Sale reports / Kentucky / Russell Springs Livestock Auction / 2021-02-24

Russell Springs Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russell Springs, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 24
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2208
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,466 head
1,293 vs last sale 173 1,151 vs year ago 315 · +365.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
52 vs last sale 50 68 vs year ago 34 · +200.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
0 vs last sale 10 26 vs year ago 36 · 72.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Last Week Due To Inclement Weather -----No Trends-----Todays receipts-----1578 hd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.61/cwt on 778 head.
Average price
$135.61
778 head · 753 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,021
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
1.23
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2753135.611,021778
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 sale778 hd
135.61
KY average20 barns · 3,329 hd
136.85
−1.23
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
BullsHigh1,63189.501,46017
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,34160.4281037
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,14648.7755919
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,13238.884405thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2430122.00/cwt122.00–122.005251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3720114.00/cwt114.00–114.008211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528130.66/cwt123.00–140.0069034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627141.63/cwt134.00–145.5088816
BullsMedium and Large 1-2324150.99/cwt150.00–152.504895
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4851,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0022,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523143.02/cwt138.00–151.007487
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy317182.00/cwt182.00–182.005772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy445175.00/cwt175.00–175.007791
BullsMedium and Large 1-2589138.55/cwt136.00–142.008167
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23053.00/cwt53.00–53.006521
BullsMedium and Large 2655121.00/cwt121.00–121.007931
Bulls1,83697.87/cwt94.50–102.001,7977
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2331141.75/cwt141.00–145.004695
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 1-21,5351,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0018,0361
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,360910.00/cwt910.00–910.0012,3761
HeifersMedium and Large 2552132.40/cwt127.00–133.0073110
BullsMedium and Large 291082.00/cwt82.00–82.007461
BullsMedium and Large 287591.00/cwt91.00–91.007962
BullsMedium and Large 1-2690113.01/cwt111.00–115.007802
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,33095.50/cwt95.50–95.501,2701
BullsMedium and Large 2790106.00/cwt106.00–106.008371
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,170900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,5301
CowsLean 85-90%1,58520.00/cwt20.00–20.003171
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,095700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,6651
CowsLean 85-90%91550.47/cwt50.00–51.504623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32038.00/cwt38.00–38.005021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23056.31/cwt54.00–60.0069312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40162.79/cwt58.50–69.0088024
Bulls1,84567.50/cwt67.50–67.501,2451
Bulls1,44885.43/cwt74.00–94.001,2379
CowsLean 85-90%1,33023.00/cwt23.00–23.003061
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17054.89/cwt53.00–57.506426
CowsBoner 80-85%80543.00/cwt43.00–43.003461
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14846.94/cwt40.00–57.5053911
Bred HeifersSmall 1-2740625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy266155.00/cwt150.00–170.004124
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2980610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,9781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2482157.79/cwt142.00–164.0076121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added670138.95/cwt138.95–138.9593115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added763137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,04566
SteersMedium and Large 1-2783119.07/cwt118.00–126.0093210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added561129.50/cwt129.50–129.5072622
Bred CowsSmall 1-2950775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,3631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added720137.25/cwt137.25–137.2598881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230155.00/cwt155.00–155.003571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250147.50/cwt147.50–147.503691
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535155.48/cwt140.00–159.5083225
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added838129.75/cwt128.50–130.001,087383
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy371177.44/cwt174.00–178.0065822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added566156.15/cwt153.85–159.1088447
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720127.48/cwt125.00–130.0091810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718115.82/cwt111.00–121.008328
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577125.56/cwt124.00–133.0072410
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added719126.80/cwt126.00–127.50912151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2594148.30/cwt138.00–149.5088125
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477136.96/cwt130.00–150.0065335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2674137.91/cwt131.00–143.5093049
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2629124.51/cwt117.00–127.0078353
BullsMedium and Large 1-2433162.00/cwt162.00–162.007014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2821121.93/cwt115.00–123.001,00115
SteersMedium and Large 1-2926113.50/cwt112.50–114.001,0513
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,08094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426171.00/cwt171.00–171.007284
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,16092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0671
BullsMedium and Large 1-2458158.65/cwt149.00–160.0072711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2212156.02/cwt145.00–160.003314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2671119.86/cwt108.00–124.0080420
SteersMedium and Large 1-2951111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0564
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,01088.00/cwt88.00–88.008891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2443142.32/cwt133.00–145.0063030
BullsMedium and Large 1-2278161.07/cwt151.00–172.504482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2381162.72/cwt154.00–172.506204
BullsMedium and Large 1-2235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381151.33/cwt141.00–155.5057716
BullsMedium and Large 1-2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,14092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0491

How this sale compares

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.