Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2020-08-26

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 26
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
486 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 512▼ 461 vs year ago 947 · −48.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 57▼ 12 vs year ago 46 · −26.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---Steady to 2.00 lower and Feeder heifers --2.00--3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bull 2.00 higher. Todays receipts : 528 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.64/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$132.64
168 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$648
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$14
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$20.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2486133.80650155
Medium and Large 2-3465123.725757thin
Small 1-2588112.936646thin
One grade step is worth $20.88/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale168 hd
132.64
—
KY average27 barns · 4,581 hd
131.23
+1.41
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—High1,646105.591,7388thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,24065.3881116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10057.206297thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91338.253492thin

Every lot

65 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 1-2Fancy357172.50/cwt172.50–172.506162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425153.22/cwt145.00–155.006517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469151.27/cwt147.50–157.0070912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510155.84/cwt142.00–158.0079524
Steers—Small 1-2535136.00/cwt136.00–136.007281
Steers—Small 1-2580117.00/cwt117.00–117.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588146.02/cwt140.00–152.0085926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625144.88/cwt141.00–148.0090615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638144.25/cwt144.25–144.2592020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665137.47/cwt134.00–141.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720136.00/cwt136.00–136.009792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773132.55/cwt130.00–135.001,0255
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220140.00/cwt140.00–140.003081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273147.02/cwt143.00–154.004015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328143.63/cwt141.00–147.004714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372141.85/cwt138.00–149.0052814
Heifers—Small 1-2418128.60/cwt126.00–131.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430140.18/cwt132.00–144.0060327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467124.00/cwt124.00–124.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469136.36/cwt128.00–141.0064032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520131.14/cwt120.00–139.0068237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575122.67/cwt120.00–124.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576126.20/cwt116.00–132.0072724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605118.32/cwt117.00–121.007163
Heifers—Small 1-2673105.09/cwt100.00–110.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675118.21/cwt113.00–120.007984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730102.00/cwt102.00–102.007451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773115.00/cwt115.00–115.008893
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3310147.50/cwt147.50–147.504571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320161.00/cwt161.00–161.005153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330177.50/cwt177.50–177.505862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355142.50/cwt142.50–142.505061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365156.90/cwt145.00–164.005735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434149.08/cwt145.00–156.0064724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435126.00/cwt126.00–126.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483147.22/cwt138.00–153.007118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3491127.44/cwt126.00–132.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514155.08/cwt153.00–157.007978
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521138.00/cwt138.00–138.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569138.26/cwt130.00–148.007877
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579126.55/cwt118.00–137.007335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622131.41/cwt120.00–136.008175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659134.00/cwt134.00–134.008835
Bulls—Small 1-2690114.00/cwt114.00–114.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727122.00/cwt122.00–122.008872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750117.00/cwt117.00–117.008781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3632108.00/cwt108.00–108.006832
Dairy Steers—Large 369390.08/cwt76.00–97.006243
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,646105.59/cwt100.00–113.501,7388
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89559.50/cwt59.50–59.505331
Cows—Lean 85-90%93017.00/cwt17.00–17.001581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09758.89/cwt54.00–63.506465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10852.98/cwt49.50–56.505872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16561.00/cwt61.00–61.007112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25166.01/cwt62.00–70.0082614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29151,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,0651
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,020650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,6301
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,035725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,5041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070960.00/cwt960.00–960.0010,2721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,8741
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,5551,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0019,8261

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.