Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 75.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.86/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$135.86

223 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$1.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	741	136.00	1,008	195
Medium and Large 2	537	134.88	725	28

One grade step is worth $1.12/cwt here — about $283 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 sale223 hd

135.86

—

AL average13 barns · 1,178 hd

131.01

+4.84

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	1,735	72.93	1,265	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	45.36	630	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	43.70	523	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	36.73	392	17

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	—	325	125.27/cwt	122.00–130.00	407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	133.33/cwt	132.50–135.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	101.57/cwt	100.00–104.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	114.42/cwt	112.50–116.00	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	615	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	114.00/cwt	112.00–116.00	555	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	116.61/cwt	115.00–119.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	101.46/cwt	100.00–104.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	122.30/cwt	122.00–122.50	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	105.32/cwt	103.00–107.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.50	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	110.21/cwt	110.00–114.00	597	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	109.33/cwt	107.00–111.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	105.78/cwt	104.00–108.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	114.47/cwt	112.50–116.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	123.15/cwt	119.00–130.00	594	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.76/cwt	131.00–135.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	616	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	126.30/cwt	125.00–128.00	470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	104.66/cwt	104.00–105.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	127.58/cwt	125.00–132.50	541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	136.11/cwt	134.00–140.00	451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	788	623.02/cwt	600.00–650.00	4,909	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	851.58/cwt	775.00–925.00	9,095	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	902	387.26/cwt	365.00–400.00	3,493	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,213	687.11/cwt	675.00–700.00	8,335	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,135	544.09/cwt	500.00–575.00	6,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	961.97/cwt	950.00–975.00	10,851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	580	133.25/cwt	132.50–134.00	773	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	136.76/cwt	136.00–139.00	667	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	885	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	766	136.39/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,045	144
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	35.45/cwt	33.00–37.50	372	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	41.84/cwt	41.00–42.50	539	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	46.37/cwt	45.50–47.00	658	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	40.49/cwt	40.00–41.00	495	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	39.81/cwt	39.00–40.50	442	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	44.30/cwt	43.00–46.50	528	16
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	898	478.25/cwt	450.00–510.00	4,295	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,090	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,905	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	857	305.52/cwt	285.00–330.00	2,618	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	965	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,575	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,235	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,571	2
Bulls	—	—	1,761	73.92/cwt	73.00–74.50	1,302	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	112.70/cwt	110.00–115.00	649	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.08/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	104.66/cwt	104.00–105.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	106.41/cwt	105.00–109.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	120.68/cwt	118.00–124.00	454	7

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 Nov 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,150Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	122.00–130.00	125.27
2	—	285	130.00	130.00
13	—	487	112.00–116.00	114.00
6	—	418	115.00–119.00	116.61
4	—	681	100.00–104.00	101.46
30	—	542	110.00–114.00	110.21
6	—	569	107.00–111.00	109.33
5	—	633	104.00–108.00	105.78
7	—	376	118.00–124.00	120.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	730	119.50	119.50
61	—	660	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	132.50–135.00	133.33
5	—	493	122.00–122.50	122.30
8	—	525	121.00	121.00
2	—	370	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	100.00–104.00	101.57
5	—	376	112.50–116.00	114.42
6	—	523	103.00–107.00	105.32
5	—	419	110.00–112.50	110.98
2	—	325	120.00	120.00
5	—	490	105.00–109.00	106.41
2	—	610	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	113.00–114.00	113.67
5	—	795	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	135.00	135.00
4	—	478	128.00–130.00	128.97
2	—	325	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	112.50–116.00	114.47
3	—	440	120.00	120.00
6	—	372	125.00–128.00	126.30
3	—	580	104.00–105.00	104.66
2	—	520	110.00	110.00
4	—	319	128.00–132.00	129.98
2	—	620	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	482	119.00–130.00	123.15
5	—	634	108.00–110.00	109.01
4	—	380	131.00–135.00	132.76
7	—	424	125.00–132.50	127.58
5	—	331	134.00–140.00	136.11
2	—	740	100.00	100.00
7	—	576	110.00–115.00	112.70
5	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.08
3	—	677	104.00–105.00	104.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	580	132.50–134.00	133.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	665	135.00	135.00
6	—	610	140.00	140.00
3	—	885	123.00	123.00
144	—	766	133.00–137.00	136.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	488	136.00–139.00	136.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	68.00	68.00
5	—	1,761	73.00–74.50	73.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,049	33.00–37.50	35.45
5	—	1,110	39.00–40.50	39.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	41.00–42.50	41.84
7	—	1,419	45.50–47.00	46.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	40.00–41.00	40.49
16	—	1,193	43.00–46.50	44.30

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	788	600.00–650.00	623.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	775.00–925.00	851.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	950.00–975.00	961.97
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	902	365.00–400.00	387.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,213	675.00–700.00	687.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,135	500.00–575.00	544.09
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	450.00–510.00	478.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	450.00	450.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	285.00–330.00	305.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	965	785.00	785.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	775.00	775.00

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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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle