Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.61/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$123.61

116 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$2.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	124.59	607	73
Medium and Large 2	368	121.94	448	43

One grade step is worth $2.65/cwt here — about $159 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 sale116 hd

123.61

—

AL average15 barns · 1,636 hd

122.81

+0.80

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	1,460	73.22	1,069	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,206	58.13	701	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,072	52.07	558	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	45.75	442	11

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	123.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	471	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	155.92/cwt	152.50–160.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	115.23/cwt	112.50–117.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	147.55/cwt	145.00–152.50	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	126.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	120.61/cwt	120.00–122.50	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	133.83/cwt	130.00–137.50	559	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	376	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.59/cwt	117.00–125.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	177.60/cwt	172.50–182.50	575	8
Bulls	—	—	1,460	73.22/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,069	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	52.07/cwt	50.00–54.00	558	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,206	58.13/cwt	56.00–60.00	701	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	45.75/cwt	43.00–47.00	442	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	138.71/cwt	137.50–140.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	134.38/cwt	127.50–136.00	715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	122.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	587	25
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	893	612.61/cwt	575.00–650.00	5,471	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	933	502.75/cwt	475.00–525.00	4,691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	112.72/cwt	110.00–120.00	484	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.32/cwt	137.50–145.00	547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	139.66/cwt	135.00–142.50	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	144.52/cwt	142.50–147.50	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	165.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	600	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	115.36/cwt	110.00–118.00	671	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	720.28/cwt	675.00–750.00	8,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	111.30/cwt	107.50–115.00	681	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	118.60/cwt	117.50–120.00	637	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	149.48/cwt	147.50–152.50	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	128.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	410	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	124.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	129.52/cwt	127.50–130.00	531	11

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 148Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 38Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 36

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	120.00–125.00	123.93
9	—	285	130.00–135.00	131.99
18	—	429	110.00–120.00	112.72
9	—	318	125.00–130.00	128.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	418	130.00–137.50	133.83
25	—	478	120.00–128.00	122.81
7	—	390	137.50–145.00	140.32
15	—	582	110.00–118.00	115.36
11	—	537	117.50–120.00	118.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	152.50–160.00	155.92
6	—	725	112.50–117.00	115.23
3	—	460	145.00–152.50	147.55
3	—	562	125.00–130.00	126.65
4	—	624	120.00–122.50	120.61
8	—	324	172.50–182.50	177.60
7	—	519	135.00–142.50	139.66
12	—	363	160.00–170.00	165.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	117.00–125.00	120.59
6	—	480	137.50–140.00	138.71
11	—	532	127.50–136.00	134.38
5	—	436	142.50–147.50	144.52
11	—	612	107.50–115.00	111.30
5	—	382	147.50–152.50	149.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.41
6	—	466	120.00–125.00	124.16
11	—	410	127.50–130.00	129.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	72.00–74.00	73.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,072	50.00–54.00	52.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,206	56.00–60.00	58.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	966	43.00–47.00	45.75

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	893	575.00–650.00	612.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	475.00–525.00	502.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,145	675.00–750.00	720.28

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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Russellville Stockyards

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle