Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Slaughter bulls sold steady.Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.48/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −74.62 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$127.48

94 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$17.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	141.11	661	4thin
Medium and Large 2	512	128.22	657	61
Medium and Large 3	457	124.03	566	29

One grade step is worth $17.08/cwt here — about $95 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 sale94 hd

127.48

—

AL average13 barns · 1,009 hd

124.30

+3.18

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−74.62

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	1,735	97.36	1,689	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	67.48	1,006	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	59.03	637	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	51.80	516	16

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1	—	330	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.97/cwt	115.00–122.50	630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.25/cwt	140.00–141.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.83/cwt	130.00–132.50	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	113.78/cwt	110.00–115.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	142.21/cwt	140.00–144.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	133.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	136.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.13/cwt	124.00–132.50	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	123.99/cwt	120.00–127.50	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.72/cwt	142.50–145.00	618	2
Bulls	—	—	1,708	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,648	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,010	955.45/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	130.05/cwt	127.50–132.50	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Bulls	—	—	1,717	99.72/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,712	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,165	798.10/cwt	785.00–825.00	9,298	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	136.58/cwt	134.00–140.00	576	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	114.37/cwt	112.50–115.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	117.28/cwt	115.00–122.50	728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	127.93/cwt	125.00–132.50	535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.44/cwt	124.00–130.00	664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	113.73/cwt	112.50–115.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	129.94/cwt	125.00–137.50	490	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	120.34/cwt	118.00–125.00	699	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	146.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,693	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,465	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	121.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.87/cwt	112.50–118.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	147.67/cwt	147.50–148.00	403	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	57.81/cwt	56.00–61.00	615	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,160	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	67.48/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,006	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	48.07/cwt	47.00–49.00	474	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	53.49/cwt	52.00–55.00	534	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	65.41/cwt	64.00–68.00	755	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	16,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	696	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	756	570.54/cwt	550.00–600.00	4,313	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	2

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 306Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 36Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 14Year ago 64

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Slaughter bulls sold steady.Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	144.00–145.00	144.48
3	—	470	130.00–132.50	130.83
4	—	376	140.00–144.00	142.21
4	—	426	135.00–140.00	136.93
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	530	125.00–126.00	125.51
2	—	595	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	115.00–122.50	119.97
4	—	330	140.00–141.00	140.25
5	—	626	110.00–115.00	113.78
7	—	369	130.00–138.00	133.97
8	—	430	124.00–132.50	128.13
2	—	685	105.00–110.00	107.52
8	—	476	120.00–127.50	123.99
2	—	733	102.00–103.00	102.49
10	—	570	112.50–118.00	115.87
3	—	273	147.50–148.00	147.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	140.00–145.00	141.73
7	—	476	127.50–132.50	130.05
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
9	—	422	134.00–140.00	136.58
1	—	775	107.50	107.50
9	—	621	115.00–122.50	117.28
2	—	678	115.00–118.00	116.52
10	—	525	124.00–130.00	126.44
2	—	730	112.50–115.00	113.73
10	—	581	118.00–125.00	120.34
4	—	334	145.00–150.00	146.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	142.50–145.00	143.72
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	615	107.50	107.50
4	—	566	112.50–115.00	114.37
6	—	418	125.00–132.50	127.93
7	—	377	125.00–137.50	129.94
7	—	486	120.00–125.00	121.02
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	125.00	125.00
2	—	720	118.00–120.00	119.01
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	127.50	127.50
1	—	765	117.50	117.50
2	—	488	140.00–145.00	142.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	96.00–97.00	96.50
3	—	1,717	99.00–100.00	99.72
1	—	1,840	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,064	56.00–61.00	57.81
4	—	1,155	64.00–68.00	65.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,491	66.00–70.00	67.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	987	47.00–49.00	48.07
11	—	999	52.00–55.00	53.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,010	900.00–1,000.00	955.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,165	785.00–825.00	798.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,465	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,480	1,085.00	1,085.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	756	550.00–600.00	570.54

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

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