Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $239.21/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +37.11 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$239.21

78 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$28.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	250.72	1,117	30
Medium and Large 2	480	232.90	1,118	44
Medium and Large 3	464	222.25	1,031	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.47/cwt here — about $87 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 sale78 hd

239.21

—

AL average14 barns · 984 hd

220.89

+18.32

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

+37.11

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	1,512	121.62	1,839	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	101.85	1,172	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	100.50	1,425	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	94.99	1,019	5thin

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)	—	$1,143	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,120	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,006	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	360	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	241.43/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,016	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	225.66/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	236.75/cwt	236.00–238.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	224.48/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	222.94/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	227.25/cwt	220.00–232.00	979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	187.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	241.24/cwt	240.00–245.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	217.66/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	206.23/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,184	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	233.42/cwt	232.00–235.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	196.72/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,226	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	228.98/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	265.48/cwt	260.00–270.00	990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	233.05/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,109	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	211.63/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	282.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	233.47/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,209	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	94.99/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,019	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,382	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,961	1
Bulls	—	—	1,417	115.37/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,635	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,465	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	102.98/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,173	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	97.59/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,117	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,381	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,135.00/head	1,100.00–1,190.00	1,135	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,006.25/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,006	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	254.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,063	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	241.40/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	224.77/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,180	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	272.64/cwt	270.00–275.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	230.68/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	204.63/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	211.32/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	217.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,233	5

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 Jul 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 430Year ago 438

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 84Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 27Year ago 19

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	250.00–255.00	252.53
13	—	421	235.00–247.00	241.43
8	—	476	230.00–235.00	233.05
3	—	623	210.00–215.00	211.63
11	—	525	220.00–234.00	224.77
2	—	318	270.00–275.00	272.64
5	—	567	215.00–220.00	217.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	225.00–227.00	225.66
3	—	555	225.00–232.00	228.98
5	—	373	260.00–270.00	265.48
5	—	317	280.00–290.00	282.97
4	—	518	232.00–235.00	233.47
5	—	417	250.00–260.00	254.88
5	—	458	240.00–245.00	241.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	215.00	215.00
2	—	465	222.00	222.00
1	—	425	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	217.00	217.00
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
1	—	470	215.00	215.00
1	—	635	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	236.00–238.00	236.75
4	—	505	222.00–227.00	224.48
4	—	359	240.00–245.00	241.24
3	—	458	230.00–232.00	230.68
3	—	617	202.00–207.00	204.63
3	—	560	210.00–212.00	211.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	220.00–225.00	222.94
7	—	431	220.00–232.00	227.25
2	—	658	185.00–190.00	187.49
7	—	526	215.00–220.00	217.66
7	—	574	202.00–210.00	206.23
2	—	375	232.00–235.00	233.42
4	—	623	192.00–200.00	196.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	260.00	260.00
1	—	645	220.00	220.00
1	—	560	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	93.00–97.00	94.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,395	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,139	101.00–105.00	102.98
5	—	1,145	95.00–99.00	97.59
2	—	1,210	107.00–109.00	107.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	129.00	129.00
3	—	1,417	114.00–116.00	115.37
1	—	1,790	133.00	133.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,190.00	1,135.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,120.00	1,120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,006.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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