Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers lightly tested and feeder bulls and heifers sold steady. 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 $135.65/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −66.44 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$135.65

101 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$11.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	140.66	647	58
Medium and Large 2	485	128.90	625	43

One grade step is worth $11.76/cwt here — about $23 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 sale101 hd

135.65

—

AL average16 barns · 1,204 hd

126.57

+9.08

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−66.44

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	—	Low	1,612	94.66	1,526	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,252	70.91	888	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,066	63.74	679	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	886	52.26	463	9thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	135.83/cwt	135.00–137.50	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	101.25/cwt	100.00–102.50	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	144.24/cwt	142.50–147.50	609	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.50	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	121.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	161.72/cwt	157.50–165.00	505	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	129.87/cwt	127.50–132.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	685.59/cwt	600.00–750.00	5,828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,598	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	899.03/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,202	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	134.54/cwt	132.50–135.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	148.71/cwt	147.50–149.00	471	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,135	1,061.67/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	12,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	950	785.72/cwt	750.00–825.00	7,464	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	968	712.53/cwt	700.00–725.00	6,897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	709	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,241.27/cwt	1,160.00–1,325.00	19,053	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,032	849.14/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,763	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,005	673.48/cwt	575.00–775.00	6,768	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	620.20/cwt	525.00–750.00	5,706	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	836	496.26/cwt	400.00–570.00	4,149	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	72.22/cwt	70.00–74.00	722	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	63.92/cwt	62.00–66.00	695	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	56.59/cwt	55.00–58.00	608	10
Bulls	—	—	1,570	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,303	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	100.32/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,829	6
Bulls	—	—	1,306	89.09/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,164	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	696.71/cwt	595.00–800.00	5,755	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	813.73/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,114	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	872.41/cwt	800.00–950.00	9,972	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	54.46/cwt	53.00–57.00	533	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	49.50/cwt	48.00–51.00	381	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,204	74.27/cwt	73.00–76.00	894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	118.24/cwt	117.50–120.00	675	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	68.29/cwt	67.00–70.00	880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	148.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	484	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	124.04/cwt	120.00–127.50	640	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	701.36/cwt	625.00–800.00	7,722	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	561.27/cwt	525.00–615.00	5,686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	122.87/cwt	120.00–124.00	654	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	135.36/cwt	132.50–137.50	490	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	108.32/cwt	105.00–110.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	151.31/cwt	150.00–152.50	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	113.07/cwt	110.00–115.00	702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	604	111.11/cwt	110.00–112.50	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	129.67/cwt	125.00–132.50	550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	539	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	689	116.22/cwt	115.00–120.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	138.58/cwt	137.50–142.50	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	137.03/cwt	135.00–139.00	592	13

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 Jun 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 458Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 54Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 64Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
4	—	506	127.50–132.00	129.87
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
10	—	463	132.50–135.00	134.54
5	—	317	147.50–149.00	148.71
2	—	390	140.00	140.00
13	—	432	135.00–139.00	137.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	117.50–120.00	118.24
11	—	532	120.00–124.00	122.87
2	—	470	125.00	125.00
3	—	270	145.00	145.00
7	—	362	132.50–137.50	135.36
5	—	621	110.00–115.00	113.07
9	—	424	125.00–132.50	129.67
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	135.00–137.50	135.83
2	—	718	100.00–102.50	101.25
2	—	475	130.00–132.50	131.21
7	—	326	145.00–150.00	148.41
5	—	516	120.00–127.50	124.04
3	—	688	105.00–110.00	108.32
6	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.54
5	—	604	110.00–112.50	111.11
10	—	378	138.00–145.00	142.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	422	142.50–147.50	144.24
7	—	626	120.00–125.00	121.10
8	—	312	157.50–165.00	161.72
4	—	380	150.00	150.00
2	—	553	125.00–130.00	127.51
2	—	535	132.50	132.50
4	—	689	115.00–120.00	116.22
7	—	463	137.50–142.50	138.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	147.50	147.50
2	—	420	150.00–152.50	151.31
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
2	—	533	140.00–142.50	141.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	600.00–750.00	685.59
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	800.00	800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,246	800.00–1,000.00	899.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,535	1,160.00–1,325.00	1,241.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,061.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,032	700.00–900.00	849.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,005	575.00–775.00	673.48
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	750.00–825.00	785.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	700.00–725.00	712.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	920	525.00–750.00	620.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,120	750.00–900.00	813.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,143	800.00–950.00	872.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,101	625.00–800.00	701.36
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	836	400.00–570.00	496.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	826	595.00–800.00	696.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,013	525.00–615.00	561.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,000	70.00–74.00	72.22
20	—	1,088	62.00–66.00	63.92
10	—	1,075	55.00–58.00	56.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	979	53.00–57.00	54.46
4	—	770	48.00–51.00	49.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,204	73.00–76.00	74.27
9	—	1,289	67.00–70.00	68.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	83.00	83.00
6	—	1,823	98.00–102.00	100.32
4	—	1,306	87.00–92.00	89.09

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle