Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 7.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly 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 $165.14/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −36.95 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$165.14

115 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$23.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.43

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	177.80	817	36
Medium and Large 2	487	161.38	786	56
Medium and Large 3	413	154.46	638	23

One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $179 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

165.14

—

AL average15 barns · 1,223 hd

152.71

+12.43

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−36.95

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	1,446	96.83	1,400	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,269	62.40	792	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,039	60.74	631	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	879	45.32	398	14

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)	1,127	$882	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$790	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$602	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,190	$894	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$697	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	482	162.00/cwt	160.00–165.00	781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	156.01/cwt	152.50–160.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	135.85/cwt	135.00–137.50	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.91/cwt	137.50–145.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	133.73/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	119.40/cwt	117.50–120.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	122.96/cwt	120.00–127.50	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	128.73/cwt	125.00–132.50	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	129.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	168.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	143.99/cwt	142.50–145.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	151.60/cwt	148.00–153.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	168.33/cwt	167.50–170.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	155.99/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	146.23/cwt	145.00–147.50	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	151.20/cwt	147.50–155.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	820	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	174.67/cwt	172.50–177.50	830	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	159.55/cwt	157.50–165.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	208.23/cwt	205.00–210.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	167.09/cwt	165.00–170.00	854	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	61.47/cwt	60.00–64.00	755	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	40.88/cwt	38.00–43.00	328	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,030	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	62.39/cwt	60.00–64.00	677	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	55.58/cwt	54.00–58.00	561	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	55.03/cwt	54.00–56.00	538	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	47.47/cwt	46.00–49.00	469	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	67.89/cwt	66.00–70.00	645	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	102.81/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,715	3
Bulls	—	—	1,223	90.85/cwt	89.00–92.50	1,111	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	697.02/head	655.00–740.00	697	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	601.99/head	500.00–660.00	602	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	805	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	790.04/head	760.00–825.00	790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,009.95/head	975.00–1,050.00	1,010	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	894.12/head	775.00–1,000.00	894	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,015	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	184.91/cwt	182.50–187.50	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	153.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	178.72/cwt	177.50–180.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	168.53/cwt	165.00–172.50	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	126.31/cwt	122.50–130.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	194.41/cwt	190.00–197.50	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	161.90/cwt	160.00–165.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	154.84/cwt	152.50–160.00	804	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	146.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	168.48/cwt	165.00–172.50	746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	137.89/cwt	135.00–140.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	135.26/cwt	132.50–140.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	149.37/cwt	147.50–152.50	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	176.22/cwt	172.50–180.00	682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	145.81/cwt	142.50–147.50	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	123.67/cwt	120.00–127.50	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	528	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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 572Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 106Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 25Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	482	160.00–165.00	162.00
5	—	324	182.50–187.50	184.91
13	—	519	152.50–160.00	154.84
10	—	443	165.00–172.50	168.48
4	—	682	132.50–140.00	135.26
4	—	576	147.50–152.50	149.37
6	—	387	172.50–180.00	176.22
3	—	610	142.50–147.50	145.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	180.00–185.00	182.46
14	—	475	172.50–177.50	174.67
6	—	561	157.50–165.00	159.55
1	—	705	137.50	137.50
3	—	310	205.00–210.00	208.23
4	—	511	165.00–170.00	167.09
2	—	278	210.00–215.00	212.43
4	—	363	190.00–197.50	194.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	150.00–155.00	153.21
2	—	288	177.50–180.00	178.72
5	—	324	165.00–172.50	168.53
2	—	585	122.50–130.00	126.31
2	—	515	130.00	130.00
4	—	379	160.00–165.00	161.90
5	—	469	140.00–150.00	146.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	147.50	147.50
2	—	325	162.50	162.50
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
4	—	621	125.00–132.50	128.73
2	—	560	135.00	135.00
5	—	469	142.50–145.00	143.99
6	—	529	135.00–140.00	137.89
6	—	357	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	95.00–100.00	97.50
2	—	273	152.50–160.00	156.01
3	—	405	135.00–137.50	135.85
3	—	375	137.50–145.00	140.91
4	—	468	130.00–135.00	133.73
6	—	564	120.00–127.50	122.96
4	—	339	145.00–150.00	147.49
2	—	623	115.00–120.00	117.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	117.50–120.00	119.40
6	—	324	125.00–130.00	129.11
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
4	—	366	120.00–127.50	123.67
2	—	265	137.50	137.50
2	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	470	110.00–115.00	112.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	148.00–153.00	151.60
2	—	637	138.00	138.00
17	—	586	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	165.00–170.00	168.52
3	—	673	150.00–159.00	155.99
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
4	—	569	160.00–165.00	162.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	185.00	185.00
1	—	310	192.50	192.50
3	—	480	167.50–170.00	168.33
3	—	437	170.00–175.00	172.52
2	—	618	145.00–147.50	146.23
2	—	588	147.50–155.00	151.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	539	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	60.00–64.00	61.47
1	—	1,515	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	802	38.00–43.00	40.88
3	—	977	54.00–56.00	55.03
3	—	987	46.00–49.00	47.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,085	60.00–64.00	62.39
5	—	1,009	54.00–58.00	55.58
2	—	950	66.00–70.00	67.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	100.00–105.00	102.81
3	—	1,223	89.00–92.50	90.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	858	655.00–740.00	697.02
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	820	500.00–660.00	601.99
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	760.00–825.00	790.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	975.00–1,050.00	1,009.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	775.00–1,000.00	894.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	650.00	650.00

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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How this sale compares

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