Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady 2.00 lower with a high 88.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $173.29/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −28.80 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$173.29

78 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

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

$37.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	352	202.39	713	18thin
Medium and Large 2	518	164.56	852	60

One grade step is worth $37.83/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale78 hd

173.29

—

AL average15 barns · 1,315 hd

157.08

+16.22

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−28.80

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	1,663	107.34	1,785	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	79.70	1,117	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,050	75.17	789	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	935	53.44	499	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$955	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	941	$805	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$664	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$928	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	965	$905	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,063	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$526	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	579	154.34/cwt	150.00–157.50	894	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	169.92/cwt	167.50–175.00	817	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	162.95/cwt	160.00–165.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	150.64/cwt	147.50–152.50	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	146.67/cwt	145.00–147.50	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	208.11/cwt	205.00–210.00	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	194.48/cwt	192.50–197.50	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	154.43/cwt	152.50–157.50	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	158.87/cwt	157.50–160.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	158.85/cwt	155.00–162.50	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	148.13/cwt	145.00–150.00	554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	126.68/cwt	125.00–127.50	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	138.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	955	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	163.29/cwt	160.00–167.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	206.77/cwt	205.00–210.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	198.12/cwt	195.00–200.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	199.40/cwt	197.50–202.50	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	189.21/cwt	187.50–192.50	700	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	77.77/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,163	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	67.06/cwt	65.00–69.00	698	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	45.05/cwt	44.00–46.00	456	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	59.31/cwt	58.00–61.00	495	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	53.28/cwt	50.00–55.00	513	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,170	84.51/cwt	84.00–85.00	989	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	84.20/cwt	83.00–85.00	870	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	77.05/cwt	75.00–79.00	823	10
Bulls	—	—	1,705	101.69/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,734	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,831	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	686.12/head	650.00–725.00	686	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,015	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	526.09/head	490.00–545.00	526	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	904.74/head	800.00–985.00	905	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	927.56/head	800.00–1,025.00	928	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	479.17/head	400.00–550.00	479	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	756.91/head	600.00–850.00	757	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	884.43/head	825.00–910.00	884	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	181.76/cwt	177.50–185.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	144.12/cwt	140.00–147.50	898	6

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 Sep 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 615Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 116Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 29Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	579	150.00–157.50	154.34
10	—	481	167.50–175.00	169.92
5	—	687	135.00–140.00	138.99
5	—	512	160.00–167.00	163.29
3	—	268	205.00–210.00	206.77
4	—	321	195.00–200.00	198.12
3	—	370	187.50–192.50	189.21
2	—	775	125.00–130.00	127.48
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
7	—	416	177.50–185.00	181.76
6	—	623	140.00–147.50	144.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	317	205.00–210.00	208.11
5	—	409	192.50–197.50	194.48
4	—	360	197.50–202.50	199.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	390	160.00–165.00	162.95
4	—	531	147.50–152.50	150.64
3	—	558	145.00–147.50	146.67
2	—	710	135.00	135.00
9	—	474	152.50–157.50	154.43
9	—	412	157.50–160.00	158.87
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	140.00–145.00	142.55
2	—	300	150.00	150.00
2	—	283	155.00–162.50	158.85
7	—	374	145.00–150.00	148.13
6	—	633	125.00–127.50	126.68
4	—	465	139.00–140.00	139.48
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
2	—	505	130.00–132.50	131.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,495	75.00–80.00	77.77
2	—	1,170	84.00–85.00	84.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,041	65.00–69.00	67.06
6	—	1,033	83.00–85.00	84.20
10	—	1,068	75.00–79.00	77.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	44.00–46.00	45.05
3	—	835	58.00–61.00	59.31
5	—	963	50.00–55.00	53.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	100.00–104.00	101.69
3	—	1,620	113.00	113.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	815	650.00–725.00	686.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	810	400.00–550.00	479.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	995	600.00–850.00	756.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,025	825.00–910.00	884.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	833	490.00–545.00	526.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	965	800.00–985.00	904.74
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,025	800.00–1,025.00	927.56

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