Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold steady wit a firm undertone, with best demand noted on feeder steers. 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 $124.81/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$124.81

121 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$0.90/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	551	125.10	690	82
Medium and Large 2	477	124.20	593	39

One grade step is worth $0.90/cwt here — about $97 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 sale121 hd

124.81

—

AL average15 barns · 1,242 hd

121.51

+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	—	High	1,751	92.77	1,624	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	69.96	919	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	63.39	677	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	882	47.95	423	11

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	135.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	580	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	158.36/cwt	155.00–162.50	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	113.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	104.99/cwt	102.50–107.50	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	115.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	118.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	762	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	127.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	675	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	135.69/cwt	134.00–138.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.52/cwt	139.00–145.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	132.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	615	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	146.23/cwt	145.00–150.00	601	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,123	817.27/cwt	700.00–910.00	9,178	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	945	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	122.17/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	768	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,300	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,410	1,484.01/cwt	1,425.00–1,525.00	20,925	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,890	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	708	557.94/cwt	480.00–600.00	3,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.60/cwt	150.00–152.50	557	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	995	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,463	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	43.80/cwt	40.00–45.00	390	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	72.56/cwt	71.00–76.00	956	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	66.50/cwt	65.00–69.00	870	6
Bulls	—	—	1,724	97.23/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,676	6
Bulls	—	—	1,701	89.27/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,518	4
Bulls	—	—	2,110	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	63.86/cwt	62.00–66.00	686	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	51.41/cwt	50.00–54.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.69/cwt	110.00–112.50	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.87/cwt	120.00–122.50	632	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	904.22/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,118	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	877.43/cwt	850.00–925.00	11,758	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,710	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	24,368	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,685	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	25,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	148.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	57.20/cwt	55.00–59.00	577	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	69.63/cwt	68.00–72.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	115.81/cwt	112.50–117.50	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	135.41/cwt	132.00–137.50	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	126.79/cwt	123.00–130.00	656	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	762.27/cwt	750.00–775.00	8,271	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	155.83/cwt	152.50–160.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.76/cwt	135.00–136.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	129.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	128.12/cwt	125.00–131.00	550	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	123.99/cwt	122.50–125.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	142.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	163.10/cwt	160.00–167.50	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	131.13/cwt	129.00–133.00	762	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 186Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 30Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 72Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	428	135.00–140.00	135.41
6	—	659	110.00–115.00	113.17
24	—	641	115.00–120.00	118.94
11	—	530	125.00–130.00	127.31
14	—	463	130.00–135.00	132.82
6	—	572	120.00–125.00	122.17
4	—	715	105.00–110.00	107.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	110.00–112.50	111.69
3	—	523	120.00–122.50	120.87
7	—	577	112.50–117.50	115.81
4	—	374	132.00–137.50	135.41
16	—	429	125.00–131.00	128.12
6	—	458	122.50–125.00	123.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	329	155.00–162.50	158.36
7	—	532	134.00–138.00	135.69
5	—	475	139.00–145.00	142.52
15	—	411	145.00–150.00	146.23
3	—	790	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	705	108.00	108.00
4	—	610	120.00–125.00	122.48
4	—	370	150.00–152.50	150.60
6	—	658	110.00–115.00	112.49
7	—	581	129.00–133.00	131.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	102.50–107.50	104.99
6	—	582	115.00–120.00	115.85
5	—	321	145.00–150.00	148.04
9	—	517	123.00–130.00	126.79
5	—	432	135.00–140.00	137.47
5	—	371	140.00–145.00	142.13
6	—	467	130.00–135.00	132.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
4	—	465	145.00	145.00
3	—	417	152.50–160.00	155.83
2	—	330	170.00	170.00
4	—	535	135.00–136.00	135.76
5	—	637	125.00–130.00	129.05
4	—	365	160.00–167.50	163.10
3	—	678	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,123	700.00–910.00	817.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,410	1,425.00–1,525.00	1,484.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,710	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,685	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,119	800.00–1,000.00	904.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,340	850.00–925.00	877.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,085	750.00–775.00	762.27
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	708	480.00–600.00	557.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	890	40.00–45.00	43.80
6	—	875	50.00–54.00	51.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,318	71.00–76.00	72.56
6	—	1,309	65.00–69.00	66.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,075	62.00–66.00	63.86
7	—	1,009	55.00–59.00	57.20
5	—	1,108	68.00–72.00	69.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,724	96.00–99.00	97.23
4	—	1,701	88.00–91.00	89.27
1	—	2,110	80.00	80.00

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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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