Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $137.11/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$137.11

149 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$12.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	141.81	669	77
Medium and Large 2	469	132.94	624	53
Medium and Large 3	359	129.68	465	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.12/cwt here — about $204 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 sale149 hd

137.11

—

AL average16 barns · 1,932 hd

133.80

+3.30

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	1,574	91.04	1,433	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,293	71.06	919	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,057	63.03	666	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	898	52.27	469	9thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	280	169.96/cwt	167.50–175.00	476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	111.68/cwt	110.00–112.50	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	592	125.51/cwt	122.50–127.50	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	165.53/cwt	162.50–170.00	685	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	112.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.76/cwt	135.00–145.00	678	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	678	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	140.62/cwt	140.00–142.50	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	156.21/cwt	152.50–160.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	769	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	148.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	621	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	157.85/cwt	157.50–160.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	779	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,160	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	116.69/cwt	115.00–117.50	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	122.36/cwt	119.00–125.00	822	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	641	126.04/cwt	125.00–130.00	808	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,525	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	546.17/cwt	450.00–650.00	4,916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.94/cwt	167.50–175.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	179.08/cwt	175.00–182.50	573	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	62.65/cwt	62.00–63.00	650	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	54.27/cwt	53.00–57.00	506	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	48.28/cwt	48.00–49.00	401	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	814	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,287	72.50/cwt	70.00–74.00	933	7
Bulls	—	—	1,400	84.71/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,186	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	68.59/cwt	67.00–70.00	763	7
Bulls	—	—	1,661	94.21/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	1,009.23/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	9,103	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,343	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	926.13/cwt	900.00–950.00	7,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	133.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	532	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,031	724.10/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,465	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	58.65/cwt	57.00–60.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	122.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	140.09/cwt	137.50–142.50	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	146.81/cwt	142.50–150.00	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	126.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	491	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	994.09/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	11,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	549	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	129.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	162.50/cwt	160.00–167.50	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	152.05/cwt	150.00–157.50	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	163.49/cwt	160.00–167.50	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	170.93/cwt	167.50–172.50	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	181.91/cwt	177.50–185.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	133.24/cwt	127.50–135.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	137.41/cwt	132.50–140.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	130.84/cwt	130.00–135.00	734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	154.17/cwt	150.00–157.50	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	146.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	692	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	181.22/cwt	177.50–185.00	649	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 Apr 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 168Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	280	167.50–175.00	169.96
3	—	688	110.00–112.50	111.68
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
5	—	592	122.50–127.50	125.51
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
5	—	328	160.00–167.50	162.50
6	—	418	150.00–157.50	152.05
13	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.50
12	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	414	162.50–170.00	165.53
3	—	773	110.00–115.00	112.30
6	—	464	152.50–160.00	156.21
12	—	535	140.00–150.00	143.67
3	—	737	115.00–117.50	116.69
8	—	672	119.00–125.00	122.36
2	—	385	170.00–175.00	172.44
8	—	641	125.00–130.00	126.04
3	—	320	175.00–182.50	179.08
9	—	561	130.00–135.00	130.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	150.00–155.00	152.54
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
2	—	420	137.50–142.50	140.09
8	—	375	142.50–150.00	146.81
7	—	483	127.50–135.00	133.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	152.50	152.50
4	—	645	140.00–142.50	140.62
1	—	575	147.50	147.50
7	—	476	157.50–160.00	157.85
1	—	310	195.00	195.00
6	—	423	167.50–175.00	170.94
2	—	358	177.50–185.00	181.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	145.00–150.00	147.53
5	—	379	160.00–167.50	163.49
5	—	317	167.50–172.50	170.93
4	—	279	177.50–185.00	181.91
1	—	540	139.00	139.00
3	—	417	150.00–157.50	154.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	478	135.00–145.00	141.76
10	—	514	130.00–135.00	132.00
27	—	418	145.00–150.00	148.59
8	—	386	150.00–155.00	152.56
1	—	695	117.50	117.50
8	—	616	125.00–128.00	126.52
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	125.00	125.00
13	—	572	120.00–125.00	122.15
2	—	623	115.00–120.00	117.57
14	—	385	140.00–145.00	142.51
9	—	490	125.00–130.00	129.21
5	—	427	132.50–140.00	137.41
6	—	345	145.00–150.00	146.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	130.00–135.00	133.04
5	—	433	120.00–125.00	122.94
5	—	387	125.00–130.00	126.94
4	—	278	135.00–140.00	137.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	900	450.00–650.00	546.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,131	925.00–1,050.00	994.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,031	700.00–750.00	724.10
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	902	925.00–1,100.00	1,009.23
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	900.00–950.00	926.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,037	62.00–63.00	62.65
7	—	1,113	67.00–70.00	68.59
8	—	1,034	57.00–60.00	58.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	932	53.00–57.00	54.27
3	—	830	48.00–49.00	48.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	61.00	61.00
7	—	1,287	70.00–74.00	72.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	83.00–86.00	84.71
4	—	1,661	93.00–95.00	94.21

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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