Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $136.27/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −65.82 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$136.27

114 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$7.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.64

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	139.29	679	69
Medium and Large 2	475	131.65	626	45

One grade step is worth $7.64/cwt here — about $53 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 sale114 hd

136.27

—

AL average16 barns · 1,329 hd

125.63

+10.64

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−65.82

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	1,703	90.73	1,545	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,229	69.98	860	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,012	63.39	642	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	891	53.42	476	12

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	311	154.94/cwt	150.00–157.50	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	146.26/cwt	142.50–150.00	606	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	125.74/cwt	125.00–129.00	645	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	150.82/cwt	150.00–152.50	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	119.10/cwt	117.50–120.00	686	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,353	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,178	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	802.87/cwt	725.00–875.00	6,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	123.07/cwt	119.00–127.50	761	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.50	721	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	907	876.42/cwt	825.00–950.00	7,949	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	938	670.40/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,288	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	995	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,219	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,416	1,103.23/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	15,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	118.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	130.89/cwt	129.00–134.00	618	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,210	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,123	878.51/cwt	800.00–975.00	9,866	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	905	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,371	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	138.18/cwt	135.00–142.50	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	795	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	628	447.21/cwt	390.00–525.00	2,808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	116.63/cwt	112.50–119.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	3
Bulls	—	—	1,918	97.52/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,870	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	942	60.25/cwt	58.00–62.00	568	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	44.76/cwt	44.00–46.00	414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	55.15/cwt	53.00–57.00	488	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	71.53/cwt	70.00–74.00	904	9
Bulls	—	—	1,530	88.02/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	109.35/cwt	107.50–112.50	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	116.30/cwt	115.00–120.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.02/cwt	127.50–132.50	624	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,320	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	750.97/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	167.58/cwt	165.00–170.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	67.70/cwt	66.00–70.00	751	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	65.32/cwt	65.00–66.00	735	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	80.52/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	105.35/cwt	100.00–108.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	114.19/cwt	112.50–115.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	143.01/cwt	140.00–147.50	526	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	896.91/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,646	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	877.37/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,941	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	140.83/cwt	140.00–142.50	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	128.12/cwt	127.50–130.00	742	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	165.17/cwt	160.00–167.50	550	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.13/cwt	122.50–127.50	651	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	137.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	136.73/cwt	134.00–139.00	593	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	108.63/cwt	107.50–109.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	133.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	153.18/cwt	150.00–157.50	553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 374Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 38Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	311	150.00–157.50	154.94
7	—	579	115.00–120.00	118.54
3	—	480	127.50–132.50	130.02
3	—	673	100.00–108.00	105.35
6	—	368	140.00–147.50	143.01
11	—	520	122.50–127.50	125.13
10	—	440	135.00–140.00	137.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	414	142.50–150.00	146.26
8	—	618	119.00–127.50	123.07
7	—	479	135.00–142.50	138.18
2	—	743	105.00–109.00	106.99
4	—	665	112.50–119.00	116.63
3	—	520	135.00	135.00
9	—	579	127.50–130.00	128.12
10	—	333	160.00–167.50	165.17
7	—	361	150.00–157.50	153.18
2	—	770	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	513	125.00–129.00	125.74
5	—	576	117.50–120.00	119.10
5	—	622	115.00–117.50	115.98
8	—	472	129.00–134.00	130.89
3	—	358	140.00–142.50	140.83
1	—	735	112.50	112.50
11	—	434	134.00–139.00	136.73
4	—	777	107.50–109.00	108.63
2	—	660	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	120.00–125.00	123.98
4	—	633	107.50–112.50	109.35
4	—	516	115.00–120.00	116.30
3	—	573	112.50–115.00	114.19
11	—	413	125.00–130.00	127.74
6	—	361	130.00–135.00	133.80
2	—	690	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	150.00–152.50	150.82
2	—	610	128.00–130.00	129.01
2	—	315	165.00–170.00	167.58
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
2	—	355	165.00	165.00
1	—	595	133.00	133.00
2	—	745	126.00	126.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,416	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,103.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,123	800.00–975.00	878.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,117	700.00–800.00	750.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,187	850.00–950.00	896.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	850.00–900.00	877.37
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	907	825.00–950.00	876.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	600.00–750.00	670.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	785	725.00–875.00	802.87
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	628	390.00–525.00	447.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,918	95.00–99.00	97.52
5	—	1,530	86.00–90.00	88.02
2	—	1,600	80.00–81.00	80.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	942	58.00–62.00	60.25
8	—	1,109	66.00–70.00	67.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	44.00–46.00	44.76
10	—	884	53.00–57.00	55.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,264	70.00–74.00	71.53
3	—	1,125	65.00–66.00	65.32

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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