Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. 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 $214.86/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +12.77 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$214.86

50 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$67

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$0.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	214.87	1,050	27
Medium and Large 1	520	214.86	1,117	23

One grade step is worth $0.01/cwt here — about −$67 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 sale50 hd

214.86

—

AL average3 barns · 139 hd

205.36

+9.50

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

+12.77

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	1,697	114.90	1,950	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	96.69	1,503	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	94.83	1,164	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	75.83	804	6thin

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)	—	$1,250	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,233	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,463	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	471	224.22/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,056	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	164.98/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	177.98/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	256.22/cwt	255.00–260.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	219.01/cwt	217.00–220.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	216.01/cwt	215.00–217.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	200.06/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,048	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	208.28/cwt	202.00–212.00	977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	188.54/cwt	187.00–190.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	190.75/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	225.39/cwt	225.00–227.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	225.49/cwt	225.00–227.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	243.41/cwt	240.00–247.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	205.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	215.94/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	176.02/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	196.02/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	218.41/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,075	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,233.33/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,233	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	106.13/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,581	3
Bulls	—	—	1,642	114.64/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,882	7
Bulls	—	—	1,948	121.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,375	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	92.17/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,479	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	75.83/cwt	75.00–77.00	804	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	93.99/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,168	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	101.21/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,521	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	101.37/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,253	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	89.44/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,046	9

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 Nov 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 415Year ago 598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 78Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 11Year ago 22

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	222.00–225.00	224.22
3	—	425	230.00–240.00	235.04
2	—	703	160.00–170.00	164.98
1	—	300	265.00	265.00
3	—	668	177.00–180.00	177.98
4	—	363	255.00–260.00	256.22
2	—	523	212.00–220.00	215.94
1	—	800	157.00	157.00
1	—	550	205.00	205.00
2	—	618	192.00–200.00	196.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	187.00–197.00	190.75
5	—	438	225.00–227.00	225.39
2	—	345	250.00–255.00	252.50
4	—	380	240.00–247.00	243.41
4	—	530	200.00–210.00	205.43
1	—	670	167.00	167.00
2	—	620	175.00–177.00	176.02
5	—	492	215.00–220.00	218.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	222.00	222.00
1	—	660	165.00	165.00
3	—	388	217.00–220.00	219.01
1	—	445	215.00	215.00
6	—	469	202.00–212.00	208.28
2	—	530	187.00–190.00	188.54
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
1	—	595	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	180.00	180.00
3	—	462	215.00–217.00	216.01
8	—	524	190.00–212.00	200.06
3	—	425	220.00	220.00
1	—	555	195.00	195.00
4	—	304	225.00–227.00	225.49
2	—	385	222.00	222.00
1	—	655	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,233.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	103.00–108.00	106.13
7	—	1,642	113.00–117.00	114.64
4	—	1,948	120.00–125.00	121.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	91.00–93.00	92.17
2	—	1,503	99.00–103.00	101.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,060	75.00–77.00	75.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,243	92.00–97.00	93.99
11	—	1,236	99.00–103.00	101.37
9	—	1,170	87.00–91.00	89.44

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

Replacement Cattle

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