Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.Slaughter bulls sold steady.Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 75.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.22/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −76.87 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$125.22

111 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	139.80	587	5thin
Medium and Large 2	454	127.30	577	77
Medium and Large 3	460	117.21	539	29

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $48 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

125.22

—

AL average15 barns · 1,488 hd

121.93

+3.29

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−76.87

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	1,661	84.10	1,397	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	56.51	812	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	55.49	657	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	48.02	468	18

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	109.38/cwt	107.50–112.50	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	122.50–127.50	763	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,085	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,060	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	775	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,488	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,305	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,114	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	873	702.15/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,130	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,177	658.60/cwt	625.00–700.00	7,752	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,303	817.66/cwt	750.00–875.00	10,654	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	777	373.50/cwt	335.00–400.00	2,902	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	816.74/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,951	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	747	539.87/cwt	525.00–570.00	4,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	157.87/cwt	155.00–160.00	363	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	125.75/cwt	124.00–128.00	536	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	116.62/cwt	115.00–118.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	121.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.00/cwt	127.50–129.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	118.84/cwt	115.00–122.50	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	124.16/cwt	122.50–126.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	102.95/cwt	100.00–105.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	103.73/cwt	102.50–105.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	139.98/cwt	137.50–142.50	459	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.50	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	125.73/cwt	124.00–128.00	409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	108.35/cwt	107.50–110.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	149.91/cwt	147.50–155.00	423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	114.14/cwt	107.50–120.00	655	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	111.31/cwt	110.00–113.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	101.68/cwt	100.00–102.50	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	116.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	504	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	114.99/cwt	112.50–117.50	431	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.89/cwt	110.00–112.50	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	131.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	502	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	130.85/cwt	130.00–132.50	344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	115.22/cwt	112.50–117.50	554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	663	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	46.19/cwt	44.00–48.00	437	10
Bulls	—	—	1,828	86.91/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,589	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	50.31/cwt	49.00–53.00	507	8
Bulls	—	—	1,408	78.73/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,109	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	54.82/cwt	54.50–55.50	810	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,558	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	59.05/cwt	57.50–60.50	814	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	56.25/cwt	55.00–58.00	663	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	52.99/cwt	51.50–54.50	635	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	913.52/cwt	900.00–950.00	12,159	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,153	539.59/cwt	530.00–550.00	6,221	2

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 Aug 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 506Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 49Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.Slaughter bulls sold steady.Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 75.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	120.00–122.50	121.26
2	—	420	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	107.50–112.50	109.38
2	—	565	105.00	105.00
7	—	381	120.00–125.00	121.95
2	—	220	135.00	135.00
6	—	634	100.00–105.00	102.95
6	—	325	124.00–128.00	125.73
3	—	685	100.00–102.50	101.68
10	—	432	115.00–120.00	116.75
3	—	263	130.00–132.50	130.85
8	—	481	112.50–117.50	115.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	110.00–112.50	111.26
4	—	584	100.00–102.00	100.99
4	—	518	102.50–105.00	103.73
3	—	468	107.50–110.00	108.35
6	—	375	112.50–117.50	114.99
5	—	330	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	122.50–127.50	125.00
3	—	565	127.50–129.00	128.00
3	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	230	155.00–160.00	157.87
9	—	426	124.00–128.00	125.75
2	—	795	100.00	100.00
8	—	533	115.00–122.50	118.84
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
8	—	480	120.00–125.00	121.96
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
8	—	328	137.50–142.50	139.98
7	—	282	147.50–155.00	149.91
12	—	574	107.50–120.00	114.14
5	—	635	110.00–112.50	110.89
11	—	382	130.00–135.00	131.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	115.00–118.00	116.62
5	—	380	122.50–126.00	124.16
4	—	580	105.00–110.00	107.44
3	—	320	130.00–132.50	130.81
6	—	538	110.00–113.00	111.31
6	—	432	115.00–120.00	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	132.50	132.50
2	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	610	119.00	119.00
1	—	520	127.50	127.50

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	—	1,085	835.00	835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,305	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	650.00–750.00	702.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	625.00–700.00	658.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,303	750.00–875.00	817.66
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,096	775.00–875.00	816.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,331	900.00–950.00	913.52
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	777	335.00–400.00	373.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	747	525.00–570.00	539.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	530.00–550.00	539.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	60.00	60.00
17	—	1,178	55.00–58.00	56.25
7	—	1,199	51.50–54.50	52.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	947	44.00–48.00	46.19
8	—	1,007	49.00–53.00	50.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	54.50–55.50	54.82
2	—	1,378	57.50–60.50	59.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,828	84.00–88.00	86.91
6	—	1,408	77.00–80.00	78.73
2	—	1,750	89.00	89.00

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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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