Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2021-07-28

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 28
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
602 head
▲ 602 vs last sale 0▲ 602 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 0▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers 1.00--3.00 lower under 600 lbs. Over 600 lbs 2.00--4.00 higher and Feeder heifers Steady to 3.00 lower . Slaughter cows 1.00 lower bulls 1.00 higher . Todays receipts 640 hd.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.86/cwt on 422 head.
Average price
$152.86
422 head · 759 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.83
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2759152.861,160422
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale422 hd
152.86
—
KY average26 barns · 4,584 hd
147.02
+5.83
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—Average1,640102.601,6836thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31967.7789413
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16763.207374thin
CowsLean 85-90%High77063.054852thin

Every lot

47 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 1-2Fancy480171.00/cwt171.00–171.008211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540147.00/cwt145.00–149.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy550173.00/cwt173.00–173.0095211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580163.78/cwt151.00–166.0095012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635162.31/cwt162.25–162.501,03112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,04722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713144.14/cwt143.00–145.001,0287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy746154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,149198
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy825150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,238124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added910136.75/cwt136.75–136.751,24420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2997118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1762
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377147.00/cwt147.00–147.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441149.47/cwt149.00–152.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488137.19/cwt129.00–141.006699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529146.10/cwt139.00–160.007736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563145.10/cwt138.00–147.008176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617137.50/cwt137.50–137.5084857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622131.00/cwt123.00–136.008156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715125.00/cwt125.00–125.0089415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790115.00/cwt115.00–115.009091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-389080.00/cwt80.00–80.007122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2548154.00/cwt154.00–154.008443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558150.61/cwt149.00–153.008405
Bulls—Small 1-2570105.00/cwt105.00–105.005991
Bulls—Small 1-2615123.00/cwt123.00–123.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623129.04/cwt120.00–138.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665104.00/cwt104.00–104.006921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670130.74/cwt130.00–133.008764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735131.73/cwt128.50–135.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790121.00/cwt121.00–121.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805108.00/cwt108.00–108.008691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,4951
Bulls——1,663103.52/cwt99.00–110.001,7225
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77063.05/cwt52.00–73.004852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13860.67/cwt59.00–62.006902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19565.72/cwt63.50–67.507852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31060.00/cwt60.00–60.007861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32068.42/cwt63.50–76.0090312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,289.13/cwt1,250.00–1,325.0015,5732
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,4201,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0017,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,045860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,9871

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.