Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to very good 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 $157.68/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −44.41 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$157.68

63 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$24.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	176.08	784	7thin
Medium and Large 2	509	156.61	797	41
Medium and Large 3	449	152.00	682	15thin

One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about $102 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 sale63 hd

157.68

—

AL average5 barns · 359 hd

145.52

+12.16

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−44.41

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	1,830	90.22	1,651	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,297	67.12	871	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	59.09	660	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	950	43.96	418	5thin

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)	—	$1,183	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,120	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$908	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,035	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,294	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$617	7

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	147.95/cwt	145.00–152.50	839	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	133.69/cwt	130.00–137.50	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.33/cwt	117.50–125.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	152.24/cwt	147.50–153.00	947	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	124.34/cwt	124.00–125.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	143.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	144.57/cwt	142.50–145.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.91/cwt	145.00–150.00	617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	139.13/cwt	137.50–140.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	166.26/cwt	165.00–167.50	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	155.39/cwt	152.50–157.50	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	143.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	877	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	62.97/cwt	60.00–65.00	826	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	70.24/cwt	70.00–71.00	903	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	61.08/cwt	59.00–63.00	735	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	55.35/cwt	53.00–57.50	591	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	67.27/cwt	65.00–70.00	746	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	49.38/cwt	48.00–51.00	542	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	40.34/cwt	40.00–41.00	344	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	90.22/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,651	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	685.00/head	625.00–750.00	685	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	447.50/head	405.00–490.00	448	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	831.25/head	750.00–900.00	831	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.83/head	800.00–1,000.00	921	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,183.33/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,183	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,268.75/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,269	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,063	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,330.56/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,331	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	168.48/cwt	165.00–172.50	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	174.39/cwt	172.50–177.50	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	158.13/cwt	155.00–160.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.43/cwt	135.00–142.50	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	178.19/cwt	175.00–182.50	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	161.54/cwt	157.50–165.00	750	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 620Year ago 770

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 199Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 39Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
10	—	567	145.00–152.50	147.95
2	—	680	130.00–137.50	133.69
7	—	519	152.50–157.50	155.39
4	—	611	140.00–145.00	143.46
6	—	417	165.00–172.50	168.48
6	—	373	175.00–182.50	178.19
5	—	464	157.50–165.00	161.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	137.50–140.00	139.13
2	—	570	130.00–135.00	132.52
4	—	338	165.00–167.50	166.26
2	—	480	150.00	150.00
4	—	434	155.00–160.00	158.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	165.00	165.00
4	—	459	172.50–177.50	174.39
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	130.00–135.00	131.23
4	—	520	125.00–130.00	126.29
2	—	568	117.50–125.00	121.33
3	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	730	107.50	107.50
3	—	385	140.00–145.00	143.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	120.00	120.00
3	—	583	130.00–135.00	132.51
3	—	668	124.00–125.00	124.34
2	—	628	125.00–130.00	127.49
6	—	478	142.50–145.00	144.57
8	—	420	145.00–150.00	146.91
4	—	525	135.00–142.50	139.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	185.00–190.00	187.47
7	—	622	147.50–153.00	152.24
2	—	565	162.50	162.50
1	—	680	142.50	142.50
1	—	500	175.00	175.00
1	—	790	137.50	137.50
2	—	350	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	60.00–65.00	62.97
4	—	1,286	70.00–71.00	70.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,203	59.00–63.00	61.08
13	—	1,068	53.00–57.50	55.35
4	—	1,109	65.00–70.00	67.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	48.00–51.00	49.38
3	—	852	40.00–41.00	40.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,830	87.00–93.00	90.22

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 · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,330.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	625.00–750.00	685.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	405.00–490.00	447.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–900.00	831.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	920.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,183.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,268.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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