Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2019-08-14

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 14
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
▼ 655 vs last sale 928▲ 273 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 42▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 11▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Tyson packing plant fire Friday hurt feeder calves prices and stock trading. Today quality of feeder calves very weak. Compared to last week : Feeder steers 5.00-7.00 lower and Feeder heifers 6.00-8.00 lower. Last years receipts 823 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.54/cwt on 120 head.
Average price
$131.54
120 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$804
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1-2
$22.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.53
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560135.007561thin
Medium and Large 1-2606134.4181599
Medium and Large 2-3650117.9076717thin
Small 1-2573112.836473thin
One grade step is worth $22.17/cwt here — about $109 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 sale120 hd
131.54
—
KY average27 barns · 6,061 hd
139.07
−7.53
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,56383.281,30213
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,26256.1370814
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07644.634804thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95843.004122thin

Every lot

65 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230140.00/cwt140.00–140.003221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290134.00/cwt134.00–134.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335143.00/cwt143.00–143.004791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433153.24/cwt153.00–154.006644
Steers—Small 1-2455102.50/cwt102.50–102.504661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475136.00/cwt136.00–136.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486143.77/cwt140.00–149.0069910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524142.72/cwt131.00–154.0074821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533115.45/cwt112.00–119.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 1560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573140.10/cwt134.00–146.0080329
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590114.00/cwt114.00–114.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630131.26/cwt124.00–139.0082713
Steers—Small 1-2632118.00/cwt118.00–118.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678122.23/cwt120.50–124.508299
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685120.75/cwt120.50–121.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3706105.84/cwt101.00–107.507474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-290194.50/cwt94.50–94.508514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,04112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245108.00/cwt108.00–108.002651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320125.00/cwt125.00–125.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323112.87/cwt105.00–116.0036511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004382
Heifers—Small 1-2390118.00/cwt118.00–118.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2397134.00/cwt134.00–134.005322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429115.51/cwt112.00–119.004964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430128.00/cwt128.00–128.005502
Heifers—Small 1-2440110.52/cwt109.00–112.004862
Heifers—Small 1-2480107.00/cwt107.00–107.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485114.67/cwt114.00–116.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528113.63/cwt112.00–117.006003
Heifers—Small 1-2535101.00/cwt101.00–101.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580107.54/cwt105.00–110.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583109.41/cwt107.00–117.006386
Heifers—Small 1-262092.50/cwt92.50–92.505741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621112.71/cwt109.00–115.007004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656114.50/cwt114.50–114.507515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371589.00/cwt89.00–89.006361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775107.00/cwt107.00–107.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290077.00/cwt77.00–77.006933
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375134.83/cwt126.00–140.005065
Bulls—Small 1-2395107.50/cwt107.50–107.504251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414125.92/cwt120.00–130.005214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415117.00/cwt117.00–117.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470132.67/cwt124.00–138.006249
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514119.93/cwt117.00–126.0061616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563103.28/cwt94.00–110.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582120.68/cwt116.00–134.0070212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630117.23/cwt115.00–120.0073912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705109.00/cwt109.00–109.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-279590.00/cwt90.00–90.007162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——97057.00/cwt57.00–57.005531
Bulls——1,47879.13/cwt75.00–84.001,1702
Bulls——1,50382.39/cwt78.00–84.001,2383
Bulls——1,69888.60/cwt86.00–91.501,5047
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88552.00/cwt52.00–52.004601
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03034.00/cwt34.00–34.003501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07644.63/cwt42.00–47.004804
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25855.20/cwt50.00–58.5069411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27759.53/cwt56.00–65.507603
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0151,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,4041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,0181

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.