Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with better demand on weaned cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $234.89/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +32.80 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$234.89

75 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$27.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	251.05	1,122	20
Medium and Large 2	491	234.76	1,152	28
Medium and Large 3	477	223.06	1,064	27

One grade step is worth $27.99/cwt here — about $57 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 sale75 hd

234.89

—

AL average16 barns · 1,226 hd

213.20

+21.69

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

+32.80

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	1,857	120.84	2,243	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	98.92	1,166	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	95.97	1,410	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	83.10	820	11

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)	—	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,138	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,267	6

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	228.65/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	209.02/cwt	202.00–210.00	991	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	218.34/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	223.97/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	231.99/cwt	231.00–233.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	186.01/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	225.38/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	297.43/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	216.35/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	225.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	80.70/cwt	79.00–83.00	824	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	102.45/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,619	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	89.48/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,215	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	92.09/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,055	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	85.99/cwt	85.00–89.00	813	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	104.67/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,253	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	97.85/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,157	10
Bulls	—	—	1,674	115.84/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,939	4
Bulls	—	—	1,870	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,394	1
Bulls	—	—	1,976	122.98/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,430	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,266.67/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,267	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	263.00/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	230.80/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	264.01/cwt	260.00–265.00	987	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	253.33/cwt	250.00–255.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	204.51/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	250.54/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	220.87/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,171	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	218.34/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	221.92/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,050	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	231.37/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,004	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	216.69/cwt	215.00–222.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	3

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 581Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 79Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 28Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with better demand on weaned cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	220.00	220.00
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
8	—	474	202.00–210.00	209.02
5	—	550	200.00	200.00
2	—	670	185.00–187.00	186.01
4	—	415	215.00–222.00	216.69
3	—	320	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	237.00	237.00
6	—	575	217.00–219.00	218.34
3	—	520	220.00–227.00	223.97
1	—	620	207.00	207.00
2	—	455	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	232.00	232.00
5	—	474	225.00–227.00	225.38
3	—	620	205.00	205.00
1	—	755	195.00	195.00
1	—	555	207.00	207.00
3	—	525	215.00–217.00	216.35
2	—	413	220.00–230.00	225.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	227.00–232.00	228.65
1	—	660	210.00	210.00
3	—	340	275.00	275.00
1	—	465	240.00	240.00
5	—	410	260.00–265.00	263.00
2	—	385	270.00	270.00
3	—	558	215.00–220.00	218.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	280.00	280.00
1	—	410	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	200.00	200.00
1	—	615	210.00	210.00
5	—	493	230.00–232.00	230.80
5	—	374	260.00–265.00	264.01
1	—	725	195.00	195.00
4	—	426	245.00–255.00	250.54
2	—	345	270.00	270.00
8	—	530	215.00–225.00	220.87
1	—	760	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	200.00	200.00
5	—	530	210.00	210.00
3	—	330	250.00–255.00	253.33
2	—	593	202.00–207.00	204.51
1	—	380	240.00	240.00
8	—	473	220.00–225.00	221.92
6	—	434	227.00–237.00	231.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	231.00–233.00	231.99
1	—	620	227.00	227.00
2	—	340	235.00–240.00	237.54
3	—	571	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	295.00–300.00	297.43
2	—	435	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	255.00	255.00
2	—	665	230.00	230.00
2	—	572	235.00	235.00
1	—	345	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,021	79.00–83.00	80.70
5	—	945	85.00–89.00	85.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	101.00–104.00	102.45
2	—	1,358	87.00–92.00	89.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,146	89.00–94.00	92.09
9	—	1,197	102.00–107.00	104.67
10	—	1,182	95.00–100.00	97.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,674	112.00–118.00	115.84
1	—	1,870	128.00	128.00
6	—	1,976	121.00–126.00	122.98

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)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,266.67

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

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