Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.02/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$117.02

91 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$11.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	120.81	583	43
Medium and Large 2	457	114.74	524	39
Medium and Large 3	446	108.86	486	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.95/cwt here — about $98 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 sale91 hd

117.02

—

AL average13 barns · 1,716 hd

121.09

−4.06

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	—	High	1,793	77.19	1,384	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,227	52.40	643	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,046	43.82	458	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	36.45	342	19

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.27/cwt	137.50–142.50	610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	116.64/cwt	115.00–118.00	591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	138.76/cwt	137.50–140.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	138.12/cwt	137.50–140.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	103.75/cwt	102.50–105.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	119.42/cwt	117.50–120.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	126.00/cwt	122.50–127.50	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	135.04/cwt	132.50–137.50	505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	110.74/cwt	110.00–113.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	134.92/cwt	132.50–137.50	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	592	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	815.96/cwt	750.00–900.00	8,249	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	112.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	130.83/cwt	127.50–132.50	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	178.75/cwt	177.50–180.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	173.76/cwt	172.50–175.00	544	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	628	327.49/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	125.61/cwt	125.00–126.00	664	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	160.59/cwt	160.00–162.50	466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	149.84/cwt	145.00–157.50	580	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	872.37/cwt	800.00–950.00	9,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	616	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	850	553.41/cwt	525.00–585.00	4,704	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,241	50.60/cwt	48.00–53.00	628	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,183	57.80/cwt	55.00–60.00	684	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	848	39.01/cwt	38.00–41.00	331	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	44.51/cwt	42.00–47.00	478	28
Bulls	—	—	1,797	80.73/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,451	3
Bulls	—	—	1,791	75.67/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,355	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	111.27/cwt	110.00–112.50	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	444	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	705.36/cwt	630.00–750.00	5,537	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	918.63/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	12,659	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,117	546.99/cwt	500.00–600.00	6,110	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,077	569.12/cwt	525.00–650.00	6,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	651	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	987	538.18/cwt	475.00–575.00	5,312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	36.45/cwt	34.00–39.00	342	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	123.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	106.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	148.81/cwt	147.50–150.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	91.22/cwt	90.00–92.50	657	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	831.20/cwt	725.00–875.00	8,495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	97.48/cwt	95.00–100.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	166.26/cwt	165.00–167.50	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	105.81/cwt	102.50–107.50	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	114.99/cwt	112.50–117.50	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	122.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	460	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	101.23/cwt	100.00–102.50	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	99.14/cwt	97.50–100.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	108.49/cwt	107.50–110.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	106.09/cwt	105.00–109.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	131.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	165.12/cwt	152.50–172.50	457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	111.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	141.67/cwt	140.00–142.50	489	3

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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 367Year ago 823

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 107Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 1Year ago 57

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	435	137.50–142.50	140.27
1	—	665	97.50	97.50
2	—	488	137.50–140.00	138.76
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
2	—	318	165.00–167.50	166.26
7	—	553	135.00	135.00
7	—	377	140.00–145.00	142.05
1	—	535	127.50	127.50
3	—	277	152.50–172.50	165.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	147.50	147.50
2	—	260	177.50–180.00	178.75
2	—	313	172.50–175.00	173.76
2	—	365	150.00–155.00	152.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	507	115.00–118.00	116.64
4	—	279	137.50–140.00	138.12
3	—	670	105.00–110.00	107.48
6	—	422	122.50–127.50	126.00
2	—	613	113.00–114.00	113.50
3	—	322	132.50–137.50	134.92
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
5	—	464	120.00–125.00	123.02
9	—	574	110.00–115.00	112.00
3	—	375	127.50–132.50	130.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	102.50–105.00	103.75
4	—	435	117.50–120.00	119.42
5	—	344	120.00–125.00	123.51
2	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
6	—	524	102.50–107.50	105.81
9	—	462	112.50–117.50	114.99
9	—	375	120.00–125.00	122.75
1	—	290	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	110.00–112.50	111.27
2	—	395	112.50	112.50
5	—	481	105.00–110.00	106.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	132.50–137.50	135.04
4	—	559	110.00–113.00	110.74
3	—	470	120.00	120.00
2	—	278	147.50–150.00	148.81
2	—	718	100.00–102.50	101.23
3	—	763	97.50–100.00	99.14
7	—	620	107.50–110.00	108.49
6	—	673	105.00–109.00	106.09
4	—	419	130.00–135.00	131.33
3	—	518	110.00–115.00	111.72
3	—	345	140.00–142.50	141.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	140.00–145.00	142.56
8	—	529	125.00–126.00	125.61
4	—	290	160.00–162.50	160.59
3	—	387	145.00–157.50	149.84
1	—	465	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	95.00	95.00
2	—	720	90.00–92.50	91.22
2	—	635	95.00–100.00	97.48
2	—	455	112.50	112.50
1	—	795	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,011	750.00–900.00	815.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,092	800.00–950.00	872.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,022	725.00–875.00	831.20
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	628	300.00–350.00	327.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,117	500.00–600.00	546.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,077	525.00–650.00	569.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	987	475.00–575.00	538.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,378	850.00–1,075.00	918.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	525.00–585.00	553.41
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	785	630.00–750.00	705.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,241	48.00–53.00	50.60
3	—	1,183	55.00–60.00	57.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	848	38.00–41.00	39.01
28	—	1,074	42.00–47.00	44.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	938	34.00–39.00	36.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	79.00–82.00	80.73
7	—	1,791	73.00–77.00	75.67

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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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