Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.80/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −81.30 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$120.80

94 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$27.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	137.78	549	20
Medium and Large 2	486	119.67	581	47
Medium and Large 3	515	110.18	567	27

One grade step is worth $27.60/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale94 hd

120.80

—

AL average16 barns · 1,427 hd

118.48

+2.32

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−81.30

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	1,872	71.19	1,333	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	48.83	749	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	44.01	533	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	37.57	390	22

Every lot, as filed

60 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	39.34/cwt	38.00–41.00	404	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	41.62/cwt	40.00–43.50	498	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.76/cwt	115.00–122.50	562	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	103.77/cwt	102.50–105.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	126.36/cwt	125.00–128.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	2
Bulls	—	—	2,002	75.32/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	103.76/cwt	102.50–105.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	113.91/cwt	110.00–117.50	599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	140.93/cwt	138.00–142.50	459	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	109.36/cwt	107.50–112.50	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	151.01/cwt	147.50–155.00	492	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	141.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	102.85/cwt	100.00–105.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	117.51/cwt	115.00–122.00	448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	106.82/cwt	105.00–108.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	112.92/cwt	110.00–117.50	483	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	109.73/cwt	107.50–112.50	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	121.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	103.78/cwt	102.50–105.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	570	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	104.93/cwt	102.50–108.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	101.26/cwt	100.00–102.50	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	516.83/cwt	485.00–550.00	4,755	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	847	342.49/cwt	310.00–390.00	2,901	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,110	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,065	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,923	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	68.09/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.63/cwt	100.00–102.50	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.50	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	131.69/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	131.90/cwt	130.00–135.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.50	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	1,025	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	4,561	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	999	755.78/cwt	725.00–775.00	7,550	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	840.47/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,321	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	860	565.33/cwt	525.00–600.00	4,862	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,229	624.11/cwt	585.00–660.00	7,670	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	960.51/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	11,958	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	960	653.02/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,269	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,315	692.90/cwt	685.00–700.00	9,112	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	48.83/cwt	48.50–49.50	749	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	35.80/cwt	35.00–37.50	375	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	45.61/cwt	44.00–47.50	556	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	105.01/cwt	102.50–107.50	557	4

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 524Last week 735Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,028	38.00–41.00	39.34
11	—	1,047	35.00–37.50	35.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,196	40.00–43.50	41.62
21	—	1,220	44.00–47.50	45.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	48.50–49.50	48.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,002	75.00–76.00	75.32
4	—	1,775	67.00–69.00	68.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	110.00	110.00
4	—	593	102.50–105.00	103.76
2	—	785	90.00	90.00
4	—	640	100.00–102.50	100.63
4	—	438	115.00–117.50	116.26
2	—	340	130.00	130.00
5	—	374	120.00–125.00	122.43
4	—	530	102.50–107.50	105.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	115.00–122.50	118.76
5	—	630	105.00–110.00	106.68
2	—	680	102.50–105.00	103.77
8	—	526	110.00–117.50	113.91
6	—	326	138.00–142.50	140.93
4	—	584	107.50–112.50	109.36
8	—	428	120.00–125.00	122.58
5	—	374	130.00–135.00	131.69
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	125.00–128.00	126.36
2	—	520	120.00	120.00
5	—	326	147.50–155.00	151.01
4	—	370	140.00–145.00	141.87
4	—	416	130.00–135.00	131.90
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	100.00–105.00	102.85
7	—	381	115.00–122.00	117.51
9	—	428	110.00–117.50	112.92
7	—	487	107.50–112.50	109.73
4	—	323	120.00–125.00	121.80
10	—	530	105.00–110.00	107.50
7	—	584	102.50–108.00	104.93
4	—	678	100.00–102.50	101.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	120.00–122.50	121.23
2	—	370	125.00	125.00
3	—	487	116.00–118.00	117.00
3	—	518	114.00–115.00	114.66
2	—	320	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	105.00–108.00	106.82
4	—	325	115.00–117.50	116.25
5	—	466	102.50–105.00	103.78
5	—	528	100.00–102.50	100.99
2	—	560	100.00	100.00

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	5	—	920	485.00–550.00	516.83
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	847	310.00–390.00	342.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	445.00	445.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	525.00–600.00	565.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	999	725.00–775.00	755.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	960	600.00–700.00	653.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,228	800.00–900.00	840.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,245	925.00–1,000.00	960.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,229	585.00–660.00	624.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	685.00–700.00	692.90

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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle