Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.34/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$215.34

70 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$10.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	219.79	1,138	34
Medium and Large 2	509	211.45	1,075	31
Medium and Large 3	462	209.20	967	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about $171 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 sale70 hd

215.34

—

AL average12 barns · 1,189 hd

217.25

−1.91

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	1,500	120.16	1,803	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,417	109.61	1,553	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	105.68	1,202	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	99.06	1,010	2thin

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)	—	$1,123	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	308	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	215.50/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	209.78/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	229.91/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,225	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	231.48/cwt	225.00–235.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	245.98/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	268.14/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	226.38/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,204	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	111.71/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,527	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	108.03/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,571	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,033	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	105.54/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,195	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	99.06/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,010	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	110.52/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,368	4
Bulls	—	—	1,642	122.45/cwt	121.00–124.00	2,011	3
Bulls	—	—	1,262	114.86/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,450	5
Bulls	—	—	1,883	129.96/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,447	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,123.00/head	1,070.00–1,170.00	1,123	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,285	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	253.97/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,079	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	214.75/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	256.24/cwt	252.00–260.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	203.28/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	221.20/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	197.31/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	217.30/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	225.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	224.58/cwt	222.00–225.00	988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	212.75/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,183	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	188.66/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	241.75/cwt	240.00–245.00	991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	209.67/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	285.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	407	216.34/cwt	215.00–217.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	234.37/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,097	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	224.18/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,137	6

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 Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 461Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 101Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 38Year ago 45

No trends available. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	250.00–260.00	254.96
1	—	365	237.00	237.00
3	—	412	225.00–235.00	231.48
4	—	475	220.00–225.00	221.20
3	—	617	195.00–200.00	197.31
3	—	513	215.00–220.00	217.30
12	—	556	210.00–213.00	212.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	486	212.00–217.00	215.50
5	—	533	207.00–212.00	209.78
3	—	568	200.00–205.00	203.28
2	—	665	180.00–185.00	182.54
2	—	363	220.00–230.00	225.10
7	—	440	222.00–225.00	224.58
2	—	320	240.00–245.00	242.46
3	—	638	187.00–192.00	188.66
1	—	790	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	205.00	205.00
3	—	407	215.00–217.00	216.34
1	—	595	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	213.00	213.00
9	—	533	229.00–237.00	229.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	285.00	285.00
1	—	360	300.00	300.00
1	—	520	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	295.00–300.00	297.50
1	—	725	205.00	205.00
4	—	456	244.00–250.00	245.98
4	—	416	260.00–280.00	268.14
3	—	573	222.00–230.00	226.38
2	—	518	230.00–235.00	232.49
2	—	355	270.00	270.00
1	—	220	319.00	319.00
2	—	328	280.00–290.00	285.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
1	—	365	245.00	245.00
3	—	410	240.00–245.00	241.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	250.00–257.00	253.97
4	—	576	210.00–217.00	214.75
3	—	377	252.00–260.00	256.24
1	—	325	270.00	270.00
1	—	260	290.00	290.00
3	—	608	207.00–212.00	209.67
7	—	468	230.00–237.00	234.37
6	—	507	220.00–225.00	224.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	111.00–112.00	111.71
4	—	1,454	107.00–109.00	108.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	100.00	100.00
16	—	1,132	103.00–108.00	105.54
4	—	1,238	109.00–113.00	110.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	97.00–101.00	99.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	121.00–124.00	122.45
5	—	1,262	112.00–118.00	114.86
2	—	1,883	129.00–131.00	129.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,070.00–1,170.00	1,123.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	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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Russellville Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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