Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2020-07-15

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 15
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
860 head
▲ 189 vs last sale 671▲ 64 vs year ago 796 · +8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 46▲ 5 vs year ago 29 · +17.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 19▲ 9 vs year ago 11 · +81.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers : Steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers : 2.00--3.00--higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and bulls 1.00 lower. ---Todays receipts---914 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.48/cwt on 375 head.
Average price
$138.48
375 head · 658 lb average
Value per head Derived
$912
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$304
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.30
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2662138.98921365
Medium and Large 2-3512120.3061610thin
One grade step is worth $18.68/cwt here — about $304 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 sale375 hd
138.48
—
KY average28 barns · 6,843 hd
133.19
+5.30
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—High1,61295.871,5454thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,23961.9776817
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,02356.345777thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97751.235003thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325142.00/cwt142.00–142.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423113.93/cwt103.00–125.004822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427151.54/cwt150.00–153.006474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435148.00/cwt148.00–148.006443
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478118.40/cwt100.00–128.005663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480145.19/cwt135.00–150.0069719
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy519148.38/cwt147.00–150.007709
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520123.30/cwt120.00–125.006413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524142.80/cwt130.00–149.0074827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566145.03/cwt134.00–153.0082129
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578152.06/cwt148.50–154.7587949
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy598150.50/cwt150.50–150.5090010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy622147.00/cwt147.00–147.009145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625133.92/cwt125.00–140.008378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631141.50/cwt141.50–141.5089319
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3642125.00/cwt125.00–125.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685134.55/cwt124.00–138.0092216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708133.37/cwt128.00–134.509446
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added733134.55/cwt133.50–137.0098690
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774128.76/cwt117.00–132.0099711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854126.35/cwt126.35–126.351,07956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990100.00/cwt100.00–100.009901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3343116.72/cwt112.50–121.004002
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2367126.00/cwt126.00–126.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385137.00/cwt137.00–137.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429141.89/cwt135.00–146.0060917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468127.36/cwt124.00–129.005968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475131.50/cwt122.00–137.0062530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518126.50/cwt126.50–126.5065518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522125.59/cwt120.00–128.0065620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567122.87/cwt116.00–126.5069754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581106.96/cwt105.00–110.006215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622117.35/cwt97.50–121.5073035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660118.00/cwt118.00–118.0077915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672111.04/cwt104.50–115.007468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721115.60/cwt114.50–116.5083315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2803106.00/cwt105.50–106.508512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290147.50/cwt147.50–147.504281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330143.00/cwt143.00–143.004721
Bulls—Small 1-2385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434132.60/cwt130.00–136.0057510
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2445115.00/cwt115.00–115.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3447118.50/cwt118.50–118.505302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470133.97/cwt124.00–140.006306
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470114.03/cwt107.50–121.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526128.50/cwt121.00–134.0067612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540132.00/cwt132.00–132.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578121.96/cwt115.00–128.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625121.86/cwt116.00–126.007625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43383.15/cwt80.00–86.501,1922
Bulls——1,790108.58/cwt108.00–109.001,9442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94043.84/cwt42.00–46.004122
Cows—Boner 80-85%95750.04/cwt48.50–51.004793
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05066.00/cwt66.00–66.006931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07361.07/cwt56.00–66.006554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20459.35/cwt55.50–63.007158
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27164.30/cwt60.50–66.508179
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,1261
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2804600.95/cwt410.00–760.004,8325
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180785.00/cwt785.00–785.009,2631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 2-3645635.00/cwt635.00–635.004,0961
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2825635.00/cwt635.00–635.005,2391
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2845975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,2391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035935.00/cwt935.00–935.009,6771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105945.84/cwt875.00–1,075.0010,4523
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2650685.00/cwt685.00–685.004,4531

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.