Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with a high 103.00 on bulls. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacements sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.87/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −57.22 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$144.87

84 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$9.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	148.90	788	49
Medium and Large 2	528	139.23	735	35

One grade step is worth $9.67/cwt here — about $52 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 sale84 hd

144.87

—

AL average16 barns · 1,530 hd

136.68

+8.19

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−57.22

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	1,499	89.63	1,343	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,284	71.13	913	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,070	62.67	670	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	869	49.86	433	18

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	—	267	147.52/cwt	146.00–152.50	394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.83/cwt	115.00–117.50	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.90/cwt	150.00–157.50	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	131.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	143.43/cwt	140.00–147.50	622	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	136.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	123.95/cwt	120.00–125.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	128.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	183.80/cwt	180.00–187.50	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	124.76/cwt	122.50–128.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	163.31/cwt	160.00–167.50	764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	156.26/cwt	155.00–157.50	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	149.16/cwt	147.50–150.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	156.08/cwt	155.00–160.00	790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	118.78/cwt	117.50–120.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	154.88/cwt	152.50–157.50	723	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	128.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	143.74/cwt	142.50–145.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	930	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	62.52/cwt	60.00–64.00	673	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	974	56.99/cwt	54.00–58.00	555	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	54.77/cwt	53.00–57.00	492	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	48.35/cwt	47.00–50.00	416	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,206	64.77/cwt	63.00–67.00	781	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	72.09/cwt	70.00–74.00	934	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	39.48/cwt	38.00–41.00	316	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	66.70/cwt	66.00–69.00	738	8
Bulls	—	—	1,020	75.00/cwt	74.00–76.00	765	2
Bulls	—	—	1,862	97.85/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,822	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	91.15/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,326	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,028	857.78/cwt	825.00–900.00	8,818	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	1,154.79/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	16,075	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,553	1,421.98/cwt	1,350.00–1,500.00	22,083	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	820.24/cwt	770.00–910.00	7,177	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	816	503.26/cwt	400.00–600.00	4,107	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	896.29/cwt	800.00–995.00	10,209	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,107.51/cwt	1,075.00–1,135.00	15,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	139.67/cwt	135.00–142.50	742	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.04/cwt	162.50–167.50	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	144.40/cwt	142.50–147.50	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	160.66/cwt	157.50–165.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	148.76/cwt	145.00–152.50	760	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	173.30/cwt	172.50–175.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	303	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	150.32/cwt	147.50–155.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	137.10/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.00	669	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 Aug 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 685Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 63Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 14Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	267	146.00–152.50	147.52
3	—	605	115.00–117.50	115.83
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
11	—	416	130.00–135.00	131.89
7	—	577	120.00–125.00	123.95
2	—	713	107.50–110.00	108.77
2	—	470	127.50–130.00	128.72
2	—	315	140.00–145.00	142.62
6	—	379	135.00–140.00	137.10
8	—	530	125.00–127.00	126.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
11	—	434	140.00–147.50	143.43
7	—	522	130.00–135.00	132.49
5	—	471	135.00–140.00	136.55
4	—	616	122.50–128.00	124.76
1	—	805	117.50	117.50
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
5	—	367	147.50–155.00	150.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	150.00–157.50	153.90
2	—	673	117.50–120.00	118.78
6	—	621	125.00–130.00	128.77
8	—	531	135.00–142.50	139.67
4	—	470	142.50–147.50	144.40
4	—	376	157.50–165.00	160.66
2	—	303	165.00–170.00	167.48
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
5	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	467	152.50–157.50	154.88
2	—	810	115.00	115.00
2	—	563	142.50–145.00	143.74
4	—	770	120.00–123.00	120.74
6	—	423	162.50–167.50	165.04
2	—	330	177.50	177.50
2	—	660	130.00	130.00
10	—	511	145.00–152.50	148.76
6	—	616	135.00–140.00	137.43
3	—	388	172.50–175.00	173.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	137.50	137.50
3	—	653	125.00–130.00	126.66
2	—	488	155.00–157.50	156.26
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
3	—	542	147.50–150.00	149.16
2	—	615	130.00–135.00	132.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	152.50	152.50
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
2	—	375	180.00–187.50	183.80
6	—	468	160.00–167.50	163.31
7	—	506	155.00–160.00	156.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,077	60.00–64.00	62.52
5	—	974	54.00–58.00	56.99
8	—	1,106	66.00–69.00	66.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	898	53.00–57.00	54.77
9	—	861	47.00–50.00	48.35
2	—	800	38.00–41.00	39.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,206	63.00–67.00	64.77
33	—	1,296	70.00–74.00	72.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	74.00–76.00	75.00
3	—	1,862	96.00–100.00	97.85
3	—	1,455	89.00–92.00	91.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,139	800.00–995.00	896.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,435	1,075.00–1,135.00	1,107.51
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	816	400.00–600.00	503.26
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,028	825.00–900.00	857.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,392	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,154.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,553	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,421.98
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	875	770.00–910.00	820.24

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle