Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.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 $131.80/cwt on 187 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −70.29 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$131.80

187 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	145.98	669	42
Medium and Large 2	512	130.82	669	84
Medium and Large 3	485	123.39	599	61

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $70 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 sale187 hd

131.80

—

AL average12 barns · 1,266 hd

129.01

+2.79

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−70.29

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	1,847	87.22	1,611	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	58.78	719	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	55.00	806	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	50.23	508	11

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	729	111.63/cwt	110.00–114.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	128.77/cwt	127.50–131.00	549	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.92/cwt	124.00–131.00	673	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	153.01/cwt	150.00–155.00	506	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	155.04/cwt	152.50–158.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	136.77/cwt	132.50–140.00	524	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.85/cwt	135.00–142.50	586	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	117.11/cwt	115.00–122.50	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	122.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.48/cwt	122.50–128.00	537	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	117.16/cwt	115.00–120.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	132.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	145.98/cwt	142.50–150.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	114.30/cwt	110.00–117.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	127.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	111.39/cwt	110.00–113.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	114.53/cwt	112.50–117.50	661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	127.07/cwt	125.00–130.00	423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	136.53/cwt	132.50–140.00	452	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	139.70/cwt	137.50–142.50	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	122.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	593	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	114.57/cwt	112.50–117.00	791	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	148.80/cwt	145.00–152.50	641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.65/cwt	120.00–122.50	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	145.95/cwt	142.50–150.00	552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	164.18/cwt	162.50–165.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	174.99/cwt	172.50–177.50	483	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,223	874.03/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,689	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,330	2
Bulls	—	—	1,847	87.22/cwt	86.50–87.50	1,611	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	907	705.56/cwt	650.00–775.00	6,399	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	923	480.80/cwt	450.00–500.00	4,438	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	915.33/cwt	875.00–975.00	11,323	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,180	766.00/cwt	700.00–825.00	9,039	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,066	615.80/cwt	575.00–675.00	6,564	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,003	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	765	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	50.23/cwt	48.00–53.00	508	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	62.36/cwt	62.00–63.00	726	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	58.06/cwt	56.00–60.00	717	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	141.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	114.32/cwt	112.50–116.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	120.02/cwt	117.50–122.50	586	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	146.90/cwt	145.00–150.00	316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	124.29/cwt	122.50–125.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	117.75/cwt	117.50–118.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	118.21/cwt	115.00–120.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	130.91/cwt	127.50–135.00	483	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	143.36/cwt	140.00–145.00	383	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	138.13/cwt	136.00–140.00	526	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	149.35/cwt	147.50–150.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	141.58/cwt	140.00–144.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	163.70/cwt	162.50–165.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	126.60/cwt	125.00–129.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.50	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	148.76/cwt	147.50–150.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	132.14/cwt	128.00–135.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	108.13/cwt	105.00–112.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	134.72/cwt	132.50–137.50	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	114.04/cwt	112.50–117.00	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.19/cwt	120.00–126.00	709	9

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

Tue Aug 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 569Last week 550Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 43Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 30Year ago 29

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs 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
4	—	729	110.00–114.00	111.63
12	—	530	124.00–131.00	126.92
7	—	331	150.00–155.00	153.01
15	—	428	135.00–142.50	136.85
7	—	626	115.00–122.50	117.11
7	—	690	112.50–117.00	114.57
8	—	378	142.50–150.00	145.95
3	—	273	162.50–165.00	164.18
9	—	483	128.00–135.00	132.14
3	—	780	105.00–112.00	108.13
9	—	580	120.00–126.00	122.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	160.00–165.00	162.41
6	—	383	152.50–158.00	155.04
2	—	765	114.00–115.00	114.50
7	—	478	137.50–142.50	139.70
3	—	573	128.00–130.00	129.31
8	—	431	145.00–152.50	148.80
3	—	673	120.00–122.50	121.65
4	—	276	172.50–177.50	174.99
4	—	529	132.50–137.50	134.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	127.50–131.00	128.77
10	—	383	132.50–140.00	136.77
11	—	483	120.00–125.00	122.71
2	—	620	110.00	110.00
15	—	524	115.00–120.00	117.39
2	—	780	95.00	95.00
4	—	330	140.00–145.00	141.82
8	—	579	112.50–117.00	114.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	120.00	120.00
8	—	423	130.00–135.00	132.02
5	—	329	142.50–150.00	145.98
8	—	477	125.00–130.00	127.77
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
5	—	528	122.50–125.00	124.29
2	—	620	117.50–118.00	117.75
8	—	381	136.00–140.00	138.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	389	120.00–125.00	122.19
1	—	645	102.50	102.50
4	—	518	110.00–113.00	111.39
6	—	333	125.00–130.00	127.07
6	—	488	112.50–116.00	114.32
8	—	434	115.00–120.00	118.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	428	122.50–128.00	125.48
6	—	538	115.00–120.00	117.16
9	—	631	110.00–117.00	114.30
10	—	577	112.50–117.50	114.53
2	—	743	100.00–105.00	102.51
11	—	331	132.50–140.00	136.53
3	—	672	105.00–110.00	107.47
13	—	488	117.50–122.50	120.02
4	—	215	145.00–150.00	146.90
14	—	369	127.50–135.00	130.91
6	—	267	140.00–145.00	143.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	147.50–150.00	149.35
4	—	479	140.00–144.00	141.58
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
1	—	685	122.50	122.50
2	—	333	162.50–165.00	163.70
4	—	625	125.00–129.00	126.60
3	—	533	135.00–136.00	135.34
3	—	570	130.00–132.50	130.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	165.00	165.00
2	—	445	155.00	155.00
2	—	478	147.50–150.00	148.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,223	850.00–900.00	874.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,410	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	907	650.00–775.00	705.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	923	450.00–500.00	480.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,237	875.00–975.00	915.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	700.00–825.00	766.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,066	575.00–675.00	615.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	86.50–87.50	87.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,400	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,011	48.00–53.00	50.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	62.00–63.00	62.36
15	—	1,235	56.00–60.00	58.06

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle