Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $224.86/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +22.77 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$224.86

73 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$20.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	235.16	1,093	36
Medium and Large 2	503	214.84	1,081	37

One grade step is worth $20.32/cwt here — about $12 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 sale73 hd

224.86

—

AL average15 barns · 848 hd

201.62

+23.25

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

+22.77

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	1,807	122.30	2,210	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,327	99.15	1,316	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,113	92.37	1,028	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	929	76.56	711	15

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,263	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,078	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$963	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,244	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$649	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	219.51/cwt	217.50–220.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	204.17/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	223.31/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,170	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	222.13/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,086	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	197.53/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	203.35/cwt	200.00–205.00	950	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,178	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	206.77/cwt	205.00–210.00	897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	226.79/cwt	225.00–230.00	828	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	225.84/cwt	225.00–227.50	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	268.75/cwt	265.00–272.50	989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,230	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	217.48/cwt	212.50–220.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	209.81/cwt	208.00–212.50	1,093	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	193.16/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	178.79/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	232.60/cwt	230.00–237.50	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	273.75/cwt	272.50–275.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	237.29/cwt	232.50–240.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	207.86/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,122	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	218.31/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	232.47/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	242.15/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,012	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	105.49/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,232	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	81.45/cwt	79.00–84.00	815	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	72.28/cwt	70.00–74.00	626	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,286	102.92/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,324	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,296	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	87.41/cwt	85.00–89.00	976	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	94.91/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,047	15
Bulls	—	—	1,683	112.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,896	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	128.72/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,433	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,338	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	892.50/head	745.00–1,040.00	893	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	405.00/head	390.00–420.00	405	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,078.75/head	950.00–1,215.00	1,079	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,077.50/head	1,000.00–1,155.00	1,078	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,066.67/head	875.00–1,275.00	1,067	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,358.33/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	226.64/cwt	225.00–230.00	988	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	248.72/cwt	245.00–252.50	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	253.26/cwt	250.00–257.50	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	186.70/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	194.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	233.78/cwt	232.50–235.00	743	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 May 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 316Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 56Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 52Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	217.50–220.00	219.51
3	—	553	202.50–205.00	204.17
11	—	365	225.00–230.00	226.79
9	—	521	208.00–212.50	209.81
2	—	318	232.50–235.00	233.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	195.00–200.00	197.45
9	—	467	200.00–205.00	203.35
4	—	635	185.00–186.00	185.50
7	—	434	205.00–210.00	206.77
3	—	327	225.00–227.50	225.84
7	—	375	212.50–220.00	217.48
4	—	570	190.00–195.00	193.16
2	—	678	175.00–182.50	178.79
3	—	255	230.00–237.50	232.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	524	220.00–227.50	223.31
2	—	678	195.00–200.00	197.53
3	—	571	215.00–220.00	218.31
2	—	345	267.50	267.50
4	—	464	230.00–237.50	232.47
10	—	418	222.50–250.00	242.15
6	—	369	250.00–257.50	253.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	489	215.00–225.00	222.13
3	—	365	232.50–240.00	237.29
7	—	540	205.00–210.00	207.86
6	—	436	225.00–230.00	226.64
4	—	683	180.00–185.00	182.55
4	—	343	245.00–252.50	248.72
3	—	627	185.00–190.00	186.70
3	—	572	190.00–200.00	194.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	265.00–272.50	268.75
2	—	450	250.00	250.00
10	—	517	238.00	238.00
2	—	345	272.50–275.00	273.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	105.00–106.00	105.49
13	—	1,117	85.00–89.00	87.41
15	—	1,103	93.00–97.00	94.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,001	79.00–84.00	81.45
8	—	866	70.00–74.00	72.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	100.00–105.00	102.92
4	—	1,400	90.00–95.00	92.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	110.00–115.00	112.66
3	—	1,890	128.00–130.00	128.72

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)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	875.00–1,275.00	1,066.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,358.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	745.00–1,040.00	892.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	390.00–420.00	405.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,215.00	1,078.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,155.00	1,077.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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