Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady and slaughter cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher on light weight and heavy weight sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $154.74/cwt on 150 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −47.35 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$154.74

150 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$19.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.27

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	160.16	765	78
Medium and Large 2	444	153.12	679	48
Medium and Large 3	423	140.36	593	24

One grade step is worth $19.80/cwt here — about $172 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 sale150 hd

154.74

—

AL average5 barns · 477 hd

139.47

+15.27

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−47.35

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	—	High	1,518	78.95	1,199	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,446	57.44	831	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	49.56	561	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	40.41	379	6thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	—	730	113.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	178.13/cwt	177.50–180.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.50	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	126.78/cwt	125.00–127.50	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	131.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	113.29/cwt	110.00–115.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	189.17/cwt	187.50–192.50	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.40/cwt	137.00–147.50	597	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	134.97/cwt	132.50–137.50	642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	131.18/cwt	130.00–132.50	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	128.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	179.08/cwt	177.50–182.50	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	129.50/cwt	127.50–130.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.61/cwt	135.00–142.50	450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	148.60/cwt	147.50–152.50	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	115.51/cwt	115.00–117.50	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	188.76/cwt	187.50–190.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	108.75/cwt	107.50–110.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	149.59/cwt	147.50–155.00	796	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	146.00/cwt	142.50–147.50	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	169.38/cwt	165.00–172.50	730	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	161.16/cwt	157.50–165.00	748	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	903	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	58.24/cwt	56.00–60.00	667	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	40.41/cwt	39.00–42.00	379	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	53.19/cwt	52.00–54.00	790	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	63.94/cwt	63.00–65.00	872	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	44.28/cwt	43.00–47.00	486	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	51.11/cwt	50.00–53.00	603	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	58.45/cwt	57.00–60.00	846	4
Bulls	—	—	1,731	85.48/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	77.80/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,206	4
Bulls	—	—	1,193	71.76/cwt	70.00–73.00	856	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	748.82/cwt	725.00–780.00	5,631	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	953	639.30/cwt	575.00–700.00	6,093	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	992.86/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	12,788	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	959.31/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,847	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,684	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,231	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	869.44/cwt	785.00–975.00	11,155	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	732.56/cwt	675.00–775.00	9,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	717.87/cwt	650.00–800.00	9,067	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	572.05/cwt	505.00–625.00	4,462	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	872	825.33/cwt	800.00–850.00	7,197	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,053	712.77/cwt	700.00–725.00	7,505	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	973	898.52/cwt	875.00–925.00	8,743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	863.62/cwt	780.00–975.00	10,381	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	163.87/cwt	160.00–167.50	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	165.71/cwt	162.50–170.00	431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	131.29/cwt	127.50–137.50	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	156.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	156.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	656	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	173.78/cwt	170.00–177.50	539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	144.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	150.38/cwt	150.00–152.50	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	121.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	140.82/cwt	140.00–142.50	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	177.99/cwt	175.00–182.50	653	14

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 517Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 72Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 45Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	110.00–115.00	113.38
4	—	295	177.50–180.00	178.13
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
6	—	375	160.00–167.50	163.87
6	—	565	127.50–137.50	131.29
12	—	418	155.00–160.00	156.95
6	—	310	170.00–177.50	173.78
7	—	456	150.00–152.50	150.38
3	—	532	140.00–142.50	140.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	130.00–132.50	130.99
3	—	260	162.50–170.00	165.71
2	—	423	135.00–140.00	137.37
5	—	336	150.00–160.00	156.98
2	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.60
3	—	378	140.00–150.00	144.82
4	—	523	120.00–125.00	121.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	134.00	134.00
3	—	345	187.50–192.50	189.17
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
13	—	532	147.50–155.00	149.59
5	—	559	142.50–147.50	146.00
2	—	680	125.00	125.00
14	—	431	165.00–172.50	169.38
21	—	464	157.50–165.00	161.16
3	—	732	120.00–125.00	123.30
14	—	367	175.00–182.50	177.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	125.00–127.50	126.78
4	—	379	130.00–135.00	131.88
3	—	613	110.00–115.00	113.29
5	—	431	127.50–130.00	129.50
5	—	320	135.00–142.50	140.61
5	—	577	115.00–117.50	115.51
3	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	658	107.50–110.00	108.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	154.00	154.00
3	—	705	110.00–112.00	110.68
18	—	425	137.00–147.50	140.40
11	—	476	132.50–137.50	134.97
9	—	512	130.00–132.50	131.18
4	—	556	125.00–130.00	128.25
9	—	378	147.50–152.50	148.60
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
3	—	637	120.00–123.00	121.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	172.50	172.50
5	—	420	177.50–182.50	179.08
2	—	363	187.50–190.00	188.76
2	—	745	144.00–145.00	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	142.50	142.50
1	—	545	155.00	155.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
2	—	465	147.50	147.50
2	—	675	132.50–135.00	133.74
2	—	758	110.00–120.00	115.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,145	56.00–60.00	58.24
10	—	1,097	43.00–47.00	44.28
6	—	1,180	50.00–53.00	51.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	939	39.00–42.00	40.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	52.00–54.00	53.19
2	—	1,363	63.00–65.00	63.94
4	—	1,448	57.00–60.00	58.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,731	84.00–87.00	85.48
4	—	1,550	77.00–80.00	77.80
3	—	1,193	70.00–73.00	71.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	752	725.00–780.00	748.82
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	505.00–625.00	572.05
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	575.00–700.00	639.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	872	800.00–850.00	825.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	973	875.00–925.00	898.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,283	785.00–975.00	869.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,273	675.00–775.00	732.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,263	650.00–800.00	717.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,202	780.00–975.00	863.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,288	925.00–1,075.00	992.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	875.00–1,050.00	959.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	700.00–725.00	712.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	900.00	900.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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