Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 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 $130.28/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.81 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$130.28

102 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$15.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	138.87	638	26
Medium and Large 2	479	129.58	620	49
Medium and Large 3	469	123.27	579	27

One grade step is worth $15.60/cwt here — about $59 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 sale102 hd

130.28

—

AL average16 barns · 1,797 hd

128.65

+1.63

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−71.81

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	—	High	1,612	83.40	1,344	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	58.67	798	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	56.87	657	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	48.06	453	9thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	515	131.24/cwt	130.00–132.50	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	129.60/cwt	128.00–132.50	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	136.67/cwt	135.00–138.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	147.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	127.74/cwt	127.50–128.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	117.04/cwt	115.00–120.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	140.43/cwt	140.00–142.50	451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	133.41/cwt	130.00–137.50	571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	128.02/cwt	125.00–132.00	620	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	718	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.50	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	589	116.24/cwt	115.00–118.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.50	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	133.73/cwt	132.50–135.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	126.62/cwt	125.00–128.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	115.63/cwt	115.00–117.50	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	131.82/cwt	130.00–134.00	504	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	121.18/cwt	120.00–123.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	124.28/cwt	122.50–126.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	116.28/cwt	115.00–117.50	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	554	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,115	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,035	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,012.60/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	13,316	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	926.93/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,734	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,308	834.75/cwt	800.00–875.00	10,919	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,122	679.36/cwt	650.00–725.00	7,622	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,056	714.68/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,547	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	772.81/cwt	725.00–860.00	8,277	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	918	605.61/cwt	575.00–625.00	5,559	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	83.38/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,212	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	81.22/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,360	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	60.82/cwt	59.50–62.50	631	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	56.33/cwt	54.50–58.00	660	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	815	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	756	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	51.13/cwt	50.00–53.00	504	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	45.60/cwt	45.00–46.50	414	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 Jul 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 520Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 40Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	130.00–132.50	131.24
4	—	574	128.00–132.50	129.60
5	—	483	135.00–138.00	136.67
6	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.43
7	—	374	145.00–150.00	147.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
2	—	523	127.50–128.00	127.74
5	—	628	115.00–120.00	117.04
6	—	321	140.00–142.50	140.43
8	—	383	135.00–140.00	137.23
8	—	428	130.00–137.50	133.41
9	—	484	125.00–132.00	128.02
10	—	582	120.00–125.00	123.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	120.00	120.00
3	—	320	135.00	135.00
4	—	485	120.00–122.50	121.22
4	—	589	115.00–118.00	116.24
4	—	610	110.00–112.50	111.25
5	—	368	130.00–132.50	130.99
5	—	420	125.00–128.00	126.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	135.00	135.00
2	—	418	132.50–135.00	133.73
2	—	570	122.50	122.50
3	—	495	128.00–130.00	129.33
5	—	524	125.00–128.00	126.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
2	—	670	112.50	112.50
2	—	730	109.00–110.00	109.49
2	—	780	105.00	105.00
4	—	318	135.00–137.50	136.22
4	—	613	115.00–117.50	115.63
6	—	382	130.00–134.00	131.82
6	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.32
6	—	535	120.00–123.00	121.18
6	—	578	115.00–120.00	117.60
7	—	489	122.50–126.00	124.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	130.00	130.00
4	—	523	115.00–117.50	116.28
7	—	471	115.00–120.00	117.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,158	875.00–950.00	926.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,308	800.00–875.00	834.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,122	650.00–725.00	679.36
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,056	700.00–750.00	714.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,071	725.00–860.00	772.81
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	918	575.00–625.00	605.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,453	82.00–85.00	83.38
3	—	1,675	80.00–82.00	81.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	59.50–62.50	60.82
29	—	1,172	54.50–58.00	56.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,375	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,390	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	50.00–53.00	51.13
5	—	907	45.00–46.50	45.60

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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Reporter comment USDA

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