Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $189.85/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −12.24 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$189.85

98 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$27.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	205.40	882	39
Medium and Large 2	483	180.70	872	35
Medium and Large 3	401	177.91	714	24

One grade step is worth $27.49/cwt here — about $168 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 sale98 hd

189.85

—

AL average15 barns · 833 hd

179.80

+10.05

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

−12.24

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	1,427	95.50	1,363	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,401	85.33	1,195	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	83.32	927	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	921	58.85	542	18

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)	—	$817	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$660	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$525	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$650	12

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	221.26/cwt	220.00–222.50	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	188.31/cwt	185.00–192.50	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	195.12/cwt	192.50–200.00	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	194.26/cwt	192.50–197.50	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	209.51/cwt	202.50–212.50	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	188.97/cwt	187.50–190.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	196.25/cwt	192.50–200.00	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	175.99/cwt	172.50–180.00	653	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	171.24/cwt	170.00–172.50	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	189.77/cwt	187.50–192.50	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	183.69/cwt	180.00–185.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	184.00/cwt	180.00–187.50	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	154.53/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	168.51/cwt	167.50–170.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	219.15/cwt	215.00–222.00	809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	226.92/cwt	225.00–232.50	753	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	206.36/cwt	202.50–210.00	854	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	188.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	176.67/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	49.02/cwt	48.00–50.00	429	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	63.70/cwt	61.00–65.00	605	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	56.54/cwt	54.00–58.00	508	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	87.83/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,209	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	78.45/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,152	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	74.15/cwt	72.00–77.00	761	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	90.07/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,041	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	83.24/cwt	80.00–85.00	941	12
Bulls	—	—	1,167	82.76/cwt	79.00–85.00	966	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	114.60/cwt	113.00–116.00	2,083	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	505.00/head	475.00–550.00	505	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,086.67/head	970.00–1,220.00	1,087	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	675.00–750.00	700	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/head	775.00–900.00	838	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/head	500.00–550.00	525	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/head	450.00–600.00	500	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	820.83/head	750.00–950.00	821	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	182.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	276	192.33/cwt	190.00–200.00	531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	158.20/cwt	157.00–160.00	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	552	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	172.52/cwt	170.00–177.50	888	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	180.01/cwt	177.50–182.50	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	158.31/cwt	157.50–160.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	174.94/cwt	172.50–177.50	723	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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 236Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 57Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 34Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	150.00	150.00
2	—	258	220.00–222.50	221.26
3	—	375	192.50–197.50	194.26
4	—	326	202.50–212.50	209.51
5	—	430	187.50–190.00	188.97
1	—	685	155.00	155.00
3	—	475	180.00–185.00	182.56
2	—	552	168.00	168.00
9	—	515	170.00–177.50	172.52
3	—	617	157.50–160.00	158.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	185.00–192.50	188.31
2	—	475	165.00–170.00	167.55
6	—	276	190.00–200.00	192.33
5	—	575	157.00–160.00	158.20
5	—	380	177.50–182.50	180.01
3	—	413	172.50–177.50	174.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	192.50–200.00	196.25
7	—	369	215.00–222.00	219.15
9	—	332	225.00–232.50	226.92
7	—	414	202.50–210.00	206.36
5	—	507	185.00–190.00	188.48
3	—	580	175.00–180.00	176.67
2	—	610	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	317	192.50–200.00	195.12
4	—	571	165.00	165.00
2	—	503	170.00–172.50	171.24
8	—	376	187.50–192.50	189.77
5	—	402	180.00–187.50	184.00
4	—	655	150.00–159.00	154.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
8	—	371	172.50–180.00	175.99
5	—	479	160.00–165.00	162.46
4	—	518	155.00–160.00	157.42
4	—	310	180.00–185.00	183.69
2	—	585	150.00	150.00
2	—	255	187.50	187.50
3	—	635	145.00–150.00	148.39
5	—	442	167.50–170.00	168.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	875	48.00–50.00	49.02
10	—	949	61.00–65.00	63.70
4	—	898	54.00–58.00	56.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,376	86.00–90.00	87.83
4	—	1,468	77.00–80.00	78.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	72.00–77.00	74.15
11	—	1,156	88.00–92.00	90.07
12	—	1,131	80.00–85.00	83.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	79.00–85.00	82.76
2	—	1,818	113.00–116.00	114.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	475.00–550.00	505.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	970.00–1,220.00	1,086.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	675.00–750.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	450.00–600.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–900.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	750.00–950.00	820.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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