Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 - 9.00 lower and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 3.00- 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trace 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 $137.94/cwt on 160 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −64.15 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$137.94

160 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$12.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	143.77	690	77
Medium and Large 2	481	133.43	642	52
Medium and Large 3	420	131.01	550	31

One grade step is worth $12.77/cwt here — about $140 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 sale160 hd

137.94

—

AL average15 barns · 1,545 hd

129.63

+8.31

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−64.15

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	1,608	80.89	1,301	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,287	60.32	776	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,072	52.21	560	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	951	40.84	389	18

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	—	1,405	66.43/cwt	66.00–67.00	933	2
Bulls	—	—	1,834	88.01/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.14/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	136.04/cwt	135.00–137.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	141.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	117.11/cwt	115.00–120.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.08/cwt	120.00–125.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	126.73/cwt	126.00–127.50	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	431	138.26/cwt	137.50–140.00	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.19/cwt	132.50–137.50	437	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	135.31/cwt	135.00–137.50	505	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	119.45/cwt	117.50–122.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	131.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	123.54/cwt	122.50–125.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	141.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	129.01/cwt	127.50–130.00	475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	155.40/cwt	152.50–157.50	713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	166.19/cwt	162.50–170.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	171.87/cwt	170.00–175.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.60/cwt	132.50–140.00	704	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	169.39/cwt	167.50–170.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	162.08/cwt	157.50–165.00	619	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.56/cwt	125.00–132.50	736	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	44.86/cwt	43.00–47.00	413	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	39.30/cwt	37.00–41.00	378	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	63.70/cwt	61.00–65.00	815	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	52.73/cwt	52.00–55.00	687	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	58.86/cwt	57.00–61.00	701	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	46.92/cwt	45.00–49.00	464	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	53.24/cwt	51.00–55.00	577	14
Bulls	—	—	1,442	81.03/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,168	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,168	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	933	675.94/cwt	600.00–750.00	6,307	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	848.72/cwt	750.00–960.00	11,152	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	878	805.12/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,069	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,428	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	750	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,188	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	825	398.72/cwt	350.00–460.00	3,289	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	776.50/cwt	625.00–850.00	8,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	990	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,415	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,463	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	128.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	116.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	112.75/cwt	112.50–113.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	132.60/cwt	130.00–137.50	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	121.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	148.79/cwt	145.00–152.50	564	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.28/cwt	137.50–145.00	608	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	144.22/cwt	140.00–147.50	482	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	122.09/cwt	120.00–125.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	108.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	154.31/cwt	150.00–157.50	642	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	161.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 711Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 80Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 41Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	66.00–67.00	66.43
4	—	1,834	87.00–90.00	88.01
3	—	1,442	79.00–82.00	81.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	921	43.00–47.00	44.86
13	—	963	37.00–41.00	39.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,280	61.00–65.00	63.70
4	—	1,303	52.00–55.00	52.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	57.00–61.00	58.86
9	—	988	45.00–49.00	46.92
14	—	1,084	51.00–55.00	53.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	120.00–125.00	123.14
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
7	—	564	115.00–120.00	117.11
7	—	485	130.00–135.00	132.48
3	—	605	110.00	110.00
12	—	379	145.00–152.50	148.79
8	—	427	137.50–145.00	142.28
4	—	660	105.00–110.00	108.72
5	—	335	155.00–165.00	161.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	110.00	110.00
2	—	680	100.00	100.00
4	—	429	125.00–130.00	128.19
4	—	373	130.00–137.50	132.60
9	—	334	140.00–147.50	144.22
1	—	510	117.50	117.50
6	—	490	120.00–125.00	122.09
3	—	265	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	140.00–147.50	141.73
13	—	523	132.50–140.00	134.60
4	—	313	167.50–170.00	169.39
2	—	290	170.00	170.00
13	—	382	157.50–165.00	162.08
12	—	568	125.00–132.50	129.56
3	—	667	115.00–120.00	116.63
2	—	735	112.50–113.00	112.75
5	—	620	120.00–125.00	121.00
16	—	416	150.00–157.50	154.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	135.00–137.00	136.04
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
4	—	431	137.50–140.00	138.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
6	—	480	120.00–125.00	122.08
2	—	638	105.00–110.00	107.51
9	—	323	132.50–137.50	135.19
2	—	540	115.00–120.00	117.50
2	—	790	90.00	90.00
2	—	555	110.00	110.00
5	—	368	127.50–130.00	129.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	126.00–127.50	126.73
2	—	270	145.00	145.00
1	—	725	112.00	112.00
4	—	450	130.00	130.00
11	—	373	135.00–137.50	135.31
8	—	621	117.50–122.00	119.45
7	—	400	130.00–135.00	131.79
5	—	571	122.50–125.00	123.54
3	—	310	140.00–145.00	141.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	152.50–157.50	155.40
6	—	419	162.50–170.00	166.19
4	—	390	170.00–175.00	171.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
2	—	435	152.50	152.50
1	—	615	122.50	122.50
1	—	560	132.50	132.50

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	—	795	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	933	600.00–750.00	675.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	878	700.00–900.00	805.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,314	750.00–960.00	848.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,143	625.00–850.00	776.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	825	350.00–460.00	398.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	875.00	875.00

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

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How this sale compares

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