Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. 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 $225.10/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +23.01 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$225.10

78 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$7.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	228.72	1,247	36
Medium and Large 2	508	222.91	1,132	23
Medium and Large 3	452	220.90	998	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.82/cwt here — about $249 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 sale78 hd

225.10

—

AL average15 barns · 1,205 hd

206.31

+18.79

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

+23.01

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	—	High	1,669	115.55	1,929	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	91.59	1,130	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	85.42	1,286	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	81.49	840	8thin

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)	—	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1	—	568	220.63/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	267.35/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	189.65/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	192.18/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	216.04/cwt	214.00–220.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	211.48/cwt	210.00–212.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	206.02/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	229.03/cwt	227.00–232.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	456	206.50/cwt	206.00–208.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	231.17/cwt	227.00–235.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	254.81/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,065	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	230.76/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,211	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	218.55/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,270	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	97.28/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,213	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	91.80/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,137	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	799	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	79.32/cwt	78.00–83.00	850	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	85.42/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,286	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	85.64/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,041	12
Bulls	—	—	1,835	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,266	2
Bulls	—	—	1,507	108.95/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,642	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	116.33/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,978	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	242.13/cwt	240.00–245.00	898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	189.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	243.50/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	225.81/cwt	225.00–227.00	946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	203.44/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	176.50/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	255.99/cwt	255.00–257.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	213.50/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	228.86/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,073	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	215.73/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	206.98/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	203.98/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,012	2

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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 405Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 76Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 47Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	217.00–225.00	220.63
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
2	—	600	210.00–215.00	212.50
4	—	418	227.00–235.00	231.17
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
2	—	390	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	167.00–170.00	168.48
2	—	315	235.00	235.00
1	—	440	222.00	222.00
2	—	593	202.00–210.00	206.02
4	—	365	227.00–232.00	229.03
1	—	670	197.00	197.00
2	—	465	215.00–220.00	217.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	187.00–197.00	192.18
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
3	—	363	214.00–220.00	216.04
4	—	410	210.00–212.00	211.48
4	—	456	206.00–208.00	206.50
4	—	590	200.00	200.00
3	—	515	202.00–205.00	203.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	265.00–275.00	267.35
3	—	728	187.00–195.00	189.65
2	—	475	240.00–245.00	242.45
6	—	418	250.00–267.00	254.81
5	—	525	225.00–235.00	230.76
1	—	660	205.00	205.00
7	—	581	217.00–222.00	218.55
2	—	335	280.00	280.00
4	—	800	175.00–177.00	176.50
2	—	625	212.00–215.00	213.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	210.00	210.00
2	—	675	185.00–195.00	189.93
1	—	720	172.00	172.00
2	—	445	242.00–245.00	243.50
3	—	305	260.00	260.00
1	—	790	165.00	165.00
2	—	390	255.00–257.00	255.99
5	—	469	225.00–232.00	228.86
4	—	513	212.00–222.00	215.73
2	—	633	206.00–208.00	206.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	240.00–245.00	242.13
1	—	330	255.00	255.00
5	—	419	225.00–227.00	225.81
3	—	508	200.00–210.00	203.44
1	—	580	190.00	190.00
2	—	465	220.00	220.00
2	—	633	180.00–182.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	190.00	190.00
1	—	745	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	250.00	250.00
2	—	755	215.00	215.00
3	—	655	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,247	95.00–100.00	97.28
15	—	1,239	89.00–94.00	91.80
12	—	1,215	84.00–88.00	85.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	87.00–89.00	88.00
6	—	1,072	78.00–83.00	79.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	84.00–87.00	85.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	122.00–125.00	123.50
3	—	1,507	106.00–111.00	108.95
5	—	1,700	114.00–118.00	116.33

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	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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