Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $237.64/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +35.55 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$237.64

51 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$25.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	246.64	1,191	19thin
Medium and Large 2	480	235.30	1,130	25
Medium and Large 3	494	221.59	1,096	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.05/cwt here — about $95 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 sale51 hd

237.64

—

AL average16 barns · 1,313 hd

222.31

+15.33

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

+35.55

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	1,533	118.97	1,824	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	106.77	1,240	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	103.00	1,562	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	99.20	1,037	6thin

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)	—	$1,275	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,215	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,642	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	464	232.92/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,081	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	244.04/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	279.52/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	268.44/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	214.86/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,104	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	217.83/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	222.77/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	241.03/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	237.62/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	202.57/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	218.48/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	205.98/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	220.96/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	213.28/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	223.23/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	234.90/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,210	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	253.79/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,099	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,215.00/head	1,215.00–1,215.00	1,215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,275	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	122.49/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,043	3
Bulls	—	—	1,330	113.69/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,512	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	106.03/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,172	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	110.79/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,396	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	98.78/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,093	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,524	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,595	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	99.20/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,037	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 Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 425Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 61Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 44Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	225.00–237.00	232.92
1	—	300	280.00	280.00
2	—	368	265.00–270.00	267.52
2	—	620	205.00–207.00	205.98
3	—	568	210.00–215.00	213.28
5	—	522	220.00–227.00	223.23
5	—	433	250.00–260.00	253.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	240.00–245.00	244.04
2	—	358	277.00–282.00	279.52
2	—	560	225.00–230.00	227.52
3	—	412	265.00–275.00	268.44
1	—	700	207.00	207.00
1	—	300	285.00	285.00
4	—	515	230.00–240.00	234.90
1	—	665	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	235.00–240.00	237.62
2	—	528	217.00	217.00
1	—	615	200.00	200.00
2	—	470	220.00–222.00	220.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	240.00	240.00
2	—	520	240.00–242.00	241.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	290.00	290.00
1	—	500	255.00	255.00
1	—	605	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	210.00–220.00	214.86
4	—	473	215.00–222.00	217.83
1	—	325	242.00	242.00
5	—	422	225.00	225.00
1	—	360	235.00	235.00
2	—	568	207.00–210.00	208.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	222.00–225.00	222.77
2	—	610	210.00–215.00	212.46
2	—	508	220.00–222.00	221.00
2	—	558	217.00–220.00	218.48
1	—	335	250.00	250.00
2	—	405	230.00–235.00	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	200.00–205.00	202.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,215.00	1,215.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	120.00–124.00	122.49
2	—	1,330	112.00–115.00	113.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,105	102.00–108.00	106.03
8	—	1,260	109.00–113.00	110.79
3	—	1,107	96.00–100.00	98.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,595	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,045	97.00–103.00	99.20

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

Slaughter Cattle