Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.89/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.21 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$133.89

117 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$26.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	150.99	618	14thin
Medium and Large 2	470	135.49	637	67
Medium and Large 3	494	124.26	613	36

One grade step is worth $26.74/cwt here — about $5 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 sale117 hd

133.89

—

AL average16 barns · 1,437 hd

123.00

+10.89

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−68.21

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	1,594	80.95	1,290	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	56.48	822	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	53.51	589	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	46.63	469	15

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	469	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.87/cwt	114.00–120.00	608	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	111.49/cwt	110.00–112.50	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	148.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	577	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.39/cwt	114.00–117.50	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	109.18/cwt	107.50–112.50	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	115.82/cwt	115.00–117.50	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	130.79/cwt	130.00–132.50	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	153.81/cwt	152.50–155.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	151.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	132.90/cwt	130.00–137.50	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	106.26/cwt	105.00–107.50	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	122.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	603	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	712.23/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,588	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	833	834.65/cwt	800.00–900.00	6,953	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	875	554.29/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	151.84/cwt	150.00–152.50	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	142.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,050	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,088	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,065	914.48/cwt	900.00–950.00	9,739	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	804	547.67/cwt	525.00–600.00	4,403	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	1,235.99/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	17,650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	158.33/cwt	157.50–160.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	13
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	840	375.89/cwt	350.00–400.00	3,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	111.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	120.31/cwt	117.50–124.00	579	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	55.22/cwt	52.00–56.50	638	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	48.97/cwt	47.00–51.00	514	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	44.59/cwt	42.50–46.00	432	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	57.97/cwt	57.50–58.50	835	2
Bulls	—	—	1,424	76.14/cwt	74.00–78.50	1,084	4
Bulls	—	—	1,913	89.52/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	125.90/cwt	122.50–128.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	130.39/cwt	127.50–132.50	499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	134.49/cwt	132.50–137.50	447	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,138	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,080	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	126.11/cwt	125.00–128.00	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,324	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	58.21/cwt	57.50–59.00	632	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	49.81/cwt	48.00–51.00	508	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	636	111.50/cwt	110.00–112.50	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	114.49/cwt	112.50–116.00	548	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,051	672.36/cwt	625.00–750.00	7,067	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.84/cwt	140.00–142.50	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	117.11/cwt	115.00–120.00	495	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	565	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 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 491Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	120.00–125.00	122.45
3	—	522	107.50–112.50	109.18
4	—	593	105.00–107.50	106.26
5	—	330	125.00–130.00	127.52
5	—	479	112.50–116.00	114.49
7	—	423	115.00–120.00	117.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	114.00–120.00	116.87
2	—	695	105.00	105.00
7	—	584	110.00–115.00	111.47
6	—	481	117.50–124.00	120.31
6	—	429	122.50–128.00	125.90
8	—	383	127.50–132.50	130.39
5	—	332	132.50–137.50	134.49
2	—	615	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	130.00–132.50	130.79
2	—	473	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	380	135.00–137.50	136.28
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	115.00–120.00	117.55
3	—	580	115.00–117.50	115.82
2	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	670	105.00	105.00
5	—	490	120.00–125.00	122.99
6	—	315	140.00–145.00	142.88
4	—	370	135.00–140.00	137.47
4	—	636	110.00–112.50	111.50
5	—	428	130.00–135.00	131.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	110.00–112.50	111.49
11	—	390	145.00–150.00	148.00
4	—	625	114.00–117.50	115.39
5	—	326	150.00–155.00	151.99
10	—	472	130.00–137.50	132.90
3	—	295	157.50–160.00	158.33
13	—	423	140.00–145.00	143.02
8	—	570	120.00–125.00	122.99
9	—	522	125.00–128.00	126.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	152.50–155.00	153.81
4	—	418	150.00–152.50	151.84
2	—	340	157.50	157.50
3	—	477	140.00–142.50	140.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	925	650.00–750.00	712.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	833	800.00–900.00	834.65
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	875	500.00–600.00	554.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,051	625.00–750.00	672.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,065	900.00–950.00	914.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,428	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,235.99
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	804	525.00–600.00	547.67
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	840	350.00–400.00	375.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,155	52.00–56.50	55.22
2	—	1,085	57.50–59.00	58.21
9	—	1,019	48.00–51.00	49.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,049	47.00–51.00	48.97
8	—	969	42.50–46.00	44.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	57.50–58.50	57.97
1	—	1,485	53.50	53.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	74.00–78.50	76.14
2	—	1,913	89.00–90.00	89.52
2	—	1,615	82.00	82.00

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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Bulls · 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

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle