Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.Replacement cows sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.28/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −59.53 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.

Average price

$139.28

26 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$8.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	144.79	636	10thin
Medium and Large 2	458	135.83	621	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.96/cwt here — about $15 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.37, low $178.07, median $198.82 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

139.28

—

AL average11 barns · 397 hd

122.43

+16.85

This barn, trailing median3 sales

198.82

−59.53

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	1,733	100.99	1,750	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	67.48	962	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	67.05	839	12

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	420	145.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	123.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.50	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	136.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.50	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.48/cwt	137.50–140.00	593	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	71.32/cwt	70.00–72.50	906	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	64.91/cwt	64.00–66.50	806	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	67.48/cwt	67.00–68.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	127.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	680	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,448	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	104.48/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.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
3	—	420	145.00–148.00	145.98
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
2	—	380	155.00	155.00
2	—	465	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	135.00	135.00
2	—	570	120.00	120.00
3	—	428	137.50–140.00	138.48
3	—	533	125.00–130.00	127.65
4	—	328	150.00–152.50	151.24
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	122.50–125.00	123.72
2	—	523	120.00–122.50	121.22
3	—	333	135.00–140.00	136.60
3	—	420	125.00–130.00	127.44
3	—	587	115.00–117.50	115.81
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
2	—	465	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	70.00–72.50	71.32
8	—	1,242	64.00–66.50	64.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	67.00–68.00	67.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,830	104.00–105.00	104.48

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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Russellville Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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