Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market covered:Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.Feeder cattle sold steady with good demand.Repacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.89/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$125.89

72 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$12.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	135.04	596	20
Medium and Large 2	504	122.38	617	52

One grade step is worth $12.66/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale72 hd

125.89

—

AL average12 barns · 1,589 hd

121.10

+4.80

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	58.08	695	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	54.77	595	6thin

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	—	426	146.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	123.68/cwt	122.50–125.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	134.98/cwt	132.50–137.50	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	155.09/cwt	152.50–158.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	146.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	161.79/cwt	160.00–165.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	128.62/cwt	125.00–132.50	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	152.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.50	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	140.47/cwt	138.00–142.50	601	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,201.21/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	16,156	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	853	586.36/cwt	575.00–600.00	5,002	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	965	735.56/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,098	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	54.12/cwt	52.00–56.00	573	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,132	680.57/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,704	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	711	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	876.38/cwt	850.00–925.00	10,052	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	59.07/cwt	57.00–61.00	701	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	53.82/cwt	52.00–55.00	629	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	62.71/cwt	62.00–64.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.32/cwt	125.00–128.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	123.23/cwt	120.00–127.00	593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	118.37/cwt	115.00–122.50	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	114.97/cwt	112.50–117.50	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	141.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	130.04/cwt	127.50–133.00	562	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	136.82/cwt	135.00–140.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	135.60/cwt	132.50–138.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	121.65/cwt	120.00–122.50	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	139.16/cwt	138.00–140.00	448	5

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 Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 0Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 0Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 39

Compared to last market covered:Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.Feeder cattle sold steady with good demand.Repacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	145.00–150.00	146.75
5	—	473	140.00–145.00	141.99
4	—	383	152.50–158.00	155.09
4	—	328	160.00–165.00	161.79
2	—	545	135.00	135.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	122.50–125.00	123.68
5	—	492	132.50–137.50	134.98
5	—	373	145.00–150.00	146.97
2	—	675	115.00	115.00
7	—	533	125.00–132.50	128.62
2	—	640	120.00	120.00
7	—	335	150.00–155.00	152.72
2	—	295	160.00–162.50	161.25
6	—	428	138.00–142.50	140.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	125.00–128.00	126.32
3	—	317	145.00–150.00	146.63
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
5	—	379	140.00–145.00	141.94
4	—	433	135.00–140.00	136.82
3	—	582	120.00–122.50	121.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	105.00–110.00	107.52
10	—	481	120.00–127.00	123.23
4	—	640	110.00–112.50	111.25
9	—	538	115.00–122.50	118.37
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
7	—	577	112.50–117.50	114.97
7	—	432	127.50–133.00	130.04
5	—	367	132.50–138.00	135.60
5	—	322	138.00–140.00	139.16

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	4	—	1,345	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201.21
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	575.00–600.00	586.36
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	700.00–775.00	735.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,132	650.00–750.00	680.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,147	850.00–925.00	876.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	52.00–56.00	54.12
1	—	1,225	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,187	57.00–61.00	59.07
7	—	1,169	52.00–55.00	53.82
3	—	1,315	62.00–64.00	62.71

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

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