Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.02/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −71.07 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$131.02

112 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$6.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	133.28	690	74
Medium and Large 2	503	126.64	637	38

One grade step is worth $6.64/cwt here — about $53 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 sale112 hd

131.02

—

AL average16 barns · 1,490 hd

136.21

−5.18

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−71.07

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	1,721	80.34	1,383	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,397	60.27	842	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	56.54	635	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	42.35	433	7thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	179.37/cwt	175.00–185.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	136.86/cwt	135.00–140.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	103.74/cwt	100.00–105.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.50	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	159.03/cwt	155.00–162.50	663	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	153.19/cwt	150.00–157.50	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	149.00/cwt	147.50–153.00	560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	125.23/cwt	122.50–129.00	723	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	150.62/cwt	150.00–152.50	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	877	457.89/cwt	425.00–475.00	4,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	139.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	666	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	116.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	720	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.71/cwt	127.50–135.00	695	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	109.19/cwt	107.50–111.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	148.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	650	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	698	427.42/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	131.14/cwt	129.00–135.00	700	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	140.66/cwt	137.50–145.00	744	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	52.96/cwt	51.00–55.00	605	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	42.35/cwt	40.00–44.00	433	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	56.36/cwt	55.00–59.00	828	7
Bulls	—	—	1,540	79.55/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,225	3
Bulls	—	—	1,485	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,099	2
Bulls	—	—	2,230	87.87/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,960	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,218.76/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	16,734	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,385	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	64.17/cwt	62.00–66.00	850	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	59.77/cwt	59.00–62.00	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	103.46/cwt	100.00–107.50	706	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	127.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	583	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	122.49/cwt	120.00–127.50	708	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	605.85/cwt	525.00–675.00	6,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	695.55/cwt	595.00–795.00	4,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	148.56/cwt	142.50–150.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	137.50/cwt	132.50–140.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	140.50/cwt	135.00–142.50	507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	133.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	159.28/cwt	157.50–160.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	117.45/cwt	115.00–122.50	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	120.03/cwt	117.50–122.50	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	163.73/cwt	160.00–167.50	442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	154.52/cwt	152.50–157.50	499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	165.44/cwt	162.50–170.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	145.03/cwt	142.50–147.50	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 561Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 55Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	735	95.00	95.00
4	—	628	105.00–110.00	107.53
4	—	655	102.50	102.50
3	—	455	130.00	130.00
3	—	578	110.00–115.00	112.49
5	—	445	132.50–140.00	137.50
3	—	532	117.50–122.50	120.03
4	—	270	160.00–167.50	163.73
6	—	323	152.50–157.50	154.52
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	160.00–165.00	162.49
4	—	728	100.00–105.00	103.74
7	—	388	150.00–157.50	153.19
19	—	479	135.00–145.00	139.03
9	—	616	115.00–120.00	116.94
12	—	528	127.50–135.00	131.71
5	—	669	107.50–111.00	109.19
9	—	439	145.00–150.00	148.03
6	—	578	120.00–127.50	122.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	175.00–185.00	179.37
4	—	566	130.00–135.00	131.23
10	—	417	155.00–162.50	159.03
4	—	459	150.00–152.50	150.62
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
4	—	529	137.50–145.00	140.66
11	—	393	162.50–170.00	165.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.49
3	—	465	140.00	140.00
7	—	429	142.50–150.00	148.56
1	—	315	167.50	167.50
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
7	—	361	157.50–160.00	159.28
2	—	505	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	135.00–140.00	136.86
6	—	428	140.00–147.50	143.45
10	—	376	147.50–153.00	149.00
9	—	577	122.50–129.00	125.23
15	—	534	129.00–135.00	131.14
3	—	618	115.00–122.50	117.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	682	100.00–107.50	103.46
11	—	458	125.00–130.00	127.26
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
5	—	361	135.00–142.50	140.50
5	—	433	130.00–135.00	133.01
1	—	585	117.50	117.50
4	—	324	142.50–147.50	145.03

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)	3	—	877	425.00–475.00	457.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	525.00–675.00	605.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	698	400.00–450.00	427.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,373	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,218.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	593	595.00–795.00	695.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,143	51.00–55.00	52.96
10	—	1,104	59.00–62.00	59.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,022	40.00–44.00	42.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,469	55.00–59.00	56.36
7	—	1,324	62.00–66.00	64.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	78.00–81.00	79.55
2	—	1,485	74.00	74.00
2	—	2,230	86.00–90.00	87.87

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

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