Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher and slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Trade active with good to 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 $140.48/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$140.48

86 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$26.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	152.35	676	40
Medium and Large 2	464	133.44	619	26
Medium and Large 3	420	125.89	528	20

One grade step is worth $26.46/cwt here — about $147 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 sale86 hd

140.48

—

AL average14 barns · 1,803 hd

151.39

−10.91

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	—	Low	1,797	90.67	1,629	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	63.30	753	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	63.18	866	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	48.88	475	11

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)	—	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$670	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$625	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$478	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	568	166.66/cwt	165.00–167.50	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	194.12/cwt	190.00–197.50	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	181.33/cwt	180.00–182.50	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	134.36/cwt	132.50–137.50	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	171.66/cwt	167.50–175.00	917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	148.76/cwt	145.00–152.50	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	205.60/cwt	202.50–207.50	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	198.76/cwt	197.50–200.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	148.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	695	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	161.38/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	210.02/cwt	207.50–212.50	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	159.52/cwt	157.50–160.00	582	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	932	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	161.20/cwt	160.00–162.50	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	150.08/cwt	147.50–152.50	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	130.88/cwt	130.00–132.50	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	123.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.18/cwt	137.50–140.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	159.09/cwt	157.50–162.50	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.04/cwt	147.50–152.50	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.50	623	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	67.09/cwt	66.00–69.00	792	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	712	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	55.53/cwt	54.00–57.00	572	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	50.52/cwt	47.00–52.00	495	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	61.28/cwt	59.00–63.00	840	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	57.07/cwt	56.00–58.00	697	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	41.17/cwt	40.00–43.00	377	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	66.99/cwt	65.00–70.00	918	4
Bulls	—	—	1,565	80.21/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,255	3
Bulls	—	—	1,910	102.17/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,951	2
Bulls	—	—	1,953	93.46/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,825	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	380.00/head	380.00–380.00	380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	670.00/head	600.00–760.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	188.05/cwt	185.00–190.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	133.78/cwt	130.00–137.50	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	113.76/cwt	110.00–117.50	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	161.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	148.67/cwt	145.00–152.50	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	123.70/cwt	120.00–127.50	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	153.35/cwt	152.50–155.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	175.58/cwt	172.50–177.50	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	168.31/cwt	165.00–170.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	176.87/cwt	175.00–180.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	142.52/cwt	140.00–147.50	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	191.02/cwt	187.50–195.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	159.24/cwt	157.50–162.50	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	155.26/cwt	152.50–157.50	661	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	129.20/cwt	127.50–130.00	469	3

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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 403Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 44Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	165.00–167.50	166.66
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
3	—	368	190.00–197.50	194.12
4	—	718	132.50–137.50	134.36
6	—	534	167.50–175.00	171.66
4	—	418	185.00–190.00	188.05
2	—	623	145.00–152.50	148.67
4	—	474	175.00–180.00	176.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	180.00–182.50	181.33
3	—	570	147.50–152.50	150.04
2	—	725	120.00–127.50	123.70
4	—	413	172.50–177.50	175.58
3	—	473	165.00–170.00	168.31
2	—	688	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	628	135.00–140.00	137.50
2	—	325	187.50–195.00	191.02
3	—	517	157.50–162.50	159.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	130.00–137.50	133.78
2	—	465	150.00	150.00
2	—	663	110.00–117.50	113.76
4	—	376	160.00–165.00	161.31
3	—	428	152.50–155.00	153.35
2	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
4	—	519	140.00–147.50	142.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	145.00–152.50	148.76
1	—	665	140.00	140.00
2	—	430	185.00–190.00	187.53
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
2	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	500	175.00	175.00
2	—	475	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	202.50–207.50	205.60
4	—	403	197.50–200.00	198.76
5	—	621	158.00–163.00	161.38
5	—	738	154.00	154.00
2	—	343	207.50–212.50	210.02
7	—	512	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	468	145.00–150.00	148.58
2	—	515	145.00	145.00
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
11	—	365	157.50–160.00	159.52
2	—	323	160.00–162.50	161.20
1	—	555	142.50	142.50
3	—	620	137.50–140.00	139.18
9	—	426	152.50–157.50	155.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	120.00	120.00
4	—	426	120.00–125.00	123.15
2	—	555	110.00	110.00
3	—	538	115.00–117.50	115.81
6	—	323	135.00–140.00	138.35
3	—	363	127.50–130.00	129.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	147.50–152.50	150.08
3	—	468	130.00–132.50	130.88
8	—	518	125.00–130.00	127.16
4	—	403	135.00–140.00	137.52
6	—	571	120.00–125.00	122.02
3	—	288	157.50–162.50	159.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,181	66.00–69.00	67.09
1	—	1,130	63.00	63.00
3	—	1,222	56.00–58.00	57.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	54.00–57.00	55.53
6	—	980	47.00–52.00	50.52
3	—	915	40.00–43.00	41.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,371	59.00–63.00	61.28
4	—	1,370	65.00–70.00	66.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	77.00–83.00	80.21
2	—	1,910	99.00–106.00	102.17
3	—	1,953	90.00–95.00	93.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	380.00	380.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–760.00	670.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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