Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady, with a high of 107.00 on bulls. Feeder steers lightly tested, Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher and feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good to moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady, a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.55/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$132.55

97 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$4.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	133.97	669	68
Medium and Large 2	452	129.20	584	29

One grade step is worth $4.77/cwt here — about $85 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 sale97 hd

132.55

—

AL average14 barns · 1,439 hd

132.18

+0.36

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	1,563	93.35	1,459	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,332	68.75	916	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,001	60.80	609	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	901	52.13	470	17

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	521	133.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	154.14/cwt	152.50–157.50	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	149.85/cwt	149.00–150.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	156.12/cwt	152.50–160.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	557	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	849	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	138.09/cwt	135.00–142.50	652	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	135.06/cwt	132.50–137.50	639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.63/cwt	137.50–140.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	169.71/cwt	165.00–172.50	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	128.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	150.52/cwt	147.50–155.00	563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	140.84/cwt	140.00–141.00	552	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	797	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	764	539.48/cwt	460.00–600.00	4,122	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	970	721.52/cwt	650.00–800.00	6,999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	694	29
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	879	503.70/cwt	450.00–600.00	4,428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	115.86/cwt	115.00–117.50	840	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,233	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	670.97/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,240	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	849	518.34/cwt	450.00–550.00	4,401	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	50.52/cwt	50.00–51.00	454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	45.95/cwt	44.00–47.00	397	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	69.37/cwt	68.00–71.00	960	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	65.21/cwt	62.00–66.00	832	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	957	57.85/cwt	56.00–60.00	554	15
Bulls	—	—	1,122	83.08/cwt	82.00–85.00	932	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	796.60/cwt	725.00–995.00	9,010	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	728.97/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,889	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	938.04/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	12,044	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	63.34/cwt	62.00–66.00	659	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	54.67/cwt	53.00–57.00	500	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	73.33/cwt	73.00–74.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	118.77/cwt	117.50–120.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	137.00/cwt	132.50–138.00	529	6
Bulls	—	—	1,894	101.05/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,914	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	161.23/cwt	160.00–162.50	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	140.55/cwt	138.00–142.50	431	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,270	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	909.61/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	126.02/cwt	124.00–127.50	611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.91/cwt	120.00–122.50	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	131.05/cwt	130.00–132.50	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	149.30/cwt	147.50–152.50	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	140.64/cwt	138.00–145.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	158.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	128.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	144.19/cwt	142.50–147.50	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	115.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	103.36/cwt	100.00–105.00	763	3

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 412Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	130.00–135.00	133.94
13	—	472	135.00–142.50	138.09
9	—	374	147.50–155.00	150.52
2	—	675	110.00–115.00	112.46
3	—	617	120.00–125.00	121.65
3	—	337	155.00–160.00	158.32
8	—	569	125.00–130.00	128.25
6	—	432	142.50–147.50	144.19
3	—	738	100.00–105.00	103.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	453	149.00–150.00	149.85
2	—	590	132.50	132.50
4	—	420	152.50–160.00	156.12
6	—	333	165.00–172.50	169.71
2	—	623	127.00–129.00	127.98
1	—	670	123.00	123.00
3	—	725	115.00–117.50	115.86
2	—	355	160.00–162.50	161.23
6	—	539	138.00–145.00	140.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	442	152.50–157.50	154.14
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	137.50	137.50
1	—	350	162.50	162.50
3	—	463	147.50–152.50	149.30
1	—	515	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	557	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	125.00	125.00
14	—	473	132.50–137.50	135.06
6	—	423	137.50–140.00	138.63
7	—	536	125.00–130.00	128.58
6	—	392	140.00–141.00	140.84
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
3	—	683	115.00–118.00	115.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	512	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	117.50–120.00	118.77
6	—	386	132.50–138.00	137.00
5	—	307	138.00–142.50	140.55
4	—	485	124.00–127.50	126.02
4	—	530	120.00–122.50	121.91
5	—	424	130.00–132.50	131.05
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	117.50	117.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	650.00–800.00	721.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	764	460.00–600.00	539.48
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	879	450.00–600.00	503.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	930	600.00–750.00	670.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	849	450.00–550.00	518.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,131	725.00–995.00	796.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,284	850.00–1,075.00	938.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,308	850.00–1,000.00	909.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	600.00–850.00	728.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	50.00–51.00	50.52
4	—	863	44.00–47.00	45.95
11	—	915	53.00–57.00	54.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,384	68.00–71.00	69.37
9	—	1,276	62.00–66.00	65.21
6	—	1,356	73.00–74.00	73.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	957	56.00–60.00	57.85
13	—	1,040	62.00–66.00	63.34
1	—	1,155	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	82.00–85.00	83.08
4	—	1,894	98.00–103.00	101.05

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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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