Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $165.23/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −36.87 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$165.23

84 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	177.22	726	37
Medium and Large 2	493	155.79	768	47

One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale84 hd

165.23

—

AL average5 barns · 407 hd

148.56

+16.67

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−36.87

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	1,553	102.98	1,600	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,296	80.19	1,039	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,059	71.52	757	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	896	55.76	499	30

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$871	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$746	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$630	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	813	$788	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$963	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	802	$705	9

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	487	157.07/cwt	155.00–160.00	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	181.04/cwt	180.00–182.50	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	152.49/cwt	150.00–157.50	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	286	160.72/cwt	157.50–162.50	460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	167.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	778	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	146.39/cwt	142.50–150.00	837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	175.77/cwt	172.50–180.00	728	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	160.83/cwt	160.00–162.50	833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	884.62/head	850.00–900.00	885	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	769.53/head	700.00–850.00	770	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	683.07/head	620.00–750.00	683	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	870.54/head	800.00–925.00	871	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	920	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	950	838.37/head	815.00–860.00	838	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	638.16/head	550.00–740.00	638	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	845	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	111.28/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,923	4
Bulls	—	—	1,487	103.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,536	5
Bulls	—	—	1,370	85.59/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,173	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	79.75/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,036	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	84.20/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,070	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	73.69/cwt	72.00–75.00	984	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	60.89/cwt	59.00–63.00	565	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	72.43/cwt	70.00–75.00	770	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	78.84/cwt	77.00–82.00	911	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	65.38/cwt	63.00–67.00	644	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	45.42/cwt	45.00–46.00	385	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	52.11/cwt	50.00–55.00	453	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	189.58/cwt	187.50–192.50	635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	184.46/cwt	180.00–187.50	688	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	165.37/cwt	162.50–167.50	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	131.59/cwt	127.50–135.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	177.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	186.60/cwt	182.50–190.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	168.69/cwt	165.00–170.00	795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	151.68/cwt	147.50–155.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	127.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	158.76/cwt	157.50–162.50	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	121.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	178.76/cwt	177.50–180.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	118.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	133.30/cwt	130.00–137.50	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	143.51/cwt	140.00–147.50	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	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 Jul 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 404Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 112Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 35Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	155.00–160.00	157.07
5	—	283	180.00–182.50	181.04
3	—	610	135.00–140.00	136.67
2	—	778	110.00–115.00	112.56
3	—	390	170.00–175.00	172.47
7	—	572	142.50–150.00	146.39
6	—	523	150.00–155.00	152.45
7	—	439	162.50–167.50	165.37
3	—	677	127.50–135.00	131.59
4	—	323	175.00–180.00	177.50
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	465	165.00–170.00	167.26
9	—	414	172.50–180.00	175.77
3	—	518	160.00–162.50	160.83
7	—	335	187.50–192.50	189.58
9	—	373	180.00–187.50	184.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	150.00–157.50	152.49
7	—	468	145.00–150.00	145.69
4	—	351	157.50–162.50	158.76
7	—	567	130.00–137.50	133.30
1	—	625	127.50	127.50
5	—	521	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	157.50–162.50	160.72
6	—	333	147.50–155.00	151.68
8	—	463	130.00–135.00	131.23
5	—	519	125.00–130.00	127.02
4	—	440	135.00–137.50	136.24
5	—	566	120.00–125.00	121.01
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
4	—	603	115.00–120.00	118.73
5	—	372	140.00–147.50	143.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	175.00	175.00
2	—	453	177.50–180.00	178.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	175.00–180.00	177.41
2	—	535	165.00	165.00
3	—	377	182.50–190.00	186.60
10	—	471	165.00–170.00	168.69
1	—	580	160.00	160.00
3	—	631	149.00	149.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,122	850.00–900.00	884.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	700.00–850.00	769.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	620.00–750.00	683.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	985	800.00–925.00	870.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	815.00–860.00	838.37
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	728	550.00–740.00	638.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,728	110.00–114.00	111.28
5	—	1,487	100.00–105.00	103.30
2	—	1,370	85.00–86.00	85.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,299	78.00–81.00	79.75
8	—	1,271	83.00–86.00	84.20
4	—	1,336	72.00–75.00	73.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	928	59.00–63.00	60.89
2	—	848	45.00–46.00	45.42
14	—	870	50.00–55.00	52.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,063	70.00–75.00	72.43
22	—	1,156	77.00–82.00	78.84
31	—	985	63.00–67.00	65.38

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

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Replacement Cattle

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