Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2020-09-16

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 16
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
695 head
▲ 371 vs last sale 324▲ 291 vs year ago 404 · +72.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 7▲ 25 vs year ago 31 · +80.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 22▼ 16 vs year ago 29 · −55.2%
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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 steady and bulls--1.00 higher. Todays receipts : 764 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.90/cwt on 270 head.
Average price
$143.90
270 head · 657 lb average
Value per head Derived
$945
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.10
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2663144.63959257
Medium and Large 2-3539129.3769713thin
One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $262 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 sale270 hd
143.90
—
KY average27 barns · 5,677 hd
140.80
+3.10
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—High1,68593.961,5835thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,19261.1072820
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05357.246032thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14556.2664413

Every lot

75 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 1-2Fancy295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300137.50/cwt137.50–137.504132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328159.24/cwt145.00–162.505225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382156.51/cwt149.00–159.005984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409147.82/cwt147.50–149.006055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481138.66/cwt135.00–150.006674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy519162.65/cwt160.00–165.0084411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520124.90/cwt115.00–135.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532147.12/cwt140.00–159.0078328
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570131.00/cwt131.00–131.007477
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584142.92/cwt135.00–153.0083522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635139.61/cwt122.00–142.0088714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645121.00/cwt121.00–121.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666141.67/cwt129.50–147.5094417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700128.00/cwt128.00–128.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730119.00/cwt119.00–119.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,073132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772131.18/cwt130.00–132.001,01310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828136.83/cwt122.00–144.001,1333
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274130.57/cwt125.00–137.503588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320131.45/cwt130.00–133.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328128.68/cwt127.50–130.004222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375147.00/cwt147.00–147.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380123.80/cwt122.50–125.004702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389135.15/cwt132.00–148.0052624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415132.09/cwt127.00–137.005486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435124.00/cwt124.00–124.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472130.68/cwt126.00–137.0061730
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480115.00/cwt115.00–115.005521
Heifers—Small 1-2490134.00/cwt134.00–134.006571
Heifers—Small 1-2520118.00/cwt118.00–118.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525129.89/cwt119.00–131.5068216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550121.00/cwt121.00–121.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563130.71/cwt119.00–134.5073613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612119.37/cwt102.00–123.0073111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662121.75/cwt109.50–124.0080616
Heifers—Small 1-268586.00/cwt86.00–86.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710107.67/cwt103.00–110.007646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805123.10/cwt123.10–123.1099164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-289775.00/cwt75.00–75.006732
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy268178.69/cwt167.50–185.004793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2288152.24/cwt142.50–162.504384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2319156.44/cwt154.00–160.004998
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2396150.29/cwt147.00–152.505955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3401121.50/cwt121.50–121.504875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417142.89/cwt135.00–149.005967
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3473125.12/cwt110.00–128.005926
Bulls—Small 1-2475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480144.15/cwt130.00–151.0069212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511132.55/cwt122.00–135.0067723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536128.26/cwt125.00–135.006873
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573126.52/cwt123.00–129.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587154.00/cwt154.00–154.009042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631119.00/cwt119.00–119.007514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660122.04/cwt117.00–124.0080513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690116.00/cwt116.00–116.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730114.00/cwt114.00–114.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795101.00/cwt101.00–101.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-299575.00/cwt75.00–75.007461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 368469.05/cwt66.00–78.004724
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13567.50/cwt67.50–67.507661
Bulls——1,75597.11/cwt93.50–101.001,7042
Bulls——1,890104.05/cwt103.00–105.001,9672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05357.24/cwt56.00–58.506032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06544.50/cwt44.50–44.504741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10955.66/cwt54.00–57.006176
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18662.92/cwt59.50–76.0074613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19458.81/cwt57.50–60.507026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20357.72/cwt56.00–59.006947
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,310.00/cwt1,310.00–1,310.0015,8511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2875875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,6561
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140910.00/cwt910.00–910.0010,3741
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,060775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,2151
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,400835.00/cwt835.00–835.0011,6901

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.