Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with high of 92.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower. 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 $172.09/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −30.00 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$172.09

135 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$11.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	178.38	861	62
Medium and Large 2	489	166.75	815	73

One grade step is worth $11.63/cwt here — about $46 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 sale135 hd

172.09

—

AL average15 barns · 1,572 hd

160.63

+11.46

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−30.00

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	—	Low	1,482	101.17	1,499	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	79.12	1,131	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	75.31	848	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	52.77	523	13

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)	1,070	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,213	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	680	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.64/cwt	142.50–150.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	158.98/cwt	157.50–162.50	908	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	203.41/cwt	197.50–207.50	759	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	137.62/cwt	135.00–143.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	129.60/cwt	127.50–130.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	157.38/cwt	155.00–159.00	740	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	167.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	622	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	125.49/cwt	122.50–127.50	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	153.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	137.45/cwt	135.00–142.50	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	160.84/cwt	157.50–165.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	213.32/cwt	212.50–215.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	164.96/cwt	162.50–167.50	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	149.02/cwt	147.00–150.00	858	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	153.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	192.21/cwt	187.50–197.50	786	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	147.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	179.59/cwt	177.50–182.50	837	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	82.48/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,123	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	85.25/cwt	84.00–87.00	991	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	45.88/cwt	44.00–47.00	418	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	52.19/cwt	50.00–54.00	532	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	61.01/cwt	59.00–64.00	616	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	77.96/cwt	76.00–81.00	895	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	67.90/cwt	65.00–70.00	737	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	72.40/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,050	84.65/cwt	84.00–85.00	889	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	109.43/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,858	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	147.48/cwt	142.50–150.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	159.83/cwt	155.00–162.50	836	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	211.26/cwt	210.00–212.50	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	202.75/cwt	200.00–207.50	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	128.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	170.45/cwt	162.50–172.50	839	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	193.49/cwt	190.00–197.50	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	176.63/cwt	172.50–180.00	749	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	185.85/cwt	182.50–190.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	170.05/cwt	167.50–172.50	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	153.34/cwt	150.00–157.50	590	3

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 517Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 71Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	122.50	122.50
6	—	426	142.50–150.00	144.64
6	—	591	127.50–130.00	129.60
10	—	532	130.00–135.00	131.97
5	—	613	122.50–127.50	125.49
4	—	485	135.00–142.50	137.45
3	—	343	157.50–165.00	160.84
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
3	—	385	150.00–157.50	153.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	613	135.00–143.00	137.62
14	—	470	155.00–159.00	157.38
9	—	372	165.00–170.00	167.28
7	—	509	150.00–155.00	153.51
4	—	405	160.00–165.00	162.50
5	—	659	130.00–132.00	131.20
2	—	713	125.00–127.50	126.25
7	—	576	147.00–150.00	149.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	571	157.50–162.50	158.98
9	—	373	197.50–207.50	203.41
2	—	715	140.00	140.00
4	—	628	150.00–155.00	153.10
1	—	280	217.50	217.50
12	—	409	187.50–197.50	192.21
3	—	657	145.00–150.00	147.33
7	—	466	177.50–182.50	179.59
4	—	318	210.00–212.50	211.26
8	—	510	167.50–172.50	170.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	127.50	127.50
4	—	570	142.50–150.00	147.48
19	—	523	155.00–162.50	159.83
4	—	630	135.00–140.00	137.52
3	—	268	200.00–207.50	202.75
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
2	—	715	127.50–130.00	128.72
17	—	492	162.50–172.50	170.45
2	—	323	190.00–197.50	193.49
14	—	424	172.50–180.00	176.63
6	—	390	182.50–190.00	185.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	212.50–215.00	213.32
2	—	620	162.50–167.50	164.96
2	—	415	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	80.00–85.00	82.48
2	—	1,565	72.00–73.00	72.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,162	84.00–87.00	85.25
12	—	1,148	76.00–81.00	77.96
11	—	1,085	65.00–70.00	67.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	44.00–47.00	45.88
7	—	1,019	50.00–54.00	52.19
3	—	1,010	59.00–64.00	61.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	84.00–85.00	84.65
6	—	1,698	108.00–113.00	109.43

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	—	1,175	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	750.00	750.00

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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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