Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2020-10-28

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 28
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
631 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 522▼ 309 vs year ago 940 · −32.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 55▼ 28 vs year ago 77 · −36.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 9 vs year ago 8 · +112.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers under 400 lbs 1.00--3.00 lower over 400 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00--2.00 lower and bulls firm. Todays receipts 697 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $130.74/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$130.74
302 head · 705 lb average
Value per head Derived
$922
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$417
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$28.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.24
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2709130.99929296
Medium and Large 2-3495121.606025thin
Small 1-2500102.505131thin
One grade step is worth $28.49/cwt here — about $417 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 sale302 hd
130.74
—
KY average27 barns · 4,315 hd
131.98
−1.24
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—High1,56187.351,3645thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,22352.1763812
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15345.9653020
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02235.2936110

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2222137.50/cwt137.50–137.503052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335147.50/cwt147.50–147.504941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420143.00/cwt143.00–143.006012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440131.00/cwt131.00–131.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450145.50/cwt145.50–145.506557
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475126.00/cwt126.00–126.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476141.79/cwt138.00–148.0067514
Steers—Small 1-2500102.50/cwt102.50–102.505131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514137.19/cwt125.00–145.0070520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578137.78/cwt127.00–142.5079631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622129.88/cwt127.00–133.0080811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664128.31/cwt123.00–140.008527
Steers—Medium and Large 2-372590.00/cwt90.00–90.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731118.75/cwt115.00–124.008685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773130.50/cwt128.50–132.501,009132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added851122.75/cwt122.75–122.751,04559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-293595.00/cwt95.00–95.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,020102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290120.00/cwt120.00–120.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330124.00/cwt124.00–124.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365126.00/cwt126.00–126.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384122.98/cwt121.00–125.004724
Heifers—Small 1-2405102.50/cwt102.50–102.504151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424122.52/cwt115.00–129.0051919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479122.31/cwt115.00–127.0058626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479112.51/cwt110.00–114.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520116.45/cwt110.00–123.006069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520107.50/cwt107.50–107.505594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571114.73/cwt105.00–120.0065547
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618109.58/cwt101.00–114.006773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3634100.67/cwt95.00–104.006388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717105.74/cwt102.50–108.007585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785100.00/cwt100.00–100.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282297.03/cwt95.00–101.007983
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3262131.00/cwt131.00–131.003432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2313152.48/cwt150.00–155.004772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382149.07/cwt145.00–155.005694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428139.85/cwt130.00–147.005997
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466132.53/cwt120.00–139.006189
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515119.34/cwt119.00–120.006153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526126.14/cwt125.00–128.0066314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550117.50/cwt117.50–117.506461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570122.47/cwt115.00–125.006986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623119.60/cwt107.00–130.0074521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3627111.60/cwt110.00–115.007003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674117.04/cwt113.00–118.0078916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3681105.33/cwt100.00–110.007177
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720106.47/cwt103.00–110.007678
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-374395.52/cwt90.00–101.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767104.99/cwt100.00–106.508055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387580.00/cwt80.00–80.007002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,56187.35/cwt84.00–90.001,3645
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94333.83/cwt33.00–34.503192
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01534.54/cwt30.00–38.003513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04350.99/cwt50.00–52.005322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06726.53/cwt23.50–30.002833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12945.80/cwt40.00–51.5051717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17150.18/cwt48.50–52.005886
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18535.00/cwt35.00–35.004151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27454.15/cwt51.50–56.506906
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34552.76/cwt52.00–53.507102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2780460.00/cwt460.00–460.003,5881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,0091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,3701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,500850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,7501

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.