Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.68/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$167.68

96 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$16.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	173.39	763	63
Medium and Large 2	438	156.79	686	33

One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $77 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 sale96 hd

167.68

—

AL average14 barns · 1,240 hd

161.78

+5.90

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	1,618	109.26	1,768	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,328	86.88	1,154	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	82.67	937	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	64.39	703	9thin

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)	—	$1,019	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,003	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$950	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$994	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$983	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,346	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,308	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$876	7

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1	—	421	173.57/cwt	170.00–177.50	731	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	144.04/cwt	140.00–147.50	752	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	193.44/cwt	190.00–197.50	824	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	161.83/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	183.93/cwt	180.00–187.50	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	160.89/cwt	157.50–165.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	173.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	188.52/cwt	187.50–195.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	151.47/cwt	147.50–155.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	177.70/cwt	175.00–180.00	819	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	179.12/cwt	177.50–182.50	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	149.15/cwt	147.50–150.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	184.10/cwt	182.50–187.50	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	168.78/cwt	167.50–170.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,055	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	156.89/cwt	155.00–160.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	219.98/cwt	217.50–222.50	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	230.36/cwt	227.50–232.50	850	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	899	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	201.10/cwt	200.00–205.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	209.98/cwt	207.50–212.50	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	216.72/cwt	215.00–220.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	211.90/cwt	207.50–215.00	867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	168.34/cwt	165.00–170.00	990	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	90.36/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,099	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	62.12/cwt	60.00–64.00	656	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	77.93/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,055	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	93.95/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,218	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	84.71/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,139	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	82.49/cwt	80.00–85.00	939	15
Bulls	—	—	1,552	106.13/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,647	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	68.94/cwt	68.00–70.00	802	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	113.95/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,958	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	76.79/cwt	75.00–78.00	814	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	701.25/head	600.00–850.00	701	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,016.67/head	900.00–1,125.00	1,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	947.50/head	850.00–1,075.00	948	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,240.00/head	1,150.00–1,330.00	1,240	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,222.50/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,223	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	800.00–1,075.00	950	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	993.75/head	850.00–1,050.00	994	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/head	575.00–675.00	625	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,110.00/head	1,085.00–1,140.00	1,110	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,381.25/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,381	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	930.00/head	850.00–1,050.00	930	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,308.33/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	158.33/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	226.82/cwt	222.50–232.50	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	199.59/cwt	195.00–205.00	936	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	293	216.26/cwt	215.00–217.50	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	941	7

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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 230Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 52Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 26Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	421	170.00–177.50	173.57
7	—	285	187.50–195.00	188.52
8	—	366	177.50–182.50	179.12
3	—	565	147.50–150.00	149.15
3	—	328	182.50–187.50	184.10
2	—	485	167.50–170.00	168.78
2	—	630	145.00	145.00
4	—	524	155.00–160.00	156.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	140.00–147.50	144.04
3	—	423	157.50–165.00	160.89
3	—	320	170.00–175.00	173.44
7	—	480	147.50–155.00	151.47
5	—	274	175.00–180.00	177.55
2	—	560	140.00	140.00
3	—	380	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	461	175.00–180.00	177.70
7	—	560	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	426	190.00–197.50	193.44
4	—	630	160.00–165.00	161.83
7	—	473	180.00–187.50	183.93
7	—	521	170.00–175.00	172.51
5	—	359	200.00–205.00	201.10
8	—	305	207.50–212.50	209.98
6	—	588	165.00–170.00	168.34
3	—	668	157.50–160.00	158.33
2	—	293	215.00–217.50	216.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	215.00–220.00	216.72
4	—	409	207.50–215.00	211.90
7	—	331	222.50–232.50	226.82
6	—	469	195.00–205.00	199.59
2	—	510	185.00–190.00	187.52
3	—	553	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	207.50	207.50
2	—	560	172.50	172.50
6	—	443	210.00	210.00
2	—	365	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	188.00	188.00
19	—	530	199.00	199.00
3	—	413	217.50–222.50	219.98
7	—	369	227.50–232.50	230.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,216	88.00–92.00	90.36
15	—	1,138	80.00–85.00	82.49
10	—	1,060	75.00–78.00	76.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,056	60.00–64.00	62.12
3	—	1,163	68.00–70.00	68.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	76.00–80.00	77.93
10	—	1,296	91.00–97.00	93.95
12	—	1,344	83.00–87.00	84.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	104.00–107.00	106.13
2	—	1,718	113.00–115.00	113.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–850.00	701.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,085.00–1,140.00	1,110.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–675.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,125.00	1,016.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	947.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	930.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,330.00	1,240.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,222.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	993.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,381.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,308.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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