Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago:Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.87/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$119.87

136 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$12.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	130.50	610	14thin
Medium and Large 2	526	118.89	626	89
Medium and Large 3	448	118.01	529	33

One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $82 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 sale136 hd

119.87

—

AL average15 barns · 1,487 hd

121.64

−1.76

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	—	Low	1,583	80.79	1,279	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	56.33	794	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	54.55	608	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	48.29	485	14

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.10/cwt	118.00–122.50	510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	124.23/cwt	122.50–127.50	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	126.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	105.67/cwt	105.00–107.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.50	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.32/cwt	120.00–127.50	575	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	109.02/cwt	105.00–112.50	686	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	127.46/cwt	125.00–132.50	549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	105.94/cwt	102.50–107.50	731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	118.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	131.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.67/cwt	137.50–138.00	514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	122.92/cwt	122.50–123.00	956	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,199	812.93/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,747	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,040	975.36/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	10,144	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,305	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	868.58/cwt	800.00–925.00	9,702	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,231	780.86/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,612	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,061	644.29/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,836	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	916	803.41/cwt	750.00–900.00	7,359	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	939	705.62/cwt	675.00–725.00	6,626	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	1,008	618.50/cwt	560.00–675.00	6,234	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	910	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	4,141	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	705.62/cwt	685.00–725.00	7,938	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	5,460	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,632	82.99/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,354	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	50.13/cwt	49.00–51.50	539	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	53.59/cwt	52.50–55.50	584	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	57.27/cwt	56.50–58.50	659	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	58.28/cwt	57.50–59.00	835	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	55.68/cwt	54.50–56.50	781	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	440	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	49.01/cwt	46.50–51.00	493	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	132.09/cwt	130.00–135.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	119.72/cwt	117.50–122.50	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	137.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	116.27/cwt	115.00–117.50	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	106.22/cwt	105.00–107.50	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	128.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	677	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.45/cwt	147.50–155.00	489	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	135.15/cwt	132.50–137.50	654	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	141.34/cwt	137.50–145.00	602	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	269	163.33/cwt	160.00–167.50	439	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	175.07/cwt	172.50–177.50	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	160.84/cwt	160.00–162.50	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	143.29/cwt	142.50–145.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	137.67/cwt	137.50–138.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.96/cwt	147.50–155.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	155.54/cwt	152.50–158.00	588	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	113.76/cwt	112.50–115.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	123.97/cwt	122.50–125.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	749	5

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 Jun 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 507Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 64Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	133.00	133.00
13	—	778	122.50–123.00	122.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	845	115.00–117.00	116.00
20	—	635	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	118.00–122.50	120.10
6	—	472	115.00–118.00	116.50
6	—	370	122.50–127.50	124.23
5	—	331	125.00–130.00	126.96
3	—	587	105.00–107.00	105.67
3	—	542	110.00–112.50	110.82
2	—	645	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	795	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	470	120.00–127.50	122.32
18	—	629	105.00–112.50	109.02
11	—	431	125.00–132.50	127.46
10	—	690	102.50–107.50	105.94
9	—	518	115.00–120.00	118.23
7	—	374	129.00–135.00	131.99
6	—	587	110.00–115.00	112.50
3	—	282	140.00–145.00	143.37
2	—	225	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	137.50–138.00	137.67
2	—	770	107.00	107.00
2	—	520	125.00	125.00
2	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
1	—	325	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	125.00–130.00	127.56
7	—	434	130.00–135.00	132.09
5	—	521	117.50–122.50	119.72
5	—	382	135.00–140.00	137.63
5	—	336	140.00–145.00	142.50
4	—	583	115.00–117.50	116.27
2	—	680	105.00–107.50	106.22
2	—	635	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	527	125.00–132.00	128.45
10	—	325	147.50–155.00	150.45
9	—	484	132.50–137.50	135.15
9	—	426	137.50–145.00	141.34
6	—	269	160.00–167.50	163.33
1	—	225	172.50	172.50
2	—	678	112.50–115.00	113.76
3	—	370	142.50	142.50
5	—	580	122.50–125.00	123.97
5	—	637	115.00–120.00	117.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	132.50	132.50
2	—	288	172.50–177.50	175.07
3	—	317	160.00–162.50	160.84
3	—	483	142.50–145.00	143.29
3	—	518	137.50–138.00	137.67
9	—	427	147.50–155.00	149.96
10	—	378	152.50–158.00	155.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,199	800.00–850.00	812.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,040	950.00–1,000.00	975.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,117	800.00–925.00	868.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,231	750.00–850.00	780.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,061	600.00–675.00	644.29
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	916	750.00–900.00	803.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	939	675.00–725.00	705.62
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	560.00–675.00	618.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	455.00	455.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	685.00–725.00	705.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	520.00	520.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	77.50	77.50
3	—	1,632	82.50–84.00	82.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	49.00–51.50	50.13
7	—	1,089	52.50–55.50	53.59
9	—	1,150	56.50–58.50	57.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	57.50–59.00	58.28
9	—	1,402	54.50–56.50	55.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	44.00	44.00
12	—	1,006	46.50–51.00	49.01

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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