Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.31/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$210.31

73 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$11.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	211.30	1,122	27
Medium and Large 2	489	210.66	1,029	42
Medium and Large 3	511	200.00	1,023	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.30/cwt here — about $100 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

210.31

—

AL average14 barns · 1,680 hd

216.39

−6.07

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	—	Low	1,763	122.90	2,167	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	102.16	1,585	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,167	99.68	1,163	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	93.80	1,066	4thin

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)	—	$1,388	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,260	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,375	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,610	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	92.28/cwt	88.00–103.00	1,041	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	105.86/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,311	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	97.53/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,088	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	93.80/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,066	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,460	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	98.50/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,576	3
Bulls	—	—	1,310	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,533	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	129.93/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,228	2
Bulls	—	—	2,038	118.83/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	250.35/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	270.61/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	209.46/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	238.54/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	234.58/cwt	230.00–240.00	999	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	232.44/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	221.65/cwt	217.00–225.00	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	227.74/cwt	227.00–230.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	251.32/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,184	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	275.98/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	195.66/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	208.42/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,082	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	247.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	223.97/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	230.70/cwt	230.00–232.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	191.66/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	227.44/cwt	225.00–228.00	882	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	208.00/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	252.96/cwt	250.00–257.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	212.65/cwt	210.00–215.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	216.03/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	197.25/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,223	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	224.06/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,058	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	214.75/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,121	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	224.75/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,157	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	220.71/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,247	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,260.00/head	1,160.00–1,360.00	1,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,387.50/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,388	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 Jun 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 558Last week 501Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 87Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 31Year ago 35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,505	106.00–108.00	106.99
1	—	1,640	89.00	89.00
3	—	1,600	96.00–101.00	98.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,128	88.00–103.00	92.28
11	—	1,238	102.00–110.00	105.86
11	—	1,116	94.00–100.00	97.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	92.00–96.00	93.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,715	127.00–133.00	129.93
2	—	2,038	118.00–120.00	118.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	245.00–255.00	250.35
3	—	380	262.00–275.00	270.61
2	—	615	207.00–212.00	209.46
2	—	458	232.00–245.00	238.54
4	—	515	222.00–230.00	224.75
3	—	565	217.00–225.00	220.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	230.00–240.00	234.58
3	—	590	207.00–210.00	208.00
4	—	378	250.00–257.00	252.96
6	—	472	220.00–227.00	224.06
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
5	—	522	210.00–220.00	214.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
1	—	535	205.00	205.00
2	—	438	220.00–225.00	222.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	230.00–235.00	232.44
1	—	340	285.00	285.00
1	—	445	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	471	250.00–252.00	251.32
1	—	555	245.00	245.00
2	—	418	272.00–280.00	275.98
2	—	533	245.00–250.00	247.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	217.00–225.00	221.65
2	—	660	185.00	185.00
3	—	585	192.00–200.00	195.66
7	—	519	205.00–210.00	208.42
3	—	618	190.00–195.00	191.66
2	—	770	150.00	150.00
12	—	388	225.00–228.00	227.44
6	—	470	210.00–215.00	212.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	227.00–230.00	227.74
1	—	650	191.00	191.00
4	—	459	220.00–227.00	223.97
3	—	370	230.00–232.00	230.70
3	—	522	215.00–218.00	216.03
12	—	620	197.00–198.00	197.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	210.00	210.00
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
2	—	510	200.00	200.00

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)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,160.00–1,360.00	1,260.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,387.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle