Report Date: 4/29/2015
SV_LS168
Frankfort KY Wednesday April 29, 2015 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Russell County Stockyards, Russell Springs
Weighted Average Report for 4/29/2015
Cattle Receipts: 886 Last week: 489 Last year: 479
Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with
good demand on a high quality calf offering with premiums paid for thin fleshed
grass cattle. Fleshy calves were in less demand. Yearling steers and heifers
2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter
bulls steady.
24 replacement cattle, 54 slaughter cattle, and 808 feeder cattle.
Slaughter cows made up 4.4 percent of offering, slaughter bulls 0.2 percent,
replacement cows 5.0 percent and feeders 92 percent. The feeder supply included
58 percent steers and bulls and 26 percent heifers. Near 45 percent of run
weighed over 600 lbs.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 250-300 255 350.00 350.00
1 300-350 325 317.00 317.00
6 350-400 350 320.00-322.50 321.20
13 400-450 412 288.00-302.00 297.01
23 450-500 463 264.00-300.00 278.36
1 500-550 545 263.00 263.00
9 500-550 523 279.50 279.50 Fancy
16 600-650 613 237.00-244.00 238.18
14 600-650 605 249.50 249.50 Fancy
3 600-650 603 240.00 240.00 Value Added
3 650-700 676 239.00 239.00
10 650-700 677 235.00-240.00 236.47 Value Added
135 750-800 779 215.90 215.90 Value Added
54 950-1000 971 186.00 186.00 Value Added
Groups of 20hd or more
179 hd 779 lbs 215.90 blk, thin fleshed, 2 Loads sold together.
54 hd 971 lbs 186.00 blk/chax
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 450-500 482 270.00 270.00
2 500-550 525 254.00 254.00
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
26 400-450 419 235.75 235.75 Value Added
25 450-500 469 229.75 229.75 Value Added
11 500-550 536 216.00 216.00 Value Added
Groups of 20hd or more:
26 hd 419 lbs 235.75 holsteins
25 hd 469 lbs 229.75 holsteins
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 250-300 258 335.00 335.00
2 300-350 332 290.00 290.00
10 350-400 390 250.00-273.00 255.32
10 400-450 427 252.00-260.00 257.33
5 400-450 405 236.00 236.00 Fleshy
9 450-500 478 236.00-249.00 242.52
9 500-550 518 221.00-242.00 232.40
20 500-550 515 230.00 230.00 Fancy
3 500-550 530 207.00 207.00 Fleshy
4 550-600 570 223.00 223.00
3 550-600 575 212.00 212.00 Fleshy
26 600-650 634 206.00-219.00 214.41
1 600-650 640 199.00 199.00 Fleshy
10 650-700 661 207.00-211.00 209.41
5 650-700 675 186.00 186.00 Fleshy
1 750-800 760 185.00 185.00
1 800-850 815 160.00 160.00
10 800-850 812 183.50 183.50 Value Added
Groups of 20hd or more:
20 hd 515 lbs 230.00 blk, not weaned, had vaccnations
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 400-450 418 236.00-244.00 242.04
2 450-500 452 241.00 241.00
2 500-550 500 218.00 218.00
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 250-300 285 270.00 270.00
2 350-400 395 243.00 243.00
5 400-450 426 230.00-245.00 238.87
6 450-500 485 239.00 239.00
3 500-550 540 206.00 206.00
3 650-700 650 196.00 196.00
3 900-950 910 161.00 161.00
Feeder Heifers Small 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 200-250 215 218.00 218.00
2 500-550 525 210.00 210.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 200-250 205 370.00 370.00
11 300-350 324 285.00-308.00 299.76
8 350-400 369 291.00-307.50 302.60
5 400-450 435 274.00-285.00 279.76
29 450-500 486 260.00-274.00 263.88
8 500-550 532 258.00-260.00 258.98
15 550-600 559 229.00-248.00 239.79
3 650-700 663 194.00-220.00 202.75
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 385 275.00 275.00
3 550-600 550 229.00 229.00
Feeder Bulls Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 450-500 459 226.00-246.00 238.03
4 550-600 562 209.00 209.00
Feeder Bulls Small 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 390 290.00 290.00
2 450-500 452 251.00 251.00
3 550-600 585 245.00 245.00
2 650-700 665 208.00 208.00
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1200-1600 1278 104.50-109.00 106.13
3 1200-1600 1343 111.00-113.00 112.03 High Dressing
4 1600-2000 1605 106.50-109.00 107.62
4 1600-2000 1676 111.00-115.00 113.52 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1010 105.00 105.00 Low Dressing
4 1200-1600 1321 109.00-113.00 110.80
4 1200-1600 1421 117.50-123.00 120.17 High Dressing
1 1200-1600 1200 100.00 100.00 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 800-1200 1012 98.00-104.00 101.62
3 800-1200 1043 111.00-113.50 112.24 High Dressing
3 800-1200 962 90.00-96.00 92.99 Low Dressing
3 1200-1600 1275 111.00-114.00 112.33
2 1200-1600 1325 114.50-118.00 116.35 High Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1000-1500 1455 129.00 129.00 Low Dressing
2 1500-3000 1755 138.00-139.00 138.47
1 1500-3000 2010 146.00 146.00 High Dressing
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Young
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 955 2025.00 2025.00 4-6 Months Bred
1 800-1200 955 2250.00 2250.00 7-9 Months Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 940 1725.00 1725.00 1-3 Months Bred
1 1200-1600 1300 1470.00 1470.00 1-3 Months Bred
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1160 1270.00 1270.00 1-3 Months Bred
Cow/calf pairs: Medium and Large 1-2 5-8 years old with 150-200 pd calves
1900.00-2300.00 per pair.
Source: USDA-Kentucky Dept of Ag Market News, Louisville, KY
Travis Gabbard
Jodee Inman, OIC 502-782-4139
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*This report reflects prices of the majority of cattle with a USDA grade,
weight and sex on this sale date. This report does not represent all
animals at the sale on that date.*
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