Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.90/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$124.90

84 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$14.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	130.11	578	20
Medium and Large 2	441	125.48	553	49
Medium and Large 3	479	116.03	555	15thin

One grade step is worth $14.08/cwt here — about $23 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 sale84 hd

124.90

—

AL average14 barns · 1,632 hd

120.97

+3.93

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	1,553	81.66	1,268	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	54.96	632	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,370	54.50	747	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	903	47.02	425	6thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	—	475	139.96/cwt	137.50–142.50	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	115.83/cwt	115.00–117.50	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.07/cwt	137.50–142.50	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.50	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	130.68/cwt	129.00–134.00	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	150.39/cwt	147.50–155.00	510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	129.49/cwt	127.50–132.50	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.85/cwt	130.00–137.50	438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	144.68/cwt	144.00–145.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	145.59/cwt	142.50–148.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	135.59/cwt	135.00–137.50	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	115.60/cwt	115.00–117.50	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	154.15/cwt	152.50–155.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	118.86/cwt	117.50–120.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	123.48/cwt	123.00–124.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	130.97/cwt	127.50–132.50	496	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.78/cwt	162.50–167.50	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	158.32/cwt	157.50–160.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	133.14/cwt	130.00–137.50	635	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	54.99/cwt	53.00–57.50	631	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	51.99/cwt	51.50–52.50	615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,491	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,178	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	49.12/cwt	48.50–50.00	461	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	85.20/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,393	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	42.82/cwt	42.00–43.50	357	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200	762.19/cwt	725.00–800.00	9,146	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	835	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,593	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	912.53/cwt	900.00–925.00	10,567	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,435	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,034	623.46/cwt	500.00–700.00	6,447	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,279	897.14/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	11,474	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	938	656.00/cwt	650.00–675.00	6,153	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,168	630.72/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	125.54/cwt	123.00–128.00	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	113.83/cwt	112.50–115.00	584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	135.81/cwt	135.00–137.50	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	170.00/cwt	167.50–172.50	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.73/cwt	122.50–125.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	126.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	119.87/cwt	117.50–122.50	622	7

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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 547Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 48Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	137.50–142.50	139.96
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
3	—	537	135.00–137.50	135.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	645	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	142.50	142.50
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	115.00–117.50	115.83
2	—	580	110.00	110.00
2	—	410	120.00	120.00
2	—	325	125.00	125.00
6	—	513	112.50–115.00	113.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	129.00–134.00	130.68
5	—	465	127.50–132.50	129.49
4	—	389	135.00–137.50	135.59
2	—	528	123.00–124.00	123.48
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	120.00–125.00	122.33
6	—	330	130.00–137.50	132.85
4	—	586	115.00–117.50	115.60
3	—	620	112.50	112.50
11	—	379	127.50–132.50	130.97
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
10	—	427	123.00–128.00	125.54
1	—	240	142.50	142.50
7	—	519	117.50–122.50	119.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
7	—	431	137.50–142.50	140.07
6	—	339	147.50–155.00	150.39
5	—	373	142.50–148.00	145.59
3	—	622	117.50–120.00	118.86
3	—	273	157.50–160.00	158.32
12	—	477	130.00–137.50	133.14
2	—	570	122.50–125.00	123.73
7	—	521	125.00–130.00	126.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	115.00–117.50	116.26
2	—	540	120.00	120.00
2	—	420	130.00	130.00
2	—	330	140.00	140.00
5	—	367	130.00–135.00	132.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	140.00–142.50	140.82
3	—	433	144.00–145.00	144.68
3	—	385	152.50–155.00	154.15
3	—	320	162.50–167.50	165.78
2	—	275	167.50–172.50	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	54.50	54.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,147	53.00–57.50	54.99
2	—	1,183	51.50–52.50	51.99
1	—	1,110	60.50	60.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	938	48.50–50.00	49.12
2	—	833	42.00–43.50	42.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	78.00–80.00	79.00
3	—	1,635	84.00–86.00	85.20

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	725.00–800.00	762.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,168	600.00–675.00	630.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	900.00–925.00	912.53
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	938	650.00–675.00	656.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	585.00	585.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,034	500.00–700.00	623.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,279	800.00–1,025.00	897.14

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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Russellville Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle