Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. 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 $168.41/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −33.68 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$168.41

148 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

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

$25.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.93

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	422	183.76	775	58
Medium and Large 2	536	158.53	849	90

One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale148 hd

168.41

—

AL average15 barns · 1,224 hd

155.49

+12.93

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−33.68

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	1,480	104.05	1,540	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	85.00	1,198	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,083	75.48	817	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	58.83	559	10

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	523	159.94/cwt	157.50–162.50	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	193.22/cwt	190.00–197.50	748	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	152.25/cwt	152.00–152.50	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	483	158.15/cwt	158.00–159.00	764	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.55/cwt	132.50–135.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	162.37/cwt	160.00–167.50	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	145.03/cwt	142.50–147.50	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	154.27/cwt	152.50–157.50	654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	158.54/cwt	157.50–160.00	604	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	130.62/cwt	130.00–132.50	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	138.41/cwt	135.00–142.50	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	159.43/cwt	155.00–162.50	448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	124.02/cwt	120.00–127.50	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	151.20/cwt	150.00–152.50	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	196.30/cwt	195.00–197.50	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	125.77/cwt	122.50–129.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	173.72/cwt	170.00–177.50	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	140.06/cwt	137.50–145.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	147.20/cwt	145.00–148.00	561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	169.18/cwt	167.50–170.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	144.68/cwt	142.50–148.00	904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	179.68/cwt	175.00–182.50	685	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	185.03/cwt	182.50–187.50	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	124.62/cwt	120.00–127.50	972	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	170.01/cwt	167.50–175.00	894	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	56.37/cwt	54.00–59.00	533	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	453	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	64.10/cwt	63.00–65.00	622	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	79.16/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,162	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	85.48/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,182	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	67.97/cwt	65.00–70.00	719	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	85.04/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,022	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	77.99/cwt	74.00–80.00	819	13
Bulls	—	—	1,070	103.50/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,107	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	91.36/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,268	4
Bulls	—	—	1,187	83.93/cwt	83.00–85.00	996	3
Bulls	—	—	1,904	119.41/cwt	118.00–121.00	2,274	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	587.09/cwt	550.00–625.00	5,313	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,005	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	885.65/cwt	800.00–950.00	9,831	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	880	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,820	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	885	632.34/cwt	500.00–750.00	5,596	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	682	405.93/cwt	325.00–550.00	2,768	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,020	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,351	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	826.08/cwt	780.00–890.00	5,659	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,578	1,331.06/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	21,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	182.08/cwt	180.00–187.50	750	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	139.08/cwt	137.50–142.00	925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	167.53/cwt	162.50–170.00	802	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	155.56/cwt	150.00–157.50	877	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	200.59/cwt	197.50–205.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.01/cwt	132.50–137.50	621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	176.14/cwt	175.00–180.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	151.04/cwt	147.50–152.50	739	17

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 357Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 49Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 28Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	157.50–162.50	159.94
6	—	625	142.50–148.00	144.68
3	—	700	130.00–135.00	131.67
9	—	381	175.00–182.50	179.68
5	—	317	182.50–187.50	185.03
6	—	780	120.00–127.50	124.62
6	—	665	137.50–142.00	139.08
15	—	479	162.50–170.00	167.53
8	—	441	170.00–175.00	172.52
30	—	564	150.00–157.50	155.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	387	190.00–197.50	193.22
2	—	618	152.00–152.50	152.25
5	—	526	167.50–175.00	170.01
21	—	412	180.00–187.50	182.08
5	—	327	197.50–205.00	200.59
9	—	458	175.00–180.00	176.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	483	158.00–159.00	158.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	132.50–135.00	133.55
4	—	329	160.00–167.50	162.37
2	—	538	142.50–147.50	145.03
10	—	424	152.50–157.50	154.27
14	—	381	157.50–160.00	158.54
8	—	576	135.00–142.50	138.41
5	—	687	122.50–129.00	125.77
2	—	288	170.00–177.50	173.72
17	—	489	147.50–152.50	151.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	130.00–132.50	130.62
7	—	281	155.00–162.50	159.43
5	—	563	120.00–127.50	124.02
2	—	323	150.00–152.50	151.20
7	—	419	137.50–145.00	140.06
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
8	—	381	145.00–148.00	147.20
5	—	460	132.50–137.50	135.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	207.50	207.50
2	—	365	195.00–197.50	196.30
1	—	425	182.50	182.50
3	—	535	167.50–170.00	169.18
1	—	455	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	945	54.00–59.00	56.37
1	—	905	50.00	50.00
4	—	970	63.00–65.00	64.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,468	77.00–81.00	79.16
8	—	1,383	83.00–88.00	85.48
4	—	1,388	90.00–93.00	91.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,058	65.00–70.00	67.97
6	—	1,202	83.00–87.00	85.04
13	—	1,050	74.00–80.00	77.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	100.00–107.50	103.50
3	—	1,187	83.00–85.00	83.93
4	—	1,904	118.00–121.00	119.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	550.00–625.00	587.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	685	780.00–890.00	826.08
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	682	325.00–550.00	405.93
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,110	800.00–950.00	885.65
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	885	500.00–750.00	632.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,578	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,331.06

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