Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold mostly steady.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 $133.20/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.89 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$133.20

99 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$30.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	355	154.15	547	6thin
Medium and Large 2	471	133.95	630	74
Medium and Large 3	495	123.69	612	19thin

One grade step is worth $30.47/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale99 hd

133.20

—

AL average5 barns · 462 hd

124.97

+8.23

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−68.89

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	1,657	78.75	1,305	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	56.07	693	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,340	55.00	737	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	45.88	447	9thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	540	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	105.83/cwt	105.00–107.50	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	111.51/cwt	110.00–112.50	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	159.94/cwt	157.50–162.50	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	126.43/cwt	125.00–128.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	129.64/cwt	127.50–132.50	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	875	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,594	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,180	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,325	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	790.86/cwt	720.00–840.00	8,786	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	950	717.11/cwt	675.00–775.00	6,813	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,090	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,540	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	15,344	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	907	616.73/cwt	600.00–625.00	5,594	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	904.32/cwt	875.00–975.00	9,948	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	880	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,300	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,088	708.96/cwt	650.00–775.00	7,713	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	44.59/cwt	43.00–46.50	445	6
Bulls	—	—	1,599	75.20/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,202	5
Bulls	—	—	1,637	79.70/cwt	78.50–82.00	1,305	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	59.15/cwt	59.00–59.50	729	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	55.23/cwt	53.50–56.50	683	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	737	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	48.45/cwt	47.00–50.00	448	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	84.75/cwt	84.50–85.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	122.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	151.26/cwt	150.00–152.50	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	148.75/cwt	147.50–150.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.60/cwt	112.00–115.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	113.76/cwt	112.50–115.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	135.83/cwt	135.00–137.50	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	145.82/cwt	142.50–147.50	538	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	117.67/cwt	117.50–118.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	109.48/cwt	107.50–112.50	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	119.91/cwt	117.50–124.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	131.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	130.85/cwt	130.00–132.50	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	149.52/cwt	147.50–152.50	502	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	114.16/cwt	112.50–115.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	117.15/cwt	115.00–120.00	494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	116.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	126.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	660	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	164.42/cwt	162.50–167.50	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	145.34/cwt	142.50–147.50	711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	122.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	124.66/cwt	122.50–127.50	524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	135.56/cwt	132.50–138.00	450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	120.83/cwt	117.50–122.50	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	137.11/cwt	135.00–142.50	572	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	106.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	775	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 506Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	147.50	147.50
2	—	570	138.00–140.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	147.50–150.00	148.75
4	—	584	130.00–135.00	132.51
6	—	545	135.00–140.00	137.50
7	—	489	142.50–147.50	145.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	105.00–107.50	105.83
4	—	324	125.00–128.00	126.43
5	—	470	112.00–115.00	113.60
5	—	539	107.50–112.50	109.48
6	—	422	115.00–120.00	117.15
8	—	375	120.00–125.00	122.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	110.00–112.50	111.51
6	—	381	127.50–132.50	129.64
7	—	579	112.50–115.00	113.76
8	—	483	117.50–124.00	119.91
8	—	524	115.00–120.00	116.92
2	—	680	108.00–110.00	108.98
11	—	420	122.50–127.50	124.66
5	—	332	132.50–138.00	135.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	140.00	140.00
2	—	370	135.00	135.00
2	—	475	125.00–127.50	126.24
4	—	418	130.00–135.00	131.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	115.00	115.00
2	—	620	110.00	110.00
3	—	380	135.00–137.50	135.83
3	—	423	130.00–132.50	130.85
3	—	460	125.00	125.00
6	—	538	117.50–122.50	120.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	130.00–135.00	132.51
8	—	584	120.00–125.00	122.01
9	—	369	142.50–147.50	145.82
3	—	617	117.50–118.00	117.67
10	—	336	147.50–152.50	149.52
3	—	663	112.50–115.00	114.16
10	—	522	125.00–130.00	126.35
4	—	274	162.50–167.50	164.42
14	—	417	135.00–142.50	137.11
5	—	728	105.00–110.00	106.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	157.50–162.50	159.94
4	—	373	150.00–152.50	151.26

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)	1	—	875	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,370.00	1,370.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,100	875.00–975.00	904.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,088	650.00–775.00	708.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	950	675.00–775.00	717.11
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,111	720.00–840.00	790.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	907	600.00–625.00	616.73
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	998	43.00–46.50	44.59
3	—	925	47.00–50.00	48.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	59.00–59.50	59.15
11	—	1,237	53.50–56.50	55.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,599	74.00–77.50	75.20
6	—	1,637	78.50–82.00	79.70
2	—	1,860	84.50–85.00	84.75

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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