Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. All feeder classes sold 2.00-4.00 higher, trade active with good to 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 $172.07/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −30.03 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$172.07

23 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$20.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	179.15	800	15thin
Medium and Large 2	477	158.78	757	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.38/cwt here — about $43 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 sale23 hd

172.07

—

AL average15 barns · 826 hd

151.73

+20.33

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−30.03

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	1,789	100.33	1,795	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,340	73.00	978	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,078	66.91	721	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	830	51.00	423	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	192.43/cwt	190.00–195.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	184.22/cwt	180.00–187.50	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	167.48/cwt	162.50–172.50	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.26/cwt	150.00–157.50	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.78/cwt	172.50–175.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	187.61/cwt	185.00–190.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	144.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	148.27/cwt	147.50–149.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	171.48/cwt	167.50–174.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	163.75/cwt	162.50–165.00	573	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	980	797.96/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,820	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,323	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	968	734.84/cwt	650.00–825.00	7,113	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	920	588.86/cwt	525.00–650.00	5,418	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	827.20/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,117	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,140	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	70.84/cwt	69.00–74.00	777	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	63.97/cwt	63.00–65.00	680	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	978	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	423	1
Bulls	—	—	1,988	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	2,177	2

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 494Year ago 562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 93Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
2	—	338	145.00–150.00	147.56
1	—	465	137.50	137.50
2	—	433	140.00–150.00	144.91
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
2	—	518	145.00–146.00	145.50
1	—	445	152.50	152.50
1	—	560	142.50	142.50
2	—	465	147.50–149.00	148.27
3	—	342	167.50–174.00	171.48
2	—	350	162.50–165.00	163.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	190.00–195.00	192.43
3	—	422	180.00–187.50	184.22
2	—	508	162.50–172.50	167.48
3	—	573	150.00–157.50	153.26
2	—	465	172.50–175.00	173.78
3	—	340	200.00–205.00	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	185.00–190.00	187.61
1	—	635	137.50	137.50
2	—	430	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	175.00	175.00
1	—	690	127.50	127.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	980	750.00–850.00	797.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	968	650.00–825.00	734.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	525.00–650.00	588.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	800.00–850.00	827.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,988	109.00–110.00	109.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	69.00–74.00	70.84
4	—	1,063	63.00–65.00	63.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	51.00	51.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle