Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.24/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$172.24

115 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$3.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.43

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	172.67	808	99
Medium and Large 2	374	169.59	634	16thin

One grade step is worth $3.08/cwt here — about $174 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 sale115 hd

172.24

—

AL average13 barns · 922 hd

152.82

+19.43

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	1,648	105.71	1,742	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	83.79	1,244	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,092	74.06	809	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	929	56.82	528	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,051	$799	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,004	$764	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$751	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$725	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$1,285	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,287	$1,041	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$959	13
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$755	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	728	$492	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	422	173.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	138.10/cwt	135.00–140.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	128.73/cwt	127.50–130.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	150.16/cwt	150.00–151.00	661	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	135.72/cwt	132.50–137.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.45/cwt	137.50–145.00	736	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	141.47/cwt	140.00–143.00	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.90/cwt	130.00–137.50	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	150.84/cwt	147.50–152.50	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	114.98/cwt	112.50–117.50	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	146.84/cwt	145.00–150.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	124.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	724	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	142.71/cwt	140.00–143.00	983	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	184.76/cwt	182.50–187.50	695	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	146.21/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	191.27/cwt	187.50–193.00	633	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	165.94/cwt	162.50–167.50	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	180.44/cwt	177.50–185.00	469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	144.71/cwt	144.00–149.00	929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	161.37/cwt	161.00–162.50	868	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	196.19/cwt	195.00–197.50	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	179.94/cwt	175.00–182.00	786	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	158.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	875	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	146.43/cwt	142.50–150.00	814	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	154.58/cwt	152.50–158.00	801	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	161.73/cwt	160.00–162.50	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.86/cwt	150.00–155.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	164.79/cwt	162.50–167.50	751	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	82.41/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,224	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	83.96/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,110	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	59.90/cwt	57.00–62.00	576	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	51.42/cwt	49.00–54.00	449	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,292	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	989	67.55/cwt	65.00–70.00	668	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	75.77/cwt	70.00–78.00	818	11
Bulls	—	—	1,747	110.10/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,923	5
Bulls	—	—	1,483	98.40/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,459	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	961.54/head	925.00–1,000.00	962	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	950.10/head	900.00–1,000.00	950	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,382	1,154.13/head	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,154	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	807.61/head	700.00–885.00	808	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	940	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	927	658.68/head	600.00–700.00	659	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	728	492.32/head	440.00–545.00	492	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	755.00/head	755.00–755.00	755	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	751.40/head	725.00–775.00	751	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	948	759.23/head	725.00–800.00	759	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,115	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	921.32/head	850.00–1,000.00	921	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,205	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	817	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	173.10/cwt	170.00–177.50	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.20/cwt	135.00–137.50	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	142.48/cwt	140.00–147.50	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	2

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 Jun 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 331Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 90Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 36Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	170.00–175.00	173.32
4	—	605	135.00–140.00	138.10
3	—	337	185.00–190.00	187.51
9	—	556	142.50–150.00	146.43
16	—	518	152.50–158.00	154.58
12	—	456	162.50–167.50	164.79
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
4	—	360	180.00–185.00	182.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	160.00–162.50	161.73
4	—	478	150.00–155.00	151.86
4	—	330	170.00–177.50	173.10
3	—	427	155.00–160.00	157.55
2	—	573	135.00–137.50	136.20
6	—	543	140.00–147.50	142.48
2	—	670	120.00–125.00	122.56
2	—	635	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	127.50–130.00	128.73
10	—	689	140.00–143.00	142.71
11	—	376	182.50–187.50	184.76
22	—	331	187.50–193.00	191.27
2	—	453	170.00–175.00	172.51
7	—	642	144.00–149.00	144.71
8	—	538	161.00–162.50	161.37
2	—	283	195.00–197.50	196.19
27	—	437	175.00–182.00	179.94
8	—	551	155.00–160.00	158.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	147.50–152.50	150.84
3	—	427	162.50–167.50	165.94
1	—	580	145.00	145.00
2	—	395	177.50	177.50
7	—	260	177.50–185.00	180.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	440	150.00–151.00	150.16
5	—	588	132.50–137.00	135.72
15	—	520	137.50–145.00	141.45
7	—	462	145.00–150.00	146.84
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
1	—	785	117.50	117.50
1	—	625	132.50	132.50
2	—	729	117.50–120.00	118.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	140.00–143.00	141.47
6	—	470	130.00–137.50	132.90
2	—	605	112.50–117.50	114.98
14	—	582	120.00–125.00	124.32
6	—	378	145.00–150.00	146.21
5	—	543	130.00	130.00
2	—	700	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,485	80.00–84.00	82.41
3	—	1,485	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,322	82.00–86.00	83.96
12	—	989	65.00–70.00	67.55
11	—	1,079	70.00–78.00	75.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	961	57.00–62.00	59.90
4	—	873	49.00–54.00	51.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,747	108.00–113.00	110.10
3	—	1,483	97.00–100.00	98.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,273	925.00–1,000.00	961.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	900.00–1,000.00	950.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,382	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,154.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,285.00	1,285.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	725.00–800.00	759.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	817	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	927	600.00–700.00	658.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,058	700.00–885.00	807.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	725.00–775.00	751.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	850.00–1,000.00	921.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,025.00	1,025.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	440.00–545.00	492.32
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	755.00	755.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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