Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to firm, feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $136.80/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −65.29 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$136.80

136 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$14.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	141.49	707	75
Medium and Large 2	483	132.80	641	42
Medium and Large 3	434	127.12	552	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $155 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 sale136 hd

136.80

—

AL average15 barns · 1,353 hd

130.70

+6.10

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−65.29

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	—	Average	1,437	84.25	1,210	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	62.50	918	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,045	53.12	555	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	44.23	427	12

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	720	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	151.28/cwt	147.50–155.00	651	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	150.88/cwt	150.00–152.50	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	146.53/cwt	145.00–147.50	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	129.37/cwt	125.00–132.50	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	135.06/cwt	132.50–137.50	423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	141.27/cwt	140.00–142.50	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	135.36/cwt	135.00–137.00	552	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	110.09/cwt	108.00–112.50	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	157.01/cwt	155.00–157.50	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	117.39/cwt	115.00–119.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	126.51/cwt	125.00–127.50	617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	124.63/cwt	122.50–127.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	130.39/cwt	129.00–132.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	118.87/cwt	117.50–120.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	134.50/cwt	132.50–135.00	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	152.48/cwt	147.50–155.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.50	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	101.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	120.46/cwt	117.50–122.50	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	143.81/cwt	140.00–147.50	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	159.99/cwt	157.50–165.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	168.32/cwt	165.00–172.50	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	139.59/cwt	137.50–143.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	171.22/cwt	170.00–172.50	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	765	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	146.01/cwt	142.50–147.50	664	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	62.50/cwt	61.00–64.00	918	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	48.59/cwt	46.00–50.00	484	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	59.78/cwt	58.00–62.00	672	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	46.07/cwt	44.00–47.00	445	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	40.55/cwt	39.00–42.00	390	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	54.24/cwt	52.00–56.00	572	19
Bulls	—	—	1,394	85.26/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,189	4
Bulls	—	—	1,305	75.85/cwt	74.00–78.00	990	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,814	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,923	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	778.94/cwt	675.00–800.00	8,903	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	786.22/cwt	700.00–885.00	9,270	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	514.65/cwt	475.00–565.00	4,411	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	828	696.68/cwt	600.00–800.00	5,769	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	774.22/cwt	725.00–825.00	7,433	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	985	734.45/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,234	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,034	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,136	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	939.85/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	12,312	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	124.03/cwt	122.50–128.00	768	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	143.33/cwt	142.50–145.00	423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	128.80/cwt	127.50–130.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	162.13/cwt	157.50–165.00	542	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	122.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	135.33/cwt	132.50–138.00	641	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 Oct 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 711Last week 351Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 17Year 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	—	720	113.00–114.00	113.50
11	—	430	147.50–155.00	151.28
5	—	763	108.00–112.50	110.09
5	—	354	155.00–157.50	157.01
2	—	665	122.50	122.50
2	—	210	175.00	175.00
7	—	529	137.50–143.00	139.59
2	—	288	170.00–172.50	171.22
12	—	577	130.00–135.00	132.64
12	—	455	142.50–147.50	146.01
8	—	619	122.50–128.00	124.03
7	—	334	157.50–165.00	162.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.51
3	—	295	142.50–145.00	143.33
2	—	535	115.00–117.50	116.25
2	—	333	135.00–140.00	137.59
5	—	467	120.00–125.00	123.01
2	—	418	127.50–130.00	128.80
2	—	370	132.50–135.00	133.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	150.00–152.50	150.88
5	—	372	145.00–147.50	146.53
4	—	505	125.00–132.50	129.37
2	—	438	140.00–142.50	141.27
5	—	627	115.00–119.00	117.39
3	—	660	110.00–115.00	112.53
8	—	561	120.00–125.00	122.07
3	—	265	152.50	152.50
8	—	474	132.50–138.00	135.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	132.50–137.50	135.06
10	—	488	125.00–127.50	126.51
5	—	373	130.00–132.50	130.99
3	—	612	100.00–105.00	101.70
3	—	415	130.00	130.00
6	—	514	117.50–122.50	120.46
3	—	570	110.00–115.00	112.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	408	135.00–137.00	135.36
8	—	559	122.50–127.00	124.63
5	—	512	129.00–132.00	130.39
4	—	629	117.50–120.00	118.87
9	—	464	132.50–135.00	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	135.00–140.00	137.49
3	—	477	147.50–155.00	152.48
2	—	508	140.00–147.50	143.81
5	—	413	157.50–165.00	159.99
6	—	379	165.00–172.50	168.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	61.00–64.00	62.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	997	46.00–50.00	48.59
7	—	1,124	58.00–62.00	59.78
19	—	1,054	52.00–56.00	54.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	966	44.00–47.00	46.07
4	—	963	39.00–42.00	40.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,394	84.00–89.00	85.26
2	—	1,305	74.00–78.00	75.85
1	—	1,870	97.00	97.00

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)	1	—	1,025	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	725.00–825.00	774.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,143	675.00–800.00	778.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,179	700.00–885.00	786.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	828	600.00–800.00	696.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	475.00–565.00	514.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	700.00–775.00	734.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,310	800.00–1,025.00	939.85

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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