Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle lightly tested, feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 5.00 higher and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.05/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −56.04 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$146.05

48 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$3.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	147.71	736	28
Medium and Large 2	458	143.73	659	20

One grade step is worth $3.98/cwt here — about $77 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 sale48 hd

146.05

—

AL average15 barns · 1,160 hd

141.54

+4.52

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−56.04

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	—	High	1,649	87.76	1,447	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,205	61.44	740	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,036	57.38	594	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	48.84	476	8thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.90/cwt	150.00–155.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	173.75/cwt	172.50–175.00	747	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	796.02/cwt	700.00–870.00	6,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	160.90/cwt	157.50–162.50	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.32/cwt	127.50–130.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	142.55/cwt	140.00–147.50	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	592	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	964	780.16/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,521	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,000	663.13/cwt	650.00–675.00	6,631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,025	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,506	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	925	696.18/cwt	625.00–725.00	6,440	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	43.08/cwt	42.00–44.00	374	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	61.44/cwt	60.00–64.00	740	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	949	53.50/cwt	52.00–55.00	508	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	59.60/cwt	58.00–62.00	647	14
Bulls	—	—	1,832	93.67/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,716	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	81.84/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,218.43/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	16,449	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	916.90/cwt	800.00–975.00	11,645	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	932.38/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	12,074	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	971.48/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	12,668	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	802.17/cwt	775.00–850.00	9,698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	154.19/cwt	152.50–155.00	805	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	52.29/cwt	50.00–53.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	148.14/cwt	145.00–150.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	161.27/cwt	160.00–162.50	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	141.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.50	784	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	176.28/cwt	175.00–177.50	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	139.20/cwt	137.50–140.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	157.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	142.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	131.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	145.85/cwt	145.00–150.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	171.85/cwt	170.00–177.50	531	4

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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 165Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 35Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 16Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
8	—	476	150.00–155.00	152.90
3	—	620	127.50–130.00	128.32
7	—	529	140.00–147.50	142.55
3	—	592	130.00–135.00	132.49
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
4	—	309	170.00–177.50	171.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
4	—	435	145.00–150.00	148.14
2	—	340	160.00–162.50	161.27
2	—	675	115.00–117.50	116.21
6	—	361	150.00–160.00	157.84
1	—	455	142.50	142.50
4	—	515	130.00–135.00	131.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
3	—	522	152.50–155.00	154.19
2	—	380	170.00	170.00
2	—	313	175.00–177.50	176.28
1	—	425	167.50	167.50
2	—	625	125.00–135.00	130.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	160.00–165.00	161.70
2	—	430	172.50–175.00	173.75
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	152.50	152.50
3	—	265	157.50–162.50	160.90
2	—	545	137.50	137.50
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
2	—	608	125.00–129.00	127.01
8	—	439	140.00–145.00	142.18
6	—	387	145.00–150.00	145.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
4	—	341	140.00–145.00	141.87
3	—	505	130.00	130.00
3	—	368	137.50–140.00	139.20
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	132.50	132.50
1	—	555	125.00	125.00

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)	2	—	810	700.00–870.00	796.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	964	700.00–850.00	780.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	650.00–675.00	663.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,350	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,218.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,270	800.00–975.00	916.90
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	925	625.00–725.00	696.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,295	800.00–1,000.00	932.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,304	875.00–1,050.00	971.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,209	775.00–850.00	802.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	42.00–44.00	43.08
5	—	1,040	50.00–53.00	52.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,205	60.00–64.00	61.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	949	52.00–55.00	53.50
14	—	1,085	58.00–62.00	59.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,832	92.00–96.00	93.67
3	—	1,465	81.00–84.00	81.84

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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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