Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 6.00 - 8.00 higher with high of 81.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 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 $166.95/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −35.14 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$166.95

101 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$17.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	172.64	797	69
Medium and Large 2	480	154.69	743	32

One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $54 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 sale101 hd

166.95

—

AL average15 barns · 999 hd

154.94

+12.01

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−35.14

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	1,355	86.18	1,168	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,354	69.85	945	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,114	64.67	721	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	890	52.44	467	15

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	149.99/cwt	147.50–151.00	694	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	138.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	132.03/cwt	131.00–135.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	158.05/cwt	155.00–162.50	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	358	166.22/cwt	165.00–167.50	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	550	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	142.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	137.77/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	174.00/cwt	172.50–176.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	186.24/cwt	185.00–187.50	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	145.21/cwt	142.50–147.50	761	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	150.88/cwt	150.00–152.50	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	153.44/cwt	152.50–155.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	183.73/cwt	182.50–185.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	178.76/cwt	177.50–180.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	170.82/cwt	167.50–172.50	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	166.98/cwt	166.00–167.50	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	205.36/cwt	200.00–211.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	196.24/cwt	195.00–197.50	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	162.79/cwt	160.00–167.50	690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	175.05/cwt	172.50–177.50	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	153.98/cwt	150.00–157.50	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	185.28/cwt	182.50–190.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	196.59/cwt	195.00–197.50	619	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	54.37/cwt	53.00–56.00	506	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	73.76/cwt	67.00–79.00	985	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	64.63/cwt	64.00–65.00	890	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	74.91/cwt	73.00–77.00	905	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	59.28/cwt	57.00–60.00	672	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	65.63/cwt	64.00–68.00	709	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	779	47.13/cwt	45.00–49.00	367	4
Bulls	—	—	1,416	88.47/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,253	4
Bulls	—	—	1,110	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	855	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	479.47/cwt	425.00–525.00	4,291	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,087	641.95/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,978	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	808.91/cwt	700.00–910.00	9,246	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	814.87/cwt	800.00–830.00	7,195	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	670	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	3,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,175	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,030	752.91/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	177.38/cwt	175.00–182.50	770	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	201.42/cwt	197.50–205.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	163.84/cwt	160.00–167.00	860	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	132.85/cwt	130.00–136.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	179.93/cwt	177.50–182.50	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	155.30/cwt	154.00–156.75	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.09/cwt	147.50–155.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.50	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	166.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	106.28/cwt	105.00–107.50	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	171.55/cwt	167.50–175.00	803	25

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 581Last week 0Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 0Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	463	147.50–151.00	149.99
4	—	584	135.00–140.00	138.27
5	—	611	131.00–135.00	132.03
4	—	371	155.00–162.50	158.05
9	—	524	142.50–147.50	145.21
6	—	434	152.50–155.00	153.44
3	—	270	165.00–170.00	166.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	165.00–167.50	166.22
5	—	475	154.00–156.75	155.30
1	—	650	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	370	145.00–150.00	148.69
4	—	508	130.00–135.00	132.51
8	—	422	140.00–145.00	142.90
2	—	775	110.00–115.00	112.55
6	—	464	135.00–140.00	137.77
6	—	328	150.00–152.50	150.88
4	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	275	152.50	152.50
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
2	—	388	182.50–185.00	183.73
2	—	420	177.50–180.00	178.76
1	—	295	192.50	192.50
3	—	452	167.50–172.50	170.82
3	—	518	166.00–167.50	166.98
1	—	565	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	172.50–176.00	174.00
4	—	420	185.00–187.50	186.24
1	—	555	167.50	167.50
5	—	763	140.00	140.00
3	—	338	200.00–211.00	205.36
2	—	455	177.50	177.50
2	—	368	195.00–197.50	196.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	160.00–167.50	162.79
5	—	379	172.50–177.50	175.05
3	—	612	130.00–136.00	132.85
4	—	334	177.50–182.50	179.93
2	—	650	125.00	125.00
2	—	470	147.50–155.00	151.09
4	—	565	140.00–145.00	142.48
2	—	518	145.00–147.50	146.21
2	—	770	105.00–107.50	106.28
1	—	260	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	130.00	130.00
4	—	565	150.00–157.50	153.98
8	—	381	182.50–190.00	185.28
3	—	315	195.00–197.50	196.59
15	—	434	175.00–182.50	177.38
2	—	283	197.50–205.00	201.42
1	—	660	137.50	137.50
9	—	525	160.00–167.00	163.84
25	—	468	167.50–175.00	171.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	931	53.00–56.00	54.37
4	—	779	45.00–49.00	47.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	67.00–79.00	73.76
3	—	1,377	64.00–65.00	64.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	73.00–77.00	74.91
8	—	1,133	57.00–60.00	59.28
13	—	1,081	64.00–68.00	65.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	87.00–91.00	88.47
1	—	1,110	77.00	77.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	425.00–525.00	479.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	700.00–800.00	752.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,087	625.00–650.00	641.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	700.00–910.00	808.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	800.00–830.00	814.87
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	535.00	535.00

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

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