.00	935	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	844	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,126	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	115	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	132	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	359	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	108.53/cwt	107.50–111.00	411	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	121.22/cwt	115.00–126.50	465	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	122.02/cwt	115.00–133.00	528	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	108.21/cwt	102.50–114.50	469	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	491	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	125.74/cwt	121.00–128.00	585	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	124.04/cwt	119.00–125.50	640	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	110.81/cwt	108.00–113.00	621	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	121.38/cwt	115.00–127.00	696	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	730	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	117.19/cwt	108.00–120.00	728	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	104.48/cwt	100.00–109.00	674	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	645	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	117.46/cwt	113.00–120.50	791	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	946	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	433	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	477	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	136.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	504	11
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	121.97/cwt	116.00–125.50	513	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	134.48/cwt	128.00–141.00	569	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	448	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	663	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	135.55/cwt	130.00–143.00	637	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	124.45/cwt	120.00–128.00	648	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	114.40/cwt	107.00–125.00	597	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	571	107.62/cwt	105.00–112.00	615	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	123.77/cwt	116.00–133.00	714	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	704	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	568	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	102.50/cwt	102.00–104.00	793	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	789	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	751	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,760	73.73/cwt	63.00–77.00	1,298	4
Bulls	—	—	1,923	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,500	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	81.51/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,642	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	29.50/cwt	29.50–29.50	257	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	396	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	34.34/cwt	33.00–35.50	349	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	41.26/cwt	37.00–44.00	460	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,261	51.28/cwt	49.00–56.00	647	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	46.77/cwt	45.50–49.00	652	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	33.50/cwt	33.50–33.50	474	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,530	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,530	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2	1,425	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,968	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	685	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,966	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	840	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,930	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	890	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,788	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	945	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,670	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	5,193	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	497.24/cwt	475.00–525.00	5,256	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,994	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,645	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,425	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	10,118	1
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,495	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	10,615	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	740	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,550	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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 444Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 99Year ago 0

Compared to last year : Feeder steers-- 5.00-7.00 higher and Feeder heifers-- 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Todays receipts 772 hd. Last years receipts 660 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
3	—	613	114.00–116.00	114.68
1	—	480	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	624	125.00–145.00	140.43
15	—	466	142.00–148.00	143.74
13	—	533	127.00–139.00	136.52
12	—	370	142.00–151.00	145.37
11	—	725	127.00–131.00	129.01
11	—	436	146.00–148.00	147.82
6	—	567	128.00–144.00	138.31
4	—	850	125.00	125.00
4	—	684	129.00–131.00	129.48
1	—	1,325	85.00	85.00
1	—	805	111.00	111.00
1	—	750	112.50	112.50
1	—	335	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	155.00	155.00
2	—	415	148.00–157.00	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	126.00	126.00
1	—	635	101.00	101.00
1	—	660	86.00	86.00
3	—	470	130.00	130.00
6	—	571	105.00–112.00	107.62
7	—	421	116.00–125.50	121.97
7	—	522	107.00–125.00	114.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	423	128.00–141.00	134.48
15	—	470	130.00–143.00	135.55
11	—	577	116.00–133.00	123.77
11	—	369	130.00–145.00	136.62
9	—	521	120.00–128.00	124.45
8	—	615	114.00–115.00	114.49
4	—	774	102.00–104.00	102.50
4	—	300	159.00	159.00
2	—	902	87.50	87.50
2	—	652	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,105	68.00	68.00
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
1	—	284	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	311	115.50	115.50
2	—	755	111.50	111.50
2	—	937	101.00	101.00
12	—	621	108.00–120.00	117.19
14	—	673	113.00–120.50	117.46
15	—	384	115.00–126.50	121.22
16	—	573	115.00–127.00	121.38
32	—	516	119.00–125.50	124.04
33	—	433	115.00–133.00	122.02
42	—	465	121.00–128.00	125.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	586	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	115.00	115.00
1	—	450	109.00	109.00
7	—	560	108.00–113.00	110.81
7	—	379	107.50–111.00	108.53
6	—	645	100.00–109.00	104.48
5	—	433	102.50–114.50	108.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	97.00	97.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	910.00	910.00

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	—	1,080	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	960.00	960.00

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	—	1,495	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,425	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,049	495.00	495.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	475.00–525.00	497.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	540.00	540.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	890	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	78.00	78.00
2	—	2,015	81.00–82.00	81.51
4	—	1,760	63.00–77.00	73.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	43.00	43.00
1	—	1,415	33.50	33.50
16	—	1,116	37.00–44.00	41.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	49.00–56.00	51.28
20	—	1,394	45.50–49.00	46.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	29.50	29.50
5	—	1,016	33.00–35.50	34.34

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.