Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.36/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −53.74 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$148.36

86 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	151.89	735	59
Medium and Large 2	487	140.65	684	27

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $51 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 sale86 hd

148.36

—

AL average5 barns · 551 hd

138.53

+9.83

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−53.74

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	1,554	89.90	1,397	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	68.98	933	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,036	61.41	636	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	799	47.37	378	6thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	73.44/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,061	2
Bulls	—	—	1,487	86.39/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	158.76/cwt	157.50–160.00	699	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	97.72/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,744	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	42.67/cwt	42.00–43.00	303	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	52.06/cwt	50.00–54.00	462	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	63.02/cwt	61.00–64.00	657	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	57.39/cwt	56.00–58.00	585	4
Bulls	—	—	1,060	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	176.66/cwt	175.00–177.50	595	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	875	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	131.93/cwt	130.00–134.00	707	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	1,249.83/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	18,435	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	965	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	985	844.29/cwt	775.00–925.00	8,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	135.75/cwt	134.00–137.50	631	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	164.43/cwt	162.50–167.50	793	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	160.49/cwt	155.00–165.00	698	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	136.65/cwt	134.00–138.00	855	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	767	709.21/cwt	640.00–810.00	5,440	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	597.10/cwt	575.00–625.00	4,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	139.62/cwt	137.50–141.00	578	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	152.94/cwt	147.50–155.00	708	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	939.29/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,327	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	812.75/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	176.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	625	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	404	147.87/cwt	142.50–150.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	170.24/cwt	167.00–175.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	134.98/cwt	132.50–137.50	721	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	863.94/cwt	750.00–985.00	10,030	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	780.10/cwt	715.00–840.00	7,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	859	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	1,026.69/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	14,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	131.88/cwt	131.00–137.50	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	125.86/cwt	125.00–127.50	772	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	873.79/cwt	800.00–925.00	10,232	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	67.70/cwt	66.00–69.00	898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	139.51/cwt	137.50–140.00	480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	131.30/cwt	130.00–133.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.50	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	159.55/cwt	155.00–162.50	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	168.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	155.01/cwt	152.50–157.50	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	171.49/cwt	167.50–175.00	657	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	135.72/cwt	133.00–139.00	759	8

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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 543Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 51Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	72.00–75.00	73.44
7	—	1,327	66.00–69.00	67.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	42.00–43.00	42.67
3	—	887	50.00–54.00	52.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,043	61.00–64.00	63.02
4	—	1,020	56.00–58.00	57.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	85.00–88.00	86.39
3	—	1,785	96.00–100.00	97.72
1	—	1,060	77.00	77.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	157.50–160.00	158.76
7	—	587	131.00–137.50	131.88
3	—	513	140.00–145.00	142.33
2	—	330	175.00	175.00
3	—	378	165.00–170.00	168.39
2	—	493	152.50–157.50	155.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	482	162.50–167.50	164.43
6	—	626	134.00–138.00	136.65
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
12	—	354	175.00–180.00	176.68
4	—	430	167.00–175.00	170.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	175.00–177.50	176.66
10	—	435	155.00–165.00	160.49
14	—	463	147.50–155.00	152.94
4	—	670	125.00–130.00	128.24
5	—	629	130.00–133.00	131.30
10	—	383	167.50–175.00	171.49
5	—	515	140.00–145.00	143.02
8	—	559	133.00–139.00	135.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	404	142.50–150.00	147.87
5	—	534	132.50–137.50	134.98
3	—	613	125.00–127.50	125.86
2	—	465	140.00	140.00
6	—	578	129.00–131.00	130.00
5	—	361	155.00–162.50	159.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	130.00–134.00	131.93
14	—	465	134.00–137.50	135.75
2	—	370	143.00–144.00	143.49
13	—	414	137.50–141.00	139.62
2	—	645	127.00	127.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
4	—	565	130.00	130.00
3	—	333	145.00–150.00	147.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	125.00–130.00	129.21
3	—	736	108.00	108.00
4	—	545	125.00	125.00
5	—	344	137.50–140.00	139.51
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
2	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	135.00–137.50	136.23
3	—	655	110.00–115.00	113.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	875	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	775	575.00–625.00	597.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,161	750.00–985.00	863.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,443	950.00–1,075.00	1,026.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,171	800.00–925.00	873.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,475	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,249.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	775.00–925.00	844.29
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	767	640.00–810.00	709.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	715.00–840.00	780.10
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	900.00–975.00	939.29
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	800.00–825.00	812.75

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle