Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2020-04-06

Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 6

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

134 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 115▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 97▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 18▲ 6 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 slightly lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.86/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −65.95 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.

Average price

$132.86

22 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.80

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	471	132.86	625	22

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 sale22 hd

132.86

—

AL average10 barns · 558 hd

126.06

+6.80

This barn, trailing median3 sales

198.82

−65.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.37, low $178.07, median $198.82 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,550	78.67	1,219	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	54.00	770	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	49.39	569	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	43.89	424	7thin

Every lot

19 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 · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	444	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	127.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	485	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	123.84/cwt	122.50–125.00	529	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	121.15/cwt	118.00–124.00	583	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	118.17/cwt	115.00–122.50	613	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	150.83/cwt	150.00–152.50	510	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	138.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	589	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.50	659	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,155	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	80.50/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,252	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	43.89/cwt	42.50–45.50	424	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	52.33/cwt	52.00–52.50	574	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	48.76/cwt	47.00–50.00	567	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	770	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	850	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,313	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,890	2

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 Apr 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 115Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold slightly lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	150.00–152.50	150.83
3	—	477	130.00–135.00	133.29
4	—	426	135.00–140.00	138.18
8	—	534	120.00–127.50	123.48
2	—	380	145.00	145.00
2	—	585	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	130.00–135.00	131.63
3	—	427	122.50–125.00	123.84
5	—	381	125.00–130.00	127.19
5	—	481	118.00–124.00	121.15
5	—	519	115.00–122.50	118.17

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	625.00	625.00

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)	2	—	1,210	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,555	80.00–81.00	80.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	52.00–52.50	52.33
14	—	1,163	47.00–50.00	48.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	965	42.50–45.50	43.89

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.