Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $145.69/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −56.40 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$145.69

112 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$16.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	149.78	716	85
Medium and Large 2	503	132.80	669	27

One grade step is worth $16.98/cwt here — about $47 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 sale112 hd

145.69

—

AL average16 barns · 1,576 hd

133.85

+11.84

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−56.40

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	1,505	75.65	1,139	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	57.02	751	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,079	50.81	548	26

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	145.70/cwt	140.00–152.50	749	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	133.25/cwt	131.00–134.00	638	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	135.36/cwt	134.00–137.50	593	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	138.78/cwt	137.50–140.00	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	121.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	112.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	133.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.42/cwt	138.00–145.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.91/cwt	152.50–157.50	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	129.68/cwt	127.50–131.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	124.81/cwt	122.50–127.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.76/cwt	117.50–118.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	181.65/cwt	180.00–182.50	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	121.51/cwt	120.00–122.50	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	141.05/cwt	140.00–142.50	465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	174.24/cwt	172.50–177.50	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	163.60/cwt	162.50–167.50	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	164.09/cwt	160.00–167.50	610	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.73/cwt	172.50–177.50	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	178.73/cwt	177.50–180.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	120.83/cwt	120.00–122.50	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	136.07/cwt	132.50–138.00	766	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.95/cwt	147.50–152.50	714	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	62.53/cwt	60.00–64.00	774	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	928	44.66/cwt	43.00–46.00	414	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	52.61/cwt	50.00–54.00	725	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	58.12/cwt	56.00–60.00	654	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	49.71/cwt	48.00–52.00	558	13
Bulls	—	—	1,428	71.81/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,025	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,652	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,805	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,320	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,996	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,070	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	689.37/cwt	675.00–700.00	8,397	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	422.78/cwt	400.00–450.00	3,572	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	904	683.13/cwt	575.00–750.00	6,175	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	792.77/cwt	665.00–875.00	10,084	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	987	641.72/cwt	575.00–700.00	6,334	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	915	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	679	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	120.84/cwt	120.00–122.50	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.37/cwt	137.50–140.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	149.99/cwt	147.50–152.50	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	133.73/cwt	132.50–135.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	158.89/cwt	155.00–162.50	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	138.69/cwt	137.50–140.00	392	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 Nov 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 517Last week 631Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 65Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	514	140.00–152.50	145.70
2	—	613	131.00–132.00	131.51
12	—	372	160.00–167.50	164.09
3	—	325	172.50–177.50	175.73
2	—	290	177.50–180.00	178.73
3	—	653	120.00–122.50	120.83
17	—	563	132.50–138.00	136.07
17	—	476	147.50–152.50	149.95
14	—	431	155.00–160.00	157.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	105.00–110.00	107.57
3	—	577	120.00–122.50	120.84
3	—	633	110.00–115.00	112.49
2	—	295	165.00	165.00
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
3	—	470	137.50–140.00	138.37
3	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.58
3	—	363	147.50–152.50	149.99
4	—	518	132.50–135.00	133.73
2	—	333	155.00–162.50	158.89
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	479	131.00–134.00	133.25
14	—	438	134.00–137.50	135.36
6	—	358	137.50–140.00	138.78
7	—	511	127.50–131.00	129.68
3	—	575	122.50–127.00	124.81
2	—	670	117.50–118.00	117.76
5	—	628	120.00–122.50	121.51
5	—	330	140.00–142.50	141.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	120.00	120.00
5	—	441	120.00–125.00	121.01
2	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.53
8	—	579	110.00–115.00	112.81
3	—	525	115.00–120.00	118.40
3	—	322	130.00–135.00	133.42
2	—	640	105.00	105.00
2	—	283	137.50–140.00	138.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	138.00–145.00	141.42
2	—	425	152.50–157.50	154.91
1	—	665	127.50	127.50
2	—	775	120.00–122.50	121.23
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	180.00–182.50	181.65
7	—	369	172.50–177.50	174.24
7	—	416	162.50–167.50	163.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	60.00–64.00	62.53
5	—	1,379	50.00–54.00	52.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	43.00–46.00	44.66
7	—	1,126	56.00–60.00	58.12
13	—	1,123	48.00–52.00	49.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	70.00–74.00	71.81
1	—	1,815	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	845	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	845	400.00–450.00	422.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	904	575.00–750.00	683.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	675.00–700.00	689.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,272	665.00–875.00	792.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,410	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	987	575.00–700.00	641.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	675.00	675.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	530	300.00	300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	600.00	600.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	725.00	725.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle