Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.10/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$123.10

85 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$7.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	127.58	679	35
Medium and Large 2	539	119.96	646	50

One grade step is worth $7.62/cwt here — about $33 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 sale85 hd

123.10

—

AL average15 barns · 1,561 hd

127.72

−4.62

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	1,349	89.34	1,205	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,324	71.47	946	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,048	64.21	673	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	50.25	482	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	163.57/cwt	160.00–167.50	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	136.56/cwt	134.00–140.00	580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	888	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	805	2
Bulls	—	—	1,262	88.71/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	959	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.19/cwt	152.50–157.50	736	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.76/cwt	157.50–158.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	145.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	124.61/cwt	123.00–130.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	132.26/cwt	130.00–133.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,015	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	119.57/cwt	119.00–122.50	743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	178.78/cwt	177.50–180.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	159.17/cwt	157.50–162.50	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	134.47/cwt	133.00–137.50	791	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	873	629.01/cwt	550.00–675.00	5,491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	884	591.49/cwt	475.00–675.00	5,229	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	56.79/cwt	55.00–58.00	542	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,818	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	71.47/cwt	69.00–74.00	946	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	937	57.95/cwt	57.00–59.00	543	3
Bulls	—	—	1,270	83.45/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	72.97/cwt	71.00–75.00	868	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	64.31/cwt	63.00–66.00	677	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	43.72/cwt	42.00–45.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	791	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	793.96/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	173.77/cwt	172.50–175.00	617	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	971.71/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	110.03/cwt	107.50–112.50	746	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	775.91/cwt	725.00–825.00	6,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	125.63/cwt	125.00–127.50	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	132.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	114.40/cwt	112.50–115.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	129.21/cwt	127.50–130.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	117.13/cwt	115.00–120.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	153.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	114.39/cwt	112.50–117.50	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	128.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	101.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	146.20/cwt	145.00–147.50	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	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 Jun 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 494Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 101Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 80Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	160.00–167.50	163.57
13	—	663	134.00	134.00
2	—	580	137.50–140.00	138.75
6	—	767	125.00	125.00
6	—	480	157.50–158.00	157.76
5	—	516	145.00–150.00	145.97
2	—	338	177.50–180.00	178.78
4	—	355	172.50–175.00	173.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	125.00–130.00	127.54
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
5	—	404	150.00–155.00	153.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	134.00–140.00	136.56
7	—	560	123.00–130.00	124.61
4	—	514	130.00–133.00	132.26
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
11	—	621	119.00–122.50	119.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
2	—	678	107.50–112.50	110.03
9	—	538	120.00–125.00	122.48
4	—	461	125.00–127.50	125.63
9	—	723	100.00–105.00	102.47
8	—	381	130.00–135.00	132.26
4	—	626	112.50–115.00	114.40
6	—	430	127.50–130.00	129.21
7	—	558	115.00–120.00	117.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	152.50–157.50	155.19
7	—	384	165.00–170.00	167.50
6	—	612	125.00–130.00	127.59
6	—	427	157.50–162.50	159.17
3	—	588	133.00–137.50	134.47
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	130.00–135.00	132.78
1	—	700	107.50	107.50
4	—	628	112.50–117.50	114.39
11	—	567	125.00–130.00	128.65
3	—	793	100.00–105.00	101.66
2	—	468	145.00–147.50	146.20
2	—	425	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	87.00–90.00	88.71
1	—	1,765	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,270	83.00–84.00	83.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	55.00–58.00	56.79
2	—	965	42.00–45.00	43.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,324	69.00–74.00	71.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	57.00–59.00	57.95
2	—	1,190	71.00–75.00	72.97
13	—	1,052	63.00–66.00	64.31

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	1	—	1,015	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	873	550.00–675.00	629.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	884	475.00–675.00	591.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,145	750.00–850.00	793.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,140	875.00–1,050.00	971.71
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	820	725.00–825.00	775.91

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle