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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 30

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

940 head

▲ 221 vs last sale 719▲ 940 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 46▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 18▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 1025 hd. Last years receipts : 571 hd. Feeder steers : 27 hd 648 lbs 141.50 blk-----141 hd 756 hd 140.25 blk----64 hd 885 hd 136.00 blk----Feeder heifers : 75 hd 669 lbs 132.85 64 blk--9 chxb--2 red.

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 $138.05/cwt on 357 head.

Average price

$138.05

357 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$31.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

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	721	139.15	1,003	341
Medium and Large 2-3	511	118.78	607	9thin
Small 1-2	495	109.17	540	6thin
Small 2-3	610	108.00	659	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.15/cwt here — about $344 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 sale357 hd

138.05

—

KY average27 barns · 6,262 hd

135.99

+2.06

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	1,837	68.85	1,264	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,225	44.14	541	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	38.65	387	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	38.10	402	11

Every lot

76 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	275	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	446	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	385	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	404	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	138.15/cwt	130.00–145.00	640	13
Steers	—	Small 1-2	487	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	560	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	139.29/cwt	130.00–142.00	735	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	553	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	796	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	116.41/cwt	114.00–117.00	659	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	138.90/cwt	137.00–141.00	813	8
Steers	—	Small 2-3	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	142.05/cwt	132.00–145.00	876	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	917	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	133.20/cwt	131.00–139.00	904	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	136.28/cwt	133.00–137.00	989	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,060	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	134.19/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,033	10
Steers	—	Small 1-2	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,004	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	885	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,204	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	339	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	113.48/cwt	105.00–117.50	419	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	412	99.65/cwt	90.00–106.00	411	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	117.20/cwt	114.00–121.00	499	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	105.68/cwt	105.00–109.00	463	6
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	485	106.50/cwt	105.00–109.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	113.59/cwt	110.00–118.00	552	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	104.15/cwt	103.00–105.00	541	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	114.72/cwt	106.00–116.50	605	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	116.95/cwt	108.00–122.00	676	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	104.14/cwt	100.00–109.00	658	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	132.85/cwt	132.85–132.85	889	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	103.84/cwt	95.00–108.00	697	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	103.39/cwt	100.00–110.00	855	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	258	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	312	2
Bulls	—	Small 2-3	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	474	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	126.75/cwt	122.50–131.00	399	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	149.80/cwt	149.00–153.00	500	5
Bulls	—	Small 2-3	355	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	369	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	357	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	387	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	448	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	107.52/cwt	101.00–112.00	457	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	126.54/cwt	123.00–129.50	550	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	128.53/cwt	126.00–131.00	598	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	112.87/cwt	109.00–120.00	525	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	104.96/cwt	102.00–111.00	537	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	114.47/cwt	109.00–117.00	609	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	116.45/cwt	110.00–119.50	664	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	120.32/cwt	117.00–121.00	788	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	863	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	822	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	713	1
Bulls	—	—	2,035	78.52/cwt	76.50–80.50	1,598	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	35.21/cwt	33.50–37.00	336	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	241	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	42.24/cwt	38.50–47.00	429	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	38.10/cwt	32.50–41.00	402	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,224	43.31/cwt	39.00–46.00	530	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,228	48.00/cwt	45.50–50.50	589	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,485	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,934	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	955	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,685	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	470.06/cwt	460.00–480.00	5,443	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,340	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	7,705	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,030	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,953	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 940Last week 719Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	648	141.50	141.50
141	—	756	140.25	140.25
64	—	885	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	121.00	121.00
1	—	420	133.00	133.00
1	—	345	146.00	146.00
25	—	617	132.00–145.00	142.05
22	—	528	130.00–142.00	139.29
13	—	463	130.00–145.00	138.15
11	—	726	133.00–137.00	136.28
10	—	770	134.00–136.00	134.19
8	—	679	131.00–139.00	133.20
8	—	585	137.00–141.00	138.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	553	144.00	144.00
1	—	370	151.00	151.00
1	—	275	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	105.00	105.00
2	—	487	115.00	115.00
2	—	385	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	114.00–117.00	116.41
2	—	460	127.50	127.50
2	—	425	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	105.00–109.00	106.50
3	—	412	90.00–106.00	99.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	103.00–105.00	104.15
6	—	438	105.00–109.00	105.68
3	—	595	109.00	109.00
2	—	390	117.00	117.00
1	—	280	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	669	132.85	132.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	578	108.00–122.00	116.95
28	—	527	106.00–116.50	114.72
21	—	426	114.00–121.00	117.20
15	—	486	110.00–118.00	113.59
10	—	369	105.00–117.50	113.48
8	—	671	95.00–108.00	103.84
8	—	632	100.00–109.00	104.14
3	—	827	100.00–110.00	103.39
1	—	765	103.00	103.00
1	—	715	98.50	98.50
1	—	285	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	315	122.50–131.00	126.75
2	—	258	121.00	121.00
4	—	425	101.00–112.00	107.52
3	—	512	102.00–111.00	104.96
3	—	465	109.00–120.00	112.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	570	110.00–119.50	116.45
9	—	435	123.00–129.50	126.54
8	—	465	126.00–131.00	128.53
6	—	655	117.00–121.00	120.32
5	—	334	149.00–153.00	149.80
4	—	856	96.00	96.00
3	—	532	109.00–117.00	114.47
2	—	707	122.00	122.00
1	—	770	103.00	103.00
1	—	620	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	104.00	104.00
1	—	300	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	108.50	108.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,485	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	—	955	700.00	700.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	460.00–480.00	470.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,035	76.50–80.50	78.52
1	—	1,440	49.50	49.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,016	38.50–47.00	42.24
2	—	955	33.50–37.00	35.21
1	—	1,005	24.00	24.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,224	39.00–46.00	43.31
3	—	1,228	45.50–50.50	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,055	32.50–41.00	38.10

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.