Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold mostly steady.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 $135.52/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$135.52

134 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$22.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	145.67	604	45
Medium and Large 2	457	133.05	608	64
Medium and Large 3	461	123.59	570	25

One grade step is worth $22.08/cwt here — about $34 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

135.52

—

AL average14 barns · 1,167 hd

132.14

+3.39

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	—	High	1,691	86.18	1,457	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	61.15	930	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	58.83	714	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	47.83	507	5thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	535	115.49/cwt	115.00–117.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.50	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	148.44/cwt	147.50–151.00	573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	127.12/cwt	125.00–131.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	131.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	135.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	586	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	128.57/cwt	125.00–133.00	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	142.09/cwt	137.50–145.00	548	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	153.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	144.18/cwt	140.00–148.00	610	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	118.10/cwt	115.00–120.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	126.26/cwt	122.50–129.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	110.63/cwt	107.50–115.00	739	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	165.36/cwt	162.50–167.50	734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	716.41/cwt	665.00–765.00	7,823	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,005	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,155	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	175.58/cwt	172.50–177.50	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	183.20/cwt	180.00–185.00	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.98/cwt	141.00–142.50	743	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	90.46/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,683	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,329	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	142.72/cwt	140.00–146.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	148.77/cwt	147.50–150.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	152.80/cwt	147.50–157.50	652	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	136.26/cwt	132.50–137.50	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	114.85/cwt	112.50–116.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	121.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	168.79/cwt	165.00–172.50	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	155.00/cwt	152.50–157.50	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	158.16/cwt	155.00–162.50	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	132.89/cwt	130.00–137.50	649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	137.75/cwt	127.50–177.50	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	110.21/cwt	108.00–112.50	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	164.61/cwt	160.00–167.50	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	165.43/cwt	160.00–167.50	549	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	57.38/cwt	56.00–58.00	701	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	62.68/cwt	62.00–64.00	747	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	47.83/cwt	47.00–49.00	507	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	63.77/cwt	62.50–65.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.61/cwt	135.00–137.50	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	143.22/cwt	140.00–147.50	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	154.26/cwt	152.50–155.00	531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.50	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	133.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	455	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	58.53/cwt	58.00–59.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	110.84/cwt	110.00–112.50	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 324Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	115.00–117.00	115.49
5	—	490	120.00–122.50	121.00
4	—	325	135.00–140.00	137.38
4	—	435	125.00–131.00	127.12
4	—	376	130.00–135.00	131.83
3	—	592	110.00–112.50	110.84
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	386	147.50–151.00	148.44
11	—	423	140.00–148.00	144.18
10	—	344	152.50–155.00	154.26
5	—	493	135.00–137.50	135.99
4	—	531	130.00–135.00	133.47
2	—	588	127.50	127.50
2	—	280	160.00–165.00	162.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	434	130.00–138.00	135.00
12	—	484	125.00–133.00	128.57
11	—	386	137.50–145.00	142.09
6	—	338	145.00–150.00	147.48
3	—	283	150.00–155.00	153.29
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
5	—	578	115.00–120.00	118.10
5	—	524	122.50–129.00	126.26
4	—	668	107.50–115.00	110.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	444	162.50–167.50	165.36
2	—	575	145.00	145.00
2	—	480	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	165.00	165.00
1	—	315	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	172.50–177.50	175.58
4	—	285	180.00–185.00	183.20
3	—	523	141.00–142.50	141.98
6	—	385	165.00–172.50	168.79
5	—	482	152.50–157.50	155.00
7	—	439	160.00–167.50	164.61
4	—	585	135.00–137.50	135.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	140.00–146.00	142.72
2	—	540	125.00	125.00
2	—	385	147.50–150.00	148.77
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
6	—	488	130.00–137.50	132.89
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	147.50–157.50	152.80
8	—	541	132.50–137.50	136.26
4	—	676	112.50–116.00	114.85
3	—	617	120.00–125.00	121.68
8	—	386	155.00–162.50	158.16
6	—	583	127.50–177.50	137.75
2	—	733	108.00–112.50	110.21
2	—	270	175.00	175.00
5	—	332	160.00–167.50	165.43
7	—	484	140.00–147.50	143.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,092	665.00–765.00	716.41
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	90.00–91.00	90.46
2	—	1,545	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,645	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,221	56.00–58.00	57.38
3	—	1,192	62.00–64.00	62.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,061	47.00–49.00	47.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	62.50–65.00	63.77
2	—	1,540	58.00–59.00	58.53

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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