Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2021-03-24

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 24
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
▼ 352 vs last sale 877▲ 220 vs year ago 305 · +72.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 18▼ 17 vs year ago 88 · −19.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 3▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---3.00--5.00 higher--Feeder heifers--2.00--4.00 --higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00--2.00 higher. Todays receipts 627 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.94/cwt on 212 head.
Average price
$131.94
212 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small 1-2
$56.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.77
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2-3481146.607055thin
Medium and Large 1-2573132.20758204
Small 1-258089.995223thin
One grade step is worth $56.61/cwt here — about $182 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 sale212 hd
131.94
—
KY average27 barns · 6,830 hd
130.17
+1.77
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—Low1,58779.561,26311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31558.5977124
CowsLean 85-90%Low90648.124367thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,03645.8747515

Every lot

74 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225187.00/cwt187.00–187.004211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335171.00/cwt171.00–171.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375178.07/cwt175.00–180.006685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380172.50/cwt172.50–172.506561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432176.54/cwt170.00–183.007638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435163.24/cwt156.00–165.007105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486163.82/cwt162.00–167.007966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522157.14/cwt148.00–165.008205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581157.31/cwt151.00–161.0091412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600157.00/cwt157.00–157.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625151.18/cwt135.00–153.0094520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685139.50/cwt131.00–142.0095610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730128.63/cwt122.00–135.0093913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768129.24/cwt125.00–130.0099317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273157.61/cwt155.00–160.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295137.00/cwt137.00–137.004041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy303172.00/cwt172.00–172.005214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325144.00/cwt144.00–144.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371162.00/cwt162.00–162.006013
Heifers—Small 1-2375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381150.96/cwt138.00–157.5057517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423146.46/cwt140.00–152.5062018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466141.70/cwt135.00–147.0066019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520129.93/cwt124.50–143.0067610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3527149.00/cwt149.00–149.007854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580127.16/cwt122.00–128.5073827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623120.52/cwt117.50–125.0075118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669121.59/cwt117.50–124.0081318
Heifers—Small 1-268374.98/cwt70.00–80.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700125.10/cwt125.10–125.1087663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722114.50/cwt114.50–114.508272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291585.00/cwt85.00–85.007781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy259181.13/cwt179.00–187.004694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265172.00/cwt172.00–172.004562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325162.33/cwt155.00–166.005283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380161.54/cwt157.00–167.506149
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414154.04/cwt143.00–160.006388
Bulls—Small 2-3415105.00/cwt105.00–105.004361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463169.54/cwt168.00–170.007859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469165.27/cwt164.00–167.0077511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475142.00/cwt142.00–142.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512145.65/cwt141.00–153.007466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515131.55/cwt129.00–134.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560137.00/cwt137.00–137.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611131.44/cwt122.00–135.008039
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650110.50/cwt110.50–110.507184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810104.00/cwt104.00–104.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870106.00/cwt106.00–106.009221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294072.00/cwt72.00–72.006771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16065.44/cwt65.00–66.007592
Bulls——1,57977.32/cwt73.00–81.501,2216
Bulls——1,88793.46/cwt90.00–97.001,7643
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82059.71/cwt54.50–68.004904
Cows—Boner 80-85%85536.50/cwt36.50–36.503121
Cows—Lean 85-90%86032.00/cwt32.00–32.002751
Cows—Lean 85-90%95556.00/cwt56.00–56.005351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04946.54/cwt35.00–50.5048814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25010.00/cwt10.00–10.001251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27156.02/cwt53.00–58.0071211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34461.50/cwt57.00–72.5082712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46052.00/cwt52.00–52.007591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2708542.61/cwt510.00–575.003,8422
Bred Cows—Small 1-2832800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,6562
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2870750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,1241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,143913.12/cwt785.00–1,085.0010,4375
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145936.25/cwt900.00–950.0010,7207
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,285907.27/cwt685.00–1,050.0011,6582
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,325835.00/cwt835.00–835.0011,0641
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,400810.00/cwt810.00–810.0011,3401
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,425885.00/cwt885.00–885.0012,6111

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.