Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady, however a lower undertone was noted. Feeder steers were lightly tested, Feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 3.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.10/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.99 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$138.10

76 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$5.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	140.27	737	46
Medium and Large 2	496	134.77	669	30

One grade step is worth $5.51/cwt here — about $69 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 sale76 hd

138.10

—

AL average16 barns · 1,695 hd

131.61

+6.49

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−63.99

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	1,733	86.80	1,505	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	63.54	913	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	56.46	633	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	42.86	429	5thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	327	152.59/cwt	150.00–155.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	164.56/cwt	162.50–167.50	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	125.84/cwt	125.00–127.50	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	122.32/cwt	121.00–125.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.07/cwt	130.00–134.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	124.88/cwt	122.50–126.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	130.85/cwt	130.00–132.50	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	134.97/cwt	127.50–140.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.50	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	163.75/cwt	162.50–165.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	301	135.62/cwt	132.50–137.50	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	138.70/cwt	137.50–142.50	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	119.16/cwt	117.50–122.50	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	132.25/cwt	130.00–136.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	147.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	154.66/cwt	152.50–157.50	660	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	46.70/cwt	45.00–48.00	457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	40.30/cwt	40.00–41.00	409	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,106	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	64.04/cwt	63.00–67.00	890	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	53.76/cwt	52.00–55.00	597	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	60.51/cwt	59.00–62.00	687	4
Bulls	—	—	1,933	99.42/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,922	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	83.09/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,407	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	976	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	662.05/cwt	600.00–750.00	5,475	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	903.92/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,558	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	561.67/cwt	550.00–585.00	5,841	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,699	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	942	723.81/cwt	625.00–800.00	6,818	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	802.06/cwt	750.00–925.00	9,328	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	942.49/cwt	900.00–975.00	11,762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	125.85/cwt	122.50–127.50	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	124.85/cwt	122.50–129.00	784	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	137.05/cwt	132.50–140.00	650	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	131.24/cwt	127.50–132.50	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.91/cwt	142.50–147.50	635	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 654Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 59Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 17Year 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	—	327	150.00–155.00	152.59
3	—	557	122.50–127.50	125.85
1	—	610	117.50	117.50
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	147.50	147.50
11	—	474	132.50–140.00	137.05
6	—	538	127.50–132.50	131.24
3	—	435	142.50–147.50	145.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	162.50–167.50	164.56
6	—	521	137.50–142.50	138.70
5	—	676	117.50–122.50	119.16
5	—	577	130.00–136.00	132.25
5	—	471	145.00–150.00	147.96
2	—	740	117.50	117.50
9	—	427	152.50–157.50	154.66
8	—	628	122.50–129.00	124.85
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	102.50	102.50
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
4	—	620	115.00	115.00
3	—	442	125.00–127.50	125.84
3	—	488	121.00–125.00	122.32
3	—	383	130.00–132.50	130.85
3	—	293	127.50–140.00	134.97
5	—	565	115.00–117.50	115.97
4	—	301	132.50–137.50	135.62
3	—	680	110.00–115.00	111.62
3	—	515	118.00–120.00	118.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	128.00–130.00	129.00
5	—	467	130.00–134.00	132.07
5	—	569	122.50–126.00	124.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	133.00–135.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	162.50–165.00	163.75
2	—	305	170.00–175.00	172.46
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	45.00–48.00	46.70
3	—	1,015	40.00–41.00	40.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	59.00	59.00
9	—	1,389	63.00–67.00	64.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,110	52.00–55.00	53.76
4	—	1,136	59.00–62.00	60.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,933	99.00–100.00	99.42
2	—	1,693	82.00–84.00	83.09
1	—	1,415	69.00	69.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	827	600.00–750.00	662.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	850.00–1,000.00	903.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,040	550.00–585.00	561.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,163	750.00–925.00	802.06
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	942	625.00–800.00	723.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,248	900.00–975.00	942.49

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle