Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 9.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm with best demand on pairs.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.93/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −40.17 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$161.93

53 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$173

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

$31.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	312	188.92	589	7thin
Medium and Large 2	483	157.82	762	46

One grade step is worth $31.10/cwt here — about −$173 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 sale53 hd

161.93

—

AL average16 barns · 995 hd

148.58

+13.35

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−40.17

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	1,565	91.97	1,439	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	85.37	1,067	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	69.66	791	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	53.08	505	20

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1	—	253	193.74/cwt	192.50–195.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	175.94/cwt	172.50–177.50	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	151.17/cwt	147.50–155.00	777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	147.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	704	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	158.05/cwt	155.00–160.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	164.13/cwt	160.00–167.50	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	141.89/cwt	140.00–145.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	146.79/cwt	142.50–150.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	167.35/cwt	162.50–170.00	713	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	158.05/cwt	155.00–162.50	762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	141.89/cwt	140.00–142.50	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	352	186.66/cwt	185.00–187.50	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.79/cwt	127.50–130.00	863	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,545	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	22,403	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,298.32/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	16,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,382.83/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	19,429	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	770	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,355	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,583	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,493	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,142.13/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	15,247	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	699.48/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,785	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	945.94/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,557	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,599	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	960	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,240.80/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	17,619	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,323	76.51/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,012	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	63.11/cwt	60.00–65.00	686	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	70.83/cwt	69.00–75.00	778	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	81.00/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,042	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	83.03/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,046	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	50.48/cwt	47.00–52.00	499	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	55.69/cwt	54.00–57.00	509	10
Bulls	—	—	1,619	95.74/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,550	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	87.71/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,088	3

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 May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 390Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 66Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 43Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	192.50–195.00	193.74
2	—	310	187.50	187.50
3	—	352	185.00–187.50	186.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	172.50–177.50	175.94
12	—	514	147.50–155.00	151.17
2	—	280	185.00	185.00
10	—	426	162.50–170.00	167.35
9	—	482	155.00–162.50	158.05
2	—	730	127.50	127.50
2	—	630	137.50–140.00	138.72
4	—	575	140.00–142.50	141.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	132.50	132.50
12	—	478	145.00–150.00	147.29
7	—	424	150.00–155.00	152.47
3	—	377	160.00–167.50	164.13
4	—	514	140.00–145.00	141.89
2	—	670	127.50–130.00	128.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	140.00	140.00
4	—	274	155.00–160.00	158.05
2	—	418	135.00–140.00	137.60
3	—	470	130.00–135.00	133.33
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
3	—	570	120.00–125.00	122.51
3	—	325	142.50–150.00	146.79
2	—	508	125.00–127.50	126.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,298.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,405	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,382.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,420	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,240.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	600.00–800.00	699.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,335	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,142.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,116	800.00–1,050.00	945.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,323	74.00–79.00	76.51
7	—	1,619	94.00–100.00	95.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,087	60.00–65.00	63.11
6	—	1,098	69.00–75.00	70.83
4	—	1,286	79.00–83.00	81.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	81.00–84.00	83.03
3	—	1,240	86.00–89.00	87.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	989	47.00–52.00	50.48
10	—	914	54.00–57.00	55.69

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

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle