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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 2

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Feb 24Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

903 head

▲ 453 vs last sale 450▲ 903 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 52▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 73▲ 53 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 steady with good demand,Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower,Replacement cows and pairs 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 $127.93/cwt on 263 head.

Average price

$127.93

263 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$10.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	131.37	713	130
Medium and Large 2	534	124.91	667	122
Medium and Large 3	468	120.76	565	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.60/cwt here — about $148 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 sale263 hd

127.93

—

AL average15 barns · 1,358 hd

135.66

−7.73

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	1,784	89.11	1,589	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	65.50	983	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,091	60.83	664	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	53.51	509	8thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	181.22/cwt	177.50–185.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	168.10/cwt	165.00–172.50	642	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	161.38/cwt	160.00–163.00	691	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	737	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	494	155.98/cwt	152.50–157.50	771	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	143.73/cwt	142.50–145.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	128.32/cwt	127.50–130.00	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	128.36/cwt	125.00–128.50	866	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	289	150.58/cwt	150.00–152.50	435	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	133.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.50	499	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	144.00/cwt	140.00–147.50	487	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	138.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	516	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	146.19/cwt	145.00–147.50	550	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	139.96/cwt	138.00–142.00	592	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	134.78/cwt	127.50–138.00	578	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	135.41/cwt	130.00–136.00	646	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	126.36/cwt	125.00–128.00	613	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	489	118.89/cwt	117.50–120.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	132.58/cwt	127.50–134.00	701	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	120.78/cwt	117.50–122.50	649	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	116.40/cwt	115.00–118.00	677	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	644	117.44/cwt	110.00–118.00	756	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	111.23/cwt	110.00–112.50	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	280	181.29/cwt	179.00–185.00	508	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	293	170.82/cwt	170.00–172.50	501	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	165.04/cwt	162.50–168.00	535	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	339	173.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	589	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	367	150.82/cwt	150.00–152.50	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	160.18/cwt	157.50–164.00	613	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	167.06/cwt	165.00–170.00	643	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	161.21/cwt	160.00–162.50	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.50	657	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	633	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	142.46/cwt	137.50–147.50	687	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	151.28/cwt	150.00–152.50	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	739	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	691	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	529	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	648	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	125.85/cwt	125.00–127.50	726	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	632	118.01/cwt	116.00–120.00	746	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,308	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	87.88/cwt	87.00–88.50	1,564	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	95.51/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,779	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	53.51/cwt	52.00–55.00	509	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	58.70/cwt	57.00–60.00	618	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	63.32/cwt	62.00–66.00	719	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	958	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,005	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	795	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,360	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,668	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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 903Last week 450Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 73Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	338	140.00–147.50	144.00
7	—	537	117.50–122.50	120.78
4	—	485	125.00–128.00	126.36
4	—	289	150.00–152.50	150.58
2	—	680	110.00–112.50	111.23
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
45	—	644	110.00–118.00	117.44
22	—	582	115.00–118.00	116.40
16	—	429	127.50–138.00	134.78
13	—	372	135.00–140.00	138.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	635	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	529	127.50–134.00	132.58
21	—	477	130.00–136.00	135.41
5	—	376	145.00–147.50	146.19
4	—	423	138.00–142.00	139.96
4	—	330	150.00–152.50	151.21
1	—	295	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	117.50–120.00	118.89
4	—	328	130.00–135.00	133.21
2	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	120.00–125.00	122.44
4	—	473	132.50–135.00	133.77
3	—	367	150.00–152.50	150.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	383	157.50–164.00	160.18
8	—	428	150.00–157.50	153.56
8	—	324	162.50–168.00	165.04
7	—	482	137.50–147.50	142.46
3	—	632	116.00–120.00	118.01
3	—	577	125.00–127.50	125.85
3	—	525	130.00–135.00	131.70
3	—	293	170.00–172.50	170.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	165.00–170.00	167.06
4	—	339	170.00–180.00	173.67
3	—	280	179.00–185.00	181.29
2	—	523	140.00–142.50	141.24
2	—	483	150.00–152.50	151.28
2	—	428	160.00–162.50	161.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	725	129.00	129.00
5	—	540	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	494	152.50–157.50	155.98
39	—	575	140.00	140.00
24	—	675	125.00–128.50	128.36
6	—	382	165.00–172.50	168.10
4	—	428	160.00–163.00	161.38
3	—	640	127.50–130.00	128.32
2	—	530	142.50–145.00	143.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	177.50–185.00	181.22
2	—	333	185.00–190.00	187.44
1	—	440	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	952	52.00–55.00	53.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,430	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,053	57.00–60.00	58.70
6	—	1,135	62.00–66.00	63.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,780	87.00–88.50	87.88
2	—	1,863	95.00–96.00	95.51
1	—	1,635	80.00	80.00

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)	2	—	795	800.00	800.00

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	—	1,050	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,255	850.00	850.00

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.