Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2019-12-11

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 11
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
985 head
▲ 306 vs last sale 679▲ 985 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 161▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 45▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Under 550 lbs 3.00-4.00 lower " Quality fleshy" ---Over 550 lbs 4.00-5.00 higher and Feeder heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher and bulls firm.---Todays receipts 1062 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.45/cwt on 479 head.
Average price
$136.45
479 head · 681 lb average
Value per head Derived
$930
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.55
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2683137.08936465
Small 1-2670116.007771thin
Medium and Large 2-3626115.5472313thin
One grade step is worth $21.55/cwt here — about $213 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 sale479 hd
136.45
—
KY average29 barns · 11,271 hd
137.00
−0.55
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—Low1,74375.561,3175thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26747.4660113
CowsLean 85-90%Average99937.3737310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14736.5441910
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,28077.009861thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395144.00/cwt144.00–144.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435144.48/cwt140.00–145.506285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460137.64/cwt132.00–143.0063326
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517133.51/cwt125.00–138.0069037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538136.07/cwt135.00–137.0073230
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575113.82/cwt107.00–121.006542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590133.16/cwt123.50–137.0078639
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630140.90/cwt137.50–143.0088822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636140.48/cwt139.75–141.5089343
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3637118.67/cwt104.00–125.007568
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659136.97/cwt127.00–139.5090319
Steers—Small 1-2670116.00/cwt116.00–116.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682135.50/cwt135.50–135.5092421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716125.99/cwt123.50–127.009029
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3717100.00/cwt100.00–100.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added789140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,109136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2793129.20/cwt125.00–130.001,0256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added811134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,09164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2848128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2982122.03/cwt114.00–126.001,1983
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280129.76/cwt119.00–135.003633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372125.80/cwt120.00–135.0046821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385106.00/cwt106.00–106.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432123.64/cwt117.00–129.005346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472126.26/cwt122.00–132.0059630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474124.50/cwt124.50–124.5059029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530112.00/cwt112.00–112.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538122.92/cwt113.00–129.0066136
Heifers—Small 1-2560109.00/cwt109.00–109.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570118.41/cwt112.00–126.0067517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575105.00/cwt105.00–105.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361098.19/cwt95.00–104.505993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628115.35/cwt112.00–118.0072433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663118.51/cwt110.00–126.0078610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736107.05/cwt100.00–110.507883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777115.01/cwt113.00–115.508945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865111.00/cwt111.00–111.009609
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322155.88/cwt155.00–156.005028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432135.00/cwt135.00–135.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471122.87/cwt116.00–137.0057911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513123.96/cwt116.00–131.006368
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525113.00/cwt113.00–113.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619117.00/cwt114.00–118.007247
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658117.51/cwt115.00–120.007732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795103.00/cwt103.00–103.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-289098.00/cwt98.00–98.008721
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 339657.50/cwt57.50–57.502283
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,28077.00/cwt77.00–77.009861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50059.00/cwt59.00–59.008851
Bulls——1,64082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3451
Bulls——1,85878.93/cwt78.00–81.001,4673
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97240.95/cwt40.00–42.003985
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01835.45/cwt32.00–38.003613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04031.31/cwt30.00–32.503262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14736.54/cwt32.00–41.5041910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25845.35/cwt42.00–52.005719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28652.21/cwt49.00–57.006714
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2975685.00/cwt685.00–685.006,6791
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,080610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,5881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,190725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,6281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,380660.00/cwt660.00–660.009,1081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2940325.00/cwt325.00–325.003,0551
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,000650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,5001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,070535.00/cwt535.00–535.005,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163596.38/cwt495.00–775.006,9363
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,305575.00/cwt575.00–575.007,5041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2905525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,7511

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.