Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $144.10/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −57.99 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$144.10

66 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$1.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	145.02	695	32
Medium and Large 2	415	143.23	594	34

One grade step is worth $1.79/cwt here — about $101 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 sale66 hd

144.10

—

AL average14 barns · 1,034 hd

137.60

+6.50

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−57.99

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	—	Average	1,792	82.64	1,481	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,283	65.41	839	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	58.09	653	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	40.49	402	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	153.94/cwt	150.00–157.50	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	124.32/cwt	120.00–127.50	602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	154.12/cwt	152.50–157.50	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	160.77/cwt	160.00–165.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	108.73/cwt	107.50–110.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.68/cwt	130.00–132.50	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	113.75/cwt	112.50–115.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	165.43/cwt	162.50–170.00	467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.50	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	139.67/cwt	137.50–142.50	668	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	953	601.84/cwt	500.00–700.00	5,736	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	922	466.55/cwt	450.00–500.00	4,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	150.74/cwt	149.00–152.50	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	131.23/cwt	130.00–132.50	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	133.59/cwt	130.00–136.00	712	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	40.49/cwt	39.00–42.00	402	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	65.41/cwt	64.00–67.00	839	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	58.09/cwt	56.00–59.00	653	7
Bulls	—	—	1,776	84.12/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,494	4
Bulls	—	—	1,582	76.74/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,214	3
Bulls	—	—	2,138	88.51/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	135.33/cwt	132.50–137.50	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	119.59/cwt	115.00–122.50	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	164.06/cwt	162.50–167.50	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	159.58/cwt	157.50–162.50	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	133.77/cwt	130.00–137.50	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	148.39/cwt	145.00–152.50	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	118.78/cwt	117.50–120.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	151.64/cwt	147.50–155.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	114.98/cwt	112.50–117.50	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	157.18/cwt	155.00–160.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	130.57/cwt	127.50–132.50	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	146.90/cwt	142.50–150.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.41/cwt	135.00–142.50	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	144.16/cwt	142.50–147.50	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	160.58/cwt	160.00–162.50	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	140.83/cwt	137.50–145.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	141.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	771.83/cwt	700.00–825.00	6,082	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	591.16/cwt	560.00–625.00	4,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	138.49/cwt	132.50–142.50	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	158.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	576	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	645.09/cwt	575.00–700.00	7,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	748	3

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 409Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 74Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 17Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	150.00–157.50	153.94
3	—	570	130.00–132.50	131.68
2	—	708	112.50–115.00	113.75
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
5	—	320	162.50–167.50	164.06
5	—	377	157.50–162.50	159.58
4	—	491	142.50–150.00	146.90
4	—	528	135.00–142.50	139.41
3	—	615	120.00–125.00	121.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	282	162.50–170.00	165.43
4	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.52
6	—	560	115.00–122.50	119.59
2	—	493	130.00–137.50	133.77
3	—	360	145.00–152.50	148.39
8	—	319	155.00–160.00	157.18
6	—	438	137.50–145.00	140.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	120.00–127.50	124.32
2	—	613	107.50–110.00	108.73
6	—	371	132.50–137.50	135.33
2	—	518	117.50–120.00	118.78
3	—	577	112.50–117.50	114.98
1	—	745	102.50	102.50
4	—	431	127.50–132.50	130.57
8	—	326	140.00–145.00	141.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	120.00–127.50	123.48
4	—	478	137.50–142.50	139.67
5	—	533	130.00–136.00	133.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	152.50–157.50	154.12
7	—	411	160.00–165.00	160.77
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
3	—	590	135.00	135.00
3	—	385	170.00	170.00
2	—	513	149.00–152.50	150.74
2	—	630	130.00–132.50	131.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	147.50–155.00	151.64
3	—	483	142.50–147.50	144.16
4	—	331	160.00–162.50	160.58
5	—	511	132.50–142.50	138.49
9	—	363	155.00–160.00	158.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	500.00–700.00	601.84
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	922	450.00–500.00	466.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,137	575.00–700.00	645.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	788	700.00–825.00	771.83
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	560.00–625.00	591.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	39.00–42.00	40.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,283	64.00–67.00	65.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,124	56.00–59.00	58.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,776	83.00–86.00	84.12
3	—	1,582	75.00–79.00	76.74
2	—	2,138	88.00–89.00	88.51

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

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