Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2020-05-20

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, May 20
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
760 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 704▲ 760 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 52▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 9▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 815 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.75/cwt on 406 head.
Average price
$129.75
406 head · 759 lb average
Value per head Derived
$985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$123
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$13.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3603143.008623thin
Medium and Large 1-2760129.65985403
One grade step is worth $13.35/cwt here — about −$123 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 sale406 hd
129.75
—
KY average29 barns · 6,573 hd
132.25
−2.50
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—High1,54998.481,52512
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,19863.1575711
CowsLean 85-90%High93154.215055thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,02850.545202thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273182.14/cwt177.50–185.004973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315178.00/cwt178.00–178.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362166.86/cwt158.00–171.0060412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429160.01/cwt152.00–162.006869
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480152.57/cwt148.00–154.007327
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514155.79/cwt146.00–159.0080114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581152.09/cwt142.00–156.0088420
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595133.00/cwt133.00–133.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy597160.00/cwt160.00–160.009554
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3607148.00/cwt148.00–148.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625145.64/cwt135.00–153.0091025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689128.45/cwt127.00–129.5088512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731124.75/cwt124.00–125.0091215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756130.00/cwt130.00–130.0098362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831126.75/cwt126.75–126.751,05365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added864116.12/cwt115.00–116.851,00395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-290090.00/cwt90.00–90.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added933114.85/cwt114.85–114.851,07255
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300127.50/cwt127.50–127.503831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323143.50/cwt143.00–144.004646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383145.88/cwt133.00–148.0055913
Heifers—Small 1-2385107.50/cwt107.50–107.504141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428138.90/cwt130.00–143.5059415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479132.67/cwt122.00–141.0063515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517130.77/cwt120.00–135.0067644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564122.59/cwt118.50–126.5069119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608119.00/cwt119.00–119.007248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684109.90/cwt107.75–118.0075216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713104.40/cwt96.00–109.507445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-275595.00/cwt95.00–95.007171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290594.00/cwt94.00–94.008513
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334156.42/cwt152.50–162.505225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370160.77/cwt150.00–169.005955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430137.50/cwt137.50–137.505911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468147.56/cwt137.50–151.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2509152.41/cwt143.00–156.007766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577144.76/cwt135.00–150.0083518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3582127.58/cwt121.00–131.007436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629131.15/cwt123.00–135.0082513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679123.01/cwt122.00–123.508356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715114.00/cwt114.00–114.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2779104.55/cwt100.00–106.008144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2826101.41/cwt95.00–102.508387
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34786.64/cwt84.50–88.001,1673
Bulls——1,616102.42/cwt95.00–110.001,6559
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93154.21/cwt49.00–59.505055
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02850.54/cwt49.50–51.505202
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,08556.38/cwt55.00–58.006122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22364.66/cwt62.00–69.007919
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4751,360.00/cwt1,360.00–1,360.0020,0601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2815975.00/cwt975.00–975.007,9461
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,0191
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2870525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,5681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2690525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,6231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2898696.94/cwt550.00–800.006,2592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,091777.50/cwt735.00–800.008,4834
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290885.00/cwt885.00–885.0011,4171
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,405875.00/cwt875.00–875.0012,2941

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.