Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady with a high 109.00 and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $138.66/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$138.66

86 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$7.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	141.63	744	52
Medium and Large 2	460	134.13	617	34

One grade step is worth $7.49/cwt here — about $127 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 sale86 hd

138.66

—

AL average15 barns · 1,490 hd

139.44

−0.77

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	1,432	90.33	1,293	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	84.39	1,130	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	991	71.64	710	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	56.79	538	11

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	626	133.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	170.46/cwt	170.00–172.50	653	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	178.13/cwt	175.00–182.50	554	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	185.83/cwt	185.00–187.50	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	165.66/cwt	162.50–167.50	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	141.29/cwt	140.00–142.50	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	150.83/cwt	147.50–155.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	170.75/cwt	170.00–171.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	143.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	138.14/cwt	135.00–140.00	576	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	123.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.50	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	149.62/cwt	147.50–155.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.70/cwt	135.00–142.50	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	146.14/cwt	145.00–150.00	725	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,150	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	918	686.99/cwt	625.00–750.00	6,307	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,603	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	837.23/cwt	825.00–850.00	8,607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	1,137.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,150.00	16,269	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	960	683.68/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,563	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,920	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	550	414.09/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,277	2
Bulls	—	—	1,228	83.26/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,022	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	97.39/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	83.56/cwt	83.00–85.00	974	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	65.18/cwt	63.00–67.00	632	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	931	72.08/cwt	70.00–75.00	671	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	83.33/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,055	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	87.94/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,392	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	54.22/cwt	52.00–57.00	507	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	63.66/cwt	63.00–64.00	623	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 269Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 67Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 35Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	130.00–135.00	133.60
10	—	383	170.00–172.50	170.46
12	—	311	175.00–182.50	178.13
3	—	280	185.00–187.50	185.83
4	—	434	162.50–167.50	165.66
2	—	575	140.00–142.50	141.29
5	—	464	155.00–157.50	155.98
5	—	512	147.50–155.00	149.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	140.00	140.00
3	—	630	147.50–155.00	150.83
4	—	403	170.00–171.00	170.75
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	125.00–130.00	126.66
4	—	590	120.00–125.00	122.48
6	—	363	140.00–145.00	143.34
6	—	475	130.00–135.00	132.47
13	—	417	135.00–140.00	138.14
2	—	640	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	129.00	129.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
5	—	675	120.00–128.00	123.57
2	—	523	135.00–142.50	138.70
3	—	595	135.00	135.00
4	—	415	150.00	150.00
31	—	496	145.00–150.00	146.14

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	—	1,150	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	625.00–750.00	686.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	825.00–850.00	837.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,430	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	960	650.00–750.00	683.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	660.00	660.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	550	405.00–425.00	414.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	80.00–86.00	83.26
2	—	1,635	97.00–98.00	97.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	83.00–85.00	83.56
8	—	970	63.00–67.00	65.18
9	—	931	70.00–75.00	72.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,266	80.00–85.00	83.33
3	—	1,583	87.00–89.00	87.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	936	52.00–57.00	54.22
3	—	978	63.00–64.00	63.66

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle