Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.Feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher in some classes.Replacement cows sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.59/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −61.51 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$140.59

51 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$13.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	416	149.71	622	17thin
Medium and Large 2	461	136.02	626	34

One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale51 hd

140.59

—

AL average12 barns · 748 hd

121.21

+19.37

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−61.51

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	1,698	92.85	1,577	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,087	60.02	652	20

Every lot, as filed

34 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 2	—	333	153.30/cwt	150.00–155.00	510	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	665	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	98.04/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	114.19/cwt	112.50–115.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	133.09/cwt	130.00–135.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	146.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	546	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	798	326.33/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	156.81/cwt	155.00–158.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	147.09/cwt	145.00–150.00	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	90.25/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	161.83/cwt	160.00–165.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	706	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,915	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	62.78/cwt	61.00–64.00	709	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	981.75/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	10,308	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	58.18/cwt	55.00–60.00	616	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.08/cwt	137.50–142.50	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	119.10/cwt	117.50–122.50	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	106.26/cwt	105.00–107.50	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	128.68/cwt	127.50–130.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	123.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.57/cwt	132.50–138.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	615	6

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 May 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 274Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 35Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 49Year ago 49

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.Feeder cattle sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher in some classes.Replacement cows sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	150.00–155.00	153.30
5	—	524	125.00–130.00	127.00
2	—	278	160.00–162.50	161.26
4	—	474	130.00–135.00	133.09
5	—	372	145.00–150.00	146.77
2	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	620	115.00	115.00
4	—	583	120.00–122.00	121.02
5	—	430	137.50–142.50	140.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	140.00–142.00	140.65
3	—	375	155.00–158.00	156.81
5	—	422	145.00–150.00	147.09
2	—	540	135.00	135.00
4	—	331	160.00–165.00	161.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	140.00	140.00
2	—	510	125.00	125.00
2	—	410	130.00	130.00
2	—	395	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	112.50–115.00	114.19
5	—	474	117.50–122.50	119.10
2	—	685	105.00–107.50	106.26
5	—	376	127.50–130.00	128.68
9	—	424	120.00–125.00	123.18
2	—	640	110.00	110.00
5	—	323	132.50–138.00	135.57
6	—	528	115.00–118.00	116.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	97.00–99.00	98.04
4	—	1,691	88.00–92.00	90.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,130	61.00–64.00	62.78
12	—	1,058	55.00–60.00	58.18

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	2	—	798	300.00–350.00	326.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	950.00–1,000.00	981.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	750.00	750.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Russellville Stockyards

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle