Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady, and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. 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 $163.11/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −38.99 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$163.11

130 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$21.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	173.06	817	49
Medium and Large 2	516	158.11	816	68
Medium and Large 3	439	151.74	666	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.32/cwt here — about $151 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 sale130 hd

163.11

—

AL average13 barns · 1,059 hd

152.13

+10.98

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−38.99

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	1,610	92.31	1,486	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,243	74.64	928	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,021	65.08	665	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	56.70	530	6thin

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)	1,165	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	710	$410	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$655	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$749	5

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.53/cwt	132.50–135.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	147.61/cwt	147.00–152.50	692	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	140.19/cwt	137.50–145.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	968	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	130.00/cwt	127.50–132.50	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	118.78/cwt	115.00–120.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	154.05/cwt	154.00–155.00	790	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	135.83/cwt	132.50–137.50	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.14/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	147.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	137.13/cwt	135.00–140.00	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	145.35/cwt	144.00–146.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	131.01/cwt	127.50–132.50	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	149.76/cwt	149.00–151.00	839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	140.97/cwt	137.50–144.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,104	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	156.88/cwt	155.00–160.00	877	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	172.66/cwt	170.00–176.00	808	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	136.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	184.07/cwt	180.00–187.50	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	162.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	829	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	73.44/cwt	71.00–75.00	840	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,004	65.82/cwt	64.00–68.00	661	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	58.09/cwt	57.00–59.00	538	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	53.91/cwt	53.00–55.00	514	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	77.62/cwt	76.00–79.00	991	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	60.67/cwt	58.00–62.00	595	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,209	71.65/cwt	70.00–74.00	866	5
Bulls	—	—	1,595	95.08/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,390	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	889.79/head	825.00–935.00	890	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	855	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	865	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	655.03/head	600.00–700.00	655	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	155.55/cwt	152.50–157.50	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	711	132.67/cwt	132.00–135.00	943	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	172.04/cwt	170.00–175.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	142.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	206.56/cwt	202.50–210.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	146.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	354	181.76/cwt	177.50–185.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	186.67/cwt	185.00–190.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	193.34/cwt	190.00–197.50	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	161.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	165.01/cwt	160.00–167.50	802	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	154.68/cwt	150.00–157.50	801	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	4

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 Aug 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 438Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 54Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	132.50–135.00	133.53
9	—	423	140.00–145.00	143.14
7	—	374	145.00–150.00	147.61
6	—	461	135.00–140.00	137.13
5	—	571	127.50–132.50	131.01
2	—	605	120.00–125.00	122.48
4	—	319	150.00–155.00	152.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	469	147.00–152.50	147.61
8	—	571	137.50–145.00	140.19
7	—	661	127.50–132.50	130.00
2	—	360	155.00	155.00
1	—	265	167.50	167.50
3	—	605	132.50–137.50	135.83
3	—	317	160.00–165.00	161.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	541	115.00–120.00	118.78
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	355	130.00	130.00
3	—	413	125.00–130.00	128.23
4	—	485	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	513	154.00–155.00	154.05
3	—	613	144.00–146.00	145.35
4	—	560	149.00–151.00	149.76
2	—	765	132.50–135.00	133.77
5	—	676	137.50–144.00	140.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	637	165.00	165.00
23	—	553	175.00	175.00
1	—	415	187.50	187.50
9	—	686	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	427	175.00	175.00
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	155.00–160.00	156.88
1	—	625	154.00	154.00
10	—	468	170.00–176.00	172.66
8	—	414	180.00–187.50	184.07
13	—	511	160.00–165.00	162.29
3	—	320	202.50–210.00	206.56
6	—	378	190.00–197.50	193.34
1	—	720	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	135.00–140.00	136.87
6	—	711	132.00–135.00	132.67
6	—	435	170.00–175.00	172.04
6	—	633	140.00–145.00	142.94
6	—	568	145.00–150.00	146.65
7	—	354	177.50–185.00	181.76
3	—	300	185.00–190.00	186.67
16	—	486	160.00–167.50	165.01
14	—	518	150.00–157.50	154.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	152.50–157.50	155.55
3	—	523	135.00–140.00	137.52
2	—	475	147.50	147.50
3	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,144	71.00–75.00	73.44
9	—	1,004	64.00–68.00	65.82
11	—	980	58.00–62.00	60.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	926	57.00–59.00	58.09
2	—	953	53.00–55.00	53.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,277	76.00–79.00	77.62
5	—	1,209	70.00–74.00	71.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	93.00–97.00	95.08
1	—	1,655	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	410.00	410.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,173	825.00–935.00	889.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	575.00	575.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	845	600.00–700.00	655.03

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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