Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available, market not covered last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.62/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$118.62

77 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	119.90	568	50
Medium and Large 2	401	116.27	466	27

One grade step is worth $3.63/cwt here — about $101 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 sale77 hd

118.62

—

AL average5 barns · 291 hd

117.43

+1.20

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	—	Average	1,653	75.71	1,251	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,259	52.74	664	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	48.19	532	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	43.24	448	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	132.56/cwt	127.50–137.50	684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	110.01/cwt	107.50–112.50	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	110.64/cwt	110.00–112.50	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	124.08/cwt	123.00–125.00	545	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	135.96/cwt	130.00–142.50	697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.06/cwt	130.00–137.50	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	131.78/cwt	127.50–135.00	556	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	784.07/cwt	725.00–850.00	9,111	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	698.32/cwt	675.00–725.00	7,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	146.69/cwt	145.00–147.50	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.50	455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	145.87/cwt	145.00–147.50	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	103.75/cwt	102.50–107.50	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	102.48/cwt	100.00–107.50	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	118.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	462	8
Bulls	—	—	1,980	80.03/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,585	4
Bulls	—	—	1,326	71.39/cwt	69.00–73.00	947	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	48.19/cwt	46.00–50.00	532	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	52.74/cwt	51.00–55.00	664	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	43.24/cwt	43.00–44.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	149.19/cwt	147.50–150.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	138.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	521	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	803	459.78/cwt	450.00–470.00	3,692	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	945	398.81/cwt	375.00–425.00	3,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	118.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	152.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	109.85/cwt	105.00–112.50	692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	143.98/cwt	142.50–145.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	120.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	113.00/cwt	112.50–115.00	502	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	119.54/cwt	117.00–122.50	571	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	106.03/cwt	102.50–110.00	714	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	131.25/cwt	130.00–132.50	407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	114.37/cwt	110.00–117.50	606	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	126.14/cwt	125.00–130.00	361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	144.57/cwt	140.00–147.50	529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	142.04/cwt	137.50–145.00	663	5

How this sale compares

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 Jan 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 407Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 59Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 33Year ago 35

No trends available, market not covered last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	127.50–137.50	132.56
3	—	425	145.00–147.50	145.87
3	—	628	110.00–115.00	112.46
4	—	675	102.50–107.50	103.75
3	—	390	147.50–150.00	149.19
9	—	569	115.00–125.00	118.20
5	—	467	137.50–145.00	142.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	107.50–112.50	110.01
7	—	422	127.50–135.00	131.78
3	—	377	135.00–140.00	138.27
7	—	537	115.00–125.00	120.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	120.00–125.00	123.27
4	—	458	110.00–112.50	110.64
3	—	513	100.00–107.50	102.48
8	—	389	115.00–120.00	118.73
5	—	444	112.50–115.00	113.00
4	—	286	125.00–130.00	126.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	439	123.00–125.00	124.08
5	—	361	125.00–127.50	125.98
6	—	630	105.00–112.50	109.85
10	—	478	117.00–122.50	119.54
4	—	310	130.00–132.50	131.25
12	—	530	110.00–117.50	114.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	135.00–140.00	138.29
5	—	471	130.00–137.50	133.06
5	—	366	140.00–147.50	144.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	130.00–142.50	135.96
6	—	438	145.00–147.50	146.69
4	—	358	150.00–160.00	152.55
5	—	481	142.50–145.00	143.98
5	—	673	102.50–110.00	106.03

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,162	725.00–850.00	784.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	675.00–725.00	698.32
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	803	450.00–470.00	459.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	375.00–425.00	398.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,980	78.00–82.00	80.03
4	—	1,326	69.00–73.00	71.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,103	46.00–50.00	48.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,259	51.00–55.00	52.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,036	43.00–44.00	43.24

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle