Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 5.00 higher with a high of 90.00. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $138.27/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$138.27

50 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$11.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	143.51	695	28
Medium and Large 2	448	131.59	589	22

One grade step is worth $11.92/cwt here — about $106 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 sale50 hd

138.27

—

AL average14 barns · 1,505 hd

143.86

−5.59

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	1,559	100.64	1,569	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	82.10	1,112	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	78.76	852	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	891	60.87	542	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	131.55/cwt	130.00–133.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	144.98/cwt	142.50–147.50	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	149.17/cwt	147.50–152.50	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.50	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.51/cwt	147.50–152.50	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.37/cwt	130.00–137.50	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	138.24/cwt	135.00–142.50	708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	193.72/cwt	192.50–195.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	200.00/cwt	197.50–202.50	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.08/cwt	155.00–160.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	166.55/cwt	162.50–170.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	174.96/cwt	172.50–177.50	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	160.54/cwt	157.50–162.50	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	181.32/cwt	180.00–182.50	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	641	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	79.34/cwt	76.00–81.00	911	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	71.59/cwt	68.00–73.00	750	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	85.22/cwt	84.00–87.00	885	5
Bulls	—	—	1,775	115.45/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,049	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	64.92/cwt	64.00–66.00	667	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	56.81/cwt	54.00–60.00	428	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	82.10/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,112	2
Bulls	—	—	1,205	87.71/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,057	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	105.23/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,973	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	915	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,719	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Fancy	—	1,020	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,965	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	655	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,749	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,373	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,446	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	841.72/cwt	775.00–950.00	9,377	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	920	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	178.24/cwt	175.00–180.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	148.71/cwt	147.50–150.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	156.09/cwt	155.00–157.50	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	158.75/cwt	157.50–160.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	133.31/cwt	132.50–135.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	123.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	168.74/cwt	165.00–170.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.61/cwt	165.00–170.00	788	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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 640Year ago 409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 125Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 41Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	595	140.00	140.00
3	—	313	175.00–180.00	178.24
4	—	678	120.00–125.00	122.53
2	—	518	147.50–150.00	148.71
7	—	486	155.00–157.50	156.09
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
2	—	445	157.50–160.00	158.75
4	—	366	165.00–170.00	168.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
5	—	520	157.50–162.50	160.54
3	—	443	170.00–175.00	172.49
2	—	638	140.00–145.00	142.49
2	—	375	180.00–182.50	181.32
2	—	333	190.00–195.00	192.48
2	—	470	165.00–170.00	167.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	130.00–133.00	131.55
3	—	487	142.50–147.50	144.98
5	—	425	147.50–152.50	149.51
10	—	512	135.00–142.50	138.24
5	—	375	155.00–160.00	158.08
3	—	577	132.50–135.00	133.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	147.50–152.50	149.17
2	—	365	140.00–142.50	141.20
4	—	480	125.00–130.00	127.55
6	—	418	130.00–137.50	133.37
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
6	—	520	120.00–125.00	123.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	130.00–135.00	133.30
2	—	580	155.00	155.00
3	—	667	140.00–145.00	142.50
3	—	465	162.50–170.00	166.55
3	—	428	172.50–177.50	174.96
1	—	395	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	185.00	185.00
2	—	365	192.50–195.00	193.72
2	—	345	197.50–202.50	200.00
1	—	530	180.00	180.00
2	—	630	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	76.00–81.00	79.34
5	—	1,048	68.00–73.00	71.59
5	—	1,038	84.00–87.00	85.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	64.00–66.00	64.92
2	—	753	54.00–60.00	56.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	80.00–84.00	82.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	115.00–116.00	115.45
3	—	1,205	85.00–89.00	87.71
2	—	1,875	103.00–107.00	105.23

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	1	—	915	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	655	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,114	775.00–950.00	841.72

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle