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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 13

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

342 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 312▲ 342 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 69▲ 63 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 35▲ 47 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 steady.Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

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 $129.99/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$129.99

110 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$16.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	135.37	622	43
Medium and Large 2	447	128.71	575	52
Medium and Large 3	429	119.01	510	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.36/cwt here — about $112 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 sale110 hd

129.99

—

AL average14 barns · 1,841 hd

129.87

+0.12

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	1,605	77.24	1,239	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	49.31	706	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	49.21	592	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	41.55	451	15

Every lot

81 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	609	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	169.67/cwt	169.00–170.00	641	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	144.15/cwt	142.50–145.00	678	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	152.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	734	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	159.14/cwt	157.50–160.00	767	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	153.33/cwt	152.50–155.00	833	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	147.00/cwt	145.00–147.50	801	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	132.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	823	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	126.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	870	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	277	145.84/cwt	145.00–147.50	404	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	409	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	139.62/cwt	135.00–142.50	458	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	147.29/cwt	145.00–148.00	502	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	121.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	453	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	538	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	133.81/cwt	130.00–137.50	518	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	137.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	129.20/cwt	125.00–132.50	572	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.50	585	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	131.64/cwt	129.00–135.00	646	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	120.16/cwt	117.50–123.00	634	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.50	687	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	116.58/cwt	115.00–118.00	673	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	125.66/cwt	124.00–127.50	734	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	110.83/cwt	110.00–112.50	756	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	228	177.31/cwt	175.00–180.00	404	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	286	169.99/cwt	167.50–172.50	486	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	322	146.31/cwt	145.00–149.00	471	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	158.36/cwt	155.00–162.50	512	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	167.56/cwt	165.00–172.50	566	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	376	142.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	537	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	162.05/cwt	160.00–165.00	622	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	153.48/cwt	150.00–157.50	589	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	157.15/cwt	155.00–160.00	676	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	148.55/cwt	145.00–152.50	651	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	140.88/cwt	137.50–145.00	676	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	491	153.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	754	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	494	133.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	661	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	537	134.43/cwt	130.00–137.50	722	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	539	143.31/cwt	140.00–147.50	772	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	127.10/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	772	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	734	112.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	825	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,456	73.52/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,070	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	80.95/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,419	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	44.41/cwt	43.50–45.00	467	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	39.64/cwt	38.00–42.00	439	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	50.70/cwt	49.00–53.00	600	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	46.26/cwt	45.00–48.00	570	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	682	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,404	51.22/cwt	50.00–53.00	719	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	45.50/cwt	45.00–46.00	678	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,695	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	16,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	907	320.13/cwt	285.00–400.00	2,904	6
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	953	578.99/cwt	545.00–615.00	5,518	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,133	480.71/cwt	435.00–515.00	5,446	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,330	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	903	696.84/cwt	660.00–735.00	6,292	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	1,004	438.86/cwt	415.00–450.00	4,406	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	824.61/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,788	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,208	601.04/cwt	575.00–625.00	7,261	4

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 Jan 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 312Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 35Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	341	145.00–148.00	147.29
9	—	534	125.00–132.50	128.57
7	—	491	129.00–135.00	131.64
6	—	584	124.00–127.50	125.66
5	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.00
2	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
6	—	379	140.00–145.00	142.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	387	130.00–137.50	133.81
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
6	—	328	135.00–142.50	139.62
6	—	473	120.00–127.50	123.65
5	—	577	115.00–118.00	116.58
5	—	528	117.50–123.00	120.16
3	—	682	110.00–112.50	110.83
3	—	277	145.00–147.50	145.84
2	—	225	150.00	150.00
12	—	443	125.00–132.50	129.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
2	—	690	100.00	100.00
6	—	323	125.00–130.00	126.65
3	—	372	120.00–125.00	121.77
2	—	560	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
4	—	685	125.00–130.00	126.96
2	—	420	160.00	160.00
5	—	545	145.00–147.50	147.00
5	—	480	150.00–155.00	152.94
1	—	375	162.50	162.50
1	—	315	167.50	167.50
5	—	622	130.00–135.00	132.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	152.50–155.00	153.33
3	—	482	157.50–160.00	159.14
3	—	378	169.00–170.00	169.67
1	—	445	164.00	164.00
1	—	315	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	120.00	120.00
3	—	470	142.50–145.00	144.15
2	—	590	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	150.00–157.50	153.48
4	—	734	110.00–115.00	112.37
4	—	286	167.50–172.50	169.99
2	—	635	120.00–123.00	121.52
2	—	228	175.00–180.00	177.31
9	—	537	130.00–137.50	134.43
7	—	438	145.00–152.50	148.55
6	—	323	155.00–162.50	158.36
5	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.10
11	—	480	137.50–145.00	140.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	539	140.00–147.50	143.31
6	—	430	155.00–160.00	157.15
6	—	384	160.00–165.00	162.05
5	—	491	150.00–155.00	153.52
4	—	338	165.00–172.50	167.56
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	280	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	140.00	140.00
6	—	494	130.00–135.00	133.76
6	—	376	140.00–145.00	142.93
3	—	322	145.00–149.00	146.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,695	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	2	—	1,190	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	907	285.00–400.00	320.13

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	2	—	953	545.00–615.00	578.99

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	3	—	1,133	435.00–515.00	480.71

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	—	920	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	903	660.00–735.00	696.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,208	575.00–625.00	601.04

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)	3	—	1,187	800.00–850.00	824.61

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)	5	—	1,004	415.00–450.00	438.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,753	79.00–83.00	80.95
4	—	1,456	72.00–76.00	73.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	55.00	55.00
14	—	1,183	49.00–53.00	50.70
9	—	1,232	45.00–48.00	46.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	45.00–46.00	45.50
4	—	1,404	50.00–53.00	51.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,107	38.00–42.00	39.64
6	—	1,051	43.50–45.00	44.41

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.