Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 3.00 lower. 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 $134.40/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$134.40

104 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$12.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	137.89	664	76
Medium and Large 2	500	124.92	625	28

One grade step is worth $12.97/cwt here — about $39 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 sale104 hd

134.40

—

AL average13 barns · 1,569 hd

133.78

+0.62

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	—	High	1,517	92.28	1,400	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,292	73.67	952	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,005	63.96	643	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	50.31	440	11

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 1	—	733	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	112.53/cwt	107.50–115.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	133.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	137.64/cwt	135.00–139.00	626	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	151.87/cwt	150.00–157.50	586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	125.81/cwt	122.50–127.50	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	136.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	120.01/cwt	117.50–125.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	542	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	743	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	128.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	113.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	136.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	139.35/cwt	135.00–145.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	154.19/cwt	150.00–157.50	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	159.54/cwt	157.50–162.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	145.12/cwt	140.00–147.50	830	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	144.85/cwt	140.00–147.50	597	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	134.99/cwt	132.50–137.50	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.61/cwt	155.00–162.50	744	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	149.85/cwt	145.00–152.50	782	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.07/cwt	137.50–145.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	169.63/cwt	167.50–170.00	623	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	987	58.68/cwt	56.00–60.00	579	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	51.79/cwt	50.00–53.00	475	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	73.74/cwt	72.00–75.00	941	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	70.29/cwt	69.00–72.00	701	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	64.58/cwt	63.00–67.00	655	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	41.46/cwt	40.00–44.00	366	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	56.70/cwt	55.00–58.00	452	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,126	66.90/cwt	65.00–69.00	753	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	78.08/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,111	6
Bulls	—	—	1,690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	93.39/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,362	5
Bulls	—	—	1,640	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,214	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,105	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,669	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	959.73/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	12,918	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	672.10/cwt	660.00–685.00	4,758	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,720	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	779.52/cwt	750.00–850.00	6,821	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	915	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	1,070.39/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	14,911	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	773.84/cwt	750.00–800.00	6,694	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	862	758.42/cwt	650.00–875.00	6,538	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	854.71/cwt	775.00–950.00	9,470	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	130.32/cwt	125.00–132.50	742	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.03/cwt	117.50–125.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	144.24/cwt	140.00–147.50	675	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.97/cwt	162.50–167.50	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	153.80/cwt	150.00–157.50	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	161.24/cwt	160.00–162.50	634	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 Aug 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 557Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	124.00–125.00	124.49
2	—	675	125.00–130.00	127.43
3	—	617	132.50–137.50	134.99
28	—	475	155.00–162.50	156.61
15	—	522	145.00–152.50	149.85
3	—	568	137.50–145.00	140.07
2	—	783	119.00–120.00	119.49
7	—	367	167.50–170.00	169.63
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
2	—	420	162.50–167.50	164.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	740	107.50–115.00	112.53
4	—	530	135.00–140.00	136.84
8	—	569	125.00–132.50	130.32
2	—	690	115.00–116.00	115.50
5	—	620	117.50–125.00	121.03
7	—	468	140.00–147.50	144.24
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
2	—	410	150.00–157.50	153.80
2	—	393	160.00–162.50	161.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	130.00–135.00	133.20
4	—	533	117.50–125.00	120.01
1	—	695	107.50	107.50
9	—	460	125.00–130.00	128.80
5	—	624	110.00–115.00	113.03
3	—	363	135.00–145.00	139.35
2	—	580	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	157.50	157.50
24	—	455	135.00–139.00	137.64
8	—	386	150.00–157.50	151.87
6	—	562	122.50–127.50	125.81
2	—	610	122.50	122.50
11	—	528	130.00–135.00	131.41
9	—	412	140.00–147.50	144.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	542	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	122.50	122.50
4	—	619	135.00–140.00	136.91
7	—	523	150.00–157.50	154.19
7	—	469	157.50–162.00	159.54
2	—	690	135.00	135.00
22	—	572	140.00–147.50	145.12
2	—	408	165.00–170.00	167.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	987	56.00–60.00	58.68
3	—	997	69.00–72.00	70.29
12	—	1,014	63.00–67.00	64.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	917	50.00–53.00	51.79
3	—	882	40.00–44.00	41.46
3	—	798	55.00–58.00	56.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,276	72.00–75.00	73.74
4	—	1,126	65.00–69.00	66.90
6	—	1,423	77.00–80.00	78.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,458	91.00–95.00	93.39
1	—	1,640	74.00	74.00

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	—	1,105	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,346	900.00–1,050.00	959.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	660.00–685.00	672.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	640.00	640.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	875	750.00–850.00	779.52
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	865	750.00–800.00	773.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	862	650.00–875.00	758.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,393	950.00–1,200.00	1,070.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,108	775.00–950.00	854.71

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle