Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $236.83/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +34.73 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$236.83

127 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$20.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.72

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	247.02	1,205	55
Medium and Large 2	511	231.17	1,182	37
Medium and Large 3	486	226.79	1,102	35

One grade step is worth $20.23/cwt here — about $102 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 sale127 hd

236.83

—

AL average14 barns · 1,030 hd

219.10

+17.72

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

+34.73

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	1,706	125.62	2,143	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	106.76	1,369	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	104.37	1,522	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	89.27	882	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,217	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,184	14

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	364	274.36/cwt	265.00–285.00	999	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	214.38/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	221.68/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	212.15/cwt	210.00–217.00	906	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	651	207.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	234.21/cwt	232.00–235.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	193.35/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	196.14/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	221.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	210.97/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	247.25/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	228.45/cwt	227.00–230.00	971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	222.78/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	221.81/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,269	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	245.79/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,133	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	195.92/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	814	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	88.36/cwt	88.00–89.00	904	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	104.37/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,522	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,210	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	113.59/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,540	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	107.41/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,450	10
Bulls	—	—	1,825	125.39/cwt	124.00–127.00	2,288	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	119.11/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,632	3
Bulls	—	—	1,812	129.70/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,350	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,216.67/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,217	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,102.08/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,102	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	225.66/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,169	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	225.97/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	250.86/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	232.69/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,019	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	231.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,231	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	276.56/cwt	275.00–280.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	249.17/cwt	245.00–255.00	939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	218.43/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,147	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	234.96/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,128	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	267.01/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,113	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	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 Sep 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 581Last week 556Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 76Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 49Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	364	265.00–285.00	274.36
5	—	629	212.00–215.00	214.38
6	—	572	217.00–227.00	221.81
2	—	680	210.00	210.00
1	—	780	190.00	190.00
5	—	461	245.00–247.00	245.79
2	—	720	192.00–200.00	195.92
8	—	531	230.00–240.00	231.81
14	—	417	260.00–275.00	267.01
3	—	335	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	215.00	215.00
1	—	620	207.00	207.00
5	—	651	200.00–210.00	207.99
2	—	745	190.00	190.00
6	—	518	225.00–227.00	225.66
4	—	430	247.00–255.00	250.86
3	—	325	275.00–280.00	276.56
15	—	480	230.00–245.00	234.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
4	—	475	225.00–227.00	225.97
5	—	575	210.00	210.00
8	—	438	230.00–237.00	232.69
6	—	377	245.00–255.00	249.17
5	—	525	215.00–222.00	218.43
3	—	335	265.00	265.00
1	—	795	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	175.00	175.00
1	—	690	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	185.00	185.00
20	—	427	210.00–217.00	212.15
2	—	320	230.00	230.00
2	—	665	187.00–200.00	193.35
2	—	630	190.00–202.00	196.14
6	—	358	220.00–225.00	221.70
1	—	555	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	220.00–225.00	221.68
1	—	390	232.00	232.00
3	—	610	210.00	210.00
4	—	425	227.00–230.00	228.45
3	—	670	205.00–207.00	206.00
1	—	330	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	232.00–235.00	234.21
2	—	455	230.00	230.00
2	—	610	215.00	215.00
5	—	567	220.00–227.00	222.78
1	—	395	237.00	237.00
1	—	655	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	210.00–212.00	210.97
3	—	577	240.00–262.00	247.25
2	—	728	210.00–220.00	215.09
2	—	603	225.00–230.00	227.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	92.00	92.00
3	—	1,023	88.00–89.00	88.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	102.00–107.00	104.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,181	100.00–105.00	102.45
6	—	1,356	112.00–117.00	113.59
10	—	1,350	103.00–111.00	107.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,825	124.00–127.00	125.39
3	—	1,370	117.00–122.00	119.11
5	—	1,812	128.00–133.00	129.70

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)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,216.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,102.08

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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