Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold 50.00 to 75.00 per head higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.00/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.09 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$140.00

85 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	156.14	680	7thin
Medium and Large 2	498	141.60	705	50
Medium and Large 3	493	133.12	656	28

One grade step is worth $23.02/cwt here — about $24 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 sale85 hd

140.00

—

AL average4 barns · 495 hd

135.47

+4.53

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−62.09

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,698	77.76	1,320	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	53.97	677	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	52.36	724	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	42.79	404	10

Every lot, as filed

78 lots · USDA AMS · Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	42.04/cwt	40.00–45.00	397	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	463	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	53.30/cwt	52.50–55.00	718	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	50.00/cwt	49.50–50.50	737	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	55.16/cwt	54.00–55.50	742	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	50.99/cwt	50.50–51.51	522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	80.51/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,425	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,219	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	867	507.69/cwt	475.00–525.00	4,402	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	825	351.52/cwt	320.00–385.00	2,900	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	889	645.28/cwt	600.00–675.00	5,737	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	850	851.47/cwt	825.00–875.00	7,237	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	888	547.96/cwt	515.00–575.00	4,866	4
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	1,035	623.02/cwt	565.00–650.00	6,448	5
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	1,033	758.87/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,839	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,017	857.08/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,717	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	1,008.18/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	10,636	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,055	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,385	1
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	1,181	733.71/cwt	675.00–785.00	8,665	7
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	1,237	859.98/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,638	5
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	1,150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,475	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,175	962.77/cwt	950.00–975.00	11,313	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,124.84/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	13,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	161.64/cwt	160.00–162.50	690	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	950	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	992	1,053.99/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	10,456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	1,239.81/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	12,770	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 3	—	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,385.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,425.00	17,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	136.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	148.14/cwt	145.00–152.50	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	153.08/cwt	150.00–157.50	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	677	116.67/cwt	115.00–117.50	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	159.52/cwt	155.00–162.50	617	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	136.29/cwt	132.50–138.00	714	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	140.57/cwt	137.50–145.00	673	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	148.69/cwt	145.00–155.00	650	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	120.63/cwt	120.00–122.50	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.50	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	158.73/cwt	157.50–160.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	126.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	131.46/cwt	127.50–135.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	121.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	133.64/cwt	130.00–137.50	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	115.83/cwt	115.00–117.50	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.64/cwt	127.50–135.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	127.24/cwt	124.00–132.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	136.07/cwt	132.50–140.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	140.35/cwt	137.50–145.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	143.74/cwt	142.50–145.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	154.18/cwt	152.50–155.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	149.93/cwt	147.50–152.50	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	135.84/cwt	135.00–137.50	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	117.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	786	3

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Mon May 6, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	945	40.00–45.00	42.04
1	—	935	49.50	49.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,348	52.50–55.00	53.30
2	—	1,473	49.50–50.50	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,346	54.00–55.50	55.16
2	—	1,023	50.50–51.51	50.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	80.00–81.00	80.51
2	—	1,625	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	867	475.00–525.00	507.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	825	320.00–385.00	351.52
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	889	600.00–675.00	645.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	825.00–875.00	851.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	888	515.00–575.00	547.96
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,035	565.00–650.00	623.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,033	725.00–775.00	758.87
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,017	775.00–900.00	857.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,055	975.00–1,025.00	1,008.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,181	675.00–785.00	733.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,237	825.00–900.00	859.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	950.00–975.00	962.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,124.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	992	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,053.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,030	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,239.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,250	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,385.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	160.00–162.50	161.64
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
8	—	431	135.00–140.00	136.89
4	—	371	145.00–152.50	148.14
4	—	325	150.00–157.50	153.08
3	—	677	115.00–117.50	116.67
3	—	490	130.00–135.00	131.63
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	635	117.50–120.00	118.73
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	387	155.00–162.50	159.52
8	—	524	132.50–138.00	136.29
8	—	479	137.50–145.00	140.57
8	—	437	145.00–155.00	148.69
4	—	666	120.00–122.50	120.63
3	—	770	110.00–112.50	110.82
3	—	582	130.00–135.00	131.62
2	—	620	125.00	125.00
2	—	340	162.50	162.50
2	—	275	170.00	170.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	165.00	165.00
2	—	415	157.50–160.00	158.73
1	—	570	138.00	138.00
1	—	540	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	125.00–130.00	126.44
5	—	369	127.50–135.00	131.46
4	—	683	110.00–112.50	111.25
4	—	473	120.00–125.00	121.89
4	—	330	130.00–137.50	133.64
3	—	628	115.00–117.50	115.83
2	—	525	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	475	127.50–135.00	130.64
7	—	527	124.00–132.00	127.24
7	—	424	132.50–140.00	136.07
6	—	383	137.50–145.00	140.35
4	—	343	142.50–145.00	143.74
1	—	210	155.00	155.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
2	—	580	125.00–127.50	126.24
2	—	623	120.00–122.50	121.26
3	—	668	115.00–120.00	117.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
2	—	443	142.50–145.00	143.76
3	—	322	152.50–155.00	154.18
3	—	373	147.50–152.50	149.93
3	—	542	135.00–137.50	135.84

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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How this sale compares

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