Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 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 $176.57/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −25.52 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$176.57

96 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$11.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	180.06	867	66
Medium and Large 2	463	168.90	782	30

One grade step is worth $11.16/cwt here — about $85 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 sale96 hd

176.57

—

AL average12 barns · 1,080 hd

153.87

+22.70

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−25.52

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	1,506	88.89	1,339	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,358	74.59	1,013	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,072	67.97	729	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	931	56.09	522	14

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	138.02/cwt	135.00–141.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	197.96/cwt	192.50–200.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	168.68/cwt	165.00–170.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.46/cwt	137.50–142.50	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.07/cwt	144.00–147.50	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	140.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	133.01/cwt	130.00–137.50	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	153.77/cwt	150.00–157.50	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	148.99/cwt	145.00–150.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	156.29/cwt	155.00–159.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	131.27/cwt	130.00–132.50	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	174.20/cwt	170.00–180.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	134.19/cwt	132.50–135.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	148.45/cwt	147.50–150.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	165.54/cwt	162.50–170.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	171.88/cwt	170.00–175.00	887	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	216.17/cwt	212.50–220.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	180.29/cwt	177.50–185.00	833	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	163.27/cwt	160.00–168.00	939	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	969	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	67.48/cwt	67.00–68.00	884	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	82.65/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,102	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	67.53/cwt	65.00–70.00	696	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	59.42/cwt	57.00–62.00	547	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	74.98/cwt	73.00–78.00	923	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	73.96/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,041	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	106.42/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,956	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	87.53/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,285	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	53.60/cwt	50.00–55.00	503	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	60.98/cwt	58.00–62.00	632	4
Bulls	—	—	1,310	78.11/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,023	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	773	574.57/cwt	525.00–725.00	4,441	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,275	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,431	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,445	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,140	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,835	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,349	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,161.62/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	16,495	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	710.98/cwt	550.00–1,025.00	7,920	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,323	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,030	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,235	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	207.51/cwt	202.50–210.00	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	190.85/cwt	187.50–197.50	807	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	185.99/cwt	180.00–190.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	176.29/cwt	172.50–180.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	153.76/cwt	150.00–157.50	807	4

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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 539Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 88Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 37Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
2	—	610	135.00–141.00	138.02
5	—	321	192.50–200.00	197.96
2	—	733	115.00–120.00	117.46
4	—	478	162.50–170.00	165.54
5	—	393	180.00–190.00	185.99
7	—	421	172.50–180.00	176.29
4	—	525	150.00–157.50	153.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	230.00	230.00
4	—	613	150.00–157.50	153.77
10	—	516	170.00–175.00	171.88
4	—	333	212.50–220.00	216.17
17	—	462	177.50–185.00	180.29
9	—	575	160.00–168.00	163.27
2	—	760	125.00–130.00	127.47
5	—	366	202.50–210.00	207.51
13	—	423	187.50–197.50	190.85
1	—	665	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	154.00–156.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	165.00–170.00	168.68
6	—	577	137.50–142.50	140.46
6	—	528	144.00–147.50	146.07
5	—	610	130.00–137.50	133.01
3	—	330	155.00–159.00	156.29
5	—	415	150.00	150.00
3	—	220	170.00–180.00	174.20
8	—	371	150.00–155.00	152.45
5	—	479	147.50–150.00	148.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	140.00–145.00	140.97
5	—	331	145.00–150.00	148.99
2	—	538	130.00–132.50	131.27
9	—	425	135.00–140.00	137.59
3	—	463	132.50–135.00	134.19
1	—	250	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	67.00–68.00	67.48
2	—	1,333	81.00–84.00	82.65
3	—	1,407	73.00–75.00	73.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,031	65.00–70.00	67.53
5	—	1,231	73.00–78.00	74.98
4	—	1,036	58.00–62.00	60.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	921	57.00–62.00	59.42
8	—	938	50.00–55.00	53.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	105.00–108.00	106.42
2	—	1,468	87.00–88.00	87.53
3	—	1,310	76.00–80.00	78.11

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)	6	—	773	525.00–725.00	574.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,114	550.00–1,025.00	710.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,420	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,161.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	690.00	690.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	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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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