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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 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 $125.59/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −76.51 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$125.59

142 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$20.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	137.50	605	37
Medium and Large 2	496	123.72	613	71
Medium and Large 3	463	116.52	539	34

One grade step is worth $20.97/cwt here — about $65 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 sale142 hd

125.59

—

AL average16 barns · 1,882 hd

120.71

+4.88

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−76.51

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	1,767	74.38	1,314	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	45.00	590	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	44.80	513	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	35.00	354	2thin

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	—	581	108.30/cwt	105.00–112.50	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	96.67/cwt	95.00–100.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	126.06/cwt	125.00–128.00	424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	123.86/cwt	122.50–125.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	104.32/cwt	102.50–108.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	115.79/cwt	113.00–118.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	112.13/cwt	110.00–115.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	106.61/cwt	104.00–110.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	121.86/cwt	119.00–125.00	455	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	118.96/cwt	117.50–120.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	103.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	115.37/cwt	114.00–117.50	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	101.38/cwt	100.00–103.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.29/cwt	124.00–127.50	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	150.36/cwt	147.50–155.00	490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	134.40/cwt	132.50–137.50	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	145.31/cwt	142.50–150.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	138.90/cwt	137.50–142.50	603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	146.22/cwt	145.00–147.50	421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	98.31/cwt	97.50–100.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	114.63/cwt	112.50–118.00	660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	140.60/cwt	137.50–145.00	468	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.38/cwt	105.00–112.50	675	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	136.67/cwt	134.00–140.00	518	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	123.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	114.21/cwt	112.50–117.50	545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	119.94/cwt	117.50–122.50	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	108.44/cwt	105.00–112.50	573	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,018	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	354	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	590	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	45.87/cwt	44.00–47.00	530	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	42.36/cwt	41.50–43.00	475	7
Bulls	—	—	1,816	74.75/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,357	5
Bulls	—	—	1,520	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,102	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	850	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,975	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	565.51/cwt	500.00–625.00	5,288	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,130	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,650	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	960	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,520	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	643.08/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,077	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	990	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,930	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,220	592.90/cwt	585.00–600.00	7,233	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,190	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,330	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,115	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,110	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,660	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,088	974.14/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	10,599	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,278	730.75/cwt	700.00–750.00	9,339	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	105.49/cwt	105.00–107.50	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	110.51/cwt	110.00–112.50	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	126.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.50/cwt	127.50–132.50	405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	105.65/cwt	105.00–107.50	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	131.15/cwt	128.00–135.00	567	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	119.20/cwt	115.00–122.50	628	10

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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 761Last week 1,150Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 34Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	105.00–112.50	108.30
3	—	787	95.00–100.00	96.67
5	—	336	125.00–128.00	126.06
2	—	725	105.00	105.00
3	—	688	102.50–108.00	104.32
7	—	475	113.00–118.00	115.79
7	—	537	110.00–115.00	112.13
8	—	638	104.00–110.00	106.61
10	—	373	119.00–125.00	121.86
10	—	426	117.50–120.00	118.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	107.50	107.50
2	—	490	120.00	120.00
3	—	377	128.00–130.00	129.31
4	—	424	122.50–125.00	123.86
1	—	330	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	705	95.00	95.00
2	—	790	110.00	110.00
3	—	520	100.00–105.00	103.30
4	—	374	114.00–117.50	115.37
4	—	569	100.00–103.00	101.38
5	—	478	105.00–107.50	105.49
5	—	412	110.00–112.50	110.51
4	—	680	98.00–100.00	98.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	120.00–122.50	121.26
5	—	525	124.00–127.50	125.29
6	—	326	147.50–155.00	150.36
6	—	474	132.50–137.50	134.40
7	—	377	142.50–150.00	145.31
9	—	434	137.50–142.50	138.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
2	—	288	145.00–147.50	146.22
5	—	783	97.50–100.00	98.31
7	—	576	112.50–118.00	114.63
8	—	333	137.50–145.00	140.60
8	—	623	105.00–112.50	108.38
9	—	379	134.00–140.00	136.67
10	—	484	120.00–130.00	123.72
11	—	432	128.00–135.00	131.15
10	—	527	115.00–122.50	119.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	112.50–117.50	114.21
6	—	430	117.50–122.50	119.94
5	—	528	105.00–112.50	108.44
5	—	380	125.00–130.00	126.92
5	—	310	127.50–132.50	130.50
4	—	569	105.00–107.50	105.65
2	—	620	102.50	102.50
1	—	685	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	945	600.00–675.00	643.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	585.00–600.00	592.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	350.00	350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	300.00	300.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	935	500.00–625.00	565.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,110	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,088	950.00–1,000.00	974.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,278	700.00–750.00	730.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,155	44.00–47.00	45.87
7	—	1,121	41.50–43.00	42.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,816	74.00–76.00	74.75
1	—	1,520	72.50	72.50

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

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle