Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2020-01-29

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 29
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
610 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 708▲ 610 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 27▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 6▲ 6 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 2.00 lower---Feeder heifers ---2.00--3.00 lower and slaughter cows ---firm---bulls --1.00 lower. --- Todays receipts : 658 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.56/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$142.56
152 head · 630 lb average
Value per head Derived
$898
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2631143.11903149
Medium and Large 2-3580115.336693thin
One grade step is worth $27.78/cwt here — about $234 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 sale152 hd
142.56
—
KY average26 barns · 6,441 hd
143.98
−1.41
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—Average1,62379.691,2935thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,28356.3472328
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22151.136244thin
CowsLean 85-90%High96048.584662thin

Every lot

63 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 1-2240156.50/cwt156.50–156.503764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2253169.22/cwt166.00–172.504282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360173.50/cwt173.50–173.506252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400151.50/cwt147.00–156.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466162.68/cwt160.50–169.007588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470168.00/cwt168.00–168.007905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528151.09/cwt147.00–155.0079820
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540131.00/cwt131.00–131.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584147.81/cwt145.00–151.008635
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600107.50/cwt107.50–107.506452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623135.14/cwt126.00–144.008423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684130.07/cwt128.00–134.508908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704139.00/cwt139.00–139.0097975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740130.22/cwt130.00–133.0096413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280147.50/cwt147.50–147.504131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327140.62/cwt139.00–147.004605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330112.50/cwt112.50–112.503711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365147.00/cwt147.00–147.005371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379139.61/cwt135.00–148.0052910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413141.50/cwt141.50–141.505844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426137.65/cwt130.00–140.0058620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473131.08/cwt127.50–136.006204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505117.00/cwt117.00–117.005911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512125.57/cwt120.00–130.0064318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558125.00/cwt125.00–125.006987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618116.49/cwt116.00–118.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645112.00/cwt112.00–112.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666116.12/cwt115.00–118.007738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800111.50/cwt111.50–111.508922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2917104.00/cwt104.00–104.009542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2270115.00/cwt115.00–115.003111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy301190.00/cwt190.00–190.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330164.84/cwt162.50–168.005447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358169.47/cwt168.00–171.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369169.52/cwt169.00–170.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2401152.91/cwt147.50–157.5061312
Bulls—Large 1-2463123.50/cwt123.50–123.505722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472140.58/cwt129.00–148.5066415
Bulls—Small 1-2480133.00/cwt133.00–133.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531140.86/cwt140.00–144.007489
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581129.17/cwt129.00–130.007506
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2641123.64/cwt122.00–130.0079310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681124.63/cwt120.00–127.008495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2907114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59577.99/cwt74.00–84.001,2444
Bulls——1,73586.50/cwt86.50–86.501,5011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96048.58/cwt46.00–51.004662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11843.78/cwt43.50–44.004892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20852.11/cwt47.50–56.5062914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32358.48/cwt58.00–59.007742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35760.58/cwt53.00–65.5082214
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2815685.00/cwt685.00–685.005,5831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005535.00/cwt535.00–535.005,3771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105510.00/cwt510.00–510.005,6361
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,140660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,5241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,6801
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,230760.00/cwt760.00–760.009,3481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2850835.00/cwt835.00–835.007,0981
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,8381

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.