Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady with a high of 129.00 and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with a high of 103.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 8.00 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 $233.16/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +31.06 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$233.16

82 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$21.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	241.90	980	48
Medium and Large 2	438	220.81	968	34

One grade step is worth $21.09/cwt here — about $11 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 sale82 hd

233.16

—

AL average16 barns · 971 hd

200.23

+32.92

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

+31.06

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	1,395	104.31	1,455	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	90.01	1,321	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	87.69	965	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	69.81	620	16

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)	—	$1,100	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,083	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,188	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1	—	410	239.24/cwt	235.00–242.50	981	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	247.64/cwt	245.00–257.50	953	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	229.50/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,047	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	214.98/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	193.38/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	226.27/cwt	222.50–230.00	959	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	210.41/cwt	200.00–217.50	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	226.58/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,097	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	173.28/cwt	170.00–175.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	195.01/cwt	192.50–197.50	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	181.62/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	201.25/cwt	197.50–205.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	223.05/cwt	220.00–227.50	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	224.68/cwt	222.50–227.50	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	208.60/cwt	205.00–210.00	849	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	276.19/cwt	275.00–277.50	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	216.41/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	216.39/cwt	215.00–220.00	818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	201.67/cwt	200.00–205.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	187.95/cwt	185.00–192.50	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	193.35/cwt	192.50–195.00	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,043	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	72.59/cwt	70.00–74.00	655	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	95.74/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,352	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	94.31/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,116	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	87.11/cwt	84.00–93.00	970	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	56.83/cwt	55.00–60.00	462	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	79.45/cwt	77.00–81.00	752	5
Bulls	—	—	1,483	112.68/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,671	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	89.62/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,226	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	82.00/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,394	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	944	79.20/cwt	78.00–81.00	748	4
Bulls	—	—	1,278	93.15/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,190	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/head	500.00–700.00	600	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,083.33/head	950.00–1,175.00	1,083	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.33/head	775.00–1,025.00	933	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,133	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	737.50/head	700.00–775.00	738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	263.04/cwt	257.50–267.50	852	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	237.90/cwt	235.00–240.00	933	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	307	245.41/cwt	242.50–247.50	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,035	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 Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 259Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 49Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 31Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	410	235.00–242.50	239.24
15	—	385	245.00–257.50	247.64
5	—	456	227.50–232.50	229.50
5	—	514	212.50–220.00	214.98
3	—	577	190.00–197.50	193.38
13	—	324	257.50–267.50	263.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	222.50–230.00	226.27
7	—	480	212.50–220.00	216.41
2	—	515	202.50	202.50
6	—	392	235.00–240.00	237.90
6	—	307	242.50–247.50	245.41
3	—	577	175.00–180.00	177.54
2	—	600	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	333	200.00–217.50	210.41
2	—	610	162.50	162.50
3	—	563	170.00–175.00	173.28
8	—	421	192.50–197.50	195.01
2	—	395	197.50–205.00	201.25
4	—	265	220.00–227.50	223.05
5	—	460	185.00–192.50	187.95
6	—	510	180.00–185.00	183.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	180.00–185.00	181.62
8	—	321	222.50–227.50	224.68
9	—	407	205.00–210.00	208.60
7	—	378	215.00–220.00	216.39
3	—	455	200.00–205.00	201.67
3	—	515	192.50–195.00	193.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	484	225.00–232.00	226.58
4	—	636	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	260.00–265.00	262.50
2	—	325	275.00–277.50	276.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	902	70.00–74.00	72.59
5	—	813	55.00–60.00	56.83
5	—	946	77.00–81.00	79.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	94.00–98.00	95.74
3	—	1,368	87.00–91.00	89.62
2	—	1,700	81.00–83.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	92.00–97.00	94.31
10	—	1,114	84.00–93.00	87.11
4	—	944	78.00–81.00	79.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	111.00–115.00	112.68
3	—	1,278	90.00–95.00	93.15

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–700.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,175.00	1,083.33
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–1,025.00	933.33
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,150.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,133.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–775.00	737.50
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

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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