Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher. 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 $134.98/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −67.11 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$134.98

133 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$16.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	139.35	722	66
Medium and Large 2	487	134.07	653	46
Medium and Large 3	401	123.22	494	21

One grade step is worth $16.13/cwt here — about $228 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 sale133 hd

134.98

—

AL average16 barns · 1,464 hd

130.32

+4.65

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−67.11

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	1,499	81.64	1,224	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	57.71	828	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,056	54.00	570	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	42.12	395	16

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	416	155.23/cwt	152.50–157.50	646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	113.74/cwt	112.50–115.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	101.21/cwt	100.00–102.50	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	129.88/cwt	127.50–132.50	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	123.76/cwt	122.50–125.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	113.07/cwt	110.00–115.00	461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	108.09/cwt	105.00–110.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	101.29/cwt	100.00–102.50	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	125.71/cwt	122.00–127.50	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.50	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	128.48/cwt	127.50–130.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	119.14/cwt	117.50–120.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.50	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	134.42/cwt	132.50–137.50	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	135.78/cwt	134.00–137.50	592	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.50	398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	128.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.70/cwt	152.50–155.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.95/cwt	162.50–167.50	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	126.55/cwt	125.00–128.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	158.72/cwt	157.50–162.50	617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.10/cwt	123.00–127.00	777	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	158.32/cwt	157.50–160.00	589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	110.83/cwt	110.00–112.50	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	144.90/cwt	142.50–150.00	690	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	59.05/cwt	58.00–61.00	601	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	54.06/cwt	52.00–56.00	615	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	42.12/cwt	40.00–44.00	395	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	62.55/cwt	62.00–63.00	881	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	56.10/cwt	54.00–58.00	810	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	911	46.27/cwt	44.00–47.00	422	4
Bulls	—	—	1,230	73.73/cwt	73.00–76.00	907	4
Bulls	—	—	1,633	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,470	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	84.62/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,405	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	829.27/cwt	725.00–925.00	9,213	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	852	694.81/cwt	600.00–750.00	5,920	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,053	974.70/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	10,264	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	620	517.50/cwt	445.00–600.00	3,209	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,919	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,065	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,585	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,043	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	779.64/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,537	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,005	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	136.23/cwt	134.00–140.00	722	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	137.87/cwt	137.50–140.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	133.34/cwt	132.50–134.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	150.51/cwt	150.00–152.50	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.50	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	129.57/cwt	127.50–132.50	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	134.99/cwt	130.00–137.50	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	129.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	145.17/cwt	140.00–147.50	605	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	106.24/cwt	105.00–107.50	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	121.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	279	137.15/cwt	135.00–140.00	383	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	2

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 602Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	152.50–157.50	155.23
2	—	303	160.00–162.50	161.26
8	—	621	123.00–127.00	125.10
6	—	372	157.50–160.00	158.32
3	—	758	110.00–112.50	110.83
17	—	476	142.50–150.00	144.90
10	—	530	134.00–140.00	136.23
2	—	713	114.00–115.00	114.49
3	—	670	120.00–122.50	120.82
6	—	590	127.50–132.50	129.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	110.00–115.00	112.48
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
5	—	371	150.00–152.50	150.51
6	—	477	130.00–137.50	134.99
2	—	790	95.00	95.00
8	—	508	125.00–130.00	129.02
2	—	305	155.00	155.00
15	—	417	140.00–147.50	145.17
2	—	738	105.00–107.50	106.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	115.00	115.00
3	—	328	130.00–135.00	131.65
2	—	385	125.00–130.00	127.56
3	—	430	120.00–125.00	121.55
2	—	513	110.00–115.00	112.54
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
6	—	279	135.00–140.00	137.15
2	—	605	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	112.50–115.00	113.74
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	115.00	115.00
2	—	723	100.00–102.50	101.29
7	—	456	122.00–127.50	125.71
4	—	380	130.00–132.50	131.20
5	—	439	127.50–130.00	128.48
3	—	508	117.50–120.00	119.14
4	—	676	105.00–110.00	107.47
6	—	330	132.50–137.50	134.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	100.00–102.50	101.21
8	—	408	110.00–115.00	113.07
4	—	459	105.00–110.00	108.09
2	—	388	117.50–120.00	118.73
5	—	329	120.00–122.50	121.02
2	—	595	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	127.50–132.50	129.88
2	—	568	122.50–125.00	123.76
17	—	436	134.00–137.50	135.78
1	—	715	112.50	112.50
7	—	381	137.50–140.00	137.87
7	—	484	132.50–134.00	133.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	135.00–136.00	135.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
3	—	468	140.00–145.00	143.35
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
2	—	623	125.00–128.00	126.55
2	—	335	152.50	152.50
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	150.00–152.50	151.27
1	—	510	142.50	142.50
4	—	423	152.50–155.00	153.70
5	—	330	162.50–167.50	165.95
8	—	389	157.50–162.50	158.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	107.50	107.50
2	—	353	135.00–137.50	136.24
3	—	432	125.00–130.00	128.36
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
2	—	313	140.00–145.00	142.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,017	58.00–61.00	59.05
10	—	1,137	52.00–56.00	54.06
4	—	911	44.00–47.00	46.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	937	40.00–44.00	42.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	62.00–63.00	62.55
12	—	1,443	54.00–58.00	56.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	73.00–76.00	73.73
2	—	1,633	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,660	83.00–87.00	84.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,111	725.00–925.00	829.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,095	700.00–850.00	779.64
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	852	600.00–750.00	694.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	950.00–1,000.00	974.70
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	620	445.00–600.00	517.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	800.00	800.00

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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