Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2019-09-18

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 18
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
404 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 345▲ 404 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 52▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 6▲ 29 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 3.00 higher and Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and bulls firm. Todays cattle receipts 464 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.72/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$121.72
118 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$459
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$34.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2646123.50797108
Medium and Large 2-3437108.474747thin
Medium and Large 338288.523383thin
One grade step is worth $34.98/cwt here — about $459 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 sale118 hd
121.72
—
KY average27 barns · 4,552 hd
119.22
+2.49
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—Average1,90983.821,6004thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25955.116946thin
CowsLean 85-90%High93844.754202thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16944.755237thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282138.61/cwt134.00–143.003913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335133.00/cwt133.00–133.004462
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381135.26/cwt133.50–142.0051510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395114.00/cwt114.00–114.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423143.67/cwt140.00–147.006083
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435128.00/cwt128.00–128.005571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466135.34/cwt129.00–139.0063112
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522141.66/cwt130.00–148.0073934
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560114.67/cwt114.00–116.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580133.94/cwt127.00–142.0077718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623138.00/cwt138.00–138.008605
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670126.50/cwt126.50–126.508481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705118.00/cwt118.00–118.008324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2801113.00/cwt113.00–113.0090518
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283119.27/cwt117.00–124.003383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305120.00/cwt120.00–120.003661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375125.15/cwt121.50–131.004699
Heifers—Medium and Large 338288.52/cwt80.00–106.003383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383113.02/cwt112.00–114.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418131.00/cwt129.00–132.005483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430107.24/cwt106.00–110.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460106.00/cwt106.00–106.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483125.93/cwt122.00–130.006088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515123.91/cwt120.00–127.0063810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545105.50/cwt105.50–105.505751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574113.74/cwt113.50–114.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753125.35/cwt125.35–125.3594464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762100.32/cwt95.50–103.507645
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275139.00/cwt139.00–139.003821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382125.58/cwt125.00–126.004807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427133.00/cwt133.00–133.005686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435128.00/cwt128.00–128.005571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470135.57/cwt130.00–139.006377
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519122.81/cwt122.00–124.006375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550124.50/cwt124.00–125.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627115.22/cwt110.00–118.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2688106.17/cwt105.00–113.507307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721105.28/cwt103.00–115.007597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758106.50/cwt106.50–106.508073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289080.00/cwt80.00–80.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-292585.00/cwt85.00–85.007861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,87581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,5191
Bulls——1,92084.76/cwt84.00–86.001,6273
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92540.00/cwt40.00–40.003701
Cows—Lean 85-90%95049.50/cwt49.50–49.504701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16944.75/cwt39.00–52.005237
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20557.00/cwt57.00–57.006874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36851.34/cwt48.00–54.507022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2877685.00/cwt685.00–685.006,0073
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2970950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,2151
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2975457.50/cwt400.00–515.004,4612
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2998700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,9863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,4201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,9101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,6401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,1341

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.