Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2020-11-18

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 18
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,004 head
▲ 274 vs last sale 730▼ 56 vs year ago 1,060 · −5.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 89▼ 58 vs year ago 109 · −53.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 129▼ 5 vs year ago 31 · −16.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--Steady to 2.00 higher and Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows 1.00 lower and bulls firm. --Todays receipts --1081 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.81/cwt on 371 head.
Average price
$137.81
371 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$856
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$48
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2355141.005011thin
Medium and Large 1-2624138.06862364
Medium and Large 2-3450122.085496thin
One grade step is worth $18.92/cwt here — about −$48 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 sale371 hd
137.81
—
KY average24 barns · 6,882 hd
136.01
+1.80
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—High1,46684.811,2438thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,29354.5470517
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15344.7751612
CowsLean 85-90%Low91030.652797thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320169.91/cwt168.00–176.005444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325149.36/cwt146.00–151.004853
Steers—Medium and Large 2355141.00/cwt141.00–141.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378166.19/cwt162.00–172.506289
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422158.00/cwt158.00–158.006677
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428151.89/cwt140.00–158.0065025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463146.36/cwt133.00–154.0067817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3472123.12/cwt117.00–129.505814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495154.98/cwt154.50–160.0076711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515152.50/cwt152.50–152.5078513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538140.46/cwt130.00–148.0075634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583137.71/cwt130.00–145.0080346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added599140.50/cwt140.50–140.5084217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628134.71/cwt123.00–139.0084661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668125.95/cwt123.50–131.0084113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715123.17/cwt117.00–126.5088114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773126.75/cwt118.00–132.0098011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843130.25/cwt130.25–130.251,09860
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2912117.09/cwt99.50–122.001,06814
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265122.50/cwt122.50–122.503251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326133.09/cwt125.00–139.0043413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333127.00/cwt127.00–127.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380133.26/cwt120.00–139.0050615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437131.56/cwt124.00–136.0057538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472133.00/cwt133.00–133.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474131.67/cwt125.00–137.0062433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519128.11/cwt124.50–132.0066533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560116.00/cwt116.00–116.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580123.34/cwt119.00–138.0071564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590111.00/cwt111.00–111.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615120.63/cwt114.00–122.0074219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670129.00/cwt129.00–129.0086481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730108.27/cwt103.50–111.0079010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783109.99/cwt109.00–111.008614
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235165.00/cwt165.00–165.003881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275147.23/cwt142.50–152.504052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy288175.00/cwt175.00–175.005043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315173.87/cwt170.00–178.005482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317155.00/cwt155.00–155.004912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3368131.00/cwt131.00–131.004824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386152.99/cwt149.00–157.005914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415147.00/cwt147.00–147.006102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422129.00/cwt129.00–129.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480124.00/cwt124.00–124.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481138.84/cwt129.00–148.0066810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490129.00/cwt129.00–129.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516126.85/cwt120.00–133.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570123.67/cwt118.00–127.007056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605124.00/cwt124.00–124.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629120.57/cwt117.00–122.007585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680114.76/cwt114.00–115.007804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723110.07/cwt105.00–118.007965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287892.05/cwt80.00–98.008083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297685.63/cwt77.00–88.508364
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 347597.50/cwt97.50–97.504633
Dairy Steers—Large 357690.49/cwt89.00–91.005214
Dairy Steers—Large 383578.00/cwt78.00–78.006511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39377.84/cwt65.00–83.001,0843
Bulls——1,50988.99/cwt84.00–97.501,3435
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75034.00/cwt34.00–34.002551
Cows—Lean 85-90%82034.50/cwt34.50–34.502831
Cows—Lean 85-90%93051.00/cwt51.00–51.004741
Cows—Lean 85-90%96823.76/cwt17.00–28.002304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00446.59/cwt44.00–48.504685
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14836.46/cwt34.50–38.504193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28250.89/cwt49.00–53.006525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29856.06/cwt51.00–63.0072812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34448.72/cwt47.50–51.506554
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2905835.00/cwt835.00–835.007,5571
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2912625.60/cwt575.00–685.005,7053
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2973819.79/cwt775.00–860.007,9772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,147728.66/cwt700.00–785.008,3583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,5401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4451,095.33/cwt1,025.00–1,175.0015,8282

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.