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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 30

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

530 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 555▲ 530 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 64▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 32▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.Replacement cows sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.70/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$113.70

124 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$11.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	119.30	629	26
Medium and Large 2	480	114.17	548	67
Medium and Large 3	463	108.00	500	31

One grade step is worth $11.30/cwt here — about $129 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 sale124 hd

113.70

—

AL average15 barns · 1,789 hd

112.47

+1.24

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	—	Low	1,777	76.18	1,354	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	50.00	773	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	49.09	634	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,082	38.90	421	12

Every lot

64 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	584	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	123.26/cwt	122.00–125.00	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	125.00/cwt	122.50–127.50	423	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	129.12/cwt	127.50–130.00	478	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.50	465	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	386	115.06/cwt	112.50–117.50	444	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	117.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	496	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	123.29/cwt	122.50–125.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	110.83/cwt	107.50–112.50	488	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	107.08/cwt	105.00–110.00	501	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	119.14/cwt	118.00–120.00	571	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	114.80/cwt	112.50–117.50	559	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	536	100.00/cwt	97.50–102.50	536	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	109.29/cwt	105.00–112.50	590	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	105.69/cwt	102.50–107.50	610	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	97.52/cwt	95.00–100.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	114.41/cwt	112.50–116.00	717	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	104.51/cwt	102.50–106.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	116.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	111.04/cwt	109.00–113.00	755	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	290	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	471	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	151.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	489	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	137.18/cwt	132.50–140.00	446	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	376	127.20/cwt	122.50–130.00	478	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	389	139.10/cwt	136.00–142.50	541	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	132.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	552	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	123.69/cwt	120.00–127.50	533	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	432	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.50	501	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	116.89/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	478	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.50	531	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	125.82/cwt	125.00–127.50	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	114.37/cwt	112.50–115.00	598	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	532	107.38/cwt	105.00–110.00	571	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	611	101.87/cwt	100.00–102.50	622	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	106.64/cwt	105.00–107.50	667	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	692	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	101.25/cwt	100.00–102.50	727	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,773	77.98/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,383	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	73.48/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,310	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	38.90/cwt	37.00–40.00	421	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	51.14/cwt	50.00–52.50	620	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	47.04/cwt	45.50–48.50	645	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	50.00/cwt	49.50–50.50	773	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	869	353.75/cwt	285.00–410.00	3,074	10
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	885	552.52/cwt	515.00–595.00	4,890	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,048	545.08/cwt	540.00–550.00	5,712	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	732.60/cwt	700.00–775.00	8,190	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	841	477.79/cwt	450.00–500.00	4,018	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	930	671.70/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,247	12
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	970	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,003	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,111	616.54/cwt	575.00–675.00	6,850	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	826.74/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,822	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,335	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	9,612	1

This sale against other markets

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 Sep 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 555Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.Replacement cows sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	73.00–74.00	73.48
3	—	1,773	77.00–79.00	77.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,213	50.00–52.50	51.14
6	—	1,371	45.50–48.50	47.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	49.50–50.50	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,082	37.00–40.00	38.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	102.50–106.00	104.51
4	—	338	122.50–127.50	125.00
5	—	384	120.00–122.50	120.98
7	—	577	102.50–107.50	105.69
12	—	540	105.00–112.50	109.29
16	—	421	115.00–120.00	117.71
20	—	487	112.50–117.50	114.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	109.00–113.00	111.04
3	—	370	127.50–130.00	129.12
3	—	433	122.50–125.00	123.29
5	—	627	112.50–116.00	114.41
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
7	—	479	118.00–120.00	119.14
1	—	520	117.50	117.50
1	—	590	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	95.00–100.00	97.52
5	—	536	97.50–102.50	100.00
6	—	440	107.50–112.50	110.83
6	—	468	105.00–110.00	107.08
10	—	386	112.50–117.50	115.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	115.00–118.00	116.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	115.00–117.50	115.97
5	—	478	110.00–112.50	110.99
14	—	532	105.00–110.00	107.38
2	—	370	120.00	120.00
3	—	310	130.00	130.00
3	—	580	105.00	105.00
4	—	611	100.00–102.50	101.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	325	132.50–140.00	137.18
2	—	675	102.50	102.50
12	—	431	120.00–127.50	123.69
2	—	718	100.00–102.50	101.25
6	—	625	105.00–107.50	106.64
8	—	376	122.50–130.00	127.20
8	—	476	115.00–120.00	116.89
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
8	—	523	112.50–115.00	114.37
2	—	595	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	125.00–127.50	125.82
5	—	323	150.00–155.00	151.47
6	—	417	130.00–135.00	132.32
10	—	389	136.00–142.50	139.10
1	—	290	162.50	162.50
2	—	620	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	118.00	118.00
2	—	733	119.00–120.00	119.49
4	—	671	122.00–125.00	123.26
1	—	410	142.50	142.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,118	700.00–775.00	732.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	540.00–550.00	545.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	885	515.00–595.00	552.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	869	285.00–410.00	353.75

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)	6	—	1,188	800.00–900.00	826.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	720.00	720.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,111	575.00–675.00	616.54

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	—	970	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	930	600.00–750.00	671.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	841	450.00–500.00	477.79

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.