Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market covered:Slaughter cow and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $129.29/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −72.80 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$129.29

140 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$18.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	140.79	632	25
Medium and Large 2	480	129.00	619	75
Medium and Large 3	455	122.67	558	40

One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $74 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 sale140 hd

129.29

—

AL average5 barns · 522 hd

128.75

+0.54

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−72.80

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	50.51	771	9thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	592	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	150.84/cwt	150.00–152.50	561	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	49.58/cwt	48.00–51.00	765	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	53.77/cwt	53.50–54.00	790	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	873	503.36/cwt	480.00–550.00	4,394	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,163	508.67/cwt	500.00–525.00	5,916	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	807	337.42/cwt	285.00–375.00	2,723	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	729.74/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,808	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,078	624.59/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,733	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,140	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	120.49/cwt	117.50–122.50	580	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	142.92/cwt	140.00–147.50	552	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	143.98/cwt	142.50–145.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	107.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.44/cwt	132.50–140.00	578	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	147.83/cwt	145.00–152.50	489	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	136.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	156.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	138.84/cwt	135.00–142.50	444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	414	126.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	128.72/cwt	125.00–132.50	623	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	119.93/cwt	117.00–122.50	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	109.29/cwt	107.50–110.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	128.59/cwt	127.50–130.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	151.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	141.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,198	694.89/cwt	685.00–700.00	8,325	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,004	657.94/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,606	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	906.02/cwt	900.00–925.00	11,235	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,206	618.51/cwt	575.00–650.00	7,459	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	976	589.10/cwt	550.00–635.00	5,750	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	807.27/cwt	775.00–850.00	11,286	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	983	770.24/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,571	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	965	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	112.75/cwt	112.50–113.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	132.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	104.87/cwt	102.50–107.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	115.57/cwt	114.00–117.50	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	130.58/cwt	127.50–132.50	427	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	113.98/cwt	112.50–115.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	125.60/cwt	125.00–127.50	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	133.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	119.98/cwt	117.50–122.50	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	112.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	103.33/cwt	102.50–105.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	110.81/cwt	110.00–112.50	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	135.83/cwt	135.00–137.50	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	106.92/cwt	105.00–110.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	109.06/cwt	107.50–113.00	637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	123.04/cwt	120.00–127.50	461	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	105.82/cwt	105.00–107.50	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	120.37/cwt	117.50–122.50	390	6

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	122.50	122.50
5	—	421	142.50–145.00	143.98
5	—	481	135.00–140.00	136.46
3	—	337	155.00–160.00	156.58
5	—	531	127.50–130.00	128.59
5	—	377	150.00–155.00	151.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	110.00–115.00	112.03
10	—	481	117.50–122.50	120.49
6	—	380	130.00–135.00	132.46
2	—	665	100.00	100.00
4	—	574	105.00–110.00	107.01
7	—	320	135.00–142.50	138.84
5	—	414	125.00–130.00	126.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	386	140.00–147.50	142.92
6	—	578	112.00–115.00	113.49
2	—	720	102.50	102.50
14	—	427	132.50–140.00	135.44
8	—	331	145.00–152.50	147.83
3	—	690	105.00	105.00
18	—	484	125.00–132.50	128.72
8	—	534	117.00–122.50	119.93
5	—	627	107.50–110.00	109.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	150.00–152.50	150.84
6	—	570	130.00	130.00
4	—	478	140.00–145.00	141.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	112.50–113.00	112.75
8	—	382	130.00–135.00	132.70
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
4	—	435	125.00–127.50	125.60
3	—	320	135.00–137.50	135.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	102.50–107.00	104.87
7	—	474	114.00–117.50	115.57
9	—	327	127.50–132.50	130.58
4	—	281	130.00–135.00	133.04
7	—	419	117.50–122.50	119.98
8	—	528	110.00–115.00	112.66
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
6	—	625	105.00–110.00	106.92
7	—	584	107.50–113.00	109.06
12	—	375	120.00–127.50	123.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	100.00	100.00
5	—	379	112.50–115.00	113.98
3	—	573	102.50–105.00	103.33
6	—	433	110.00–112.50	110.81
3	—	537	105.00–107.50	105.82
6	—	324	117.50–122.50	120.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,542	48.00–51.00	49.58
2	—	1,470	53.50–54.00	53.77

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	4	—	873	480.00–550.00	503.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,163	500.00–525.00	508.67
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	807	285.00–375.00	337.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,207	700.00–750.00	729.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,078	600.00–650.00	624.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,198	685.00–700.00	694.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,206	575.00–650.00	618.51
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,004	600.00–700.00	657.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	983	750.00–800.00	770.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,240	900.00–925.00	906.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,398	775.00–850.00	807.27
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	976	550.00–635.00	589.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	500.00	500.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle