Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

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 heifers sold unevenly steady and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.17/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$151.17

140 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$4.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	152.01	794	113
Medium and Large 2	470	147.68	693	27

One grade step is worth $4.33/cwt here — about $101 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 sale140 hd

151.17

—

AL average12 barns · 1,473 hd

146.89

+4.28

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	1,601	93.75	1,501	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,331	69.40	924	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	60.11	659	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	48.97	497	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	128.76/cwt	127.50–130.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	148.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	139.36/cwt	139.00–139.50	882	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.01/cwt	170.00–177.50	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	129.10/cwt	127.50–132.50	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	123.33/cwt	122.50–125.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	126.62/cwt	125.00–127.50	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	136.71/cwt	135.00–137.50	536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	134.16/cwt	132.50–135.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	131.23/cwt	127.00–134.00	794	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	135.29/cwt	134.00–136.00	781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	118.77/cwt	117.50–120.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	725	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.31/cwt	155.00–157.50	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	137.95/cwt	132.50–139.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	138.43/cwt	137.50–140.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	543	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	757	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	137.86/cwt	137.50–138.00	936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	149.66/cwt	149.00–152.50	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.41/cwt	162.50–167.50	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	161.91/cwt	160.00–165.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	734	120.36/cwt	117.50–122.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	130.26/cwt	127.50–133.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	129.20/cwt	127.50–130.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.99/cwt	162.50–172.50	622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	147.90/cwt	145.00–152.50	685	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	64.85/cwt	63.00–66.00	715	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	52.49/cwt	52.00–53.00	592	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	45.45/cwt	45.00–46.00	409	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	56.42/cwt	55.00–59.00	616	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	65.83/cwt	65.00–67.00	854	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	70.83/cwt	69.00–73.00	953	15
Bulls	—	—	1,492	85.48/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,275	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	102.02/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,745	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,060	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	710.40/cwt	610.00–830.00	6,301	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	868	594.70/cwt	590.00–600.00	5,162	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,968	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,355	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	830	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,433	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	634.79/cwt	600.00–660.00	5,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	168.75/cwt	167.50–170.00	449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	157.82/cwt	152.50–160.00	669	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	134.17/cwt	133.00–135.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	143.46/cwt	140.00–147.50	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.15/cwt	155.00–160.00	503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	145.79/cwt	142.50–147.50	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	108.54/cwt	107.00–110.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	142.39/cwt	140.00–147.50	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	150.10/cwt	147.50–157.50	468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	118.66/cwt	115.00–121.00	837	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 Aug 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 685Last week 594Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 70Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 41Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	127.50–130.00	128.76
8	—	459	145.00–150.00	148.64
4	—	429	150.00–155.00	152.54
2	—	373	155.00–157.50	156.31
6	—	587	132.50–139.00	137.95
1	—	500	142.50	142.50
4	—	328	160.00–165.00	161.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	633	139.00–139.50	139.36
5	—	373	170.00–177.50	173.01
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
60	—	459	158.00	158.00
7	—	679	137.50–138.00	137.86
5	—	530	149.00–152.50	149.66
5	—	423	162.50–167.50	164.41
4	—	726	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	127.50–132.50	129.10
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
3	—	553	122.50–125.00	123.33
3	—	513	125.00–127.50	126.62
11	—	392	135.00–137.50	136.71
6	—	402	132.50–135.00	134.16
2	—	608	117.50–120.00	118.77
1	—	670	117.50	117.50
3	—	283	142.50–147.50	145.79
2	—	728	107.00–110.00	108.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	126.50	126.50
24	—	605	127.00–134.00	131.23
11	—	577	134.00–136.00	135.29
6	—	413	137.50–140.00	138.43
5	—	374	140.00–147.50	143.46
7	—	312	147.50–157.50	150.10
4	—	540	136.00	136.00
3	—	705	115.00–121.00	118.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	543	139.50	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	117.50–122.00	120.36
2	—	653	127.50–133.00	130.26
9	—	375	162.50–172.50	165.99
9	—	525	140.00–145.00	141.64
7	—	463	145.00–152.50	147.90
7	—	424	152.50–160.00	157.82
6	—	570	135.00–140.00	136.81
6	—	610	133.00–135.00	134.17
2	—	758	110.00–115.00	112.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	127.50–130.00	129.20
2	—	266	167.50–170.00	168.75
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
2	—	608	123.00–126.00	124.49
6	—	320	155.00–160.00	157.15
6	—	512	130.00–135.00	131.66
2	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	152.50	152.50
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
5	—	480	135.00–140.00	137.00
4	—	435	140.00–147.50	142.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,103	63.00–66.00	64.85
9	—	1,092	55.00–59.00	56.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	52.00–53.00	52.49
2	—	900	45.00–46.00	45.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,297	65.00–67.00	65.83
15	—	1,345	69.00–73.00	70.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	84.00–87.00	85.48
3	—	1,710	101.00–103.00	102.02

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	887	610.00–830.00	710.40
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	590.00–600.00	594.70
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	600.00–660.00	634.79

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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Steers · 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