Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, and replacements sold steady to weaker

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.13/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$121.13

93 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$6.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.69

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	123.62	566	57
Medium and Large 2	431	117.18	505	36

One grade step is worth $6.44/cwt here — about $61 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 sale93 hd

121.13

—

AL average12 barns · 2,105 hd

117.44

+3.69

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	1,558	76.81	1,197	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,292	51.18	661	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	984	42.96	423	12

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,107	49.95/cwt	49.00–51.00	553	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	51.91/cwt	50.00–54.00	728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	148.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	565	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,219	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	972	766.90/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,454	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	985	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,634	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,060	608.18/cwt	600.00–625.00	6,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	134.92/cwt	130.00–139.00	484	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	136.35/cwt	132.50–140.00	626	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.72/cwt	160.00–167.50	611	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	763.63/cwt	725.00–800.00	9,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	128.51/cwt	124.00–131.00	544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	103.48/cwt	102.50–105.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	106.86/cwt	105.00–110.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	123.35/cwt	117.50–127.50	585	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.32/cwt	140.00–147.50	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	143.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	586	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	113.46/cwt	110.00–117.50	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.41/cwt	120.00–130.00	660	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	756.99/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,721	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	767.74/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,969	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	762.21/cwt	750.00–775.00	6,555	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	561.92/cwt	500.00–615.00	4,018	2
Bulls	—	—	1,005	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	124.45/cwt	120.00–127.50	460	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	125.94/cwt	122.50–130.00	588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	714	101.86/cwt	97.50–105.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	119.70/cwt	115.00–125.00	561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	145.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.45/cwt	127.50–137.50	629	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	110.01/cwt	107.50–113.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	117.83/cwt	115.00–122.50	502	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	139.01/cwt	137.50–140.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.83/cwt	117.50–125.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	129.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	409	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	153.73/cwt	152.50–160.00	487	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	117.03/cwt	112.50–120.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	130.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	566	10
Bulls	—	—	1,419	71.01/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,008	5
Bulls	—	—	1,870	80.14/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,499	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	942	41.22/cwt	40.00–43.00	388	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	46.43/cwt	45.00–47.00	496	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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 725Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 136Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 69Year ago 64

Compared to last week feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, and replacements sold steady to weaker

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	49.00–51.00	49.95
5	—	1,403	50.00–54.00	51.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	942	40.00–43.00	41.22
4	—	1,069	45.00–47.00	46.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	92.50	92.50
5	—	1,419	68.00–74.00	71.01
4	—	1,870	77.00–83.00	80.14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.48
9	—	459	132.50–140.00	136.35
2	—	373	160.00–167.50	163.72
9	—	409	140.00–150.00	143.34
2	—	340	175.00–180.00	177.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	122.50–130.00	125.94
7	—	372	140.00–150.00	145.91
2	—	433	130.00–135.00	132.46
3	—	530	117.50–125.00	120.83
11	—	317	152.50–160.00	153.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	145.00–150.00	148.70
6	—	428	140.00–147.50	143.32
9	—	522	120.00–130.00	126.41
10	—	475	127.50–137.50	132.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	110.00–117.50	113.46
3	—	670	100.00–110.00	105.02
4	—	714	97.50–105.00	101.86
7	—	469	115.00–125.00	119.70
8	—	613	107.50–113.00	110.01
5	—	363	137.50–140.00	139.01
7	—	424	125.00–135.00	130.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	359	130.00–139.00	134.92
12	—	423	124.00–131.00	128.51
4	—	625	102.50–105.00	103.48
8	—	572	105.00–110.00	106.86
11	—	474	117.50–127.50	123.35
5	—	524	112.50–120.00	117.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	370	120.00–127.50	124.45
9	—	426	115.00–122.50	117.83
6	—	317	125.00–135.00	129.08
3	—	473	110.00–115.00	112.55
10	—	539	100.00–110.00	105.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	972	700.00–800.00	766.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,152	700.00–850.00	756.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,038	700.00–800.00	767.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	750.00–775.00	762.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,060	600.00–625.00	608.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	725.00–800.00	763.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	500.00–615.00	561.92

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle