Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 25.00 to 50.00 higher.Market will be closed next week 11/25/19 and will resume 12/02/19

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.37/cwt on 235 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −73.73 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$128.37

235 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$25.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	142.68	625	53
Medium and Large 2	485	127.68	619	124
Medium and Large 3	496	116.75	579	58

One grade step is worth $25.93/cwt here — about $46 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 sale235 hd

128.37

—

AL average15 barns · 1,612 hd

124.07

+4.30

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−73.73

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	1,690	74.59	1,261	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	48.34	649	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	46.95	552	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	38.52	382	20

Every lot, as filed

93 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 3	—	318	119.45/cwt	117.50–122.50	380	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	109.23/cwt	107.50–112.50	459	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	117.44/cwt	115.00–121.00	510	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.04/cwt	122.50–130.00	607	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	115.87/cwt	114.00–118.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	102.32/cwt	100.00–106.00	546	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	114.67/cwt	112.50–117.50	444	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	133.36/cwt	132.00–135.00	427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	93.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	105.85/cwt	105.00–109.00	497	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	107.18/cwt	105.00–110.00	622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	113.73/cwt	110.00–117.50	549	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	99.48/cwt	97.50–102.50	571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	100.84/cwt	100.00–102.50	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.18/cwt	124.00–130.00	413	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	109.49/cwt	107.50–112.50	588	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	96.11/cwt	95.00–98.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	122.34/cwt	119.00–126.00	460	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	156.59/cwt	155.00–158.00	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	144.50/cwt	140.00–149.00	616	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.32/cwt	122.50–125.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	159.13/cwt	157.50–160.00	358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	151.96/cwt	147.50–155.00	588	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	143.45/cwt	140.00–146.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	149.22/cwt	147.50–152.50	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	159.54/cwt	157.50–162.50	614	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	130.88/cwt	130.00–132.50	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.62/cwt	145.00–149.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	133.47/cwt	132.50–135.00	571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	137.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	126.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	96.37/cwt	95.00–98.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	128.62/cwt	127.50–130.00	484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	102.82/cwt	100.00–106.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	123.77/cwt	122.50–125.00	527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	168.68/cwt	167.50–170.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.50	759	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	47.76/cwt	46.00–50.50	533	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	36.52/cwt	35.00–38.00	374	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	41.52/cwt	40.00–44.00	391	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	51.99/cwt	51.00–53.00	628	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	50.51/cwt	50.00–51.50	727	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	46.71/cwt	46.00–48.00	594	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	43.81/cwt	42.00–45.00	545	10
Bulls	—	—	1,613	71.28/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	76.80/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,338	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,248	627.53/cwt	580.00–675.00	7,832	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	868	519.87/cwt	475.00–550.00	4,512	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,078	514.86/cwt	470.00–560.00	5,550	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	876	349.22/cwt	325.00–395.00	3,059	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,335	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,013	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,110	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,660	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	858.05/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,782	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	839	422.74/cwt	350.00–485.00	3,547	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	935	562.57/cwt	550.00–575.00	5,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,230	763.47/cwt	725.00–800.00	9,391	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	720.02/cwt	675.00–750.00	6,480	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	938	861.20/cwt	825.00–900.00	8,078	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,603	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,195	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	107.88/cwt	105.00–110.00	625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.24/cwt	137.50–145.00	531	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	137.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	436	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	727	95.85/cwt	95.00–97.50	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	523	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	115.91/cwt	112.50–120.00	673	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	144.98/cwt	142.50–150.00	473	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	648	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	106.92/cwt	105.00–110.00	733	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	112.08/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	130.32/cwt	127.50–132.50	499	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	110.48/cwt	107.50–115.00	694	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	132.83/cwt	128.00–137.50	570	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	134.92/cwt	132.50–138.00	645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	719	104.51/cwt	102.50–107.50	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	120.25/cwt	118.00–122.50	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	129.51/cwt	127.50–132.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	548	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	284	152.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	434	5

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 679Last week 761Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 75Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	318	117.50–122.50	119.45
11	—	420	107.50–112.50	109.23
11	—	534	100.00–106.00	102.32
11	—	387	112.50–117.50	114.67
3	—	685	90.00–95.00	93.31
14	—	470	105.00–109.00	105.85
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
9	—	574	97.50–102.50	99.48
5	—	624	95.00–98.00	96.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	434	115.00–121.00	117.44
10	—	580	105.00–110.00	107.18
16	—	483	110.00–117.50	113.73
3	—	672	100.00–102.50	100.84
12	—	325	124.00–130.00	127.18
14	—	537	107.50–112.50	109.49
12	—	376	119.00–126.00	122.34
4	—	736	95.00–98.00	96.37
9	—	637	100.00–106.00	102.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	114.00–118.00	115.87
5	—	320	132.00–135.00	133.36
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
9	—	376	127.50–130.00	128.62
5	—	426	122.50–125.00	123.77
7	—	478	118.00–122.50	120.25
2	—	570	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
5	—	338	155.00–158.00	156.59
18	—	426	140.00–149.00	144.50
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
3	—	575	122.50–125.00	123.32
11	—	387	147.50–155.00	151.96
9	—	478	132.50–138.00	134.92
5	—	521	127.50–132.00	129.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	478	122.50–130.00	127.04
3	—	225	157.50–160.00	159.13
17	—	376	137.50–145.00	141.24
17	—	581	112.50–120.00	115.91
11	—	326	142.50–150.00	144.98
13	—	528	120.00–125.00	122.68
8	—	686	105.00–110.00	106.92
9	—	628	107.50–115.00	110.48
19	—	429	128.00–137.50	132.83
5	—	719	102.50–107.50	104.51
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
5	—	284	150.00–155.00	152.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	105.00–110.00	107.88
5	—	624	100.00–105.00	102.52
7	—	318	135.00–140.00	137.19
3	—	727	95.00–97.50	95.85
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
2	—	665	100.00	100.00
7	—	427	120.00–125.00	122.40
9	—	533	110.00–115.00	112.08
8	—	383	127.50–132.50	130.32
9	—	466	115.00–120.00	117.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	140.00–146.00	143.45
6	—	379	147.50–152.50	149.22
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
4	—	533	130.00–132.50	130.88
7	—	484	135.00–140.00	137.26
6	—	582	125.00–130.00	126.97
3	—	628	120.00–122.50	120.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	385	157.50–162.50	159.54
4	—	473	145.00–149.00	146.62
5	—	420	150.00–155.00	151.99
2	—	328	167.50–170.00	168.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	132.50–135.00	133.47
2	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
2	—	465	127.50–130.00	128.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,117	46.00–50.50	47.76
4	—	1,208	51.00–53.00	51.99
10	—	1,243	42.00–45.00	43.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	35.00–38.00	36.52
8	—	941	40.00–44.00	41.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	50.00–51.50	50.51
4	—	1,271	46.00–48.00	46.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	70.00–72.50	71.28
3	—	1,742	75.00–78.00	76.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,248	580.00–675.00	627.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,230	725.00–800.00	763.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,140	800.00–900.00	858.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	839	350.00–485.00	422.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	935	550.00–575.00	562.57
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	900	675.00–750.00	720.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	938	825.00–900.00	861.20
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	868	475.00–550.00	519.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,078	470.00–560.00	514.86
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	876	325.00–395.00	349.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	950.00	950.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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