Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle lightly tested, slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.11/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.99 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$130.11

97 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$9.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	134.16	687	57
Medium and Large 2	483	124.32	601	40

One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about $86 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 sale97 hd

130.11

—

AL average16 barns · 1,072 hd

134.30

−4.19

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−71.99

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	—	High	1,633	87.28	1,425	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	60.10	763	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,023	53.33	546	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	45.00	456	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	117.75/cwt	117.50–118.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	121.90/cwt	120.00–125.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	708	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	155.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	161.52/cwt	160.00–167.50	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	103.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	137.86/cwt	135.00–140.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	121.50/cwt	118.00–122.00	700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	144.17/cwt	140.00–147.50	673	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	836.11/cwt	800.00–875.00	7,901	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	955	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,969	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	883	761.12/cwt	725.00–800.00	6,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	131.39/cwt	130.00–133.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	107.51/cwt	106.00–109.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	173.07/cwt	170.00–175.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	114.19/cwt	110.00–117.50	754	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	45.00/cwt	43.00–46.00	456	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	60.10/cwt	59.00–62.00	763	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	53.33/cwt	52.00–55.00	546	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,616	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	84.56/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	143.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	592	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	705.79/cwt	625.00–850.00	8,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	146.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	487	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	787.32/cwt	750.00–825.00	8,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	119.14/cwt	117.50–120.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	116.68/cwt	115.00–117.50	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	123.72/cwt	122.50–125.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	164.19/cwt	160.00–167.50	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	135.77/cwt	135.00–140.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	131.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	122.29/cwt	119.00–125.00	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	178.84/cwt	175.00–180.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	131.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	126.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	91.29/cwt	90.00–95.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.75/cwt	127.50–137.50	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	111.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	644	113.76/cwt	110.00–115.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	126.46/cwt	125.00–129.00	674	4

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 Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 237Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 60Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 31Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	150.00–160.00	153.23
3	—	467	140.00–147.50	144.17
2	—	640	122.50	122.50
4	—	334	170.00–175.00	173.07
3	—	360	160.00–167.50	164.19
4	—	274	175.00–180.00	178.84
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
3	—	530	127.50–137.50	131.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	145.00–150.00	148.24
3	—	427	135.00–140.00	136.64
4	—	464	125.00–130.00	126.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	117.50–118.00	117.75
2	—	443	134.00–135.00	134.50
12	—	576	118.00–122.00	121.50
4	—	469	130.00–133.00	131.39
2	—	713	106.00–109.00	107.51
2	—	663	114.00–115.00	114.51
4	—	533	125.00–129.00	126.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	115.00–120.00	117.48
7	—	382	125.00–130.00	127.42
6	—	435	122.50–125.00	123.72
5	—	321	130.00–135.00	131.34
3	—	533	110.00–115.00	111.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	120.00–125.00	121.90
7	—	374	135.00–140.00	137.86
4	—	343	140.00–150.00	146.22
3	—	518	117.50–120.00	119.14
3	—	562	115.00–117.50	116.68
7	—	421	130.00–135.00	131.44
4	—	718	90.00–95.00	91.29
4	—	644	110.00–115.00	113.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	537	130.00–135.00	131.93
6	—	372	150.00–160.00	155.45
5	—	341	160.00–167.50	161.52
3	—	708	100.00–105.00	103.34
3	—	660	110.00–117.50	114.19
6	—	412	140.00–150.00	143.81
7	—	461	135.00–140.00	135.77
7	—	623	119.00–125.00	122.29
10	—	573	125.00–130.00	126.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	800.00–875.00	836.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	750.00–825.00	787.32
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	883	725.00–800.00	761.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,188	625.00–850.00	705.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	43.00–46.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,270	59.00–62.00	60.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,023	52.00–55.00	53.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,470	83.00–86.00	84.56

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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Bulls · 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