Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 - 10.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower with a high 74.00. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to very 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 $159.21/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −42.88 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$159.21

134 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$28.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	168.92	804	46
Medium and Large 2	492	158.68	781	66
Medium and Large 3	459	140.50	644	22

One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $160 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 sale134 hd

159.21

—

AL average16 barns · 1,624 hd

147.45

+11.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−42.88

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	1,478	92.00	1,360	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	69.32	948	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,018	62.55	637	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	862	52.24	450	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$775	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$760	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	809	$629	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$530	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$674	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	686	$448	7

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	441	167.16/cwt	165.00–170.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	180.95/cwt	180.00–182.50	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	150.83/cwt	150.00–152.50	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	155.63/cwt	155.00–157.50	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	148.06/cwt	145.00–152.50	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	129.17/cwt	127.50–130.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	143.97/cwt	140.00–147.50	538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	168.34/cwt	167.50–170.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	160.19/cwt	160.00–162.50	947	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	156.44/cwt	155.00–157.50	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	143.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	659	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	159.52/cwt	157.50–165.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	135.83/cwt	135.00–137.50	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	193.75/cwt	192.50–195.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,122	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	200.91/cwt	200.00–202.50	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	158.35/cwt	157.50–160.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	183.72/cwt	182.50–185.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	169.33/cwt	165.00–173.00	857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	184.97/cwt	182.50–187.50	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	190.02/cwt	187.50–192.50	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	155.33/cwt	152.50–157.50	865	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	164.23/cwt	162.50–167.50	864	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	178.38/cwt	175.00–182.50	742	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	43.37/cwt	40.00–45.00	371	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	55.45/cwt	54.00–58.00	489	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	794	50.68/cwt	50.00–51.00	402	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	69.32/cwt	68.00–71.00	948	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	921	59.48/cwt	57.00–61.00	548	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	64.98/cwt	63.00–68.00	712	19
Bulls	—	—	1,694	103.41/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,752	5
Bulls	—	—	1,250	89.80/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,123	4
Bulls	—	—	1,423	75.91/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,080	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	616	369.03/head	340.00–385.00	369	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	553.07/head	420.00–725.00	553	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	530.24/head	510.00–550.00	530	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	809	629.13/head	550.00–725.00	629	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	775.36/head	700.00–850.00	775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	790	674.05/head	650.00–700.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	132.53/cwt	130.00–137.50	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	115.11/cwt	110.00–125.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	154.70/cwt	150.00–157.50	818	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	133.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	148.76/cwt	145.00–152.50	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	161.61/cwt	157.50–165.00	753	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	135.60/cwt	132.50–137.50	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	193.74/cwt	192.50–195.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	146.78/cwt	145.00–148.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	175.00/cwt	170.00–177.50	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	171.86/cwt	170.00–175.00	784	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	453	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	121.28/cwt	120.00–122.50	825	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 Jul 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 706Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 182Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 43Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	165.00–170.00	167.16
5	—	315	180.00–182.50	180.95
14	—	529	150.00–157.50	154.70
6	—	673	130.00–135.00	133.73
2	—	640	135.00–140.00	137.48
20	—	466	157.50–165.00	161.61
6	—	569	145.00–148.00	146.78
5	—	386	170.00–177.50	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	182.50–187.50	184.97
2	—	240	195.00–200.00	197.50
2	—	333	187.50–192.50	190.02
7	—	557	152.50–157.50	155.33
7	—	526	162.50–167.50	164.23
7	—	416	175.00–182.50	178.38
2	—	650	140.00	140.00
4	—	719	132.50–137.50	135.60
2	—	258	192.50–195.00	193.74
8	—	456	170.00–175.00	171.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	130.00–137.50	132.53
5	—	568	110.00–125.00	115.11
4	—	418	145.00–152.50	148.76
2	—	333	160.00–165.00	162.59
2	—	265	170.00	170.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
3	—	453	140.00–145.00	142.50
2	—	363	155.00–160.00	157.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	132.50	132.50
6	—	522	110.00–115.00	111.61
3	—	262	140.00–145.00	142.48
3	—	470	120.00	120.00
3	—	320	135.00–140.00	138.39
2	—	418	120.00–122.50	121.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
4	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
6	—	465	130.00–135.00	133.30
6	—	333	150.00–152.50	150.83
5	—	424	135.00–140.00	137.48
3	—	503	127.50–130.00	129.17
2	—	620	115.00–120.00	117.44
7	—	374	140.00–147.50	143.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	142.50	142.50
4	—	465	155.00–157.50	155.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	145.00–152.50	148.06
5	—	364	155.00–157.50	156.44
7	—	459	140.00–145.00	143.55
5	—	333	157.50–165.00	159.52
3	—	508	135.00–137.50	135.83
2	—	553	132.50–135.00	133.74
1	—	615	127.50	127.50
1	—	295	167.50	167.50
2	—	680	120.00–122.50	121.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	167.50–170.00	168.34
4	—	431	170.00–175.00	172.51
3	—	517	157.50–160.00	158.35
2	—	380	182.50–185.00	183.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	591	160.00–162.50	160.19
2	—	355	192.50–195.00	193.75
8	—	748	150.00	150.00
3	—	315	200.00–202.50	200.91
6	—	506	165.00–173.00	169.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	856	40.00–45.00	43.37
19	—	881	54.00–58.00	55.45
5	—	794	50.00–51.00	50.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,367	68.00–71.00	69.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	921	57.00–61.00	59.48
19	—	1,095	63.00–68.00	64.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,694	101.00–107.00	103.41
4	—	1,250	87.00–93.00	89.80
3	—	1,423	75.00–78.00	75.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	616	340.00–385.00	369.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	780	420.00–725.00	553.07
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	820	510.00–550.00	530.24
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	809	550.00–725.00	629.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	700.00–850.00	775.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	650.00–700.00	674.05

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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