Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold steady.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.84/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$119.84

121 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$17.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	132.08	543	11thin
Medium and Large 2	483	120.35	581	77
Medium and Large 3	456	114.57	522	33

One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $21 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 sale121 hd

119.84

—

AL average14 barns · 1,859 hd

121.62

−1.79

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	1,621	83.50	1,353	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	56.69	664	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	55.33	847	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	45.98	422	18

Every lot, as filed

68 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%	—	1,055	49.43/cwt	47.50–52.00	521	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	52.61/cwt	52.00–53.00	558	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	42.20/cwt	40.00–45.00	365	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	60.79/cwt	59.50–62.50	706	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	55.86/cwt	54.00–58.50	673	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	130.30/cwt	127.50–135.00	633	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	135.80/cwt	135.00–137.50	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.47/cwt	130.00–134.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.35/cwt	132.50–140.00	583	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	126.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	100.81/cwt	100.00–102.50	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	122.48/cwt	120.00–127.50	532	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	109.98/cwt	108.00–111.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	144.95/cwt	142.50–147.50	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	142.30/cwt	138.00–147.50	546	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	115.00/cwt	112.50–117.50	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.50	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	119.83/cwt	117.50–123.00	579	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	120.48/cwt	117.50–122.50	441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.50	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	138.82/cwt	137.50–140.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	121.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	121.75/cwt	119.00–125.00	586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	96.25/cwt	95.00–97.50	763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,250	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	914.66/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,839	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	985	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	5,073	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	938	677.93/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,359	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	977	822.78/cwt	775.00–845.00	8,039	6
Bulls	—	—	1,649	84.19/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,388	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	55.24/cwt	54.00–56.50	511	3
Bulls	—	—	1,478	76.64/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,133	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	910	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	90.67/cwt	90.00–91.50	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	106.10/cwt	105.00–108.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	129.03/cwt	125.00–132.50	495	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	115.06/cwt	112.50–118.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	146.23/cwt	145.00–147.50	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	139.13/cwt	137.50–142.50	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	113.50/cwt	112.50–115.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	126.37/cwt	125.00–128.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	107.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.30/cwt	122.50–127.50	650	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.86/cwt	115.00–117.50	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	106.38/cwt	105.00–108.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	116.27/cwt	112.50–120.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	500	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	149.53/cwt	147.50–152.50	490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	150.83/cwt	150.00–152.50	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.50	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	125.55/cwt	122.50–127.50	402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	132.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	432	9

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 404Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 72Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	47.50–52.00	49.43
11	—	866	40.00–45.00	42.20
3	—	925	54.00–56.50	55.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,061	52.00–53.00	52.61
7	—	1,162	59.50–62.50	60.79
15	—	1,204	54.00–58.50	55.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	53.00	53.00
2	—	1,610	56.50	56.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,649	82.00–86.50	84.19
3	—	1,478	75.00–77.50	76.64
2	—	1,708	90.00–91.50	90.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
9	—	486	127.50–135.00	130.30
9	—	431	132.50–140.00	135.35
9	—	384	138.00–147.50	142.30
5	—	581	120.00–124.00	121.38
9	—	523	122.50–127.50	124.30
3	—	623	115.00–117.50	115.86
5	—	328	147.50–152.50	149.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.53
6	—	435	125.00–130.00	126.69
5	—	573	112.50–117.50	115.00
2	—	660	105.00	105.00
8	—	481	119.00–125.00	121.75
6	—	621	105.00–110.00	107.31
7	—	377	130.00–135.00	132.51
2	—	340	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	130.00–134.00	131.47
4	—	426	142.50–147.50	144.95
3	—	483	137.50–140.00	138.82
1	—	315	157.50	157.50
3	—	368	150.00–152.50	150.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	135.00–137.50	135.80
2	—	430	130.00	130.00
2	—	310	140.00	140.00
4	—	474	125.00–128.00	126.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	100.00–102.50	100.81
13	—	434	120.00–127.50	122.48
3	—	633	110.00–112.50	110.82
11	—	483	117.50–123.00	119.83
2	—	793	95.00–97.50	96.25
5	—	693	105.00–108.00	106.10
14	—	384	125.00–132.50	129.03
7	—	574	112.50–115.00	113.50
8	—	521	112.50–120.00	116.27
2	—	278	139.00–140.00	139.50
9	—	327	130.00–135.00	132.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	108.00–111.00	109.98
5	—	366	117.50–122.50	120.48
6	—	436	112.50–118.00	115.06
6	—	480	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	610	105.00	105.00
4	—	571	105.00–108.00	106.38
5	—	320	122.50–127.50	125.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
4	—	418	145.00–147.50	146.23
6	—	479	137.50–142.50	139.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	130.00–132.50	130.82
2	—	440	140.00	140.00
2	—	615	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	150.00	150.00
4	—	470	145.00–147.50	146.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,185	850.00–950.00	914.66
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	515.00	515.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	938	600.00–750.00	677.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	977	775.00–845.00	822.78

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

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle