Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.38/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$120.38

107 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$8.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	125.77	658	25
Medium and Large 2	492	119.20	587	66
Medium and Large 3	415	116.84	485	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.93/cwt here — about $173 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 sale107 hd

120.38

—

AL average13 barns · 2,059 hd

121.53

−1.14

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	1,650	87.75	1,448	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	60.60	861	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	57.37	683	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	50.96	528	11

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	568	119.49/cwt	117.50–122.50	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	88.12/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	119.37/cwt	117.50–122.50	565	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.78/cwt	132.50–140.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	502	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,448	1,218.68/cwt	1,210.00–1,225.00	17,646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	128.09/cwt	125.00–132.50	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	139.66/cwt	137.00–142.50	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	108.25/cwt	107.50–109.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	124.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	675	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	118.98/cwt	117.50–120.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	118.81/cwt	117.00–122.50	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	122.26/cwt	120.00–127.50	535	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	109.97/cwt	107.50–112.50	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	116.61/cwt	115.00–119.00	612	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	106.30/cwt	105.00–107.50	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.50	443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	116.22/cwt	115.00–117.50	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.74/cwt	110.00–115.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.50	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.02/cwt	122.50–127.50	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	109.97/cwt	107.50–112.50	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	126.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	483	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	61.86/cwt	61.00–64.00	867	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,135	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,796	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	50.96/cwt	49.00–53.00	528	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,090	715.08/cwt	675.00–750.00	7,794	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	883	687.61/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,072	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	61.03/cwt	60.00–62.00	714	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	966	476.99/cwt	460.00–500.00	4,608	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	56.04/cwt	54.00–58.00	671	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	929.27/cwt	875.00–985.00	12,294	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	58.07/cwt	57.00–59.00	848	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	822.25/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,152	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,700	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	771	380.05/cwt	350.00–420.00	2,930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.85/cwt	140.00–142.50	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	136.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	761	2
Bulls	—	—	1,466	83.68/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,227	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	130.83/cwt	127.50–132.50	488	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 Aug 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 0Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 0Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 22

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.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
5	—	568	117.50–122.50	119.49
6	—	427	132.50–140.00	135.78
1	—	340	147.50	147.50
8	—	474	125.00–132.50	128.09
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
2	—	383	137.00–142.50	139.66
2	—	710	107.50–109.00	108.25
4	—	525	122.50–127.50	125.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	117.50–122.50	119.37
3	—	525	115.00–116.00	115.33
5	—	330	135.00–140.00	137.39
5	—	418	125.00–127.50	125.99
6	—	373	127.50–132.50	130.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	542	120.00–125.00	124.49
1	—	345	142.50	142.50
1	—	585	117.50	117.50
2	—	380	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	117.50–120.00	118.98
3	—	327	120.00–125.00	123.27
4	—	430	115.00–117.50	116.22
4	—	521	107.50–112.50	109.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	489	117.00–122.50	118.81
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
12	—	438	120.00–127.50	122.26
3	—	627	107.50–112.50	109.97
15	—	525	115.00–119.00	116.61
5	—	679	105.00–107.50	106.30
7	—	332	130.00–137.50	133.52
7	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.74
8	—	381	125.00–130.00	126.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	140.00–142.50	140.85
3	—	530	135.00–138.00	136.02
22	—	615	128.00	128.00
1	—	445	147.50	147.50
2	—	580	130.00–132.50	131.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	147.50	147.50
1	—	525	142.50	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,690	86.00–91.00	88.12
2	—	1,920	94.00–96.00	94.99
4	—	1,466	81.00–85.00	83.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,401	61.00–64.00	61.86
2	—	1,460	57.00–59.00	58.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,037	49.00–53.00	50.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	60.00–62.00	61.03
11	—	1,198	54.00–58.00	56.04

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	—	1,448	1,210.00–1,225.00	1,218.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	675.00–750.00	715.08
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	675.00–700.00	687.61
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	966	460.00–500.00	476.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,323	875.00–985.00	929.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	800.00–850.00	822.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	771	350.00–420.00	380.05

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle