Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-15

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 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $133.96/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.13 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$133.96

111 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$21.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	402	147.14	591	26
Medium and Large 2	470	131.10	616	65
Medium and Large 3	450	126.13	568	20

One grade step is worth $21.01/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 sale111 hd

133.96

—

AL average15 barns · 1,456 hd

125.04

+8.92

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−68.13

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	1,676	85.37	1,431	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	56.07	663	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,380	55.50	766	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	46.41	442	11

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	152.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.50	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	134.17/cwt	132.50–135.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	136.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	121.71/cwt	120.00–124.00	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	118.59/cwt	115.00–122.50	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	126.89/cwt	125.00–130.00	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	118.48/cwt	117.50–120.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	155.62/cwt	155.00–157.50	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	128.51/cwt	125.00–132.50	609	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.05/cwt	132.50–140.00	582	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	7
Bulls	—	—	1,837	84.87/cwt	84.50–85.00	1,559	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	49.50/cwt	48.50–50.00	512	4
Bulls	—	—	1,580	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,256	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	766	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	55.34/cwt	53.00–58.00	644	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	60.11/cwt	59.50–60.50	774	2
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	1,300	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,021	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	90.12/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,508	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	44.65/cwt	42.00–46.50	405	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	962	630.68/cwt	575.00–700.00	6,067	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	1,055	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,594	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,038	990.01/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	10,276	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	963	705.45/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,793	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,345	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,114	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	943	836.17/cwt	785.00–875.00	7,885	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	745	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,153	674.30/cwt	650.00–735.00	7,775	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	853	573.53/cwt	550.00–600.00	4,892	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,345	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	11,231	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	806.83/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	983.44/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	10,346	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	932	531.42/cwt	500.00–560.00	4,953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	124.61/cwt	122.50–127.50	540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	145.89/cwt	143.00–147.50	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	125.33/cwt	124.00–128.00	663	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	120.34/cwt	119.00–122.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	124.65/cwt	124.00–126.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.54/cwt	130.00–134.00	434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.50	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	144.36/cwt	142.50–147.50	627	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	543	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	126.07/cwt	125.00–128.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	116.89/cwt	115.00–119.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.14/cwt	112.50–115.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	145.82/cwt	145.00–147.50	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	136.47/cwt	135.00–139.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.23/cwt	142.50–144.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	715	1

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 Jul 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 506Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	150.00–155.00	152.30
4	—	314	155.00–157.50	155.62
2	—	515	132.00	132.00
1	—	275	162.50	162.50
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
9	—	434	142.50–147.50	144.36
4	—	483	135.00–139.00	136.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	120.00–122.50	120.84
2	—	668	115.00–117.50	116.25
21	—	474	125.00–132.50	128.51
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
15	—	431	132.50–140.00	135.05
1	—	640	117.50	117.50
10	—	529	124.00–128.00	125.33
9	—	381	140.00–145.00	142.44
3	—	332	145.00–147.50	145.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	135.00	135.00
7	—	428	125.00–130.00	127.23
6	—	482	119.00–122.00	120.34
3	—	545	120.00	120.00
2	—	345	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	132.50–135.00	134.17
2	—	415	128.00–130.00	128.99
6	—	533	124.00–126.00	124.65
5	—	487	125.00–128.00	126.07
2	—	583	122.00–123.00	122.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	270	135.00–140.00	136.95
10	—	482	120.00–124.00	121.71
9	—	532	115.00–122.50	118.59
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
8	—	382	125.00–130.00	126.89
7	—	433	122.50–127.50	124.61
6	—	330	130.00–134.00	131.54
5	—	584	115.00–119.00	116.89
3	—	620	112.50–115.00	114.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	110.00–115.00	112.51
4	—	430	117.50–120.00	118.48
4	—	375	120.00–122.50	121.23
2	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	340	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	147.50	147.50
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
4	—	540	140.00–142.50	141.24
3	—	630	130.00–132.50	130.81
3	—	595	135.00	135.00
2	—	480	142.50–144.00	143.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	143.00–147.50	145.89
2	—	610	138.00	138.00
1	—	665	132.50	132.50
1	—	485	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,837	84.50–85.00	84.87
1	—	1,580	79.50	79.50
3	—	1,673	89.00–92.00	90.12
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	78.50	78.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,035	48.50–50.00	49.50
7	—	906	42.00–46.50	44.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	55.50	55.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,163	53.00–58.00	55.34
2	—	1,288	59.50–60.50	60.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	962	575.00–700.00	630.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,038	975.00–1,025.00	990.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	932	500.00–560.00	531.42
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	963	650.00–750.00	705.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	943	785.00–875.00	836.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,153	650.00–735.00	674.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,052	950.00–1,050.00	983.44
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	400.00	400.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	853	550.00–600.00	573.53
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,037	775.00–875.00	806.83

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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