Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.Slaughter bulls sold steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.37/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −69.72 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$132.37

122 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$21.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.41

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	144.94	593	31
Medium and Large 2	465	130.28	605	60
Medium and Large 3	422	123.85	523	31

One grade step is worth $21.09/cwt here — about $70 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 sale122 hd

132.37

—

AL average15 barns · 1,290 hd

124.96

+7.41

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−69.72

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	1,532	81.82	1,253	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,098	56.04	616	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	55.50	724	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	47.40	464	4thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	433	108.27/cwt	105.00–112.50	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	132.83/cwt	130.00–136.00	503	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	483	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.89/cwt	135.00–142.50	528	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	154.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	130.61/cwt	130.00–132.50	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	144.51/cwt	142.50–145.00	497	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,215	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,065	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,295	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,280	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,240	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	51.99/cwt	51.50–52.50	511	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	59.38/cwt	59.00–60.00	785	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	56.34/cwt	53.50–58.00	593	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	724	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	47.40/cwt	46.50–48.00	464	4
Bulls	—	—	1,528	84.70/cwt	84.50–85.00	1,294	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	78.93/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	166.65/cwt	165.00–167.50	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	156.29/cwt	155.00–157.50	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	124.49/cwt	122.50–127.50	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	119.98/cwt	117.50–122.50	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	139.98/cwt	137.50–142.50	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	118.46/cwt	115.00–121.00	518	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	138.95/cwt	137.50–140.00	453	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	152.41/cwt	150.00–157.50	442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	130.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	115.87/cwt	115.00–117.50	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	111.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	135.84/cwt	135.00–137.50	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	132.76/cwt	130.00–137.50	441	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	133.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	576	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	108.33/cwt	107.50–110.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	144.67/cwt	143.00–147.50	550	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	977.85/cwt	975.00–985.00	13,221	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	576.10/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,214	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,044	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,090	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,630	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	892	744.39/cwt	650.00–800.00	6,640	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	945	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,796	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	586	115.89/cwt	115.00–118.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	108.48/cwt	107.50–110.50	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	106.21/cwt	105.00–110.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	168.67/cwt	165.00–175.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	134.67/cwt	132.50–139.00	660	8

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 200Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	105.00–112.50	108.27
2	—	525	100.00	100.00
2	—	575	95.00	95.00
3	—	378	115.00–117.50	115.87
2	—	465	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	95.00	95.00
4	—	323	130.00–132.50	130.61
5	—	384	122.50–127.50	124.49
1	—	765	85.00	85.00
9	—	437	115.00–121.00	118.46
2	—	575	102.50	102.50
11	—	480	110.00–115.00	111.81
3	—	287	135.00–137.50	135.84
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
4	—	534	105.00–110.00	106.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	379	130.00–136.00	132.83
3	—	475	120.00	120.00
7	—	326	137.50–140.00	138.95
8	—	434	125.00–130.00	126.70
1	—	210	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	379	125.00–130.00	127.54
2	—	530	115.00	115.00
5	—	470	117.50–122.50	119.98
6	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.41
7	—	332	130.00–137.50	132.76
3	—	588	107.50–110.50	108.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	383	135.00–142.50	137.89
3	—	720	100.00–105.00	102.48
5	—	344	142.50–145.00	144.51
2	—	638	110.00–112.50	111.25
7	—	476	125.00–130.00	127.01
3	—	230	160.00–165.00	161.59
7	—	534	120.00–126.00	122.99
3	—	290	150.00–157.50	152.41
9	—	433	130.00–135.00	133.01
3	—	693	107.50–110.00	108.33
6	—	586	115.00–118.00	115.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	150.00–160.00	154.66
1	—	240	177.50	177.50
3	—	283	165.00–167.50	166.65
3	—	422	137.50–142.50	139.98
3	—	542	128.00–132.00	130.00
5	—	380	143.00–147.50	144.67
1	—	575	122.50	122.50
8	—	490	132.50–139.00	134.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	139.00	139.00
4	—	324	165.00–175.00	168.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	155.00–157.50	156.29
2	—	375	150.00	150.00

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)	1	—	1,215	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	685.00	685.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,352	975.00–985.00	977.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	892	650.00–800.00	744.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	550.00–600.00	576.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	51.50–52.50	51.99
3	—	1,322	59.00–60.00	59.38
7	—	1,052	53.50–58.00	56.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	55.50	55.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	46.50–48.00	47.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	84.50–85.00	84.70
2	—	1,535	78.00–80.00	78.93

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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