Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher,Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.29/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$135.29

49 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$10.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	409	142.10	582	17thin
Medium and Large 2	452	131.68	595	32

One grade step is worth $10.42/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale49 hd

135.29

—

AL average13 barns · 1,233 hd

128.39

+6.91

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	1,796	85.99	1,544	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	58.19	684	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	55.00	864	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	46.38	437	5thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	161.86/cwt	160.00–165.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	153.81/cwt	152.50–155.00	584	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,543	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	56.12/cwt	55.00–58.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	140.12/cwt	138.00–142.50	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	142.27/cwt	140.00–145.00	464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	146.54/cwt	145.00–148.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	150.38/cwt	148.00–152.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.64/cwt	128.00–130.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	130.32/cwt	128.00–132.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	166.86/cwt	165.00–170.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	140.76/cwt	138.00–145.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	147.85/cwt	145.00–150.00	637	8
Bulls	—	—	1,640	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	156.44/cwt	155.00–158.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	160.10/cwt	158.00–162.50	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	89.98/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,678	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	864	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	61.80/cwt	60.00–63.00	759	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	46.38/cwt	45.00–49.00	437	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 Feb 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 455Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 65Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher,Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
4	—	380	160.00–165.00	161.86
4	—	335	165.00–170.00	166.86
2	—	475	150.00	150.00
5	—	424	155.00–158.00	156.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	118.00–120.00	119.33
5	—	380	152.50–155.00	153.81
2	—	525	135.00	135.00
4	—	490	138.00–145.00	140.76
8	—	431	145.00–150.00	147.85
4	—	321	158.00–162.50	160.10
5	—	577	125.00–130.00	126.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	135.00	135.00
6	—	428	138.00–142.50	140.12
2	—	380	145.00–148.00	146.54
5	—	328	148.00–152.00	150.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
2	—	685	115.00	115.00
6	—	385	135.00–140.00	137.50
2	—	545	125.00	125.00
4	—	583	120.00–122.50	121.23
7	—	326	140.00–145.00	142.27
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
3	—	480	128.00–130.00	128.64
6	—	429	128.00–132.00	130.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	85.00–86.00	85.50
1	—	1,640	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,865	89.00–91.00	89.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,145	55.00–58.00	56.12
4	—	1,228	60.00–63.00	61.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	943	45.00–49.00	46.38

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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