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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 $142.58/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −59.52 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$142.58

96 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$9.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	149.19	843	9thin
Medium and Large 2	518	144.82	751	37
Medium and Large 3	447	139.73	625	50

One grade step is worth $9.46/cwt here — about $218 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 sale96 hd

142.58

—

AL average16 barns · 1,314 hd

139.67

+2.91

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−59.52

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	1,660	95.26	1,581	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	68.49	912	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	61.74	692	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	48.59	455	30

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)	1,194	$955	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$926	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$875	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$868	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	911	$625	12

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	358	183.78/cwt	182.50–185.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	161.76/cwt	160.00–167.50	683	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	137.03/cwt	132.50–140.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	133.49/cwt	132.50–135.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	129.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	154.20/cwt	150.00–157.50	583	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	124.35/cwt	122.50–127.50	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.33/cwt	135.00–137.50	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	624	106.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	118.78/cwt	117.50–120.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	133.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	136.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	156.20/cwt	152.50–160.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	126.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	657	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	173.31/cwt	172.50–175.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	124.92/cwt	120.00–127.50	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	144.36/cwt	140.00–147.50	742	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.85/cwt	127.50–135.00	883	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	905	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	925.74/head	875.00–975.00	926	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	867.77/head	800.00–925.00	868	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	470.86/head	390.00–590.00	471	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	735.71/head	670.00–850.00	736	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	820	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	952.59/head	850.00–1,025.00	953	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	73.63/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,011	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	791	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	47.44/cwt	44.00–50.00	443	12
Bulls	—	—	1,675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	94.08/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,558	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	57.49/cwt	55.00–60.00	635	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	63.96/cwt	62.00–67.00	728	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	67.68/cwt	65.00–70.00	897	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	53.26/cwt	52.00–55.00	514	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	39.21/cwt	37.00–40.00	340	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	71.83/cwt	70.00–75.00	792	5

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 597Year ago 711

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 93Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 37Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	182.50–185.00	183.78
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
3	—	625	135.00–140.00	137.52
3	—	675	127.50–135.00	130.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	160.00–167.50	161.76
6	—	564	132.50–140.00	137.03
4	—	673	117.50–120.00	118.78
4	—	464	152.50–160.00	156.20
3	—	365	172.50–175.00	173.31
3	—	610	120.00–127.50	124.92
9	—	514	140.00–147.50	144.36
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	415	140.00–150.00	144.93
13	—	378	150.00–157.50	154.20
3	—	322	160.00–165.00	162.53
4	—	624	100.00–110.00	106.80
10	—	474	130.00–140.00	133.87
9	—	521	120.00–130.00	126.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	132.50–135.00	133.49
1	—	670	132.50	132.50
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
3	—	380	145.00–150.00	147.51
7	—	486	135.00–140.00	136.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	125.00–130.00	129.03
2	—	585	117.50	117.50
4	—	521	122.50–127.50	124.35
8	—	415	130.00–135.00	133.74
2	—	373	135.00–137.50	136.33
2	—	605	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,148	875.00–975.00	925.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,226	850.00–1,025.00	952.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	800.00–925.00	867.77
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	700	390.00–590.00	470.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,061	670.00–850.00	735.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	72.00–76.00	73.63
3	—	1,275	62.00	62.00
14	—	1,326	65.00–70.00	67.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	934	44.00–50.00	47.44
13	—	966	52.00–55.00	53.26
5	—	866	37.00–40.00	39.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,105	55.00–60.00	57.49
29	—	1,138	62.00–67.00	63.96
5	—	1,103	70.00–75.00	71.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,656	92.00–98.00	94.08

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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