Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $150.85/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −51.25 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$150.85

82 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	492	154.13	758	56
Medium and Large 3	484	143.77	695	26

One grade step is worth $10.36/cwt here — about $62 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 sale82 hd

150.85

—

AL average11 barns · 852 hd

145.22

+5.63

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−51.25

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	1,862	115.68	2,154	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,295	84.80	1,099	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,053	73.13	770	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	915	58.33	534	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,455	$1,195	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$736	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$732	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$770	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$842	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$525	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	798	$826	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 3	—	563	131.28/cwt	130.00–132.50	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	141.75/cwt	137.50–145.00	811	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	145.02/cwt	140.00–147.50	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	140.71/cwt	137.50–142.50	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	166.86/cwt	165.00–167.50	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	184.30/cwt	180.00–187.50	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	144.14/cwt	142.50–147.50	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	131.48/cwt	127.50–135.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	153.38/cwt	152.50–155.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	147.90/cwt	147.50–150.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.83/cwt	135.00–137.50	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	152.87/cwt	150.00–157.50	642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	135.70/cwt	132.50–140.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	174.70/cwt	170.00–177.50	641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	163.21/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	132.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	74.51/cwt	72.00–81.00	790	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	77.09/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,014	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	91.15/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,174	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	82.31/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,064	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	68.13/cwt	66.00–70.00	687	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	52.51/cwt	51.00–54.00	472	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	62.49/cwt	60.00–64.00	579	7
Bulls	—	—	1,971	118.57/cwt	116.00–119.00	2,337	14
Bulls	—	—	1,700	111.34/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,893	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	81.71/cwt	80.00–85.00	936	11
Bulls	—	—	1,140	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,106	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	895	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	957	658.10/head	625.00–700.00	658	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	825.99/head	755.00–890.00	826	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	736.42/head	700.00–775.00	736	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,195.00/head	1,195.00–1,195.00	1,195	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	865	596.64/head	550.00–650.00	597	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	912.93/head	800.00–1,020.00	913	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	785	642.94/head	625.00–675.00	643	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,062.17/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,062	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	832.34/head	800.00–850.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	636	123.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	158.67/cwt	155.00–162.50	739	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	147.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	777	7

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 580Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 76Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 45Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	130.00–132.50	131.28
5	—	469	140.00–147.50	145.02
8	—	420	150.00–157.50	152.87
4	—	524	132.50–140.00	135.70
3	—	368	160.00–165.00	163.21
4	—	636	120.00–125.00	123.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	137.50–145.00	141.75
4	—	424	165.00–167.50	166.86
4	—	314	180.00–187.50	184.30
8	—	367	170.00–177.50	174.70
6	—	608	130.00–135.00	132.92
3	—	655	125.00	125.00
13	—	466	155.00–162.50	158.67
7	—	526	145.00–150.00	147.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	152.50	152.50
5	—	620	120.00–125.00	122.44
4	—	434	137.50–142.50	140.71
7	—	572	125.00–130.00	127.54
3	—	382	142.50–147.50	144.14
5	—	513	127.50–135.00	131.48
3	—	278	152.50–155.00	153.38
4	—	465	135.00–137.50	136.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	147.50	147.50
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
2	—	650	130.00	130.00
4	—	560	135.00–140.00	137.54
3	—	517	140.00–145.00	143.35
6	—	437	147.50–150.00	147.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,060	72.00–81.00	74.51
28	—	1,008	66.00–70.00	68.13
11	—	1,145	80.00–85.00	81.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	76.00–78.00	77.09
6	—	1,288	90.00–94.00	91.15
6	—	1,293	80.00–84.00	82.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	899	51.00–54.00	52.51
7	—	926	60.00–64.00	62.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,971	116.00–119.00	118.57
5	—	1,700	109.00–114.00	111.34
1	—	1,140	97.00	97.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,205	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,228	900.00–1,150.00	1,062.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,113	800.00–850.00	832.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	625.00–700.00	658.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	785	625.00–675.00	642.94
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	798	755.00–890.00	825.99
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	700.00–775.00	736.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,195.00	1,195.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	800.00–1,020.00	912.93
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	865	550.00–650.00	596.64

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle