Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with high cow 72.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.92/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$141.92

113 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$27.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	149.50	731	65
Medium and Large 2	455	135.58	617	34
Medium and Large 3	456	122.12	557	14thin

One grade step is worth $27.38/cwt here — about $174 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 sale113 hd

141.92

—

AL average15 barns · 1,875 hd

141.77

+0.16

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	1,600	91.14	1,458	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,324	64.49	854	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,118	62.00	693	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	47.97	451	24

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$713	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$709	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,175	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$673	4thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	—	590	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	160.82/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	164.01/cwt	160.00–167.50	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	144.99/cwt	142.00–149.00	764	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	153.66/cwt	150.00–157.50	652	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	139.22/cwt	136.00–142.00	803	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	143.53/cwt	140.00–147.50	535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	133.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	123.33/cwt	122.50–125.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	165.94/cwt	165.00–167.50	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	116.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	186.42/cwt	186.00–190.00	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	154.58/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	182.90/cwt	182.50–183.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	155.29/cwt	152.50–160.00	814	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	141.19/cwt	137.50–143.00	864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	165.82/cwt	165.00–167.50	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	186.63/cwt	185.00–187.50	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.33/cwt	172.50–175.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	190.88/cwt	187.50–195.00	693	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	66.54/cwt	64.00–68.00	841	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	68.25/cwt	66.00–70.00	782	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	62.63/cwt	60.00–64.00	687	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	40.26/cwt	38.00–42.00	362	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	46.36/cwt	45.00–48.00	430	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	61.76/cwt	61.00–62.00	866	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	52.02/cwt	50.00–54.00	504	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	55.23/cwt	45.00–58.00	612	13
Bulls	—	—	1,713	95.90/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,643	3
Bulls	—	—	1,499	86.78/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,301	6
Bulls	—	—	1,865	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,921	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	712.50/head	700.00–725.00	713	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	795.00/head	750.00–835.00	795	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	440.00/head	350.00–530.00	440	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	905.00/head	865.00–945.00	905	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	507	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	146.95/cwt	145.00–152.50	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	177.53/cwt	175.00–182.50	662	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	164.36/cwt	160.00–167.50	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	171.78/cwt	167.50–175.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	172.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	592	135.64/cwt	132.50–137.50	803	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	159.06/cwt	157.50–160.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	149.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	135.80/cwt	135.00–136.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	152.86/cwt	150.00–155.00	482	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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 265Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 52Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 74Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	590	120.00–125.00	122.00
8	—	493	130.00–135.00	130.99
7	—	373	140.00–147.50	143.53
4	—	634	115.00–120.00	116.27
2	—	250	155.00–160.00	157.50
2	—	520	125.00	125.00
6	—	315	150.00–155.00	152.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	110.00	110.00
2	—	475	120.00	120.00
2	—	545	117.50	117.50
4	—	321	130.00–135.00	133.68
3	—	430	122.50–125.00	123.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	160.00–165.00	160.82
13	—	527	142.00–149.00	144.99
13	—	424	150.00–157.50	153.66
11	—	577	136.00–142.00	139.22
8	—	340	165.00–167.50	165.94
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
5	—	635	135.00–136.00	135.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	494	160.00–167.50	164.01
8	—	524	152.50–160.00	155.29
6	—	612	137.50–143.00	141.19
3	—	332	185.00–187.50	186.63
5	—	566	145.00–152.50	146.95
16	—	373	175.00–182.50	177.53
2	—	665	137.50	137.50
7	—	420	167.50–175.00	171.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	165.00–167.50	165.82
3	—	465	172.50–175.00	173.33
3	—	363	187.50–195.00	190.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	140.00–145.00	141.64
2	—	623	125.00–130.00	127.49
4	—	380	160.00–167.50	164.36
2	—	318	170.00–175.00	172.36
8	—	592	132.50–137.50	135.64
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
5	—	427	157.50–160.00	159.06
4	—	470	145.00–155.00	149.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	155.00	155.00
2	—	465	182.50	182.50
5	—	540	178.00	178.00
9	—	429	186.00–190.00	186.42
6	—	683	152.50–155.00	154.58
2	—	353	190.00–195.00	192.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	156.00	156.00
3	—	522	170.00	170.00
5	—	446	182.50–183.00	182.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	64.00–68.00	66.54
3	—	1,403	61.00–62.00	61.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,146	66.00–70.00	68.25
11	—	1,097	60.00–64.00	62.63
13	—	1,108	45.00–58.00	55.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	38.00–42.00	40.26
13	—	928	45.00–48.00	46.36
9	—	968	50.00–54.00	52.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	94.00–98.00	95.90
6	—	1,499	84.00–88.00	86.78
1	—	1,865	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–725.00	712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–835.00	795.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	350.00–530.00	440.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	865.00–945.00	905.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

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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Heifers · 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

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