Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls lightly tested and Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers lightly tested and feeder bulls and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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 $128.95/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$128.95

113 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$4.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	130.60	638	74
Medium and Large 2	434	125.81	547	39

One grade step is worth $4.79/cwt here — about $91 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 sale113 hd

128.95

—

AL average15 barns · 1,532 hd

123.76

+5.18

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,235	69.41	857	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	983	60.61	596	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	882	50.37	444	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	623	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	126.73/cwt	125.00–132.50	731	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	1,104.39/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	15,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	133.45/cwt	132.50–135.00	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	120.44/cwt	120.00–120.50	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	878	677.99/cwt	600.00–775.00	5,953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	127.42/cwt	125.00–132.50	651	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	800	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.50	557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	106.50/cwt	105.00–110.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	141.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	665	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,043	737.77/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,190	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,520	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	71.90/cwt	71.00–73.00	927	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	66.35/cwt	66.00–67.00	831	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,004	62.52/cwt	62.00–65.00	628	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	921	55.49/cwt	54.00–58.00	511	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	933	875.98/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,173	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,005	887.50/cwt	850.00–925.00	8,919	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	51.55/cwt	50.00–53.00	437	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	71.33/cwt	71.00–72.00	802	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,214	66.60/cwt	64.00–68.00	809	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	64.25/cwt	63.00–65.00	664	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	498	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	10,634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	975.48/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	10,096	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	852.55/cwt	775.00–975.00	10,282	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.80/cwt	132.50–135.00	702	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,142	790.69/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	130.69/cwt	127.50–132.50	478	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	156.37/cwt	155.00–157.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.63/cwt	120.00–127.50	642	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,378.90/cwt	1,325.00–1,425.00	19,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.61/cwt	105.00–112.50	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	118.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	619	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	126.23/cwt	125.00–127.50	534	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	137.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	594	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	122.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	712	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	145.14/cwt	140.00–147.50	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.01/cwt	132.50–135.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	135.82/cwt	132.50–137.50	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	122.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	136.57/cwt	135.00–142.50	559	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	142.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	531	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	146.15/cwt	145.00–148.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	736	96.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	117.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	132.15/cwt	127.50–135.00	618	7

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 May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 444Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 60Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 50Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	123.00–125.00	124.01
10	—	577	125.00–132.50	126.73
5	—	369	150.00–152.50	150.98
4	—	713	105.00–110.00	106.50
4	—	469	140.00–145.00	141.83
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
5	—	518	132.50–135.00	134.01
5	—	417	145.00–148.00	146.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	110.00–115.00	112.51
16	—	519	120.00–127.50	123.63
8	—	675	105.00–112.50	109.61
14	—	431	135.00–140.00	137.84
9	—	373	140.00–145.00	142.25
5	—	736	95.00–100.00	96.46
7	—	569	115.00–120.00	117.87
7	—	468	127.50–135.00	132.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	480	132.50–135.00	133.45
8	—	628	120.00–120.50	120.44
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
12	—	511	125.00–132.50	127.42
11	—	580	120.00–125.00	122.73
32	—	409	135.00–142.50	136.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	127.50–132.50	130.69
12	—	522	115.00–120.00	118.63
10	—	423	125.00–127.50	126.23
6	—	337	132.50–137.50	135.82
4	—	466	120.00–125.00	122.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	132.50–135.00	133.80
3	—	432	155.00–157.00	156.37
2	—	590	125.00	125.00
3	—	482	140.00–147.50	145.14
2	—	377	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,373	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,104.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,378	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,378.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	700.00–775.00	737.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	850.00–925.00	887.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,142	750.00–850.00	790.69
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	878	600.00–775.00	677.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	933	850.00–900.00	875.98
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	950.00–1,000.00	975.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,206	775.00–975.00	852.55
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,289	71.00–73.00	71.90
3	—	1,253	66.00–67.00	66.35
3	—	1,125	71.00–72.00	71.33
5	—	1,214	64.00–68.00	66.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,004	62.00–65.00	62.52
4	—	921	54.00–58.00	55.49
4	—	1,034	63.00–65.00	64.25
1	—	905	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	50.00–53.00	51.55
1	—	950	48.00	48.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle