Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter bulls and cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower, and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to 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 $187.07/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −15.02 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$187.07

55 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$10.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.27

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	193.97	868	20
Medium and Large 2	436	183.13	799	35

One grade step is worth $10.84/cwt here — about $69 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 sale55 hd

187.07

—

AL average14 barns · 845 hd

172.80

+14.27

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−15.02

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	1,538	96.66	1,487	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,315	83.47	1,097	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	79.03	897	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	60.84	606	8thin

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)	—	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$894	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,068	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$806	4thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,237	86.26/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	211.70/cwt	210.00–212.50	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	178.34/cwt	177.50–180.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	190.04/cwt	187.50–192.50	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	144.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	169.93/cwt	167.50–172.50	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	235.00/cwt	232.50–237.50	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	181.63/cwt	180.00–182.50	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	173.35/cwt	172.50–175.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	150.02/cwt	147.50–152.50	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	151.86/cwt	150.00–155.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	212.78/cwt	207.50–216.00	983	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	171.15/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	217.86/cwt	217.00–225.00	900	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	169.65/cwt	167.50–172.50	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	177.03/cwt	175.00–180.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	204.11/cwt	200.00–207.50	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	198.26/cwt	197.50–199.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	154.22/cwt	150.00–157.50	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	223	218.37/cwt	215.00–222.50	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,055	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	80.68/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,123	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	68.63/cwt	68.00–70.00	784	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	56.16/cwt	54.00–58.00	510	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	81.26/cwt	80.00–83.00	941	8
Bulls	—	—	1,308	94.20/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,232	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	74.19/cwt	72.00–76.00	809	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	86.10/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,027	5
Bulls	—	—	1,825	107.52/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,962	3
Bulls	—	—	1,338	82.82/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,108	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	808.33/head	800.00–825.00	808	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	812.50/head	775.00–850.00	813	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,067.50/head	985.00–1,150.00	1,068	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.71/head	800.00–950.00	861	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	189.22/cwt	187.50–190.00	814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	274	202.67/cwt	200.00–210.00	555	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	191.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	193.72/cwt	192.50–195.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	173.23/cwt	169.00–177.50	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	753	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	163.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	160.85/cwt	157.50–162.50	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	161.20/cwt	160.00–162.50	846	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 Feb 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 510Year ago 491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 100Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 81Year ago 25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	85.00–89.00	86.26
3	—	1,392	79.00–82.00	80.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	68.00–70.00	68.63
5	—	909	54.00–58.00	56.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,158	80.00–83.00	81.26
11	—	1,091	72.00–76.00	74.19
5	—	1,193	85.00–88.00	86.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	93.00–95.00	94.20
3	—	1,825	104.00–110.00	107.52
2	—	1,338	80.00–85.00	82.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	210.00–212.50	211.70
1	—	595	170.00	170.00
3	—	380	200.00–207.50	204.11
6	—	424	197.50–199.00	198.26
1	—	740	147.50	147.50
1	—	630	167.50	167.50
5	—	464	190.00–195.00	191.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	177.50–180.00	178.34
3	—	632	150.00–157.50	154.22
2	—	223	215.00–222.50	218.37
6	—	430	187.50–190.00	189.22
10	—	274	200.00–210.00	202.67
2	—	385	192.50–195.00	193.72
4	—	543	169.00–177.50	173.23
2	—	753	120.00–122.50	121.25
3	—	567	160.00–165.00	163.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	227.50	227.50
2	—	533	187.50–192.50	190.04
2	—	345	232.50–237.50	235.00
11	—	462	207.50–216.00	212.78
2	—	668	167.50–175.00	171.15
2	—	647	179.00	179.00
9	—	413	217.00–225.00	217.86
2	—	558	180.00–185.00	182.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	572	140.00–145.00	144.15
3	—	670	130.00–135.00	131.67
2	—	335	167.50–172.50	169.93
2	—	365	165.00	165.00
4	—	469	150.00–155.00	151.86
3	—	418	157.50–162.50	160.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	155.00	155.00
3	—	312	180.00–182.50	181.63
3	—	410	172.50–175.00	173.35
2	—	685	147.50–152.50	150.02
7	—	470	167.50–172.50	169.65
5	—	384	175.00–180.00	177.03
2	—	525	160.00–162.50	161.20

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–950.00	860.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	800.00–825.00	808.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–850.00	812.50
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	985.00–1,150.00	1,067.50

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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