Report Date: 5/20/2015
SV_LS168
Frankfort KY Wednesday May 20, 2015 USDA-KY Dept of Ag Market News
Russell County Stockyards, Russell Springs
Weighted Average Report for 5/20/2015
Cattle Receipts: 863 Last week: 370 Last year: 900
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 precondition
cattle. Yearling steers and heifers steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and
bulls fully steady.
14 replacement cattle, 70 slaughter cattle, and 779 feeder cattle.
Slaughter cows made up 7.4 percent of offering, slaughter bulls 0.8 percent,
replacement cows 1.0 percent and feeders 90 percent. The feeder supply included
56 percent steers and bulls and 34 percent heifers. Near 30 percent of run
weighed over 600 lbs.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 250-300 280 301.00 301.00
10 300-350 314 280.00-308.00 301.55
1 350-400 385 284.00 284.00
3 350-400 356 313.00 313.00 Value Added
11 400-450 427 270.00-291.00 282.45
10 450-500 470 264.00-280.00 268.29
4 450-500 465 289.00 289.00 Value Added
19 500-550 513 267.00-278.00 273.21
47 500-550 526 264.00-284.50 278.96 Value Added
1 550-600 590 254.00 254.00
4 550-600 593 256.00 256.00 Value Added
8 600-650 606 240.00-254.00 249.91
23 600-650 614 254.00-259.25 258.07 Value Added
5 650-700 661 245.50 245.50 Value Added
56 850-900 854 208.75 208.75 Value Added
56 900-950 910 197.70 197.70 Value Added
Groups of 20hd or more:
56hd 910 lb 197.70 blk,charx
56hd 854 lb 208.75 mixed
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 550-600 562 238.00-245.00 241.58
2 600-650 627 225.00 225.00
2 650-700 670 230.00-234.00 231.97
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-350 343 233.50 233.50
2 650-700 692 159.00 159.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-250 205 350.00 350.00 Fancy
3 200-250 230 325.00 325.00 Value Added
9 250-300 267 265.00-281.00 277.77
4 250-300 262 316.00 316.00 Value Added
6 300-350 349 278.00 278.00
7 300-350 333 305.00-310.00 308.55 Value Added
9 350-400 374 237.00-254.00 244.37
5 350-400 374 301.00 301.00 Value Added
38 400-450 432 253.00-271.00 265.36
19 400-450 437 259.00-270.00 265.81 Value Added
16 450-500 470 236.00-263.00 250.29
20 500-550 526 233.00-237.00 235.00
24 500-550 530 240.50-242.00 241.63 Value Added
9 550-600 562 228.50-235.00 231.11
6 550-600 551 244.50 244.50 Value Added
6 600-650 625 228.00 228.00
2 650-700 672 220.00 220.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 400-450 407 228.00-240.00 230.45
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 250-300 255 250.00 250.00
2 400-450 435 243.00 243.00
6 450-500 481 233.00-249.00 238.40
2 550-600 580 218.00 218.00
Feeder Heifers Small 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 500-550 519 218.00-224.00 219.79
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 250-300 265 304.00-310.00 306.89
3 350-400 385 280.00-287.00 282.33
4 400-450 420 281.00-294.00 290.55
10 450-500 464 275.00-282.00 279.68
13 500-550 520 252.00-267.00 259.69
21 550-600 566 237.00-251.00 244.67
6 600-650 633 226.00-235.00 231.81
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2-3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 450-500 457 260.00 260.00
3 550-600 561 256.00 256.00
Feeder Bulls Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 500-550 525 248.00 248.00
1 650-700 670 221.00 221.00
Feeder Bulls Small 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 400-450 442 249.00 249.00
Slaughter Cows Breaker 75-80%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 800-1200 1110 114.00 114.00 High Dressing
6 1200-1600 1300 103.00-109.00 106.21
8 1200-1600 1302 110.00-117.00 113.75 High Dressing
1 1600-2000 1600 108.00 108.00
1 1600-2000 1600 103.00 103.00 Low Dressing
Slaughter Cows Boner 80-85%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 800-1200 1100 108.00-109.00 108.33
1 800-1200 1050 123.00 123.00 High Dressing
3 1200-1600 1272 108.00-111.00 109.61
2 1200-1600 1450 117.00 117.00 High Dressing
Slaughter Cows Lean 85-90%
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 800-1200 1021 99.00-105.00 102.24
2 800-1200 1045 116.00-117.00 116.53 High Dressing
2 800-1200 1125 89.00-95.00 91.93 Low Dressing
3 1200-1600 1250 100.00-103.00 101.69
1 1200-1600 1265 117.00 117.00 High Dressing
Slaughter Bulls Y.G. 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1500-3000 1775 138.00-140.00 139.07
3 1500-3000 1818 143.00-146.00 144.27 High Dressing
Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Middle-Aged
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-1200 1140 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
1900.00-2600.00 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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