Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.38/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −76.71 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$125.38

101 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$23.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	137.70	582	29
Medium and Large 2	483	123.11	595	49
Medium and Large 3	490	114.69	562	23

One grade step is worth $23.01/cwt here — about $20 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 sale101 hd

125.38

—

AL average15 barns · 1,532 hd

115.32

+10.06

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−76.71

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	1,659	72.99	1,211	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	50.83	579	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,595	49.50	790	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	43.62	454	11

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	790	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	41.09/cwt	40.00–42.50	414	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	45.72/cwt	45.00–47.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	125.97/cwt	125.00–128.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	106.02/cwt	105.00–108.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.28/cwt	125.00–132.50	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	787	99.33/cwt	99.00–100.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	125.49/cwt	124.00–128.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	103.78/cwt	102.50–105.00	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	122.99/cwt	122.50–124.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	119.50/cwt	117.50–122.50	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.92/cwt	115.00–120.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	141.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	151.02/cwt	147.50–155.00	485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	100.66/cwt	100.00–102.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.36/cwt	117.00–120.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	116.14/cwt	115.00–117.50	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	110.60/cwt	110.00–112.50	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	123.39/cwt	120.00–127.50	590	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	138.59/cwt	135.00–142.50	442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	135.64/cwt	133.00–138.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	99.32/cwt	98.00–100.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	108.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	629	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	114.46/cwt	112.50–117.50	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	129.67/cwt	128.00–132.50	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	115.37/cwt	114.00–117.50	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	114.32/cwt	112.50–117.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	120.25/cwt	119.00–122.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	130.32/cwt	130.00–131.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	109.88/cwt	108.00–112.50	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	143.30/cwt	140.00–147.50	546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	154.89/cwt	152.50–157.50	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.30/cwt	120.00–122.50	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.50	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	105.17/cwt	102.50–107.50	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	116.84/cwt	115.00–118.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	134.59/cwt	132.50–137.50	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	109.38/cwt	107.00–111.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	111.58/cwt	107.50–115.00	587	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,760	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	725.13/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,889	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	815	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,668	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,240	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,230	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	786.73/cwt	775.00–800.00	9,228	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	990	587.69/cwt	575.00–600.00	5,818	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,285	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	955	328.21/cwt	275.00–400.00	3,134	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,163	649.64/cwt	625.00–675.00	7,555	3
Bulls	—	—	1,527	70.31/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,074	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	75.67/cwt	73.50–77.50	1,354	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	50.83/cwt	48.50–53.00	579	22

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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 530Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 61Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	49.50	49.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,008	40.00–42.50	41.09
6	—	1,068	45.00–47.00	45.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,140	48.50–53.00	50.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	70.00–71.00	70.31
3	—	1,790	73.50–77.50	75.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	125.00–128.00	125.97
5	—	367	120.00–124.00	121.99
5	—	425	117.00–120.00	118.36
5	—	574	105.00–111.00	108.00
6	—	469	112.50–117.00	114.32
6	—	634	102.50–107.50	105.17
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
10	—	526	107.50–115.00	111.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	130.00–135.00	132.43
3	—	427	122.50–124.00	122.99
3	—	530	115.00–117.50	116.14
3	—	630	110.00–112.00	110.68
4	—	466	119.00–122.00	120.25
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
2	—	378	127.50–128.00	127.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	102.50–105.00	103.78
2	—	310	120.00	120.00
3	—	578	100.00–102.00	100.66
3	—	632	98.00–100.00	99.32
4	—	370	114.00–117.50	115.37
5	—	434	110.00–112.50	110.98
5	—	480	107.00–111.00	109.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	105.00–108.00	106.02
4	—	429	117.50–122.50	119.50
4	—	534	110.00–112.50	110.60
4	—	629	100.00–104.00	101.96
2	—	380	125.00	125.00
3	—	328	130.00–131.00	130.32
3	—	472	115.00–118.00	116.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	125.00–132.50	128.28
3	—	787	99.00–100.00	99.33
6	—	523	115.00–120.00	116.92
4	—	285	140.00–145.00	141.81
7	—	478	120.00–127.50	123.39
5	—	319	135.00–142.50	138.59
5	—	581	112.50–117.50	114.46
5	—	619	108.00–112.50	109.88
6	—	373	132.50–137.50	134.59
2	—	665	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	124.00–128.00	125.49
5	—	321	147.50–155.00	151.02
5	—	429	133.00–138.00	135.64
5	—	486	128.00–132.50	129.67
6	—	381	140.00–147.50	143.30
2	—	283	152.50–157.50	154.89
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	128.00–130.00	128.98
2	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	730	115.00	115.00
5	—	620	120.00–122.50	121.30

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	—	970	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	700.00–750.00	725.13
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,163	625.00–675.00	649.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	990	575.00–600.00	587.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	775.00–800.00	786.73
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	550.00	550.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	955	275.00–400.00	328.21

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

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