Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cows sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.01/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$127.01

51 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$10.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	130.85	570	33
Medium and Large 2	404	119.97	484	18thin

One grade step is worth $10.88/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 sale51 hd

127.01

—

AL average16 barns · 1,263 hd

127.19

−0.19

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	1,655	88.33	1,462	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,258	66.98	843	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,020	57.83	590	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	45.41	466	7thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	54.70/cwt	52.00–56.00	572	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	62.01/cwt	60.00–64.00	611	6
Bulls	—	—	1,563	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,313	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	161.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	114.96/cwt	112.50–117.50	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	132.47/cwt	130.00–137.50	375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	174.48/cwt	172.50–175.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	128.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	108.71/cwt	107.50–110.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	143.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	662	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	883	600.55/cwt	500.00–650.00	5,303	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	861	815.29/cwt	775.00–875.00	7,020	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	127.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	136.42/cwt	135.00–137.50	486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	133.20/cwt	130.00–137.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	162.41/cwt	160.00–167.50	430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	168.37/cwt	165.00–172.50	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	243	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	444	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	598	489.55/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,928	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,275	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	45.41/cwt	43.00–47.00	466	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	66.98/cwt	66.00–68.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	140.83/cwt	139.00–142.50	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	133.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	153.74/cwt	152.50–155.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	116.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	123.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	119.39/cwt	117.50–120.00	497	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	914.47/cwt	800.00–950.00	11,339	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	552.35/cwt	500.00–650.00	6,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	139.96/cwt	135.00–142.50	453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	136.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	148.85/cwt	145.00–152.50	545	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	820.91/cwt	775.00–875.00	9,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	104.12/cwt	100.00–107.50	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	152.96/cwt	150.00–157.50	653	10

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 305Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 30Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 19Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,046	52.00–56.00	54.70
6	—	985	60.00–64.00	62.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,026	43.00–47.00	45.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	66.00–68.00	66.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,840	97.00	97.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	160.00–165.00	161.30
5	—	283	172.50–175.00	174.48
1	—	690	117.50	117.50
3	—	575	124.00–130.00	126.27
3	—	462	140.00–150.00	143.29
3	—	337	165.00–172.50	168.37
2	—	243	180.00–185.00	182.53
5	—	535	135.00–140.00	136.98
10	—	427	150.00–157.50	152.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	112.50–117.50	114.96
3	—	283	130.00–137.50	132.47
6	—	373	120.00–125.00	123.70
4	—	416	117.50–120.00	119.39
3	—	513	100.00–107.50	104.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	120.00–125.00	121.98
2	—	623	107.50–110.00	108.71
6	—	486	125.00–130.00	127.11
6	—	356	135.00–137.50	136.42
5	—	327	139.00–142.50	140.83
5	—	428	130.00–135.00	133.97
2	—	263	152.50–155.00	153.74
3	—	558	115.00–120.00	116.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	155.00–160.00	157.52
5	—	416	140.00–145.00	142.03
8	—	516	125.00–130.00	128.72
3	—	487	130.00–137.00	133.20
3	—	265	160.00–167.50	162.41
3	—	568	120.00–125.00	121.63
3	—	628	115.00–120.00	117.54
4	—	366	145.00–152.50	148.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	130.00–135.00	132.92
5	—	424	120.00–130.00	123.07
4	—	324	135.00–142.50	139.96

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	883	500.00–650.00	600.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	861	775.00–875.00	815.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	598	485.00–500.00	489.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,240	800.00–950.00	914.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,105	500.00–650.00	552.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,160	775.00–875.00	820.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	450.00	450.00

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

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