Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 - 9.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 7.00 - 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower, and feeder steers sold 4.00 - 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.11/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$130.11

145 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$1.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	130.61	647	72
Medium and Large 2	425	129.62	551	73

One grade step is worth $1.00/cwt here — about $95 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 sale145 hd

130.11

—

AL average15 barns · 1,812 hd

129.86

+0.25

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	1,515	88.53	1,341	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,351	70.70	955	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	60.31	642	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	928	48.39	449	8thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	363	143.30/cwt	142.50–145.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.54/cwt	122.50–127.50	709	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	133.90/cwt	132.50–135.00	637	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	130.31/cwt	129.00–132.50	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	133.48/cwt	131.00–135.00	486	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	572	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	137.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	129.42/cwt	127.50–130.00	654	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	314	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	446	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	124.81/cwt	122.50–127.50	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	106.25/cwt	105.00–107.50	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	129.04/cwt	127.50–130.00	568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	125.11/cwt	125.00–127.50	696	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	144.48/cwt	142.50–145.00	743	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	178.78/cwt	177.50–180.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.28/cwt	110.00–132.50	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.77/cwt	120.00–122.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	117.04/cwt	115.00–120.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.20/cwt	162.50–165.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	168.71/cwt	167.50–170.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	161.35/cwt	158.00–164.00	589	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	135.01/cwt	132.50–137.50	749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	139.48/cwt	138.00–142.50	608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	124.23/cwt	122.50–126.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	158.93/cwt	155.00–162.50	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	139.89/cwt	137.50–143.00	740	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	146.03/cwt	143.00–148.00	676	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	50.82/cwt	49.00–53.00	480	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	44.33/cwt	42.00–46.00	400	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,204	67.74/cwt	66.00–69.00	816	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	60.53/cwt	59.00–62.00	607	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	54.43/cwt	53.00–56.00	569	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	66.90/cwt	65.00–69.00	778	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	73.66/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,103	5
Bulls	—	—	1,175	77.67/cwt	75.00–80.00	913	2
Bulls	—	—	1,676	97.48/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,634	4
Bulls	—	—	1,528	83.83/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,281	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	809.34/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,963	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	619.95/cwt	600.00–638.00	6,497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,345	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,795	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,316	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,810	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	568.00/cwt	568.00–568.00	4,033	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,050	873.33/cwt	785.00–960.00	9,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	114.17/cwt	112.50–115.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	110.67/cwt	107.50–112.50	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	119.39/cwt	117.50–120.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	128.54/cwt	127.50–130.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	118.87/cwt	117.50–122.50	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	151.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	667	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	132.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	116.64/cwt	115.00–117.50	671	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 Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 654Last week 455Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	142.50–145.00	143.30
13	—	565	122.50–127.50	125.54
7	—	436	138.00–142.50	139.48
3	—	653	112.50–115.00	114.17
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
3	—	522	127.50–130.00	128.54
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
4	—	616	117.50–122.50	118.87
2	—	708	105.00–110.00	107.49
5	—	457	130.00–135.00	132.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	129.00–132.50	130.31
3	—	753	116.00	116.00
1	—	705	122.50	122.50
7	—	555	132.50–137.50	135.01
2	—	658	122.50–126.00	124.23
7	—	388	155.00–162.50	158.93
10	—	529	137.50–143.00	139.89
9	—	463	143.00–148.00	146.03
2	—	335	165.00–170.00	167.57
10	—	440	150.00–155.00	151.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	107.50–112.50	110.67
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	780	95.00	95.00
4	—	540	117.50–120.00	119.39
3	—	460	120.00–125.00	121.63
4	—	357	134.00	134.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
2	—	685	100.00–105.00	102.52
3	—	575	115.00–117.50	116.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	132.50–135.00	133.90
20	—	416	135.00–140.00	137.58
21	—	505	127.50–130.00	129.42
23	—	556	125.00–127.50	125.11
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	364	131.00–135.00	133.48
6	—	318	135.00–140.00	137.23
6	—	476	122.50–127.50	124.81
2	—	665	105.00–107.50	106.25
11	—	440	127.50–130.00	129.04
5	—	276	140.00–145.00	142.05
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
7	—	623	110.00–132.50	115.28
5	—	518	120.00–122.00	120.77
3	—	572	115.00–120.00	117.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	314	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
14	—	514	142.50–145.00	144.48
2	—	330	167.50–170.00	168.71
3	—	400	157.00	157.00
24	—	365	158.00–164.00	161.35
2	—	600	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	177.50–180.00	178.78
3	—	420	162.50–165.00	164.20
6	—	502	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	49.00–53.00	50.82
3	—	902	42.00–46.00	44.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,204	66.00–69.00	67.74
5	—	1,497	72.00–75.00	73.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,002	59.00–62.00	60.53
7	—	1,045	53.00–56.00	54.43
6	—	1,163	65.00–69.00	66.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	75.00–80.00	77.67
4	—	1,676	96.00–100.00	97.48
3	—	1,528	82.00–85.00	83.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,231	700.00–900.00	809.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	600.00–638.00	619.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	568.00	568.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	785.00–960.00	873.33

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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