Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder cattle sold 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.37/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$131.37

130 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$12.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	137.13	761	68
Medium and Large 2	466	125.05	583	62

One grade step is worth $12.08/cwt here — about $178 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 sale130 hd

131.37

—

AL average16 barns · 1,792 hd

132.30

−0.93

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	1,505	77.74	1,170	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,383	60.38	835	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	50.03	580	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	41.73	397	20

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	561	138.38/cwt	135.00–142.50	776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	156.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	674	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	148.82/cwt	145.00–152.50	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	153.60/cwt	152.50–155.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	186.88/cwt	185.00–190.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	895	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	145.01/cwt	142.50–147.50	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	125.79/cwt	122.50–130.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	175.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	178.74/cwt	177.50–180.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	131.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	151.05/cwt	147.50–155.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	128.12/cwt	127.50–130.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	123.76/cwt	122.50–125.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	131.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	489	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	137.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	110.04/cwt	107.50–112.50	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	126.90/cwt	125.00–130.00	556	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	143.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	115.03/cwt	112.50–117.50	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	121.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	738	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	40.35/cwt	38.00–42.00	378	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	45.87/cwt	44.00–47.00	457	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	53.34/cwt	51.00–55.00	596	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	47.55/cwt	45.00–49.00	565	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	54.73/cwt	53.00–56.00	787	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	65.47/cwt	65.00–66.00	890	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	62.15/cwt	61.00–63.00	845	7
Bulls	—	—	1,630	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,386	1
Bulls	—	—	1,487	76.70/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,141	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	465.00/cwt	420.00–510.00	3,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	976.33/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	12,380	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	910	912.91/cwt	900.00–925.00	8,307	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,920	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,065	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	762.00/cwt	650.00–825.00	6,157	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	971.72/cwt	950.00–985.00	9,659	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	808.05/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,430	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	892	790.75/cwt	700.00–850.00	7,053	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,636	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	4,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	174.04/cwt	172.50–175.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	489	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	709	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	142.93/cwt	137.50–145.00	680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	160.93/cwt	157.50–165.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	151.25/cwt	150.00–157.50	570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	166.43/cwt	162.50–170.00	601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	139.35/cwt	137.50–140.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	149.23/cwt	145.00–150.00	637	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	132.90/cwt	130.00–136.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	131.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	576	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	815	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	7,837	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	517.07/cwt	475.00–550.00	4,033	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 622Last week 576Year ago 725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 88Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 52Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	135.00–142.50	138.38
11	—	431	155.00–160.00	156.31
7	—	524	145.00–152.50	148.82
2	—	283	175.00–180.00	177.48
7	—	466	152.50–155.00	153.60
5	—	317	172.50–175.00	174.04
7	—	361	162.50–170.00	166.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
3	—	563	125.00–130.00	127.51
4	—	608	120.00–125.00	121.30
7	—	476	137.50–145.00	142.93
6	—	328	157.50–165.00	160.93
8	—	377	150.00–157.50	151.25
2	—	650	120.00	120.00
10	—	427	145.00–150.00	149.23
3	—	517	130.00–136.00	132.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	112.50–117.50	115.03
2	—	493	125.00–130.00	127.49
3	—	680	110.00	110.00
2	—	325	140.00	140.00
2	—	515	120.00	120.00
4	—	380	137.50–140.00	139.35
7	—	438	130.00–135.00	131.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	185.00–190.00	186.88
6	—	428	170.00–178.00	175.88
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	455	165.00	165.00
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	533	168.00	168.00
12	—	660	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	142.50–147.50	145.01
3	—	608	122.50–130.00	125.79
4	—	323	177.50–180.00	178.74
5	—	376	170.00–175.00	172.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	130.00–135.00	131.47
2	—	635	127.50	127.50
2	—	328	147.50–155.00	151.05
4	—	558	127.50–130.00	128.12
2	—	720	122.50–125.00	123.76
1	—	380	147.50	147.50
6	—	414	140.00–144.00	143.04
2	—	460	135.00	135.00
2	—	785	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	130.00–135.00	131.07
2	—	268	140.00–145.00	142.62
2	—	750	100.00	100.00
8	—	314	135.00–140.00	137.27
4	—	681	107.50–112.50	110.04
17	—	438	125.00–130.00	126.90
4	—	728	100.00–105.00	102.50
3	—	455	125.00	125.00
4	—	560	120.00	120.00
6	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	615	137.00	137.00
12	—	489	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	938	38.00–42.00	40.35
5	—	996	44.00–47.00	45.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	51.00–55.00	53.34
8	—	1,189	45.00–49.00	47.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	53.00–56.00	54.73
2	—	1,360	65.00–66.00	65.47
7	—	1,359	61.00–63.00	62.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	85.00	85.00
7	—	1,487	75.00–79.00	76.70

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	2	—	700	420.00–510.00	465.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	885.00	885.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	610.00	610.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	405.00	405.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,268	950.00–1,000.00	976.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	994	950.00–985.00	971.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,167	750.00–900.00	808.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	645.00	645.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	910	900.00–925.00	912.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	892	700.00–850.00	790.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	780	475.00–550.00	517.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	808	650.00–825.00	762.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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