Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 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 $173.90/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −28.19 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$173.90

109 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	181.61	741	65
Medium and Large 2	451	162.51	732	44

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $9 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 sale109 hd

173.90

—

AL average15 barns · 1,034 hd

155.91

+17.99

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−28.19

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	1,649	102.45	1,689	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	83.47	1,128	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	77.07	920	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	55.62	524	17

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1	—	668	130.63/cwt	127.50–132.50	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	157.15/cwt	155.00–160.00	660	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	146.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	783	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	148.02/cwt	145.00–150.00	863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	152.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	123.77/cwt	122.50–125.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	164.36/cwt	160.00–167.50	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	148.63/cwt	145.00–152.50	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	139.18/cwt	137.50–140.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	151.89/cwt	150.00–155.00	693	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	160.05/cwt	155.00–162.50	531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.63/cwt	135.00–137.50	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	134.97/cwt	132.50–137.50	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	149.11/cwt	145.00–152.50	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	139.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	194.22/cwt	190.00–197.50	637	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	172.69/cwt	170.00–175.00	832	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	178.17/cwt	175.00–180.00	777	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	827	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	198.75/cwt	197.50–200.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	185.89/cwt	182.50–190.00	703	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	70.20/cwt	68.00–73.00	769	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	86.30/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,165	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	79.69/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,077	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	86.60/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,126	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	44.78/cwt	44.00–46.00	421	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	61.83/cwt	60.00–64.00	588	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	55.59/cwt	53.00–57.00	519	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	79.08/cwt	76.00–81.00	985	5
Bulls	—	—	1,495	92.08/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	107.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,858	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	928.78/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	8,898	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	788.29/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,528	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,210	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,823	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	957.60/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,386	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	904.73/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	9,264	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	15,538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	756.73/cwt	715.00–800.00	6,243	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	702.46/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,428	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	922.81/cwt	850.00–985.00	10,271	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,170	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,572	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	900.44/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,169	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,025	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	161.22/cwt	157.50–162.50	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	178.75/cwt	175.00–180.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	139.28/cwt	137.50–143.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	165.37/cwt	162.50–167.50	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	172.82/cwt	170.00–175.00	665	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	491	6

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 Apr 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 402Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 75Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 54Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	127.50–132.50	130.63
15	—	420	155.00–160.00	157.15
9	—	535	145.00–150.00	146.36
8	—	370	160.00–167.50	164.36
16	—	456	150.00–155.00	151.89
2	—	720	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
4	—	606	132.50–137.50	134.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	145.00–152.50	148.63
3	—	490	137.50–140.00	139.18
2	—	725	115.00–117.50	116.24
2	—	573	132.50–135.00	133.74
8	—	427	140.00–145.00	142.16
1	—	625	127.50	127.50
9	—	332	155.00–162.50	160.05
4	—	540	135.00–137.50	135.63
2	—	690	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	145.00–150.00	148.02
6	—	517	150.00–155.00	152.97
2	—	683	122.50–125.00	123.77
4	—	484	157.50–162.50	161.22
4	—	320	175.00–180.00	178.75
3	—	617	137.50–143.00	139.28
7	—	439	162.50–167.50	165.37
7	—	385	170.00–175.00	172.82
6	—	268	180.00–185.00	183.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	328	190.00–197.50	194.22
13	—	482	170.00–175.00	172.69
11	—	436	175.00–180.00	178.17
7	—	509	160.00–165.00	162.49
2	—	255	197.50–200.00	198.75
18	—	378	182.50–190.00	185.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	145.00–152.50	149.11
2	—	665	135.00–145.00	139.89
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	165.00–170.00	167.43
2	—	555	160.00–165.00	162.52
1	—	680	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,095	68.00–73.00	70.20
4	—	1,300	84.00–89.00	86.60
5	—	1,245	76.00–81.00	79.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	85.00–89.00	86.30
3	—	1,352	78.00–81.00	79.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	940	44.00–46.00	44.78
7	—	951	60.00–64.00	61.83
6	—	933	53.00–57.00	55.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	91.00–93.00	92.08
4	—	1,726	105.00–110.00	107.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	958	850.00–1,000.00	928.78
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	955	750.00–800.00	788.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,189	900.00–1,000.00	957.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,024	825.00–1,000.00	904.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	850.00–985.00	922.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,160.00	1,160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	800.00–1,000.00	900.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	715.00–800.00	756.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	650.00–750.00	702.46

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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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

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