Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement Cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.30/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$123.30

52 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

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

$2.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	376	124.75	470	19thin
Medium and Large 1	502	122.47	614	33

One grade step is worth $2.28/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale52 hd

123.30

—

AL average16 barns · 1,789 hd

120.59

+2.71

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	1,508	76.66	1,156	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,294	54.83	709	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	51.04	544	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	43.66	395	10

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	—	391	122.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	109.60/cwt	107.50–112.50	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.09/cwt	140.00–147.50	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	110.63/cwt	107.50–112.50	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	119.93/cwt	117.50–121.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	661	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	513.72/cwt	450.00–550.00	5,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.74/cwt	127.50–135.00	435	7
Bulls	—	—	1,748	81.19/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,419	4
Bulls	—	—	1,268	72.13/cwt	71.00–74.00	915	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	51.04/cwt	49.00–53.00	544	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	59.04/cwt	58.00–60.00	701	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	48.51/cwt	47.00–50.00	705	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	43.66/cwt	42.00–45.00	395	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	162.50/cwt	160.00–167.00	512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	116.61/cwt	112.50–119.00	711	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	853	663.42/cwt	575.00–750.00	5,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	114.40/cwt	112.50–116.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	125.06/cwt	122.50–127.50	583	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	752.56/cwt	675.00–825.00	6,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	124.99/cwt	122.50–127.50	715	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	880.66/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,586	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	781.31/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	140.67/cwt	137.50–145.00	581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	130.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	131.24/cwt	127.50–135.00	568	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	156.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	105.24/cwt	105.00–106.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	155.00/cwt	152.50–157.50	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	495	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 466Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	391	120.00–125.00	122.89
7	—	330	127.50–135.00	131.74
5	—	421	115.00–120.00	117.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	107.50–112.50	110.63
5	—	520	117.50–121.00	119.93
6	—	563	112.50–116.00	114.40
8	—	466	122.50–127.50	125.06
10	—	433	127.50–135.00	131.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	107.50–112.50	109.60
8	—	534	120.00–125.00	123.76
4	—	390	145.00–150.00	147.47
8	—	413	137.50–145.00	140.67
6	—	482	125.00–135.00	130.92
4	—	685	105.00–106.00	105.24
3	—	342	152.50–157.50	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	140.00–147.50	145.09
4	—	530	130.00–133.00	131.98
5	—	315	160.00–167.00	162.50
4	—	610	112.50–119.00	116.61
3	—	480	135.00–140.00	136.60
3	—	572	122.50–127.50	124.99
6	—	368	150.00–160.00	156.27

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,034	450.00–550.00	513.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,202	850.00–950.00	880.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,053	700.00–850.00	781.31
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	853	575.00–750.00	663.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	832	675.00–825.00	752.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,748	79.00–83.00	81.19
4	—	1,268	71.00–74.00	72.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,065	49.00–53.00	51.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	58.00–60.00	59.04
4	—	1,453	47.00–50.00	48.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	904	42.00–45.00	43.66

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle