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Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Name: Russell Springs Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 6

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

675 head

▼ 265 vs last sale 940▲ 675 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 77▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 8▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers--Steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and bulls firm. Todays receipts 779 hd.------Last years receipts: 350 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 $137.23/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$137.23

199 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$28.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

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	590	138.47	816	188
Medium and Large 2-3	561	119.43	671	7thin
Small 1-2	567	109.98	623	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.49/cwt here — about $193 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 sale199 hd

137.23

—

KY average26 barns · 5,905 hd

136.60

+0.63

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	1,543	72.77	1,123	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,309	50.27	658	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,018	38.45	391	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	33.70	339	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	868	70.39	611	2thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	351	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	143.63/cwt	139.00–148.00	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	134.84/cwt	130.00–142.00	634	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	127.98/cwt	122.00–135.50	659	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	644	3
Steers	—	Small 1-2	545	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	578	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	136.27/cwt	129.00–144.00	778	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	882	36
Steers	—	Small 1-2	588	113.96/cwt	111.00–117.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	593	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	875	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	135.81/cwt	125.00–142.00	858	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	136.82/cwt	130.00–139.50	917	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	998	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	130.28/cwt	124.50–134.50	939	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	124.68/cwt	120.00–131.00	398	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	124.26/cwt	118.00–128.50	466	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	97.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	122.07/cwt	119.00–126.00	515	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	455	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	119.03/cwt	112.00–121.00	559	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	118.89/cwt	115.00–121.50	567	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	122.71/cwt	110.00–128.50	644	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	116.35/cwt	111.00–126.50	663	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	115.44/cwt	110.00–121.00	716	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	102.96/cwt	102.00–105.00	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	744	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	747	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	109.27/cwt	107.00–114.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	98.09/cwt	84.50–105.00	844	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	317	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	460	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	153.50/cwt	151.00–156.00	491	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	144.40/cwt	135.00–156.00	530	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	387	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	464	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	135.36/cwt	129.00–140.00	566	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	130.51/cwt	124.00–140.00	620	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	123.29/cwt	121.00–125.00	645	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	570	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	103.58/cwt	94.00–114.00	594	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	682	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	2
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	593	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	107.76/cwt	105.00–109.00	765	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	940	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	526	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	868	70.39/cwt	68.00–73.00	611	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	926	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	922	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	73.37/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,143	2
Bulls	—	—	1,604	79.69/cwt	77.00–81.50	1,278	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	252	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,018	38.45/cwt	34.00–42.00	391	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	34.65/cwt	28.00–48.00	354	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,261	52.29/cwt	48.50–55.00	659	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	48.78/cwt	44.50–52.00	656	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	588	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,940	3
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	695	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,518	1
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	727	813.81/cwt	650.00–925.00	5,916	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,732	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	840	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	870	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,133	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	930	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,370	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	995	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,980	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,075	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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 940Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	90.50	90.50
1	—	685	99.50	99.50
3	—	625	102.00–105.00	102.96
9	—	470	112.00–121.00	119.03
2	—	420	96.00–100.00	97.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	633	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	477	115.00–121.50	118.89
10	—	375	118.00–128.50	124.26
13	—	661	113.00	113.00
24	—	570	111.00–126.50	116.35
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
4	—	319	120.00–131.00	124.68
7	—	422	119.00–126.00	122.07
16	—	620	110.00–121.00	115.44
3	—	718	107.00–114.00	109.27
3	—	860	84.50–105.00	98.09
25	—	525	110.00–128.50	122.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	632	125.00–142.00	135.81
34	—	571	129.00–144.00	136.27
7	—	721	124.50–134.50	130.28
28	—	515	122.00–135.50	127.98
1	—	230	152.50	152.50
15	—	470	130.00–142.00	134.84
28	—	670	130.00–139.50	136.82
2	—	360	139.00–148.00	143.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	122.00	122.00
3	—	540	118.00–120.00	119.34
1	—	745	114.00	114.00
2	—	565	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	593	147.50	147.50
1	—	660	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	718	139.00	139.00
36	—	583	151.25	151.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	106.00	106.00
2	—	588	111.00–117.00	113.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	151.00–156.00	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	110.00–114.00	111.99
7	—	523	121.00–125.00	123.29
29	—	418	129.00–140.00	135.36
15	—	367	135.00–156.00	144.40
5	—	803	117.00	117.00
1	—	765	106.00	106.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
4	—	710	105.00–109.00	107.76
10	—	475	124.00–140.00	130.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	94.00–114.00	103.58
2	—	610	112.00	112.00
22	—	387	120.00	120.00
2	—	317	145.00	145.00
5	—	690	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	82.50	82.50
1	—	665	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	73.50	73.50

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)	4	—	793	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	727	650.00–925.00	813.81
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	588	500.00	500.00

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)	1	—	995	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	475.00	475.00

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	—	1,015	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,425	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,395	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,558	73.00–74.00	73.37
5	—	1,604	77.00–81.50	79.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	68.00–73.00	70.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	28.00	28.00
6	—	1,023	28.00–48.00	34.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,345	44.50–52.00	48.78
14	—	1,261	48.50–55.00	52.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,018	34.00–42.00	38.45

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.