Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available, market not covered last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.15/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$117.15

137 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$26.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	126.08	559	69
Medium and Large 2	490	109.83	538	56
Medium and Large 3	524	99.96	524	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.12/cwt here — about $35 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 sale137 hd

117.15

—

AL average4 barns · 423 hd

120.76

−3.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	96.67/cwt	95.00–100.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	103.26/cwt	100.00–105.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	154.31/cwt	150.00–157.50	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.69/cwt	110.00–112.50	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	134.13/cwt	130.00–137.50	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	116.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	480	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.50	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	107.42/cwt	105.00–110.00	516	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	127.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	599	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	154.04/cwt	150.00–157.50	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	144.98/cwt	140.00–147.50	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	219	131.23/cwt	125.00–135.00	287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	583	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	107.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	123.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	629	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	140.20/cwt	137.50–142.50	456	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	90.15/cwt	85.00–95.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	122.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	124.00/cwt	122.50–130.00	577	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	113.11/cwt	110.00–115.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	130.62/cwt	130.00–132.50	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	151.22/cwt	150.00–152.50	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	164.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	138.39/cwt	135.00–145.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.41/cwt	125.00–135.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	179.42/cwt	175.00–187.50	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	140.73/cwt	137.50–145.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	119.53/cwt	117.50–120.00	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	93.15/cwt	90.00–97.50	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	559	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	100.72/cwt	100.00–105.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	766	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	101.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	103.75/cwt	102.50–105.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	111.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	136.32/cwt	130.00–140.00	517	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	111.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	578	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	138.69/cwt	135.00–142.50	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.62/cwt	137.50–145.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	157.09/cwt	150.00–167.50	520	4

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 Nov 30, 2020

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

Receipts 367Last week 471Year ago 669

No trend available, market not covered last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
12	—	518	120.00–125.00	121.45
6	—	464	135.00–142.50	138.69
4	—	415	137.50–145.00	140.62
4	—	331	150.00–167.50	157.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	100.00–105.00	103.26
7	—	573	110.00–112.50	110.69
3	—	330	130.00–137.50	134.13
9	—	469	120.00–130.00	127.75
4	—	386	140.00–147.50	144.98
13	—	440	130.00–135.00	132.49
1	—	760	95.00	95.00
2	—	695	102.50–105.00	103.75
6	—	540	110.00–115.00	113.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
2	—	345	120.00–125.00	122.50
6	—	458	115.00–125.00	123.20
2	—	573	85.00–95.00	90.15
2	—	428	120.00–125.00	122.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	95.00–100.00	96.67
9	—	412	115.00–120.00	116.39
1	—	735	97.50	97.50
4	—	219	125.00–135.00	131.23
3	—	315	115.00–120.00	118.33
1	—	785	90.00	90.00
8	—	576	100.00–105.00	102.53
5	—	375	117.50–120.00	119.53
4	—	679	90.00–97.50	93.15
9	—	477	115.00–120.00	117.28
6	—	532	100.00–105.00	101.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	105.00–110.00	107.42
2	—	620	85.00	85.00
1	—	590	90.00	90.00
2	—	445	105.00–110.00	107.50
1	—	685	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	325	137.50–142.50	140.20
2	—	293	140.00–142.50	141.24
13	—	465	122.50–130.00	124.00
5	—	423	125.00–135.00	131.41
4	—	561	110.00–115.00	111.29
11	—	379	130.00–140.00	136.32
10	—	518	110.00–115.00	111.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	672	100.00–105.00	100.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	150.00–157.50	154.31
3	—	542	120.00–122.50	120.82
5	—	385	150.00–157.50	154.04
1	—	800	102.50	102.50
3	—	452	130.00–135.00	132.50
3	—	418	135.00–145.00	138.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	80.00	80.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	110.00–115.00	113.11
4	—	513	130.00–132.50	130.62
7	—	334	165.00–175.00	170.00
2	—	425	150.00–152.50	151.22
2	—	380	160.00–170.00	164.87
4	—	276	175.00–187.50	179.42
7	—	461	137.50–145.00	140.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	766	114.00	114.00

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.

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