Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $210.47/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +8.38 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$210.47

53 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	213.90	1,019	21
Medium and Large 1	534	211.24	1,129	21
Medium and Large 3	489	202.44	989	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.47/cwt here — about $30 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 sale53 hd

210.47

—

AL average13 barns · 756 hd

202.71

+7.76

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

+8.38

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	1,649	108.18	1,784	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	88.32	1,077	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,491	83.92	1,251	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	77.15	758	18

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)	—	$1,225	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,213	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	207.50/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	188.03/cwt	185.00–190.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	223.22/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,284	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	265.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	207.00/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,054	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	236.99/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,014	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	213.52/cwt	212.00–215.00	982	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	73.78/cwt	70.00–75.00	676	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	78.44/cwt	76.00–81.00	791	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	74.57/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,119	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	94.39/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,124	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	87.66/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,304	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	88.82/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,122	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	82.92/cwt	81.00–85.00	990	10
Bulls	—	—	1,695	105.99/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,797	4
Bulls	—	—	1,587	111.10/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,763	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,213	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	232.38/cwt	230.00–235.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	211.54/cwt	205.00–215.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	223.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	242.62/cwt	240.00–250.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	192.58/cwt	190.00–195.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	185.75/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	176.23/cwt	175.00–180.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 450Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 97Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 28Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
5	—	371	185.00–190.00	188.03
4	—	443	175.00–180.00	176.23
2	—	575	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	205.00	205.00
2	—	500	190.00–200.00	195.00
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
2	—	375	210.00	210.00
2	—	320	220.00	220.00
1	—	585	185.00	185.00
1	—	490	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	210.00	210.00
5	—	445	200.00	200.00
2	—	610	165.00	165.00
5	—	520	180.00	180.00
1	—	475	195.00	195.00
1	—	670	155.00	155.00
1	—	550	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	187.00	187.00
1	—	560	200.00	200.00
1	—	800	172.00	172.00
1	—	365	255.00	255.00
6	—	509	205.00–210.00	207.00
5	—	428	235.00–240.00	236.99
2	—	620	197.00	197.00
2	—	460	212.00–215.00	213.52
1	—	760	182.00	182.00
1	—	660	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	205.00–210.00	207.50
2	—	373	230.00–235.00	232.38
1	—	625	192.00	192.00
1	—	520	200.00	200.00
4	—	416	220.00–225.00	223.69
4	—	320	240.00–250.00	242.62
4	—	660	182.00–187.00	185.75
1	—	590	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	200.00	200.00
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
3	—	428	205.00–215.00	211.54
2	—	643	180.00–185.00	182.51
2	—	518	190.00–195.00	192.58
1	—	340	235.00	235.00
1	—	590	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	255.00	255.00
3	—	575	220.00–230.00	223.22
2	—	497	232.00	232.00
1	—	420	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	260.00–270.00	265.15
1	—	525	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	916	70.00–75.00	73.78
13	—	1,008	76.00–81.00	78.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	74.00–75.00	74.57
5	—	1,487	85.00–90.00	87.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,191	93.00–97.00	94.39
11	—	1,263	86.00–91.00	88.82
10	—	1,194	81.00–85.00	82.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,695	104.00–109.00	105.99
3	—	1,587	110.00–113.00	111.10

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)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,212.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00

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

Replacement Cattle