Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher. Trade active with good to 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 $224.92/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +22.83 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$224.92

81 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$24.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	238.28	1,081	36
Medium and Large 2	520	214.23	1,113	45

One grade step is worth $24.04/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale81 hd

224.92

—

AL average13 barns · 706 hd

203.88

+21.04

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

+22.83

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	—	High	1,697	114.95	1,950	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,090	90.21	984	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	87.61	1,220	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	73.98	676	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)	—	$1,193	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,114	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,079	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$800	2thin

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 2	—	640	195.86/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	246.67/cwt	245.00–250.00	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	232.80/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,099	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	253.85/cwt	250.00–260.00	970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	974	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	198.38/cwt	195.00–200.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	222.12/cwt	220.00–227.50	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	216.75/cwt	212.50–220.00	804	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	216.67/cwt	215.00–220.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	223.71/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	269.93/cwt	267.50–275.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	278.26/cwt	275.00–280.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	192.36/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,008	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	232.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	206.11/cwt	202.50–210.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	220.44/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,010	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	213.94/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,106	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	208.74/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	205.57/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,283	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	801	67.43/cwt	66.00–69.00	540	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	87.61/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,220	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	84.73/cwt	83.00–87.00	853	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	73.79/cwt	71.00–75.00	719	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	93.35/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,077	11
Bulls	—	—	1,985	125.25/cwt	124.00–127.00	2,486	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	112.10/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,829	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	103.07/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,235	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	79.65/cwt	78.00–81.00	747	6
Bulls	—	—	1,285	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,336	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	975.00–1,275.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,305.00/head	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,305	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,079.17/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,079	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	912.50/head	800.00–1,025.00	913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	244.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	264.38/cwt	260.00–270.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	237.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	781	171.27/cwt	167.50–175.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	184.18/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,332	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 May 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 441Last week 396Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 152Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 73Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	192.50–197.50	195.86
6	—	340	245.00–250.00	246.67
7	—	428	225.00–230.00	227.50
6	—	458	215.00–222.50	220.44
7	—	517	210.00–215.00	213.94
2	—	830	160.00	160.00
2	—	571	207.50–210.00	208.74
5	—	392	230.00–240.00	237.02
4	—	781	167.50–175.00	171.27
3	—	723	182.50–185.00	184.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	230.00–237.50	232.80
7	—	382	250.00–260.00	253.85
4	—	523	222.50–225.00	223.71
2	—	563	215.00–220.00	217.44
4	—	624	202.50–210.00	205.57
6	—	420	240.00–250.00	244.11
5	—	330	260.00–270.00	264.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	220.00–225.00	223.32
3	—	565	190.00	190.00
6	—	488	195.00–200.00	198.38
10	—	371	212.50–220.00	216.75
14	—	524	190.00–195.00	192.36
5	—	416	202.50–210.00	206.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	200.00–205.00	202.50
7	—	412	220.00–227.50	222.12
3	—	450	215.00–220.00	216.67
2	—	395	230.00	230.00
8	—	320	230.00–235.00	232.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	267.50–275.00	269.93
3	—	322	275.00–280.00	278.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	801	66.00–69.00	67.43
7	—	974	71.00–75.00	73.79
6	—	938	78.00–81.00	79.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,392	85.00–89.00	87.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,007	83.00–87.00	84.73
11	—	1,154	91.00–96.00	93.35
2	—	1,198	102.00–104.00	103.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,985	124.00–127.00	125.25
7	—	1,632	105.00–118.00	112.10
1	—	1,285	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	975.00–1,275.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,305.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,079.17
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–1,025.00	912.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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

Replacement Cattle