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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-30

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

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 88▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 26▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 7▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Replacement sows 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 $120.64/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$120.64

23 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.46

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	120.64	591	23

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

120.64

—

AL average11 barns · 819 hd

124.09

−3.46

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	1,674	88.65	1,484	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	59.00	822	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	56.91	658	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	47.94	465	33

Every lot

30 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 · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	130.69/cwt	130.00–132.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	126.85/cwt	125.00–128.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	115.85/cwt	114.00–117.00	608	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	106.65/cwt	105.00–107.50	718	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	153.68/cwt	152.50–155.00	504	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	137.07/cwt	135.00–140.00	659	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	145.00/cwt	142.50–147.50	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	779	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	85.50/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,193	3
Bulls	—	—	1,883	91.02/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,714	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	45.14/cwt	44.00–47.00	410	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	49.99/cwt	48.00–53.00	508	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	52.65/cwt	50.00–55.00	570	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	616	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	58.22/cwt	56.00–61.00	670	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	809	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	63.52/cwt	62.00–65.00	840	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	829	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	885	527.17/cwt	475.00–575.00	4,665	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,135	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,364	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	865	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,920	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	878	690.17/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,060	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	855	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,275	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 Mar 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 88Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Replacement sows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
3	—	482	142.50–147.50	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	122.50	122.50
1	—	725	107.50	107.50
2	—	328	152.50–155.00	153.68
2	—	378	148.00–150.00	148.99
3	—	437	140.00–145.00	142.47
5	—	481	135.00–140.00	137.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	125.00–128.00	126.85
3	—	483	120.00–122.00	120.65
3	—	673	105.00–107.50	106.65
6	—	525	114.00–117.00	115.85
2	—	640	110.00	110.00
3	—	325	135.00	135.00
3	—	377	130.00–132.00	130.69

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	—	1,135	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	885	475.00–575.00	527.17

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)	3	—	865	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	650.00–725.00	690.17

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	1	—	855	500.00	500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,083	50.00–55.00	52.65
6	—	1,323	62.00–65.00	63.52
12	—	1,150	56.00–61.00	58.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,480	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	55.00	55.00
15	—	909	44.00–47.00	45.14
17	—	1,016	48.00–53.00	49.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	83.00–87.00	85.50
4	—	1,883	90.00–93.00	91.02

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.