Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Market Lightly Tested. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.70/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$130.70

54 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$14.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

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	137.11	657	7thin
Medium and Large 2	426	132.74	566	33
Medium and Large 3	428	122.70	525	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.41/cwt here — about $131 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 sale54 hd

130.70

—

AL average15 barns · 1,420 hd

128.90

+1.80

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	1,703	83.70	1,426	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	60.41	871	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,044	58.25	608	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	877	46.40	407	3thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	60.41/cwt	59.00–62.00	871	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	46.40/cwt	45.00–48.00	407	3
Bulls	—	—	1,801	86.45/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,557	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,592	77.61/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,236	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	58.25/cwt	57.00–60.00	608	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	150.83/cwt	147.50–155.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	143.19/cwt	140.00–145.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	132.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	537	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	848	584.68/cwt	550.00–625.00	4,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	149.95/cwt	145.00–155.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	166.41/cwt	165.00–170.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	161.41/cwt	157.50–165.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	175.56/cwt	172.50–177.50	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	160.83/cwt	160.00–162.50	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.60/cwt	145.00–147.50	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	137.11/cwt	135.00–139.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	154.29/cwt	150.00–157.50	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	113.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.50	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	140.02/cwt	137.50–142.50	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	144.28/cwt	142.50–147.50	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.59/cwt	105.00–110.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	620	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,137.19/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	15,921	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	878.86/cwt	870.00–905.00	9,272	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,027.22/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	723.96/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	133.79/cwt	130.00–137.50	615	2

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 309Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 36Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	59.00–62.00	60.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	45.00–48.00	46.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,044	57.00–60.00	58.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,801	84.00–88.00	86.45
1	—	1,645	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,592	76.00–79.00	77.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	147.50–155.00	150.83
4	—	534	140.00–145.00	143.19
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
2	—	443	160.00–165.00	162.49
2	—	565	130.00–135.00	132.46
1	—	370	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	120.00–122.50	121.26
4	—	420	145.00–147.50	145.60
3	—	368	150.00–157.50	154.29
2	—	523	125.00–127.50	126.29
2	—	460	130.00–137.50	133.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	406	130.00–135.00	132.22
2	—	515	120.00–125.00	122.45
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
8	—	474	125.00–130.00	127.56
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
4	—	378	137.50–142.50	140.02
7	—	326	142.50–147.50	144.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	135.00–140.00	138.29
5	—	527	110.00–115.00	113.50
3	—	320	130.00–135.00	131.77
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
2	—	575	105.00–110.00	107.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	135.00–139.00	137.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	145.00–155.00	149.95
7	—	439	165.00–170.00	166.41
7	—	469	157.50–165.00	161.41
5	—	385	172.50–177.50	175.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	160.00–162.50	160.83
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	408	155.00–160.00	157.52

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	—	848	550.00–625.00	584.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,027.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	700.00–750.00	723.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.19
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,055	870.00–905.00	878.86

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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