Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Slaughter cattle sold $2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold $4.00-$6.00 lower, Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.14/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$222.14

60 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$365

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

$5.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	226.07	1,226	10thin
Medium and Large 2	475	221.86	1,055	34
Medium and Large 3	391	220.26	861	16thin

One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about $365 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 sale60 hd

222.14

—

AL average12 barns · 1,676 hd

227.21

−5.07

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	—	Average	1,629	123.23	2,007	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	111.11	1,319	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	90.00	1,013	1thin

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)	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,263	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,588	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1	—	506	242.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	261.28/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	223.54/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	253.66/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,169	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	233.86/cwt	230.00–242.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	216.39/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	208.95/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	195.62/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	234.17/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,534	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	216.34/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	223.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	236.10/cwt	232.00–242.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	223.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	813	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	227.92/cwt	225.00–232.00	953	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	211.54/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	209.93/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	225.23/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	226.77/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,177	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	240.16/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,049	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	115.14/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,430	6
Bulls	—	—	1,655	125.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,069	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	104.35/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,129	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	109.82/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,299	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,013	1

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 Aug 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 480Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 28Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	240.00–245.00	242.99
5	—	386	255.00–265.00	261.28
10	—	461	245.00–257.00	253.66
4	—	616	220.00–230.00	225.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	222.00–225.00	223.54
3	—	373	230.00–242.00	233.86
1	—	470	232.00	232.00
2	—	685	205.00–215.00	209.93
4	—	519	225.00–230.00	226.77
5	—	437	235.00–247.00	240.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	215.00–220.00	216.39
1	—	365	220.00	220.00
1	—	595	215.00	215.00
1	—	640	205.00	205.00
1	—	490	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	207.00–212.00	208.95
3	—	633	190.00–200.00	195.62
6	—	527	212.00–222.00	216.34
6	—	482	220.00–225.00	223.67
4	—	381	232.00–242.00	236.10
2	—	330	240.00–245.00	242.50
9	—	418	225.00–232.00	227.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	230.00	230.00
2	—	573	225.00–227.00	225.99
3	—	622	205.00–215.00	211.54
2	—	443	240.00–250.00	245.03
2	—	525	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	200.00–210.00	204.91
13	—	364	220.00–225.00	223.41
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	242.00	242.00
11	—	655	232.00–235.00	234.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
2	—	680	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	265.00	265.00

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	1	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,242	113.00–118.00	115.14
3	—	1,082	103.00–105.00	104.35
3	—	1,183	108.00–112.00	109.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,655	122.00–128.00	125.04
1	—	1,525	116.00	116.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle