Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2020-06-10

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 10
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
660 head
▲ 344 vs last sale 316▲ 660 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 24▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 4▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays receipts : 716 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.12/cwt on 306 head.
Average price
$133.12
306 head · 722 lb average
Value per head Derived
$961
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$343
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2
$17.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.06
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3410151.006191thin
Medium and Large 1-2723133.06962305
One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about −$343 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 sale306 hd
133.12
—
KY average28 barns · 5,130 hd
134.18
−1.06
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—High1,62599.871,6228thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,25966.6583912
CowsBoner 80-85%Average93559.055524thin
CowsLean 85-90%High94456.855377thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300185.00/cwt185.00–185.005552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363180.14/cwt179.00–182.506543
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410151.00/cwt151.00–151.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414166.70/cwt162.50–174.0069013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473157.52/cwt153.50–164.5074520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534152.55/cwt148.00–156.0081529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565149.68/cwt143.00–153.0084612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639140.46/cwt135.50–151.0089818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666139.00/cwt139.00–139.009265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722109.00/cwt109.00–109.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741130.00/cwt130.00–130.0096361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2834114.50/cwt114.50–114.509555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843119.25/cwt119.25–119.251,00562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2862113.50/cwt113.50–113.5097811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added875121.75/cwt121.75–121.751,06562
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2280105.00/cwt105.00–105.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3287107.50/cwt107.50–107.503092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375149.04/cwt140.00–154.0055915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413148.00/cwt147.00–149.0061110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466154.00/cwt154.00–154.007187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477143.69/cwt131.00–149.0068524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523131.22/cwt124.00–140.0068630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566130.00/cwt130.00–130.0073625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587123.00/cwt115.00–125.0072214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608124.36/cwt119.00–139.0075622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620113.50/cwt113.50–113.507042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672116.28/cwt113.50–119.007818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750108.50/cwt108.50–108.508142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240142.50/cwt142.50–142.503421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy274172.50/cwt172.50–172.504735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330147.50/cwt147.50–147.504871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368165.09/cwt157.50–169.0060814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431135.36/cwt125.00–140.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437161.41/cwt155.00–163.007055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472140.00/cwt140.00–140.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484155.15/cwt150.00–159.0075115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521152.18/cwt148.00–158.0079312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560146.50/cwt146.50–146.508208
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607148.57/cwt139.00–153.5090215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668126.68/cwt111.00–130.0084614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705119.00/cwt119.00–119.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3744117.00/cwt117.00–117.008705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296080.00/cwt80.00–80.007681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0841
Bulls——1,51594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,4241
Bulls——1,682104.49/cwt96.00–109.001,7586
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88054.00/cwt54.00–54.004751
Cows—Boner 80-85%92057.76/cwt56.50–59.005312
Cows—Boner 80-85%95060.33/cwt53.00–67.005732
Cows—Lean 85-90%95557.32/cwt43.50–63.005476
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23367.79/cwt62.00–74.5083610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38860.92/cwt59.50–62.008462
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2900825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,4251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2985684.11/cwt635.00–725.006,7382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,032650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,7081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,044779.78/cwt760.00–800.008,1412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,4491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0801,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,5581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2161,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,2005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,2611
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,305849.90/cwt825.00–875.0011,0912
Bred Cows—Large 11,310825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,8081
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,402875.00/cwt850.00–900.0012,2682

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.