Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.58/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$145.58

67 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	151.40	820	34
Medium and Large 2	503	139.57	702	33

One grade step is worth $11.83/cwt here — about $117 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 sale67 hd

145.58

—

AL average5 barns · 377 hd

151.43

−5.85

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	1,471	90.34	1,329	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	71.50	1,012	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	68.53	770	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	46.81	422	14

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)	—	$933	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$594	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$863	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$586	7

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1Value Added	—	617	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	158.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	215.04/cwt	212.50–217.50	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	501	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	947	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	153.92/cwt	150.00–157.50	880	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	184.35/cwt	180.00–187.50	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	171.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	192.57/cwt	190.00–195.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	204.27/cwt	202.50–207.50	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.03/cwt	125.00–131.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	199.96/cwt	197.50–202.50	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	165.72/cwt	162.50–170.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	191.20/cwt	187.50–195.00	889	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	170.55/cwt	170.00–175.00	953	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	198.71/cwt	197.50–200.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	143.78/cwt	140.00–147.50	913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	662.50/head	650.00–675.00	663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/head	925.00–1,200.00	1,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.33/head	850.00–1,000.00	933	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	641.67/head	600.00–700.00	642	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/head	600.00–700.00	650	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	518.75/head	420.00–630.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	126.26/cwt	125.00–127.50	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	141.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	147.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	132.44/cwt	130.00–137.50	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	158.36/cwt	157.50–160.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	224.10/cwt	220.00–227.50	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	138.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	151.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	169.46/cwt	167.50–170.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.52/cwt	140.00–147.50	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.70/cwt	147.50–150.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	676.67/head	610.00–710.00	677	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/head	425.00–625.00	525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	885.00/head	850.00–975.00	885	5
Bulls	—	—	1,705	99.01/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,688	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	48.86/cwt	47.00–50.00	422	5
Bulls	—	—	1,237	81.66/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,010	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	53.34/cwt	53.00–54.00	492	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	41.84/cwt	40.00–44.00	386	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	65.78/cwt	64.00–69.00	735	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	73.57/cwt	72.00–75.00	836	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	71.50/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,012	4

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 Jan 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 347Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 49Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 10Year ago 24

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	155.00	155.00
4	—	560	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	120.00	120.00
3	—	330	155.00–160.00	158.43
3	—	625	125.00–131.00	127.03
5	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.00
2	—	373	150.00–155.00	152.65
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
5	—	468	140.00–145.00	141.92
5	—	433	145.00–150.00	147.94
7	—	503	135.00–140.00	138.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	125.00–127.50	126.26
3	—	667	130.00–137.50	132.44
3	—	432	157.50–160.00	158.36
4	—	451	150.00–155.00	151.26
5	—	367	167.50–170.00	169.46
4	—	623	140.00–147.50	142.52
2	—	573	147.50–150.00	148.70
2	—	535	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	169.00	169.00
9	—	501	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	212.50–217.50	215.04
3	—	372	220.00–227.50	224.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	197.50	197.50
5	—	572	150.00–157.50	153.92
4	—	424	180.00–187.50	184.35
5	—	471	170.00–175.00	171.56
2	—	365	190.00–195.00	192.57
3	—	525	162.50–170.00	165.72
2	—	285	197.50–200.00	198.71
2	—	635	140.00–147.50	143.78
3	—	720	130.00–135.00	132.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	180.00–185.00	182.49
1	—	340	215.00	215.00
4	—	370	202.50–207.50	204.27
4	—	429	197.50–202.50	199.96
8	—	465	187.50–195.00	191.20
9	—	559	170.00–175.00	170.55

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	2	—	—	650.00–675.00	662.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	925.00–1,200.00	1,062.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	933.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	850.00–975.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–700.00	641.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	425.00–625.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	420.00–630.00	518.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	610.00–710.00	676.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	97.00–101.00	99.01
3	—	1,237	80.00–85.00	81.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	864	47.00–50.00	48.86
3	—	922	53.00–54.00	53.34
6	—	923	40.00–44.00	41.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,117	64.00–69.00	65.78
6	—	1,137	72.00–75.00	73.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	69.00–73.00	71.50

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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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

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle