Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.63/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$134.63

117 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$6.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	136.58	632	84
Medium and Large 2	416	129.68	540	33

One grade step is worth $6.90/cwt here — about $92 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 sale117 hd

134.63

—

AL average15 barns · 1,511 hd

127.13

+7.50

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	1,577	82.23	1,297	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	59.69	881	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	59.64	681	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	44.34	458	8thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	363	135.06/cwt	132.50–137.50	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	163.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	687	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.50	669	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	142.84/cwt	137.00–146.00	620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	119.07/cwt	117.50–120.00	754	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,743	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	142.13/cwt	137.50–147.50	659	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.73/cwt	170.00–177.50	565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	133.86/cwt	132.50–136.00	620	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	144.47/cwt	140.00–148.00	750	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	133.57/cwt	127.50–137.50	715	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	132.15/cwt	127.50–135.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	167.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	149.54/cwt	147.50–157.50	480	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	152.20/cwt	150.00–159.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	123.13/cwt	120.00–127.50	761	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	990	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,178	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	428.06/cwt	400.00–450.00	3,317	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	44.34/cwt	42.00–46.00	458	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	55.75/cwt	55.00–57.00	832	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	64.95/cwt	64.00–66.00	945	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	62.25/cwt	61.00–63.00	721	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	54.42/cwt	53.00–56.00	603	2
Bulls	—	—	1,522	77.41/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	140.60/cwt	137.50–142.50	465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.90/cwt	160.00–162.50	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	106.62/cwt	105.00–110.00	773	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	723.61/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,227	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	16,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	701.75/cwt	625.00–785.00	7,839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	165.82/cwt	165.00–167.50	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	130.09/cwt	125.00–132.50	613	9
Bulls	—	—	1,360	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,292	1
Bulls	—	—	1,714	86.27/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	129.67/cwt	127.50–132.50	568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	108.71/cwt	107.50–110.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	138.94/cwt	135.00–142.50	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.49/cwt	120.00–127.50	570	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	160.36/cwt	157.50–165.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	116.12/cwt	115.00–118.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	146.14/cwt	142.50–152.50	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	145.76/cwt	145.00–147.50	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	155.30/cwt	152.50–157.50	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	145.01/cwt	140.00–147.50	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	115.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	152.59/cwt	147.50–157.00	661	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	125.79/cwt	122.50–128.00	731	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	131.10/cwt	127.50–135.00	687	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	154.58/cwt	152.50–157.50	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	145.68/cwt	142.50–147.50	568	15

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 Mar 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 562Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 40Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 29Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	132.50–137.50	135.06
4	—	331	137.50–142.50	140.60
8	—	438	127.50–132.50	129.67
15	—	465	120.00–127.50	122.49
3	—	283	145.00–147.50	145.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	513	129.00–132.50	130.50
12	—	434	137.00–146.00	142.84
10	—	463	132.50–136.00	133.86
13	—	321	147.50–157.50	149.54
5	—	623	110.00–120.00	115.39
15	—	581	122.50–128.00	125.79
15	—	390	142.50–147.50	145.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	420	160.00–165.00	163.54
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
8	—	325	170.00–177.50	173.73
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
13	—	519	140.00–148.00	144.47
7	—	566	127.50–135.00	132.15
8	—	374	165.00–170.00	167.17
8	—	481	150.00–159.00	152.20
4	—	618	120.00–127.50	123.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	160.00–162.50	161.90
6	—	337	165.00–167.50	165.82
8	—	415	152.50–157.50	155.30
7	—	479	140.00–147.50	145.01
2	—	290	175.00	175.00
7	—	524	127.50–135.00	131.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
9	—	471	125.00–132.50	130.09
2	—	623	107.50–110.00	108.71
7	—	437	135.00–142.50	138.94
5	—	581	115.00–118.00	116.12
8	—	370	142.50–152.50	146.14
5	—	523	120.00–125.00	121.99
6	—	320	152.50–157.50	154.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	633	117.50–120.00	119.07
13	—	464	137.50–147.50	142.13
2	—	555	125.00	125.00
13	—	535	127.50–137.50	133.57
3	—	725	105.00–110.00	106.62
4	—	690	110.00–115.00	111.99
4	—	376	157.50–165.00	160.36
19	—	433	147.50–157.00	152.59

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	775	400.00–450.00	428.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,137	675.00–800.00	723.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,117	625.00–785.00	701.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,033	42.00–46.00	44.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	55.00–57.00	55.75
3	—	1,455	64.00–66.00	64.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	61.00–63.00	62.25
2	—	1,108	53.00–56.00	54.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,522	76.00–79.00	77.41
1	—	1,360	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,714	84.00–88.00	86.27

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