Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2021-03-17

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 17
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
877 head
▼ 484 vs last sale 1,361▲ 773 vs year ago 104 · +743.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 65▼ 32 vs year ago 50 · −64.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 14▼ 9 vs year ago 12 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---2.00 lower and Feeder heifers---steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows --steady and bulls 2.00 lower. Todays receipts 898 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.78/cwt on 463 head.
Average price
$137.78
463 head · 711 lb average
Value per head Derived
$980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$284
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.51
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2715138.01986453
Medium and Large 2-3552127.2570210thin
One grade step is worth $10.76/cwt here — about $284 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 sale463 hd
137.78
—
KY average27 barns · 7,281 hd
139.29
−1.51
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—Average1,82382.931,5125thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31860.157937thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11552.245822thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low85025.002131thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375172.51/cwt169.50–175.006477
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385134.00/cwt134.00–134.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391150.01/cwt141.00–153.005874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418169.76/cwt163.00–174.007106
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436155.81/cwt145.00–161.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3462124.50/cwt124.50–124.505752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474166.51/cwt160.00–173.0078915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484155.99/cwt151.00–158.0075510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507163.24/cwt160.00–165.508287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528155.53/cwt143.00–159.5082126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy566160.32/cwt159.00–161.509076
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2593151.32/cwt135.00–154.5089712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3596130.00/cwt130.00–130.007756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612148.50/cwt148.50–148.5090921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624146.43/cwt135.00–154.5091422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635109.50/cwt109.50–109.506951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656142.00/cwt134.00–144.7593216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728128.68/cwt123.00–136.0093727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739137.10/cwt137.10–137.101,013141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776122.42/cwt121.00–124.009505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830119.00/cwt119.00–119.009882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865113.00/cwt113.00–113.009773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added883122.85/cwt122.85–122.851,08560
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added907120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,08858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,10095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288141.53/cwt138.00–145.004082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315123.65/cwt117.50–130.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327141.09/cwt137.00–146.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378124.20/cwt118.00–130.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384143.09/cwt134.00–148.5054912
Heifers—Small 1-2395156.00/cwt156.00–156.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418143.16/cwt130.00–149.0059828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431144.00/cwt144.00–144.006217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3462105.00/cwt105.00–105.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478133.14/cwt125.00–142.5063630
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3511135.00/cwt135.00–135.0069010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531127.81/cwt116.00–133.5067938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583121.99/cwt119.00–136.0071130
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3587119.35/cwt118.50–120.507017
Heifers—Small 1-2605116.00/cwt116.00–116.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625120.72/cwt112.50–125.0075527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3638114.06/cwt109.00–119.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656117.78/cwt116.50–119.007739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731106.92/cwt105.00–111.007827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772111.00/cwt111.00–111.008572
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215157.50/cwt157.50–157.503391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265167.50/cwt167.50–167.504441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361155.00/cwt155.00–155.005604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410147.00/cwt147.00–147.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424152.58/cwt150.00–158.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431140.00/cwt140.00–140.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461153.90/cwt150.00–160.007095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530150.39/cwt146.00–158.0079715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3547129.00/cwt129.00–129.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557128.32/cwt127.00–131.007153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612139.00/cwt139.00–139.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645101.00/cwt101.00–101.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667128.50/cwt128.50–128.508572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735120.51/cwt119.00–122.008862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2793111.00/cwt111.00–111.008803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820113.00/cwt113.00–113.009271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286091.44/cwt85.00–93.507865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291284.00/cwt84.00–84.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296884.00/cwt84.00–84.008133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,025101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69578.22/cwt70.00–82.001,3263
Bulls——2,01590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,8142
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85025.00/cwt25.00–25.002131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11552.24/cwt52.00–52.505822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13555.00/cwt55.00–55.006241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34961.01/cwt58.00–63.008236
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,7391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240785.00/cwt785.00–785.009,7341
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,3151,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,4791

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.