Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2020-02-26

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 26
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▼ 241 vs last sale 556▲ 315 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 85▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 43▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers and heifers sold Sharply lower-- Due to Stock Market and Muddy Conditions. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Todays receipts --385 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.79/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$126.79
113 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$18.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.28
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2526128.5567699
Medium and Large 2-3381114.6743713thin
Small 1-2560110.006161thin
One grade step is worth $18.55/cwt here — about $60 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 sale113 hd
126.79
—
KY average28 barns · 6,664 hd
132.07
−5.28
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—High1,63089.171,4535thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,19160.937268thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10345.6450316
CowsLean 85-90%High89739.943586thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355163.00/cwt163.00–163.005796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2407150.27/cwt148.50–152.006126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482161.66/cwt161.00–162.007799
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy503160.50/cwt160.50–160.508076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530148.86/cwt134.00–158.007899
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564146.39/cwt137.00–149.008266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621139.27/cwt134.00–142.5086516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625134.00/cwt134.00–134.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671135.41/cwt132.00–136.509098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772123.50/cwt123.50–123.509537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2807120.62/cwt115.00–123.509733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,03589.50/cwt89.50–89.509261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210125.00/cwt125.00–125.002631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273114.65/cwt108.00–122.503132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323115.56/cwt110.00–127.503736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2347125.50/cwt125.50–125.504354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379146.12/cwt137.00–153.0055422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420132.31/cwt129.00–134.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470130.09/cwt123.00–136.006116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485105.00/cwt105.00–105.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514128.78/cwt121.50–132.0066221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3557119.00/cwt119.00–119.006632
Heifers—Small 1-2560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585126.67/cwt116.00–128.0074113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613121.10/cwt113.50–125.0074212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676114.22/cwt105.00–118.0077213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2782112.00/cwt112.00–112.008762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,21094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,1371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265156.18/cwt147.50–158.004146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy305162.50/cwt162.50–162.504961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340159.00/cwt159.00–159.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358156.98/cwt154.00–160.005622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2394137.77/cwt135.75–145.0054318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422147.39/cwt142.50–149.006226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Bulls—Small 1-2440122.00/cwt122.00–122.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2456147.96/cwt144.00–152.006754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513152.10/cwt149.00–154.007808
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565143.25/cwt137.00–145.0080912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595121.00/cwt121.00–121.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622132.00/cwt132.00–132.008215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661128.60/cwt128.00–129.008505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284388.00/cwt88.00–88.007423
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,63089.17/cwt80.00–94.001,4535
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77039.91/cwt38.00–42.003072
Cows—Lean 85-90%85030.00/cwt30.00–30.002551
Cows—Lean 85-90%89347.67/cwt45.50–50.004262
Cows—Boner 80-85%97050.00/cwt50.00–50.004851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04541.07/cwt40.50–42.504293
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,06055.51/cwt55.00–56.005882
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12846.42/cwt41.50–50.0052412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20534.50/cwt34.50–34.504161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23562.74/cwt57.50–67.007756
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2805725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,8361
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0701,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0010,8071
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,085925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,0361
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-31,085835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,0601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,6451,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0023,0301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2840675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,6701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2855800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,8401
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2860600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,1601
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2875975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,5311
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2888642.54/cwt450.00–825.005,7064
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2895646.79/cwt550.00–760.005,7892
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2916858.34/cwt485.00–1,100.007,8627
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,8231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,133756.91/cwt550.00–900.008,5763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,8451

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.