Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2021-04-07

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 7
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
563 head
▼ 472 vs last sale 1,035▲ 163 vs year ago 400 · +40.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 69▼ 14 vs year ago 70 · −20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 140▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers---steady to 1.00 higher and feeder heifers--2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and bulls firm. Todays receipts 735 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.21/cwt on 243 head.
Average price
$138.21
243 head · 591 lb average
Value per head Derived
$816
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$27.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2590138.93820232
Medium and Large 2-3557129.357217thin
Medium and Large 2675111.757544thin
One grade step is worth $27.18/cwt here — about $66 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 sale243 hd
138.21
—
KY average25 barns · 5,710 hd
136.03
+2.17
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—Average1,60489.211,43010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39268.1094820
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,03352.2654011
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92542.283916thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy357176.00/cwt176.00–176.006282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361173.65/cwt173.00–174.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435165.36/cwt160.00–171.007198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486162.76/cwt150.00–166.0079112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529151.63/cwt146.00–163.008028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy532169.50/cwt169.50–169.509025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572164.22/cwt154.00–170.0093913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585122.00/cwt122.00–122.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy602165.25/cwt165.25–165.2599512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3622129.00/cwt129.00–129.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625155.98/cwt154.00–158.009756
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664135.10/cwt130.00–140.008974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723136.53/cwt134.50–138.5098718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810123.00/cwt123.00–123.009961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2947117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2957116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230164.00/cwt164.00–164.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245167.00/cwt167.00–167.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280161.97/cwt150.00–167.504545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334157.99/cwt156.00–163.005287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387149.10/cwt140.00–160.0057710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390139.00/cwt139.00–139.005421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410146.00/cwt146.00–146.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423152.33/cwt145.00–165.0064413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464147.73/cwt142.00–162.0068526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518144.00/cwt135.00–148.0074644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578138.30/cwt132.00–152.0079923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583128.98/cwt125.00–133.007522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590121.00/cwt121.00–121.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622131.11/cwt123.00–134.508166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645120.83/cwt112.50–125.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2657116.00/cwt116.00–116.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668122.08/cwt118.00–125.008158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719132.28/cwt114.50–138.009514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728132.00/cwt132.00–132.0096171
Heifers—Medium and Large 279594.00/cwt94.00–94.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added889114.75/cwt114.75–114.751,02013
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275190.88/cwt189.00–192.505252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275151.00/cwt151.00–151.004151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322177.81/cwt175.00–185.005737
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324175.67/cwt165.00–183.005695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386165.16/cwt155.00–170.0063813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434156.48/cwt151.00–169.0067917
Bulls—Small 1-2440115.00/cwt115.00–115.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481155.26/cwt143.00–161.0074723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534154.04/cwt144.50–166.5082314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557145.65/cwt134.00–154.008114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623135.20/cwt126.00–140.0084210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685109.00/cwt109.00–109.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775118.00/cwt118.00–118.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-287596.15/cwt87.50–104.008416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-295889.00/cwt89.00–89.008538
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,05081.00/cwt81.00–81.008511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41785.43/cwt79.00–88.001,2113
Bulls——1,47078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1471
Bulls——1,71992.96/cwt87.00–95.501,5986
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90355.36/cwt50.50–59.505002
Cows—Lean 85-90%93041.48/cwt39.50–44.003862
Cows—Lean 85-90%94330.00/cwt30.00–30.002832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01247.95/cwt39.50–55.504856
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05857.44/cwt54.50–62.506085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38968.67/cwt63.00–73.5095418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42362.92/cwt56.00–68.008952
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0015,0801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,233.19/cwt1,100.00–1,350.0014,1202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,060.31/cwt950.00–1,100.0012,2784
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,160950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,0201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,305.00/cwt1,050.00–1,500.0015,6603
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0014,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,3201,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0015,1801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4171,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0022,3182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,4251,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0017,8131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4451,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0020,2302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,4461,411.23/cwt1,175.00–1,550.0020,40610
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,5371,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0024,5922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,5611,650.00/cwt1,650.00–1,650.0025,7573
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,7251,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0027,1691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2930925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,6031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,5101
Bred Cows—Small 1-2955975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,3111
Bred Cows—Small 1-2975635.00/cwt635.00–635.006,1911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1421,008.94/cwt925.00–1,050.0011,5223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1461,113.83/cwt750.00–1,400.0012,76410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,9411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,228880.60/cwt875.00–900.0010,8144
Bred Cows—Medium 21,270875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,1131
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,338970.68/cwt950.00–1,025.0012,9885
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,375965.36/cwt875.00–1,050.0013,2742
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,378885.00/cwt885.00–885.0012,1953
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2710685.00/cwt685.00–685.004,8641
Stock Cows—Small 1-2890575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,1181

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.