Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.28/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −61.81 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$140.28

100 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$24.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	152.42	659	20
Medium and Large 2	450	140.23	631	61
Medium and Large 3	470	127.66	600	19thin

One grade step is worth $24.76/cwt here — about $59 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 sale100 hd

140.28

—

AL average15 barns · 1,105 hd

141.89

−1.61

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−61.81

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	1,557	85.50	1,331	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	56.47	640	15

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	155.00/cwt	152.50–157.50	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	150.82/cwt	147.50–155.00	590	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	164.48/cwt	162.50–167.50	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	143.69/cwt	142.50–145.00	407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	115.08/cwt	114.00–117.50	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	130.51/cwt	127.50–132.50	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	146.32/cwt	145.00–148.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	134.16/cwt	132.50–135.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	155.04/cwt	152.50–160.00	499	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	60.40/cwt	59.00–62.50	696	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	55.04/cwt	53.00–57.50	620	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	141.25/cwt	137.50–142.50	459	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.17/cwt	117.50–122.50	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	129.90/cwt	127.50–132.50	556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	114.82/cwt	112.50–117.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	116.37/cwt	115.00–118.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	580	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	145.56/cwt	142.50–147.50	622	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	460	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.50	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	124.76/cwt	122.50–128.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	136.40/cwt	135.00–138.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	120.20/cwt	117.50–123.00	706	7
Bulls	—	—	1,540	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,201	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 Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 903Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 53Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
3	—	588	125.00–126.00	125.34
4	—	428	152.50–157.50	155.00
5	—	336	162.50–167.50	164.48
6	—	390	160.00–165.00	162.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	391	147.50–155.00	150.82
11	—	322	152.50–160.00	155.04
3	—	622	112.50–117.00	114.82
13	—	427	142.50–147.50	145.56
3	—	283	160.00–165.00	162.56
3	—	688	110.00–112.50	110.82
5	—	534	122.50–128.00	124.76
6	—	483	135.00–138.00	136.40
7	—	587	117.50–123.00	120.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	140.00	140.00
4	—	468	125.00–130.00	127.51
4	—	529	115.00–118.00	116.37
5	—	438	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	645	107.50	107.50
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
2	—	315	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	283	142.50–145.00	143.69
5	—	633	110.00–115.00	112.47
6	—	591	114.00–117.50	115.08
3	—	387	132.50–135.00	134.16
8	—	325	137.50–142.50	141.25
8	—	523	117.50–122.50	120.17
9	—	428	127.50–132.50	129.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	140.00	140.00
2	—	535	125.00–127.50	126.24
2	—	415	135.00	135.00
4	—	326	145.00–148.00	146.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	120.00–122.50	121.25
5	—	331	127.50–132.50	130.51

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	—	1,335	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,153	59.00–62.50	60.40
11	—	1,127	53.00–57.50	55.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,585	92.50	92.50
1	—	1,540	78.00	78.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle