Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2020-08-19

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 19
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
512 head
▼ 201 vs last sale 713▲ 203 vs year ago 309 · +65.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 72▲ 20 vs year ago 37 · +54.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 39▼ 13 vs year ago 23 · −56.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ----4.00--5.00--higher and Feeder heifers--3.00--5.00--higher . Slaughter cows --Steady to 1.00 --higher and bulls--firm . Todays receipts--579 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.18/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$131.18
152 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$19.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.56
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515131.90679144
Medium and Large 2-3387120.174656thin
Small 1-2320112.503602thin
One grade step is worth $19.40/cwt here — about $319 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 sale152 hd
131.18
—
KY average27 barns · 5,658 hd
133.74
−2.56
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—Average1,746100.481,75513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,22663.1877424
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02161.856317thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,04352.765507thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeHigh93078.007251thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy317170.00/cwt170.00–170.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365151.11/cwt143.00–159.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410164.18/cwt157.50–166.006736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489152.77/cwt139.00–158.0074713
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505129.00/cwt129.00–129.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539150.39/cwt142.00–155.0081112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580150.16/cwt147.00–159.5087126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy585162.50/cwt162.50–162.509513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3619134.20/cwt134.00–135.008315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631151.70/cwt145.00–156.5095715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678143.34/cwt138.00–148.5097220
Steers—Small 1-2710111.00/cwt111.00–111.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,01416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729140.22/cwt139.00–143.001,0224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780131.63/cwt130.00–136.501,02712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2953118.39/cwt116.00–120.001,1285
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2236151.00/cwt151.00–151.003565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260117.50/cwt117.50–117.503061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281158.50/cwt157.00–162.004457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315156.85/cwt156.00–158.004945
Heifers—Small 1-2320112.50/cwt112.50–112.503602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335158.00/cwt158.00–158.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370102.50/cwt102.50–102.503791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384134.61/cwt130.00–145.005178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427134.99/cwt129.00–143.0057616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440131.00/cwt131.00–131.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465135.49/cwt125.00–140.0063023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525134.08/cwt121.00–141.0070435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571130.14/cwt124.00–133.0074313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614122.76/cwt117.00–127.007549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2652119.83/cwt118.00–121.007819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724112.01/cwt110.00–116.008114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810121.00/cwt121.00–121.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286092.50/cwt92.50–92.507961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296286.33/cwt85.00–94.008307
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295169.00/cwt169.00–169.004991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335152.50/cwt152.50–152.505111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360160.53/cwt158.00–163.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379169.16/cwt166.50–173.006415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412162.00/cwt162.00–162.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428140.21/cwt130.00–143.5060011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465148.03/cwt136.00–151.0068822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500148.00/cwt148.00–148.007403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529145.55/cwt144.00–153.0077012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563143.92/cwt135.00–153.0081024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611138.23/cwt130.00–144.0084512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678123.25/cwt123.00–124.008364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717121.98/cwt121.00–124.008753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785114.00/cwt114.00–114.008952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-288690.00/cwt90.00–90.007974
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime93078.00/cwt78.00–78.007251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51093.58/cwt90.00–96.001,4132
Bulls——1,789101.74/cwt98.00–105.001,82011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%99649.77/cwt48.50–52.504965
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02161.85/cwt58.00–64.006317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16060.23/cwt58.00–62.506992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22163.75/cwt54.00–67.0077821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26059.17/cwt54.00–62.007463
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0020,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2795675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,3661
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2980775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,5951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,9241
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,415960.00/cwt960.00–960.0013,5841

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.