Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher. Trade active with good 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 $180.33/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −21.76 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$180.33

54 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$22.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	189.35	848	27
Medium and Large 2	484	173.87	841	17thin
Medium and Large 3	432	166.98	722	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.36/cwt here — about $126 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 sale54 hd

180.33

—

AL average13 barns · 831 hd

162.80

+17.54

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−21.76

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	1,648	97.13	1,601	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	82.30	1,165	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,049	69.59	730	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	52.46	471	10

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$858	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$650	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$925	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 3	—	550	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	178.46/cwt	175.00–182.50	935	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	206.68/cwt	205.00–207.50	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	188.09/cwt	185.00–190.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	173.05/cwt	170.00–175.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	168.91/cwt	167.50–170.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	153.77/cwt	150.00–157.50	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	143.29/cwt	142.50–145.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	144.96/cwt	142.50–147.50	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	159.00/cwt	157.50–162.50	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.50	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	163.80/cwt	162.50–165.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	215.56/cwt	212.50–217.50	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	219.63/cwt	217.50–222.50	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	195.49/cwt	192.50–197.50	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	196.28/cwt	195.00–197.50	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	166.50/cwt	162.50–170.00	881	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	199.20/cwt	197.50–202.50	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	155.06/cwt	152.50–157.50	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	176.41/cwt	172.50–180.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	190.02/cwt	187.50–192.50	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	161.27/cwt	160.00–162.50	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	172.43/cwt	170.00–177.50	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	625.00–825.00	725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/head	500.00–800.00	650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	858.33/head	800.00–900.00	858	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	92.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,511	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	106.52/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,784	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	73.23/cwt	72.00–75.00	822	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	974	65.94/cwt	65.00–68.00	642	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	84.26/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,239	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	46.66/cwt	44.00–49.00	411	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	58.25/cwt	55.00–61.00	532	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	75.42/cwt	75.00–76.00	926	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 Jan 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 576Year ago 581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 87Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 35Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	147.50	147.50
1	—	305	182.50	182.50
2	—	528	152.50–157.50	155.06
4	—	380	170.00–177.50	172.43
2	—	445	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	175.00–182.50	178.46
3	—	332	205.00–207.50	206.68
4	—	463	185.00–190.00	188.09
5	—	411	192.50–197.50	195.49
2	—	600	165.00	165.00
2	—	550	172.50	172.50
6	—	378	197.50–202.50	199.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	195.00–197.50	196.28
5	—	529	162.50–170.00	166.50
4	—	470	172.50–180.00	176.41
2	—	393	187.50–192.50	190.02
4	—	565	160.00–162.50	161.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	170.00–175.00	173.05
2	—	565	150.00	150.00
2	—	525	155.00–160.00	157.57
7	—	471	167.50–170.00	168.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	150.00–157.50	153.77
4	—	468	142.50–147.50	144.96
5	—	358	157.50–162.50	159.00
4	—	333	162.50–165.00	163.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	142.50–145.00	143.29
2	—	438	135.00–137.50	136.23
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
2	—	290	150.00–155.00	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	207.50	207.50
5	—	382	212.50–217.50	215.56
5	—	324	217.50–222.50	219.63
2	—	465	205.00	205.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–800.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–900.00	858.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	625.00–825.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,635	90.00–95.00	92.44
2	—	1,675	106.00–107.00	106.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	72.00–75.00	73.23
4	—	974	65.00–68.00	65.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,470	81.00–86.00	84.26
2	—	1,228	75.00–76.00	75.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	881	44.00–49.00	46.66
5	—	913	55.00–61.00	58.25

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

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