Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.26/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −59.84 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$142.26

63 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$6.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	144.21	679	44
Medium and Large 2	438	137.73	604	19thin

One grade step is worth $6.48/cwt here — about $76 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 sale63 hd

142.26

—

AL average14 barns · 1,059 hd

127.39

+14.86

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−59.84

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	1,863	93.43	1,741	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	65.15	808	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	63.41	696	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	873	54.10	472	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	63.41/cwt	62.00–66.00	696	9
Bulls	—	—	1,535	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,305	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	95.54/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,858	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,158	69.51/cwt	68.00–72.00	805	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	56.42/cwt	55.00–58.00	792	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	54.10/cwt	51.00–56.00	472	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	821	718.49/cwt	700.00–775.00	5,899	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,245	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,006	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	949	783.73/cwt	675.00–875.00	7,438	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,118	977.01/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	10,923	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,510	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,630	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,100.26/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	14,171	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,185	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,540	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	21,945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	790	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	855	737.45/cwt	675.00–850.00	6,305	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	112.72/cwt	112.00–115.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	164.60/cwt	160.00–167.50	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	711	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,141.42/cwt	1,000.00–1,425.00	14,759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	136.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	131.04/cwt	130.00–133.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	153.09/cwt	150.00–155.00	664	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	155.45/cwt	155.00–157.50	560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.13/cwt	134.00–138.00	709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	128.19/cwt	125.00–132.50	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	120.63/cwt	120.00–122.50	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	115.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	126.11/cwt	125.00–129.00	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	142.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	133.83/cwt	132.50–135.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	126.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	141.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	543	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	932.91/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	10,598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	144.09/cwt	140.00–147.50	679	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	1,138.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	16,030	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	1,253.74/cwt	1,150.00–1,375.00	15,910	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	1,070.30/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	10,393	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	841.96/cwt	775.00–950.00	6,803	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.80/cwt	122.50–125.00	588	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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 381Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 50Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 45Year ago 14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,098	62.00–66.00	63.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	68.00–72.00	69.51
2	—	1,403	55.00–58.00	56.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	873	51.00–56.00	54.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,945	94.00–97.00	95.54

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)	4	—	821	700.00–775.00	718.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	855	675.00–850.00	737.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,293	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,141.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,136	825.00–1,025.00	932.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	949	675.00–875.00	783.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	875.00–1,075.00	977.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,288	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,408	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,138.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,269	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,253.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,540	1,425.00	1,425.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	971	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,070.30
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	808	775.00–950.00	841.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	122.50	122.50
4	—	680	112.00–115.00	112.72
5	—	336	160.00–167.50	164.60
12	—	434	150.00–155.00	153.09
6	—	360	155.00–157.50	155.45
7	—	525	134.00–138.00	135.13
4	—	571	125.00–132.50	128.19
5	—	471	140.00–147.50	144.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	155.00–157.50	156.24
4	—	480	130.00–135.00	133.75
6	—	527	125.00–129.00	126.11
2	—	413	135.00–140.00	137.55
3	—	383	140.00–145.00	141.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
2	—	515	125.00–128.00	126.47
1	—	580	122.50	122.50
4	—	414	135.00–140.00	136.28
6	—	470	130.00–133.00	131.04
9	—	374	140.00–145.00	142.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	120.00–122.50	120.63
7	—	579	115.00–118.00	115.99
3	—	362	132.50–135.00	133.83
3	—	422	125.00–130.00	126.60
2	—	475	122.50–125.00	123.80

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle