Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.05/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −44.05 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$158.05

51 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$13.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	162.58	765	34
Medium and Large 2	463	148.98	689	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.60/cwt here — about $76 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 sale51 hd

158.05

—

AL average5 barns · 210 hd

147.43

+10.61

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−44.05

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	1,514	82.30	1,246	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,324	64.47	854	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	974	55.92	545	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	45.46	431	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	790	47.92/cwt	47.00–49.00	379	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,513	1,307.13/cwt	1,250.00–1,375.00	19,777	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	799.05/cwt	775.00–825.00	9,509	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,235	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	980	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	852.76/cwt	830.00–875.00	11,001	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	664.77/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,770	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,096.82/cwt	1,010.00–1,175.00	14,785	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	1,003.79/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	13,742	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,195	1
Bulls	—	—	1,075	65.01/cwt	64.00–66.00	699	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,226	1
Bulls	—	—	1,837	92.60/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,701	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	353	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	46.62/cwt	45.00–48.00	459	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	55.18/cwt	53.00–57.00	521	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	61.74/cwt	60.00–63.00	690	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	66.70/cwt	66.00–68.00	874	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	61.50/cwt	59.00–63.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	173.67/cwt	170.00–177.50	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	140.60/cwt	140.00–142.50	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.16/cwt	145.00–147.50	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.09/cwt	135.00–140.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	147.68/cwt	145.00–150.00	406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	148.31/cwt	147.50–150.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	183.08/cwt	180.00–185.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	141.67/cwt	140.00–142.50	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	173.68/cwt	170.00–177.50	723	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	168.30/cwt	165.00–170.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	148.73/cwt	147.50–150.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	393	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	152.74/cwt	150.00–157.50	771	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	177.66/cwt	175.00–180.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.47/cwt	157.50–165.00	767	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	133.70/cwt	130.00–137.50	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	711	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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 622Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 80Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 50Year ago 16

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	47.00–49.00	47.92
2	—	945	53.00–57.00	55.18
3	—	1,117	60.00–63.00	61.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	42.00	42.00
3	—	985	45.00–48.00	46.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,311	66.00–68.00	66.70
6	—	1,341	59.00–63.00	61.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	64.00–66.00	65.01
1	—	1,425	86.00	86.00
3	—	1,837	90.00–95.00	92.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,513	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,307.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,348	1,010.00–1,175.00	1,096.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,369	900.00–1,100.00	1,003.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	775.00–825.00	799.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,290	830.00–875.00	852.76
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	625.00–700.00	664.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	800.00	800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	170.00–177.50	173.67
4	—	406	180.00–185.00	183.08
1	—	360	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	140.00–142.50	140.60
3	—	420	145.00–147.50	146.16
3	—	528	135.00–137.00	136.02
4	—	320	150.00	150.00
5	—	365	147.50–150.00	148.31
1	—	550	132.50	132.50
1	—	600	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
4	—	370	135.00–140.00	138.09
3	—	432	130.00–135.00	132.47
4	—	275	145.00–150.00	147.68
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
3	—	310	140.00–142.50	141.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
2	—	388	160.00–165.00	162.55
2	—	490	150.00	150.00
3	—	323	165.00–170.00	168.30
2	—	273	175.00–180.00	177.66
3	—	607	120.00–125.00	121.65
2	—	588	130.00–137.50	133.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
6	—	416	170.00–177.50	173.68
2	—	558	147.50–150.00	148.73
6	—	393	180.00–185.00	182.49
12	—	505	150.00–157.50	152.74
7	—	475	157.50–165.00	161.47

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Russellville Stockyards

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle