Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2021-10-20

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 20
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
577 head
▲ 539 vs last sale 38▲ 55 vs year ago 522 · +10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 643 vs last sale 668▼ 30 vs year ago 55 · −54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.29/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.26 against this barn's trailing median of $204.55.
Average price
$133.29
109 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$740
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+1.98
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556133.29740109
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 sale109 hd
133.29
—
KY average26 barns · 2,450 hd
131.31
+1.98
This barn, trailing median2 sales
204.55
−71.26
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—Low1,65987.661,4543thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34261.588266thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16757.056663thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08042.594605thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375174.00/cwt174.00–174.006536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438155.00/cwt155.00–155.006797
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572142.38/cwt140.00–155.0081417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008406
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325134.00/cwt134.00–134.004363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433130.78/cwt130.00–132.0056610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477135.17/cwt134.00–140.0064529
Heifers—Small 1-2495122.00/cwt122.00–122.006044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517132.89/cwt132.00–134.006879
Heifers—Small 1-257592.00/cwt92.00–92.005293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595123.00/cwt123.00–123.007325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627132.97/cwt132.00–134.0083410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2644128.50/cwt126.00–131.008286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653130.00/cwt130.00–130.008496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-288589.00/cwt89.00–89.007885
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437141.38/cwt138.00–149.0061821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2487140.62/cwt133.00–145.0068516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512131.53/cwt130.00–135.0067320
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573128.36/cwt125.00–129.0073613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613129.37/cwt128.00–130.0079316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650129.00/cwt129.00–129.008396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712117.00/cwt117.00–117.008335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800102.00/cwt102.00–102.008163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2851135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1496
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20080.00/cwt80.00–80.009601
Bulls——1,88891.49/cwt90.00–93.001,7272
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00032.75/cwt30.00–35.003282
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10047.73/cwt45.00–50.005252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15055.57/cwt54.00–57.006392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20060.00/cwt60.00–60.007201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20052.00/cwt52.00–52.006241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27557.55/cwt55.00–60.007342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37563.60/cwt63.00–65.008754

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.