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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 15

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Jun 1Jun 15Jun 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

532 head

▲ 532 vs last sale 0▼ 37 vs year ago 569 · −6.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 66 · +3.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 25 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to market two weeks ago:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle 3.00 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.14/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −65.67 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.

Average price

$133.14

141 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$24.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.32

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	424	149.00	631	23
Medium and Large 2	497	132.59	659	80
Medium and Large 3	478	124.70	596	38

One grade step is worth $24.30/cwt here — about $35 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 sale141 hd

133.14

—

AL average13 barns · 1,119 hd

125.82

+7.32

This barn, trailing median3 sales

198.82

−65.67

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	1,616	97.73	1,579	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	68.22	999	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	65.91	747	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	52.62	491	9thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	141.60/cwt	140.00–142.00	722	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	728	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.50	807	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	742	117.54/cwt	115.00–119.00	872	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	203	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	360	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	276	158.10/cwt	155.00–160.00	436	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	147.32/cwt	144.00–152.50	479	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	139.74/cwt	137.50–142.50	460	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.50	513	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	142.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	547	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	589	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	128.73/cwt	125.00–132.50	560	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	131.24/cwt	130.00–132.50	630	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	124.68/cwt	122.50–128.00	601	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	126.91/cwt	124.00–130.00	671	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	117.78/cwt	115.00–122.50	629	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	115.05/cwt	112.50–118.00	660	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	121.89/cwt	120.00–122.50	708	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	707	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	118.83/cwt	117.50–120.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	106.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	732	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	101.68/cwt	100.00–102.50	745	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	775	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	222	181.62/cwt	175.00–185.00	403	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	288	163.78/cwt	160.00–165.00	472	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	543	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	334	152.86/cwt	150.00–155.00	511	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	338	143.11/cwt	142.50–145.00	484	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	154.72/cwt	152.50–157.50	589	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	145.44/cwt	142.50–150.00	556	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	388	137.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	532	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	432	128.42/cwt	125.00–132.50	555	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	436	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	643	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	438	138.71/cwt	135.00–142.50	608	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	133.84/cwt	130.00–137.50	633	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	476	124.62/cwt	122.50–127.50	593	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	125.43/cwt	123.00–128.00	659	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	133.49/cwt	132.50–135.00	702	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	581	111.89/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	120.01/cwt	117.50–122.50	700	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	628	115.78/cwt	112.50–119.00	727	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	109.79/cwt	107.50–112.50	750	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	728	98.72/cwt	97.50–100.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	738	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.50	784	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,362	91.76/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,250	3
Bulls	—	—	1,587	96.16/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,526	9
Bulls	—	—	1,787	103.07/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,842	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	481	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	51.95/cwt	50.00–54.00	491	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	69.84/cwt	69.00–71.00	761	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	64.23/cwt	62.00–66.00	739	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	69.86/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,015	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	65.75/cwt	64.00–67.00	973	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	1,003	613.22/cwt	600.00–625.00	6,151	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,020	1,090.32/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	11,121	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,236	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 Jun 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 0Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 0Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 25

Compared to market two weeks ago:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder cattle 3.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	222	175.00–185.00	181.62
8	—	583	117.50–122.50	120.01
4	—	288	160.00–165.00	163.78
9	—	473	130.00–137.50	133.84
4	—	738	105.00–107.50	106.25
9	—	628	112.50–119.00	115.78
5	—	683	107.50–112.50	109.79
15	—	438	135.00–142.50	138.71
6	—	382	142.50–150.00	145.44
7	—	334	150.00–155.00	152.86
2	—	795	100.00	100.00
8	—	525	123.00–128.00	125.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
4	—	526	132.50–135.00	133.49
5	—	334	160.00–165.00	162.49
5	—	436	145.00–150.00	147.45
6	—	381	152.50–157.50	154.72
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	122.50–127.50	124.62
2	—	728	97.50–100.00	98.72
9	—	432	125.00–132.50	128.42
4	—	338	142.50–145.00	143.11
4	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.56
4	—	581	110.00–115.00	111.89
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
6	—	388	135.00–140.00	137.15
1	—	775	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	130.00–132.50	131.24
4	—	581	120.00–122.50	121.89
6	—	325	144.00–152.50	147.32
7	—	385	140.00–145.00	142.16
2	—	203	175.00–180.00	177.47
8	—	431	135.00–140.00	136.62
4	—	276	155.00–160.00	158.10
7	—	529	124.00–130.00	126.91
3	—	633	117.50–120.00	118.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	534	115.00–122.50	117.78
1	—	795	97.50	97.50
12	—	384	130.00–137.50	133.58
3	—	733	100.00–102.50	101.68
12	—	435	125.00–132.50	128.73
4	—	686	105.00–110.00	106.74
14	—	482	122.50–128.00	124.68
7	—	329	137.50–142.50	139.74
8	—	574	112.50–118.00	115.05
5	—	628	110.00–115.00	112.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	115.00	115.00
3	—	728	110.00–112.50	110.82
4	—	645	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	130.00	130.00
3	—	585	136.00	136.00
5	—	510	140.00–142.00	141.60
11	—	742	115.00–119.00	117.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	91.00–92.00	91.76
6	—	1,787	101.00–106.00	103.07
9	—	1,587	94.00–99.00	96.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	945	50.00–54.00	51.95
1	—	830	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,090	69.00–71.00	69.84
14	—	1,151	62.00–66.00	64.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	64.00–67.00	65.75
6	—	1,453	68.00–71.00	69.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,195	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,003	600.00–625.00	613.22

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	6	—	1,020	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,090.32

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.