Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to7.00 lower, with high dressing boning cows up to 115 cwt. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.37/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$219.37

76 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$9.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	222.69	1,187	27
Medium and Large 2	485	219.63	1,066	34
Medium and Large 3	448	212.78	954	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.91/cwt here — about $233 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 sale76 hd

219.37

—

AL average15 barns · 1,884 hd

223.69

−4.32

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	1,439	119.77	1,724	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	105.62	1,390	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	103.48	1,221	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	97.17	1,138	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,380	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	202.44/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	217.44/cwt	212.00–220.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	221.94/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	215.28/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	234.02/cwt	232.00–235.00	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	224.24/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	213.18/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,115	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	210.66/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	206.21/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	217.95/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	273.06/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	248.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,149	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	232.44/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	232.09/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	241.37/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	269.08/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,302	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	269.65/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	258.25/cwt	250.00–262.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	236.62/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,226	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	97.17/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,138	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	105.62/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,390	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	100.29/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,191	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	107.46/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,256	4
Bulls	—	—	1,310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,559	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,835	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	118.43/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,833	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,380.00/head	1,375.00–1,385.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	238.84/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	215.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,112	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	218.45/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	301	268.34/cwt	265.00–270.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	228.06/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,209	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	222.64/cwt	220.00–225.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	241.66/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,071	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	229.87/cwt	225.00–232.00	982	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	228.13/cwt	225.00–230.00	922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	235.97/cwt	235.00–237.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	218.09/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,234	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	220.98/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	212.82/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,205	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 Aug 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 480Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 60Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 47Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	200.00–205.00	202.44
6	—	417	212.00–220.00	217.44
3	—	477	210.00–212.00	210.66
2	—	370	220.00–225.00	222.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	230.00	230.00
5	—	479	220.00–225.00	221.94
6	—	523	210.00–220.00	213.18
4	—	624	205.00–210.00	206.21
7	—	404	225.00–230.00	228.13
6	—	566	207.00–215.00	212.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	606	215.00–217.00	215.28
3	—	422	232.00–235.00	234.02
4	—	541	222.00–225.00	224.24
2	—	383	235.00–237.00	235.97
8	—	566	215.00–220.00	218.09
3	—	475	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	215.00–220.00	217.95
6	—	463	240.00–250.00	248.27
4	—	539	220.00–240.00	232.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	270.00–277.00	273.06
1	—	685	220.00	220.00
5	—	630	225.00–235.00	232.09
7	—	565	235.00–243.00	241.37
2	—	540	250.00	250.00
4	—	706	215.00–220.00	217.51
4	—	484	260.00–272.00	269.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	265.00–285.00	269.65
2	—	400	265.00	265.00
1	—	480	242.00	242.00
2	—	555	230.00	230.00
3	—	518	235.00–240.00	236.62
1	—	600	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	250.00–262.00	258.25
5	—	463	230.00–245.00	238.84
2	—	615	210.00–215.00	212.44
2	—	563	215.00–222.00	218.45
3	—	301	265.00–270.00	268.34
5	—	530	225.00–230.00	228.06
10	—	443	240.00–250.00	241.66
1	—	725	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	240.00	240.00
8	—	516	210.00–220.00	215.52
6	—	427	225.00–232.00	229.87
5	—	562	190.00–200.00	194.95
2	—	465	220.00–222.00	220.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	94.00–100.00	97.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,316	103.00–108.00	105.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,188	98.00–104.00	100.29
4	—	1,169	105.00–109.00	107.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,480	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,548	118.00–119.00	118.43

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)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,385.00	1,380.00

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

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