Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $142.70/cwt on 131 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −59.39 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$142.70

131 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$15.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	150.12	705	70
Medium and Large 2	531	134.18	713	61

One grade step is worth $15.94/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale131 hd

142.70

—

AL average15 barns · 1,384 hd

139.00

+3.70

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−59.39

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	1,800	91.59	1,649	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,239	66.90	829	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	63.54	707	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	888	50.32	447	8thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	—	1,947	94.57/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,841	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	51.61/cwt	50.00–54.00	469	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	46.47/cwt	45.00–48.00	383	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	62.11/cwt	60.00–64.00	856	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,169	69.29/cwt	68.00–72.00	810	8
Bulls	—	—	1,507	85.62/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,170.41/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	14,747	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	725.68/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	188.72/cwt	185.00–192.50	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	137.81/cwt	136.00–140.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	131.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.75/cwt	147.50–154.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.50	618	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.04/cwt	130.00–137.50	709	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	156.85/cwt	152.50–160.00	681	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.91/cwt	125.00–130.00	799	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	150.02/cwt	147.50–152.50	699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	161.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	149.38/cwt	147.50–155.00	547	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	174.95/cwt	172.50–177.50	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.60/cwt	132.50–136.00	696	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	721	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	883.63/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	11,204	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,065	740.73/cwt	650.00–825.00	7,889	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	958	756.07/cwt	675.00–825.00	7,243	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	935	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	137.68/cwt	136.00–140.00	790	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	69.97/cwt	69.00–71.00	845	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	64.38/cwt	62.00–66.00	726	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	108.89/cwt	107.50–110.00	855	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	57.82/cwt	56.00–60.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	167.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.12/cwt	120.00–125.00	653	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	158.08/cwt	157.50–160.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	169.04/cwt	167.50–172.50	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	127.41/cwt	122.50–130.00	708	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	887.02/cwt	825.00–925.00	10,937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	237	146.73/cwt	145.00–147.50	348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	144.17/cwt	142.50–147.50	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	139.29/cwt	137.50–140.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	138.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	152.12/cwt	150.00–155.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	113.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	180.92/cwt	175.00–185.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 435Year ago 96

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 65Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 34Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,947	93.00–96.00	94.57
3	—	1,507	85.00–87.00	85.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	909	50.00–54.00	51.61
2	—	825	45.00–48.00	46.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,379	60.00–64.00	62.11
8	—	1,169	68.00–72.00	69.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	69.00–71.00	69.97
11	—	1,127	62.00–66.00	64.38
5	—	1,026	56.00–60.00	57.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	145.00	145.00
20	—	434	152.50–160.00	156.85
9	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.91
9	—	466	147.50–152.50	150.02
7	—	362	160.00–165.00	161.46
3	—	272	172.50–177.50	174.95
13	—	574	136.00–140.00	137.68
5	—	312	167.50–172.50	169.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	635	120.00	120.00
16	—	525	130.00–137.50	135.04
4	—	785	107.50–110.00	108.89
4	—	336	157.50–160.00	158.08
6	—	556	122.50–130.00	127.41
6	—	445	142.50–147.50	144.17
7	—	484	137.50–140.00	139.29
2	—	675	115.00–117.00	116.03
7	—	384	150.00–155.00	152.12
4	—	731	110.00–115.00	113.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	293	185.00–192.50	188.72
2	—	535	147.50–154.00	150.75
1	—	755	127.50	127.50
1	—	665	136.00	136.00
1	—	310	185.00	185.00
2	—	355	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.60
2	—	443	150.00–155.00	152.51
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	205	190.00	190.00
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
4	—	692	128.00	128.00
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
3	—	288	175.00–185.00	180.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	136.00–140.00	137.81
13	—	430	140.00–147.50	143.65
8	—	366	147.50–155.00	149.38
13	—	517	132.50–136.00	134.60
4	—	568	125.00–133.00	126.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	130.00–135.00	131.73
1	—	630	117.50	117.50
2	—	595	120.00	120.00
13	—	535	120.00–125.00	122.12
3	—	237	145.00–147.50	146.73
7	—	480	125.00–130.00	128.65
8	—	367	135.00–140.00	138.42
1	—	655	112.50	112.50
3	—	310	140.00	140.00
3	—	265	142.50	142.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,260	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,170.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,233	825.00–925.00	887.02
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	828	700.00–750.00	725.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	750.00–1,000.00	883.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,065	650.00–825.00	740.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	675.00–825.00	756.07

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle