Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.83/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$115.83

134 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$14.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	123.79	555	34
Medium and Large 2	489	114.96	562	65
Medium and Large 3	463	109.71	508	35

One grade step is worth $14.09/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 sale134 hd

115.83

—

AL average16 barns · 2,151 hd

115.37

+0.46

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	1,651	73.02	1,206	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	49.10	697	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	45.52	525	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	39.25	404	28

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	—	638	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	133.57/cwt	132.50–135.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	116.81/cwt	115.00–119.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	144.88/cwt	142.50–147.00	477	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	41.40/cwt	40.00–43.50	421	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	47.31/cwt	47.00–48.00	683	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	36.39/cwt	35.00–38.00	381	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	43.62/cwt	42.00–45.00	478	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	47.27/cwt	46.00–49.00	570	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	150.46/cwt	148.00–152.50	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	136.36/cwt	135.00–138.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	160.79/cwt	160.00–162.50	375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	150.84/cwt	150.00–152.50	403	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	77.37/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	114.18/cwt	112.50–116.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.32/cwt	137.50–142.00	522	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.43/cwt	118.00–124.00	648	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	132.23/cwt	130.00–136.00	569	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	126.88/cwt	124.00–130.00	612	11
Bulls	—	—	1,596	69.92/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,116	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	110.38/cwt	109.00–112.50	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	124.36/cwt	122.50–127.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	113.81/cwt	112.50–115.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	129.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	487	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	119.28/cwt	117.50–122.00	574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	140.21/cwt	139.00–142.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.82/cwt	115.00–121.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.66/cwt	127.00–130.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	146.37/cwt	145.00–148.00	540	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	834	320.34/cwt	270.00–350.00	2,672	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,249	581.36/cwt	550.00–625.00	7,261	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	918	766.23/cwt	720.00–825.00	7,034	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	1,003	533.47/cwt	500.00–575.00	5,351	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	905	467.42/cwt	460.00–475.00	4,230	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,953	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,305	715.71/cwt	650.00–800.00	9,340	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,153	898.59/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,361	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	881	635.05/cwt	550.00–700.00	5,595	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	915.60/cwt	900.00–950.00	11,006	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,253	684.62/cwt	650.00–725.00	8,578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	110.85/cwt	109.00–113.00	595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	138.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.50	693	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,048	502.67/cwt	450.00–550.00	5,268	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	127.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	417	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	103.37/cwt	102.00–105.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	105.65/cwt	104.00–108.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	112.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	484	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	107.71/cwt	105.00–110.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	109.00/cwt	107.00–111.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	119.01/cwt	116.00–122.50	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	467	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.58/cwt	112.00–117.00	544	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	120.73/cwt	119.00–122.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	129.75/cwt	127.50–132.00	483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	115.96/cwt	115.00–118.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	119.39/cwt	118.00–121.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	104.79/cwt	103.00–106.00	546	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	748	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	51.01/cwt	50.00–52.00	712	2

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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 823Last week 669Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	110.00–111.00	110.50
5	—	335	132.50–135.00	133.57
5	—	425	124.00–126.00	124.99
5	—	531	115.00–119.00	116.81
7	—	479	119.00–122.00	120.73
8	—	372	127.50–132.00	129.75
2	—	585	113.00–115.00	113.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	537	109.00–113.00	110.85
9	—	328	125.00–130.00	127.27
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
5	—	682	102.00–105.00	103.37
6	—	623	104.00–108.00	105.65
7	—	580	107.00–111.00	109.00
9	—	428	116.00–122.50	119.01
10	—	383	120.00–125.00	122.05
10	—	475	112.00–117.00	114.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	100.00	100.00
4	—	583	100.00–102.00	101.02
7	—	429	110.00–115.00	112.74
8	—	479	105.00–110.00	107.71
4	—	381	115.00–118.00	115.96
5	—	335	118.00–121.00	119.39
5	—	521	103.00–106.00	104.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	142.50–147.00	144.88
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
3	—	233	160.00–162.50	160.79
3	—	267	150.00–152.50	150.84
5	—	628	112.50–116.00	114.18
9	—	375	137.50–142.00	139.32
9	—	538	118.00–124.00	120.43
10	—	430	130.00–136.00	132.23
11	—	482	124.00–130.00	126.88
7	—	576	115.00–121.00	117.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	105.00	105.00
4	—	336	135.00–138.00	136.36
4	—	578	109.00–112.50	110.38
5	—	432	122.50–127.00	124.36
5	—	522	112.50–115.00	113.81
7	—	376	125.00–132.00	129.57
7	—	481	117.50–122.00	119.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	148.00–152.50	150.46
5	—	424	139.00–142.00	140.21
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
3	—	478	134.00–135.00	134.67
3	—	523	127.00–130.00	128.66
4	—	369	145.00–148.00	146.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	120.00	120.00
5	—	482	135.00–140.00	138.19
2	—	765	115.00	115.00
3	—	530	130.00–132.50	130.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,017	40.00–43.50	41.40
12	—	1,046	35.00–38.00	36.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	47.00–48.00	47.31
1	—	1,335	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,395	50.00–52.00	51.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,096	42.00–45.00	43.62
13	—	1,206	46.00–49.00	47.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	75.00–79.00	77.37
7	—	1,596	68.00–73.00	69.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	834	270.00–350.00	320.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,249	550.00–625.00	581.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,253	650.00–725.00	684.62
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	918	720.00–825.00	766.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	881	550.00–700.00	635.05
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,003	500.00–575.00	533.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	460.00–475.00	467.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,202	900.00–950.00	915.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,305	650.00–800.00	715.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,153	850.00–950.00	898.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,048	450.00–550.00	502.67

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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