Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, however a lower undertone was noted and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.22/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.88 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$134.22

137 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$5.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	135.57	729	105
Medium and Large 2	507	129.76	658	32

One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about $71 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 sale137 hd

134.22

—

AL average16 barns · 1,447 hd

127.82

+6.39

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−67.88

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	1,597	83.71	1,337	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,328	58.93	783	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,069	51.90	555	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	882	40.07	353	5thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	134.57/cwt	134.00–136.50	572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	108.97/cwt	106.00–111.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	124.89/cwt	122.50–127.50	774	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	158.37/cwt	157.50–160.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	121.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	116.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	133.08/cwt	132.50–134.00	651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	127.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.50	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	113.13/cwt	110.00–115.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	102.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	158.30/cwt	155.00–162.50	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	168.21/cwt	165.00–172.50	607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	149.99/cwt	147.50–152.50	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	163.46/cwt	160.00–167.50	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.72/cwt	132.50–140.00	703	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	113.75/cwt	112.50–115.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	149.31/cwt	147.50–155.00	611	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	53.09/cwt	52.00–55.00	605	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	48.83/cwt	47.00–50.00	513	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	58.57/cwt	57.00–61.00	590	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	40.07/cwt	39.00–43.00	353	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	56.98/cwt	55.00–59.00	744	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	62.40/cwt	61.00–64.00	854	9
Bulls	—	—	1,220	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	891	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	88.44/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	83.02/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,285	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	940	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,255	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,362	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	3,450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	657.54/cwt	550.00–775.00	5,083	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,054	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	801.52/cwt	750.00–850.00	10,540	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	720	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	816.15/cwt	755.00–875.00	8,880	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,065	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,015	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	808	98.74/cwt	97.50–100.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.09/cwt	140.00–147.50	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	139.19/cwt	137.50–140.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	117.40/cwt	115.00–119.00	853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.51/cwt	117.50–122.50	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	124.49/cwt	122.50–127.50	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	131.66/cwt	127.50–136.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	128.75/cwt	127.50–132.50	752	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	145.06/cwt	142.50–147.50	686	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	150.04/cwt	147.50–152.50	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	129.19/cwt	126.00–132.00	677	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 250Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	134.00–136.50	134.57
3	—	727	106.00–111.00	108.97
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
13	—	489	132.50–134.00	133.08
8	—	578	120.00–125.00	121.69
1	—	770	102.50	102.50
8	—	524	126.00–132.00	129.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	139.50	139.50
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	120.00–125.00	121.04
3	—	508	115.00–120.00	116.69
10	—	410	125.00–130.00	127.23
3	—	395	132.50	132.50
4	—	583	110.00–115.00	113.13
4	—	623	100.00–105.00	102.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	620	122.50–127.50	124.89
7	—	374	155.00–160.00	157.50
4	—	678	119.00–121.00	120.01
3	—	325	160.00–167.50	163.46
2	—	815	107.50–110.00	108.77
24	—	518	132.50–140.00	135.72
2	—	753	112.50–115.00	113.75
11	—	409	147.50–155.00	149.31
6	—	727	115.00–119.00	117.40
17	—	584	127.50–132.50	128.75
15	—	473	142.50–147.50	145.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	157.50–160.00	158.37
2	—	808	97.50–100.00	98.74
2	—	690	115.00	115.00
3	—	375	140.00–147.50	144.09
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
3	—	440	137.50–140.00	139.19
8	—	572	117.50–122.50	120.51
5	—	530	122.50–127.50	124.49
2	—	480	127.50–136.00	131.66
3	—	337	147.50–152.50	150.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	160.00–162.50	161.25
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	123.00	123.00
6	—	414	155.00–162.50	158.30
2	—	530	143.00	143.00
7	—	361	165.00–172.50	168.21
2	—	463	147.50–152.50	149.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,139	52.00–55.00	53.09
14	—	1,051	47.00–50.00	48.83
5	—	1,007	57.00–61.00	58.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	882	39.00–43.00	40.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,305	55.00–59.00	56.98
9	—	1,369	61.00–64.00	62.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,803	87.00–90.00	88.44
5	—	1,548	80.00–84.00	83.02

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	575.00	575.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	773	550.00–775.00	657.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	750.00–850.00	801.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,088	755.00–875.00	816.15
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle