Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 9.00 lower with high of 79.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 - 5.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.92/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −46.17 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$155.92

73 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$107

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

$29.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	369	183.32	677	6thin
Medium and Large 2	511	153.47	784	67

One grade step is worth $29.85/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale73 hd

155.92

—

AL average15 barns · 1,249 hd

145.56

+10.36

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−46.17

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	1,744	97.32	1,697	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	73.07	1,033	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	65.20	759	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	50.53	454	12

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$1,310	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,076	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$946	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$823	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	852	$837	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$1,263	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$900	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	878	$860	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	879	$607	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	135.02/cwt	132.50–137.50	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.75/cwt	137.50–140.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	157.52/cwt	155.00–162.50	739	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	140.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	641	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.60/cwt	122.50–125.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	141.89/cwt	137.50–145.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	157.24/cwt	152.50–160.00	508	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	159.97/cwt	157.50–162.50	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	150.36/cwt	147.50–155.00	779	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	173.23/cwt	170.00–177.50	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	181.26/cwt	180.00–182.50	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.49/cwt	112.50–117.50	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	148.14/cwt	145.00–150.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	123.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.71/cwt	125.00–127.50	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	186.64/cwt	185.00–187.50	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	139.34/cwt	135.00–142.50	854	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	165.57/cwt	162.50–167.50	715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	145.30/cwt	142.50–147.50	834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	67.10/cwt	65.00–69.00	892	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	75.06/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,082	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	42.27/cwt	40.00–44.00	348	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	53.63/cwt	52.00–55.00	503	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	48.82/cwt	48.00–50.00	421	3
Bulls	—	—	1,533	94.40/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,447	5
Bulls	—	—	1,875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	64.99/cwt	63.00–67.00	758	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	59.79/cwt	58.00–61.00	671	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	72.40/cwt	70.00–74.00	871	5
Bulls	—	—	1,975	105.31/cwt	102.00–107.00	2,080	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	762	575.56/head	460.00–630.00	576	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	836.74/head	750.00–975.00	837	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	965	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,080	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,150.84/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,151	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,042.55/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,043	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	860.14/head	810.00–920.00	860	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	790	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	884.23/head	870.00–900.00	884	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	955	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1

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 Oct 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 597Last week 589Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 106Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 18Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	132.50–137.50	135.02
2	—	510	137.50–140.00	138.75
14	—	456	140.00–145.00	140.56
6	—	668	122.50–125.00	123.60
2	—	360	157.50–162.50	159.97
1	—	320	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	130.00–135.00	132.52
4	—	413	137.50–145.00	141.89
6	—	323	152.50–160.00	157.24
5	—	625	112.50–117.50	114.49
8	—	367	145.00–150.00	148.14
5	—	581	120.00–125.00	123.04
7	—	535	125.00–127.50	125.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	155.00–162.50	157.52
3	—	665	130.00–135.00	132.54
14	—	518	147.50–155.00	150.36
9	—	384	170.00–177.50	173.23
2	—	708	125.00–130.00	127.53
2	—	343	180.00–182.50	181.26
11	—	613	135.00–142.50	139.34
9	—	432	162.50–167.50	165.57
8	—	574	142.50–147.50	145.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	185.00–187.50	186.64
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
2	—	400	175.00	175.00

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	—	1,315	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	762	460.00–630.00	575.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	810.00–920.00	860.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	852	750.00–975.00	836.74
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,042.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,218	870.00–900.00	884.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,310.00	1,310.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	65.00–69.00	67.10
12	—	1,442	72.00–77.00	75.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	40.00–44.00	42.27
7	—	937	52.00–55.00	53.63
3	—	862	48.00–50.00	48.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,166	63.00–67.00	64.99
6	—	1,123	58.00–61.00	59.79
5	—	1,203	70.00–74.00	72.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,533	90.00–96.00	94.40
1	—	1,875	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,975	102.00–107.00	105.31

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

Replacement Cattle

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