Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2020-04-20

Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 20

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Apr 6Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 0▲ 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 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 cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. 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 $119.37/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$119.37

29 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$20.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	330	135.00	446	2thin
Medium and Large 2	427	120.53	515	17thin
Medium and Large 3	418	114.28	478	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.72/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale29 hd

119.37

—

AL average11 barns · 698 hd

114.17

+5.20

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	1,665	83.01	1,382	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	54.65	614	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	49.07	503	5thin

Every lot

24 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 · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	447	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	124.73/cwt	122.00–128.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	113.67/cwt	112.00–115.00	480	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	119.22/cwt	117.00–122.00	517	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	507	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	598	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	144.66/cwt	144.00–145.00	477	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	133.75/cwt	132.00–135.00	512	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	127.76/cwt	126.00–130.00	548	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	484	124.76/cwt	122.00–127.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,194	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	85.76/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,482	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	49.07/cwt	48.00–50.00	503	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,107	53.92/cwt	52.00–56.00	597	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	58.32/cwt	57.50–59.00	705	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,640	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	920	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,520	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 Apr 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	122.00–127.00	124.76
5	—	429	126.00–130.00	127.76
2	—	515	118.00	118.00
2	—	640	110.00	110.00
3	—	330	144.00–145.00	144.66
4	—	383	132.00–135.00	133.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	128.00–132.00	129.99
3	—	537	110.00–112.00	111.34
4	—	381	122.00–128.00	124.73
5	—	434	117.00–122.00	119.22
2	—	475	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
2	—	463	109.00–110.00	109.50
3	—	380	115.00–120.00	117.59
3	—	422	112.00–115.00	113.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,120	950.00	950.00

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	—	920	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	77.50	77.50
2	—	1,728	85.00–86.50	85.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	57.50–59.00	58.32
15	—	1,107	52.00–56.00	53.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,025	48.00–50.00	49.07

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.