Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $142.05/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.04 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$142.05

145 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$24.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	149.42	677	81
Medium and Large 2	463	139.37	645	35
Medium and Large 3	451	124.71	562	29

One grade step is worth $24.71/cwt here — about $114 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 sale145 hd

142.05

—

AL average15 barns · 1,769 hd

134.28

+7.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−60.04

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	1,532	80.73	1,237	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	61.30	820	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	52.26	561	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	40.42	397	13

Every lot, as filed

74 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 3	—	625	102.58/cwt	100.00–105.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	146.44/cwt	142.50–150.00	687	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	153.27/cwt	150.00–157.50	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	119.16/cwt	117.50–120.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	143.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.72/cwt	117.50–120.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	119.61/cwt	118.00–122.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	115.88/cwt	115.00–117.50	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	169.59/cwt	167.50–172.50	470	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	121.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	128.68/cwt	127.50–130.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.72/cwt	112.50–115.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	110.30/cwt	108.00–112.50	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	134.29/cwt	132.50–135.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.72/cwt	132.50–137.50	438	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	123.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	130.47/cwt	130.00–132.50	604	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	168.11/cwt	167.50–170.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	151.26/cwt	150.00–152.50	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	174.11/cwt	172.50–177.50	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	139.19/cwt	137.50–140.00	399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	159.54/cwt	157.50–162.50	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	165.88/cwt	162.50–170.00	625	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.45/cwt	127.50–132.50	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.66/cwt	132.50–140.00	704	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	172.89/cwt	170.00–177.50	557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	156.66/cwt	152.50–160.00	642	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	64.85/cwt	64.00–66.00	815	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	54.35/cwt	52.00–56.00	599	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	44.40/cwt	44.00–45.00	442	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	39.23/cwt	37.00–41.00	383	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	52.48/cwt	52.00–53.00	778	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	60.84/cwt	58.00–62.00	829	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	61.03/cwt	59.00–62.00	752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	48.34/cwt	46.00–50.00	487	11
Bulls	—	—	1,300	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,113	64.97/cwt	64.00–66.00	723	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	89.80/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,616	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	754	496.97/cwt	410.00–610.00	3,747	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	694.20/cwt	625.00–750.00	4,859	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	852.47/cwt	775.00–950.00	10,076	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,370	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,170	1,016.19/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	11,889	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,260	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,338	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	758.89/cwt	675.00–825.00	8,538	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	985	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,141	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,727	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	886.37/cwt	875.00–900.00	9,112	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,356	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	813	567.62/cwt	550.00–600.00	4,615	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	776	652.82/cwt	550.00–750.00	5,066	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	975	587.69/cwt	575.00–600.00	5,730	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	151.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	134.01/cwt	130.00–137.50	482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.64/cwt	130.00–137.50	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	109.38/cwt	107.50–110.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	127.94/cwt	125.00–130.00	522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	112.44/cwt	110.00–115.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	144.94/cwt	140.00–147.50	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	768	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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 770Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	100.00–105.00	102.58
3	—	328	140.00–145.00	143.25
3	—	483	120.00–125.00	121.62
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
3	—	285	150.00–155.00	151.55
5	—	360	130.00–137.50	134.01
4	—	558	107.50–110.00	109.38
5	—	408	125.00–130.00	127.94
2	—	513	110.00–115.00	112.44
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	469	142.50–150.00	146.44
14	—	377	162.50–170.00	165.88
5	—	565	127.50–132.50	130.45
18	—	523	132.50–140.00	134.66
6	—	322	170.00–177.50	172.89
10	—	410	152.50–160.00	156.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	120.00–125.00	123.15
3	—	373	150.00–157.50	153.27
3	—	728	105.00–110.00	107.48
1	—	605	117.50	117.50
3	—	588	117.50–120.00	119.16
6	—	277	167.50–172.50	169.59
5	—	319	157.50–162.50	159.54
3	—	463	130.00–137.50	132.64
4	—	424	140.00–147.50	144.94
3	—	688	110.00–115.00	111.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	105.00–110.00	107.48
2	—	528	117.50–120.00	118.72
4	—	375	127.50–130.00	128.68
2	—	573	112.50–115.00	113.72
5	—	440	125.00	125.00
10	—	323	132.50–137.50	135.72
7	—	487	120.00–125.00	123.23
3	—	287	137.50–140.00	139.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	118.00–122.00	119.61
4	—	635	115.00–117.50	115.88
6	—	360	135.00–140.00	137.55
2	—	715	108.00–112.50	110.30
7	—	414	132.50–135.00	134.29
7	—	510	125.00–130.00	127.49
11	—	463	130.00–132.50	130.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	130.00	130.00
1	—	365	167.50	167.50
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
2	—	458	150.00–152.50	151.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	167.50–170.00	168.11
3	—	388	172.50–177.50	174.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,257	64.00–66.00	64.85
2	—	1,483	52.00–53.00	52.48
8	—	1,362	58.00–62.00	60.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,103	52.00–56.00	54.35
3	—	1,233	59.00–62.00	61.03
11	—	1,007	46.00–50.00	48.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	995	44.00–45.00	44.40
10	—	977	37.00–41.00	39.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,113	64.00–66.00	64.97
4	—	1,800	88.00–92.00	89.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	754	410.00–610.00	496.97
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	700	625.00–750.00	694.20
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	875.00–900.00	886.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,182	775.00–950.00	852.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	910	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	675.00–825.00	758.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	620.00	620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	975.00–1,050.00	1,016.19
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	985	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	813	550.00–600.00	567.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	776	550.00–750.00	652.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	575.00–600.00	587.69

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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