Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared t last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher.Replacement cows sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.24/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$114.24

90 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	125.64	533	16thin
Medium and Large 2	468	114.04	533	50
Medium and Large 3	435	107.06	465	24

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about $67 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 sale90 hd

114.24

—

AL average16 barns · 1,379 hd

112.13

+2.11

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	1,654	85.26	1,410	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	55.75	871	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	54.66	605	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	52.46	516	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	107.09/cwt	105.00–110.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	107.22/cwt	105.00–110.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	121.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	132.92/cwt	130.00–137.50	500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	102.86/cwt	100.00–105.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	119.63/cwt	117.50–122.50	456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	124.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.50	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.50	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	122.68/cwt	120.00–126.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	158.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	443	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	870	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,655	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	943	539.96/cwt	525.00–555.00	5,092	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	815	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,853	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,818	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,210	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	729	91.22/cwt	90.00–95.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	112.30/cwt	110.00–114.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	104.45/cwt	102.50–107.50	499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	132.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	101.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	113.72/cwt	112.50–115.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	125.39/cwt	125.00–126.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	110.64/cwt	110.00–112.50	407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	137.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.34/cwt	125.00–128.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	98.66/cwt	98.00–100.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	128.36/cwt	127.50–130.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	104.30/cwt	102.50–106.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.47/cwt	139.00–142.50	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.50	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	118.50/cwt	115.00–123.00	632	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	108.31/cwt	105.00–110.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	131.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	113.87/cwt	112.00–115.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	115.99/cwt	112.50–118.00	496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	84.32/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,341	4
Bulls	—	—	1,910	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	52.46/cwt	52.00–53.50	516	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	910	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	827	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	54.66/cwt	53.00–57.00	605	14

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 435Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 39Year ago 0

Compared t last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher.Replacement cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	105.00–110.00	107.09
6	—	522	100.00–105.00	102.86
5	—	478	102.50–107.50	104.45
4	—	368	110.00–112.50	110.64
3	—	320	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	105.00–110.00	107.22
2	—	720	95.00	95.00
7	—	381	117.50–122.50	119.63
4	—	278	120.00–130.00	124.77
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
6	—	521	110.00–114.00	112.30
6	—	320	120.00–125.00	123.27
5	—	634	102.50–106.00	104.30
5	—	472	112.00–115.00	113.87
8	—	428	112.50–118.00	115.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	117.50	117.50
2	—	685	105.00–107.50	106.25
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
5	—	435	125.00–126.00	125.39
4	—	368	127.50–130.00	128.36
3	—	328	130.00–135.00	131.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	120.00–125.00	121.58
3	—	422	120.00–122.50	120.84
2	—	580	105.00	105.00
2	—	310	125.00	125.00
4	—	480	112.50–115.00	113.72
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
3	—	620	98.00–100.00	98.66
3	—	513	105.00–110.00	108.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	130.00–137.50	132.92
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
6	—	478	120.00–126.00	122.68
2	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
4	—	729	90.00–95.00	91.22
4	—	690	100.00–105.00	101.22
4	—	428	125.00–128.00	126.34
3	—	330	140.00–142.50	140.81
10	—	533	115.00–123.00	118.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
3	—	280	155.00–160.00	158.27
6	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.25
4	—	424	135.00–140.00	137.22
3	—	373	139.00–142.50	140.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	525.00–555.00	539.96
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	83.00–85.00	84.32
1	—	1,910	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	52.00–53.50	52.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	53.50	53.50
1	—	1,425	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,106	53.00–57.00	54.66

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle