Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.32/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$110.32

121 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$12.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.17

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	117.51	599	22
Medium and Large 2	520	110.11	572	74
Medium and Large 3	483	104.62	505	25

One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about $94 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 sale121 hd

110.32

—

AL average14 barns · 1,662 hd

111.50

−1.17

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	1,649	70.11	1,156	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	47.67	636	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,266	45.31	574	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	38.92	409	24

Every lot, as filed

62 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	42.73/cwt	42.50–43.50	522	5
Bulls	—	—	1,770	72.37/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.63/cwt	100.00–102.50	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	119.71/cwt	115.00–124.00	571	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	140.18/cwt	138.00–142.50	460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	104.16/cwt	102.50–105.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	140.35/cwt	139.00–142.50	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	123.77/cwt	122.50–125.00	468	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	107.29/cwt	104.00–112.50	671	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	114.33/cwt	112.50–117.50	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.27/cwt	128.00–132.50	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	151.47/cwt	147.50–155.00	507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.52/cwt	100.00–102.50	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	111.36/cwt	107.50–115.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	115.20/cwt	112.50–119.00	485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	101.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	117.67/cwt	117.00–119.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	103.78/cwt	102.50–105.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	105.22/cwt	102.50–107.50	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	105.99/cwt	102.50–110.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	101.22/cwt	100.00–102.50	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	121.35/cwt	120.00–123.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	106.22/cwt	105.00–107.50	773	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	532.70/cwt	500.00–585.00	4,581	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,370	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,645	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,145	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,843	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	840	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,930	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	67.84/cwt	67.50–68.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	116.33/cwt	115.00–118.00	477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	122.89/cwt	120.00–127.50	532	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	111.78/cwt	110.00–114.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	106.57/cwt	105.00–108.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	108.70/cwt	105.00–113.00	564	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	118.23/cwt	115.00–122.50	456	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	121.76/cwt	120.00–124.00	412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.50	422	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,055	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,699	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,863	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	649.44/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200	553.68/cwt	500.00–625.00	6,644	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,005	774.00/cwt	725.00–825.00	7,779	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	926.03/cwt	825.00–975.00	11,196	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	41.37/cwt	40.00–43.00	434	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	46.93/cwt	45.00–49.00	607	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	37.17/cwt	36.00–39.00	391	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	715	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	597	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 Oct 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 426Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.Feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,222	42.50–43.50	42.73
8	—	1,293	45.00–49.00	46.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,048	40.00–43.00	41.37
14	—	1,053	36.00–39.00	37.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	49.00	49.00
2	—	1,270	47.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	72.00–73.00	72.37
3	—	1,528	67.50–68.00	67.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	100.00–102.50	100.63
2	—	785	90.00	90.00
5	—	378	122.50–125.00	123.77
4	—	320	130.00–132.50	131.25
6	—	410	115.00–118.00	116.33
4	—	488	110.00–112.50	111.26
2	—	595	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	115.00–124.00	119.71
6	—	328	138.00–142.50	140.18
3	—	678	102.50–105.00	104.16
11	—	625	104.00–112.50	107.29
7	—	534	112.50–117.50	114.33
5	—	385	128.00–132.50	130.27
9	—	433	120.00–127.50	122.89
5	—	582	110.00–114.00	111.78
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	139.00–142.50	140.35
1	—	675	112.50	112.50
5	—	335	147.50–155.00	151.47
2	—	430	130.00	130.00
2	—	470	125.00	125.00
1	—	295	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	100.00–102.50	100.52
4	—	375	110.00–112.50	111.23
2	—	310	115.00	115.00
4	—	478	102.50–105.00	103.78
2	—	745	95.00	95.00
5	—	436	105.00–108.00	106.57
3	—	590	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	488	107.50–115.00	111.36
7	—	421	112.50–119.00	115.20
4	—	688	100.00–105.00	101.24
10	—	629	102.50–107.50	105.22
8	—	583	102.50–110.00	105.99
4	—	725	100.00–102.50	101.22
18	—	519	105.00–113.00	108.70
9	—	386	115.00–122.50	118.23
5	—	338	120.00–124.00	121.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	117.00–119.00	117.67
2	—	540	115.00	115.00
4	—	430	120.00–123.00	121.35
2	—	728	105.00–107.50	106.22
8	—	565	114.00	114.00
3	—	323	130.00–132.50	130.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	860	500.00–585.00	532.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	635.00	635.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	600.00–700.00	649.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	725.00–825.00	774.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,209	825.00–975.00	926.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,200	500.00–625.00	553.68

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle