Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $139.53/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −62.57 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$139.53

75 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$37.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	163.22	750	10thin
Medium and Large 2	510	143.09	729	38
Medium and Large 3	498	125.73	626	27

One grade step is worth $37.49/cwt here — about $123 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 sale75 hd

139.53

—

AL average15 barns · 1,123 hd

132.75

+6.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−62.57

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	1,585	87.13	1,381	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	62.78	837	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	57.46	628	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	44.85	441	50

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)	1,007	$720	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	917	$683	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	961	$628	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$768	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,203	$908	6
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	930	$737	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.90/cwt	142.50–147.50	759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	128.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	161.87/cwt	160.00–165.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.50	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	173.23/cwt	170.00–175.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	336	146.20/cwt	142.50–150.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	149.54/cwt	147.50–152.50	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	129.32/cwt	127.50–130.00	626	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	102.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	118.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	128.41/cwt	127.50–130.00	797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	135.39/cwt	132.50–140.00	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	150.98/cwt	150.00–155.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	64.93/cwt	63.00–67.00	863	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	61.90/cwt	60.00–66.00	719	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	54.84/cwt	52.00–57.00	578	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	59.29/cwt	57.00–61.00	796	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	47.36/cwt	45.00–50.00	478	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	39.00/cwt	37.00–41.00	359	15
Bulls	—	—	1,805	100.17/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,808	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	89.53/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,592	3
Bulls	—	—	1,382	80.47/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,112	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	860	520.69/head	375.00–600.00	521	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	789.38/head	775.00–800.00	789	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	913	669.63/head	575.00–775.00	670	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	783.11/head	725.00–850.00	783	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	736.91/head	710.00–765.00	737	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	767.77/head	725.00–800.00	768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	833.22/head	750.00–900.00	833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,390	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	770	615.91/head	475.00–775.00	616	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	783.46/head	700.00–875.00	783	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	955	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	119.03/cwt	117.50–120.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	123.79/cwt	120.00–127.50	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	138.74/cwt	137.50–140.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	2

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 566Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 144Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 37Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	142.50–147.50	145.90
2	—	330	165.00	165.00
3	—	373	155.00–160.00	157.48
5	—	476	147.50–152.50	149.54
8	—	621	127.50–130.00	128.41
6	—	566	132.50–140.00	135.39
5	—	418	150.00–155.00	150.98
2	—	670	115.00–125.00	120.00
1	—	290	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	125.00–135.00	128.28
2	—	265	150.00–155.00	152.55
2	—	670	100.00–105.00	102.50
4	—	336	142.50–150.00	146.20
2	—	428	130.00–135.00	132.40
3	—	635	110.00	110.00
5	—	573	117.50–120.00	119.03
2	—	525	120.00–127.50	123.79
2	—	378	137.50–140.00	138.74
2	—	715	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	160.00–165.00	161.87
3	—	362	170.00–175.00	173.23
1	—	710	137.50	137.50
1	—	325	177.50	177.50
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	125.00–127.50	126.29
2	—	675	110.00–115.00	112.50
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
11	—	484	127.50–130.00	129.32
6	—	428	130.00–135.00	131.66
2	—	773	100.00–105.00	102.57
4	—	604	115.00–120.00	118.73
3	—	572	120.00–125.00	121.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	115.00–120.00	117.52
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,329	63.00–67.00	64.93
8	—	1,342	57.00–61.00	59.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,161	60.00–66.00	61.90
44	—	1,054	52.00–57.00	54.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,009	45.00–50.00	47.36
15	—	921	37.00–41.00	39.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	98.00–102.00	100.17
3	—	1,778	87.00–93.00	89.53
5	—	1,382	77.00–83.00	80.47

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)	3	—	860	375.00–600.00	520.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	913	575.00–775.00	669.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	770	475.00–775.00	615.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	775.00–800.00	789.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	725.00–850.00	783.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	700.00–875.00	783.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	710.00–765.00	736.91
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	725.00–800.00	767.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,212	750.00–900.00	833.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	900.00	900.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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