Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2020-05-13

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, May 13
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
704 head
▲ 370 vs last sale 334▲ 704 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 61▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Cattle receipts : 765 hd.

Compared to last week : Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher --Feeder heifers 3.00--4.00 higher--- Slaughter cows 1.00 higher bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.16/cwt on 287 head.
Average price
$129.16
287 head · 710 lb average
Value per head Derived
$916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$30
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$30.28/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 1-2704130.28917275
Medium and Large 2-3705114.018043thin
Small and Medium 1-2887100.008879thin
One grade step is worth $30.28/cwt here — about $30 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 sale287 hd
129.16
—
KY average26 barns · 5,594 hd
129.90
−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—High1,755100.961,77212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,23359.9673924
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,05054.795754thin
CowsLean 85-90%High94151.244824thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369159.21/cwt158.00–161.005876
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429156.22/cwt154.00–159.0067012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484146.25/cwt140.00–154.0070831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529139.63/cwt127.00–146.0073919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578141.44/cwt137.00–149.0081847
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585111.00/cwt111.00–111.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623136.70/cwt123.00–141.5085210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677134.65/cwt125.00–138.5091218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737121.00/cwt121.00–121.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765115.51/cwt114.00–117.008842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2843108.42/cwt106.50–117.009148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855110.50/cwt110.50–110.509451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880116.95/cwt116.95–116.951,029121
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2887100.00/cwt100.00–100.008879
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240159.00/cwt159.00–159.003821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2257136.75/cwt130.00–150.003513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313145.60/cwt138.00–153.004566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372141.96/cwt130.00–152.0052821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432139.72/cwt130.00–142.5060425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472133.39/cwt128.00–152.0063010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485122.89/cwt115.00–128.0059618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508123.00/cwt123.00–123.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521122.90/cwt120.00–139.0064021
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2550119.00/cwt119.00–119.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565121.23/cwt114.50–124.5068520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570133.50/cwt133.50–133.5076117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585112.54/cwt103.00–117.5065813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611117.16/cwt100.00–125.507163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679124.20/cwt124.20–124.2084361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682105.83/cwt98.50–114.5072219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710107.07/cwt97.00–112.007603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-277797.50/cwt97.50–97.507582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281094.00/cwt94.00–94.007612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy302185.00/cwt185.00–185.005592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed318172.00/cwt172.00–172.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360168.36/cwt166.00–171.006068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365159.00/cwt159.00–159.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428152.56/cwt150.00–157.006535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540133.00/cwt133.00–133.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569134.64/cwt125.50–144.0076612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640131.00/cwt131.00–131.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680124.02/cwt110.00–127.008437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700113.00/cwt113.00–113.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285097.00/cwt97.00–97.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293585.00/cwt85.00–85.007951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66786.30/cwt80.00–92.001,4393
Bulls——1,784105.84/cwt100.00–115.001,8889
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88541.00/cwt41.00–41.003631
Cows—Lean 85-90%96054.65/cwt49.50–58.005253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05054.79/cwt51.50–57.005754
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20957.32/cwt56.00–59.006937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24361.05/cwt58.00–64.0075917
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29901,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,6431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2920900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,2801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,5741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,2691

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.