Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good 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 $139.55/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$139.55

127 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$5.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	141.30	755	85
Medium and Large 2	445	136.00	605	42

One grade step is worth $5.30/cwt here — about $150 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 sale127 hd

139.55

—

AL average15 barns · 1,575 hd

148.13

−8.58

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	1,382	100.11	1,383	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	85.06	1,132	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,089	73.54	801	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	52.96	471	33

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	754	491.45/cwt	400.00–625.00	3,706	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	736.87/cwt	675.00–775.00	7,686	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,705	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	705.23/cwt	675.00–725.00	6,347	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	960	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	948	652.77/cwt	600.00–675.00	6,188	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	853.30/cwt	750.00–950.00	9,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	143.56/cwt	142.50–145.00	692	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	137.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	126.65/cwt	125.00–127.50	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	149.99/cwt	147.50–152.50	480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	113.98/cwt	110.00–117.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	146.69/cwt	145.00–151.00	613	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	137.10/cwt	134.00–140.00	777	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	155.37/cwt	152.50–157.50	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	141.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	522	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	167.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	128.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	677	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	162.95/cwt	162.50–163.00	782	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	162.83/cwt	162.00–165.00	886	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	137.44/cwt	135.75–139.00	1,051	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	154.75/cwt	153.00–156.00	950	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	812	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,029	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	174.05/cwt	170.00–177.50	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	179.02/cwt	177.50–182.50	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	189.47/cwt	187.50–192.50	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	164.61/cwt	162.50–167.50	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	186.70/cwt	185.00–190.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	174.10/cwt	170.00–177.50	736	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	160.62/cwt	157.50–162.50	821	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	53.50/cwt	51.00–55.00	485	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,210	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	84.42/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,108	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,113	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	80.66/cwt	78.00–89.00	914	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	45.63/cwt	44.00–47.00	403	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	60.26/cwt	58.00–62.00	526	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	73.66/cwt	71.00–75.00	815	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	66.28/cwt	64.00–68.00	678	12
Bulls	—	—	1,342	98.48/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,322	7
Bulls	—	—	1,248	77.61/cwt	75.00–80.00	969	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	109.51/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,613	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	588.15/cwt	575.00–600.00	4,529	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	848	662.83/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,621	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,658	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	185.14/cwt	182.50–187.50	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	138.35/cwt	137.50–140.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	394	167.49/cwt	165.00–170.00	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	128.33/cwt	127.50–130.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	148.05/cwt	145.00–150.00	792	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	160.55/cwt	157.50–162.50	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	173.89/cwt	172.50–177.50	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	859	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	767	119.97/cwt	117.50–122.50	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	162.23/cwt	160.00–164.00	526	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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 94Year ago 561

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 18Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 15Year ago 19

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)	5	—	754	400.00–625.00	491.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	900	675.00–725.00	705.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	770	575.00–600.00	588.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	848	625.00–700.00	662.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,043	675.00–775.00	736.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	750.00–950.00	853.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	948	600.00–675.00	652.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,050.00	1,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	482	142.50–145.00	143.56
3	—	660	125.00–127.50	126.65
8	—	512	142.50	142.50
12	—	418	145.00–151.00	146.69
11	—	567	134.00–140.00	137.10
7	—	374	152.50–157.50	155.37
1	—	620	127.50	127.50
9	—	783	119.00	119.00
4	—	324	160.00–164.00	162.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	135.00–140.00	137.80
2	—	580	120.00	120.00
8	—	320	147.50–152.50	149.99
3	—	635	110.00–117.00	113.98
2	—	495	135.00	135.00
9	—	369	140.00–145.00	141.39
10	—	527	125.00–130.00	128.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	135.00	135.00
13	—	556	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	165.00–170.00	167.28
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
11	—	480	162.50–163.00	162.95
1	—	350	177.50	177.50
1	—	570	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	544	162.00–165.00	162.83
17	—	765	135.75–139.00	137.44
17	—	614	153.00–156.00	154.75
8	—	716	143.75	143.75
3	—	473	170.00–177.50	174.05
1	—	550	157.50	157.50
1	—	345	192.50	192.50
5	—	412	177.50–182.50	179.02
5	—	361	187.50–192.50	189.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	162.50–167.50	164.61
2	—	375	180.00	180.00
3	—	338	185.00–190.00	186.70
1	—	255	192.50	192.50
12	—	423	170.00–177.50	174.10
9	—	511	157.50–162.50	160.62
7	—	561	150.00–155.00	153.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	182.50–187.50	185.14
2	—	475	155.00	155.00
3	—	612	137.50–140.00	138.35
8	—	394	165.00–170.00	167.49
3	—	740	127.50–130.00	128.33
1	—	650	132.50	132.50
5	—	535	145.00–150.00	148.05
5	—	435	157.50–162.50	160.55
5	—	328	172.50–177.50	173.89
3	—	767	117.50–122.50	119.97
3	—	558	140.00–145.00	142.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	906	51.00–55.00	53.50
10	—	883	44.00–47.00	45.63
9	—	873	58.00–62.00	60.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	91.00	91.00
6	—	1,312	83.00–87.00	84.42
1	—	1,445	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,133	78.00–89.00	80.66
15	—	1,106	71.00–75.00	73.66
12	—	1,023	64.00–68.00	66.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,342	96.00–102.00	98.48
2	—	1,248	75.00–80.00	77.61
6	—	1,473	108.00–113.00	109.51

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle