Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2021-07-21

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 21
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
453 head
▼ 161 vs last sale 614▲ 79 vs year ago 374 · +21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 57▼ 41 vs year ago 68 · −60.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 37▼ 9 vs year ago 26 · −34.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers ---2.00-4.00 lower and. Feeder heifers---2.00--3.00 lower . Slaughter cows 2.00 higher and bulls firm. -- Todays receipts 497 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.60/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$136.60
151 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$139
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503138.16695136
Medium and Large 2537127.146839thin
Medium and Large 2-3555124.006883thin
Small 1-2521106.675563thin
One grade step is worth $31.49/cwt here — about $139 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 sale151 hd
136.60
—
KY average25 barns · 5,878 hd
139.68
−3.08
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—High1,72899.291,7162thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30070.239136thin
CowsLean 85-90%High90358.215262thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10255.746146thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376172.03/cwt167.00–173.006476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476168.50/cwt168.50–168.508029
Steers—Medium and Large 2495147.00/cwt147.00–147.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 2515130.00/cwt130.00–130.006701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525151.89/cwt142.00–159.5079714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550156.00/cwt156.00–156.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624152.62/cwt141.00–158.509528
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669150.73/cwt141.00–153.001,0087
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added847138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,16959
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255145.00/cwt145.00–145.003701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337143.64/cwt140.00–146.004846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369144.14/cwt141.00–151.0053217
Heifers—Small 1-2402105.00/cwt105.00–105.004222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418138.02/cwt136.00–139.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420142.11/cwt134.00–151.0059723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475124.00/cwt124.00–124.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476142.17/cwt134.00–151.0067717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485154.00/cwt154.00–154.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490131.55/cwt127.00–136.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530139.97/cwt129.00–147.0074224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571135.32/cwt131.00–138.0077324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595124.00/cwt124.00–124.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636125.77/cwt123.00–131.0080012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660129.67/cwt129.00–130.008566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673110.71/cwt106.00–120.007453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705113.00/cwt113.00–113.007971
Heifers—Small 1-2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765116.00/cwt116.00–116.008871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2837108.00/cwt108.00–108.009042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2312148.00/cwt148.00–148.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365159.50/cwt146.00–164.005824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377168.61/cwt168.00–171.006365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410148.02/cwt145.00–151.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430169.00/cwt169.00–169.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450131.00/cwt131.00–131.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481145.96/cwt136.00–156.0070210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy488165.00/cwt165.00–165.008054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530104.00/cwt104.00–104.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531148.56/cwt138.00–153.0078918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560158.00/cwt158.00–158.008851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575136.00/cwt136.00–136.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585141.41/cwt135.00–145.008276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2606151.20/cwt140.00–154.009165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673127.62/cwt124.00–131.008592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710132.00/cwt132.00–132.009371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2768110.28/cwt108.00–115.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2778110.00/cwt110.00–110.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380094.00/cwt94.00–94.007521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,72899.29/cwt97.00–102.001,7162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90358.21/cwt57.50–59.005262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00561.81/cwt60.00–63.506212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15152.70/cwt46.50–62.506074
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28564.93/cwt62.50–67.508342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30872.88/cwt70.00–79.009534
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2650560.00/cwt560.00–560.003,6401
Bred Cows—Small 1-2755625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,7191
Bred Cows—Small 1-2910660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,0061
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2995725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,2141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0012,3421
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,025835.00/cwt835.00–835.008,5591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,6561
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,330900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,9701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0101,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,6151
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,058.54/cwt1,000.00–1,125.0012,7023

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.