Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower, feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.59/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$135.59

74 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$7.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	138.73	713	41
Medium and Large 2	470	131.70	619	33

One grade step is worth $7.03/cwt here — about $94 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 sale74 hd

135.59

—

AL average16 barns · 1,487 hd

137.90

−2.31

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	1,561	100.07	1,562	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	78.48	1,057	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,046	71.38	747	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	857	52.45	449	27

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,335	1,015.00/cwt	1,015.00–1,015.00	13,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	146.22/cwt	145.00–147.50	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	145.38/cwt	142.50–147.50	449	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	102.49/cwt	100.00–107.50	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	133.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	155.86/cwt	152.50–160.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	170.80/cwt	170.00–172.50	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	135.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	178.73/cwt	177.50–180.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	174.15/cwt	172.50–175.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	186.73/cwt	185.00–190.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	171.26/cwt	167.50–175.00	627	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	140.04/cwt	137.50–142.50	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	302	178.34/cwt	177.50–180.00	539	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	50.67/cwt	49.00–52.00	423	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	73.21/cwt	71.00–75.00	815	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	42.93/cwt	41.00–45.00	336	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	57.90/cwt	56.00–60.00	525	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	78.48/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,057	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	933	63.94/cwt	61.00–66.00	597	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	80.37/cwt	78.00–83.00	876	5
Bulls	—	—	1,363	93.33/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,272	6
Bulls	—	—	1,758	106.81/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,878	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	654	382.57/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,502	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	996.33/cwt	800.00–1,055.00	10,182	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	425.04/cwt	425.04–425.04	3,422	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	847.52/cwt	725.00–925.00	9,221	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	858	654.90/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,619	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,060	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,048	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,047	916.44/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	9,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	151.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	157.62/cwt	155.00–160.00	755	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	163.06/cwt	160.00–167.50	678	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	151.50/cwt	147.50–155.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	833	1

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 363Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 65Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 20Year ago 54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,015.00	1,015.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	425.04	425.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	858	600.00–700.00	654.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,088	725.00–925.00	847.52
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	654	375.00–410.00	382.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,022	800.00–1,055.00	996.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,047	750.00–1,075.00	916.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	1,300.00	1,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	147.50	147.50
3	—	523	125.00–130.00	128.28
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
6	—	309	142.50–147.50	145.38
3	—	708	100.00–107.50	102.49
3	—	623	115.00–120.00	118.32
2	—	445	135.00	135.00
2	—	650	110.00	110.00
8	—	478	130.00–140.00	135.50
1	—	295	152.50	152.50
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	528	135.00–140.00	138.59
4	—	435	145.00–147.50	146.22
10	—	572	130.00–135.00	133.52
1	—	670	117.50	117.50
8	—	450	145.00	145.00
4	—	381	150.00–155.00	151.83
1	—	700	112.50	112.50
1	—	775	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	152.50–160.00	155.86
3	—	540	165.00	165.00
3	—	480	170.00–172.50	170.80
2	—	365	177.50–180.00	178.73
3	—	410	172.50–175.00	174.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	185.00–190.00	186.73
2	—	700	120.00	120.00
14	—	366	167.50–175.00	171.26
3	—	672	125.00–130.00	126.70
5	—	571	137.50–142.50	140.04
3	—	302	177.50–180.00	178.34
10	—	479	155.00–160.00	157.62
11	—	416	160.00–167.50	163.06
4	—	630	130.00–135.00	132.52
8	—	528	147.50–155.00	151.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	834	49.00–52.00	50.67
5	—	783	41.00–45.00	42.93
12	—	907	56.00–60.00	57.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,113	71.00–75.00	73.21
9	—	933	61.00–66.00	63.94
5	—	1,090	78.00–83.00	80.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,347	75.00–81.00	78.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,363	92.00–95.00	93.33
6	—	1,758	105.00–110.00	106.81

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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Russellville Stockyards

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle