Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2019-11-20

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 20
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,060 head
▲ 779 vs last sale 281▲ 1,060 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 30▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 4▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---2.00-4.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher and bulls steady. Todays receipts 1200 hd. Last years receipts : No sale

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.61/cwt on 267 head.
Average price
$138.61
267 head · 643 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.75
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2645139.05897261
Small 1-2472122.005753thin
Medium and Large 2-3633116.677393thin
One grade step is worth $22.38/cwt here — about $159 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 sale267 hd
138.61
—
KY average28 barns · 7,769 hd
137.86
+0.75
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—Low1,83873.791,3575thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31857.2575430
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13442.444815thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average88537.503322thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,14577.518883thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310163.00/cwt163.00–163.005051
Steers—Small 1-2345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360163.00/cwt163.00–163.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367155.00/cwt154.00–158.005696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428150.64/cwt144.00–152.0064512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433131.43/cwt126.00–141.005696
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460132.69/cwt128.00–137.006108
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517131.46/cwt124.00–138.0068028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568139.00/cwt139.00–139.007904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576140.00/cwt140.00–140.0080616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578129.74/cwt123.00–137.0075010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608142.50/cwt142.50–142.5086621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623138.11/cwt132.00–143.2586027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy658141.50/cwt141.50–141.509318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670140.66/cwt133.00–143.5094215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3707117.50/cwt117.50–117.508312
Steers—Small 1-2725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2741137.17/cwt120.00–139.001,01618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785142.25/cwt142.25–142.251,11766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823126.59/cwt124.00–132.001,0423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2917125.32/cwt124.00–126.001,1493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,053118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2434
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288124.56/cwt122.50–125.503593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335125.74/cwt120.00–128.004217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3357111.00/cwt105.00–117.003964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375128.59/cwt120.00–136.0048228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423126.22/cwt120.00–130.0053443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433112.15/cwt110.00–114.504864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468116.35/cwt115.00–118.005457
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480112.88/cwt107.00–115.005425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524121.73/cwt114.00–129.0063828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530117.00/cwt117.00–117.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572116.77/cwt109.50–119.0066816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581105.88/cwt97.50–109.506154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623110.87/cwt103.50–118.0069115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-363895.33/cwt95.00–96.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686113.45/cwt106.00–115.5077822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725104.70/cwt90.00–111.0075926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763108.00/cwt108.00–108.0082410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285099.00/cwt99.00–99.008421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2271140.00/cwt140.00–140.003794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy306160.00/cwt160.00–160.004903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2337138.99/cwt130.00–150.0046810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3338120.00/cwt120.00–120.004063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3368120.83/cwt120.00–122.504453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376150.39/cwt145.00–159.005655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425122.50/cwt122.50–122.505211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440137.62/cwt128.00–143.0060612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460121.00/cwt121.00–121.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476126.04/cwt121.00–131.006005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520117.00/cwt117.00–117.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545108.00/cwt108.00–108.005891
Bulls—Small 1-2577100.00/cwt100.00–100.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580118.99/cwt111.50–130.0069015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619119.86/cwt115.00–130.0074210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-363095.00/cwt95.00–95.0059911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659112.40/cwt112.00–113.007415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2786120.00/cwt120.00–120.009434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381088.00/cwt88.00–88.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815117.00/cwt117.00–117.0095411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860109.00/cwt109.00–109.009371
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,04071.00/cwt71.00–71.007381
Heifers—Choice and Prime1,19880.76/cwt76.00–86.009682
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——97052.00/cwt52.00–52.005041
Bulls——2,02877.49/cwt77.00–78.001,5712
Bulls——2,08380.99/cwt80.00–82.001,6872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80532.00/cwt32.00–32.002581
Cows—Lean 85-90%96543.00/cwt43.00–43.004151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13442.44/cwt36.50–46.004815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25053.71/cwt47.00–58.0067114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37760.34/cwt57.00–64.0083116
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Large 1-21,3951,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0017,4381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2815525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,2791
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,005648.26/cwt600.00–700.006,5152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,8551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280631.09/cwt610.00–650.008,0782
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,363700.78/cwt675.00–725.009,5522
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,370675.00/cwt675.00–675.009,2481
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,620775.00/cwt775.00–775.0012,5551
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,920975.00/cwt975.00–975.0018,7201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,265710.00/cwt710.00–710.008,9821
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,315775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,1911
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,330800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,6401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2915650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,9481
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,140750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,147814.57/cwt725.00–900.009,3433

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.