Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 10.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $230.90/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +28.81 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$230.90

57 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$9.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	235.57	1,079	29
Medium and Large 2	421	226.08	953	28

One grade step is worth $9.49/cwt here — about $127 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 sale57 hd

230.90

—

AL average14 barns · 1,002 hd

203.94

+26.97

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

+28.81

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	1,642	117.37	1,927	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,163	94.67	1,101	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,044	86.34	901	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	71.37	665	22

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,105	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$836	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$742	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$970	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$768	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$763	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,136	9

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	244.02/cwt	240.00–247.50	993	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	199.98/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	208.72/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	234.53/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	233.19/cwt	230.00–235.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	166.67/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	236.75/cwt	235.00–240.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	217.82/cwt	215.00–220.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	224.75/cwt	222.50–227.50	852	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	207.76/cwt	202.50–212.50	964	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	221.45/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,074	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	189.26/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	241.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	197.78/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,005	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	175.83/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	228.76/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	221.27/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	248.44/cwt	245.00–252.50	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	235.04/cwt	232.50–237.50	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	254.93/cwt	250.00–257.50	961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,035	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	762.50/head	725.00–800.00	763	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,300	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	741.67/head	675.00–850.00	742	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	833.33/head	750.00–925.00	833	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	970.00/head	800.00–1,075.00	970	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	762.50/head	750.00–775.00	763	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	767.50/head	700.00–835.00	768	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	837.50/head	775.00–900.00	838	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bulls	—	—	1,597	119.84/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,914	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	72.13/cwt	69.00–74.00	662	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	77.68/cwt	77.00–78.00	812	6
Bulls	—	—	1,755	111.21/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,952	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,163	94.67/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,101	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	62.14/cwt	60.00–66.00	515	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	90.75/cwt	89.00–94.00	985	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	84.14/cwt	82.00–86.00	861	10

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 304Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 78Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 36Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	265.00	265.00
8	—	407	240.00–247.50	244.02
2	—	563	210.00–215.00	212.49
4	—	634	197.50–205.00	199.98
6	—	460	230.00–237.50	234.53
2	—	518	220.00–222.50	221.27
5	—	377	250.00–257.50	254.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	200.00–212.50	208.72
5	—	485	217.50–225.00	221.45
3	—	577	185.00–195.00	189.26
5	—	326	240.00–245.00	241.43
2	—	438	227.50–230.00	228.76
3	—	285	245.00–252.50	248.44
6	—	375	232.50–237.50	235.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	230.00–235.00	233.19
3	—	580	185.00–190.00	187.50
3	—	753	162.50–170.00	166.67
3	—	282	235.00–240.00	236.75
6	—	418	215.00–220.00	217.82
10	—	379	222.50–227.50	224.75
8	—	464	202.50–212.50	207.76
9	—	508	192.50–200.00	197.78
3	—	675	172.50–180.00	175.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	227.50	227.50
2	—	465	220.00–225.00	222.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,287.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	725.00–800.00	762.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	675.00–850.00	741.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–925.00	833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	775.00–900.00	837.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	970.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–775.00	762.50
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–835.00	767.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,597	118.00–123.00	119.84
2	—	1,755	109.00–113.00	111.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	918	69.00–74.00	72.13
6	—	1,045	77.00–78.00	77.68
5	—	829	60.00–66.00	62.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	92.00–97.00	94.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	89.00–94.00	90.75
10	—	1,023	82.00–86.00	84.14

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

Replacement Cattle

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