Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $211.83/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +9.73 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.

Average price

$211.83

69 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$25.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	444	221.84	986	17thin
Medium and Large 1	479	220.17	1,056	27
Medium and Large 3	502	196.01	983	25

One grade step is worth $25.83/cwt here — about $2 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 sale69 hd

211.83

—

AL average13 barns · 1,066 hd

218.61

−6.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

202.09

+9.73

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	—	Low	1,771	114.29	2,024	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	106.13	1,677	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	96.90	1,145	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	74.04	771	3thin

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)	—	$982	7

Every lot, as filed

51 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 3	—	511	192.90/cwt	185.00–197.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	224.20/cwt	222.00–225.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	217.82/cwt	212.00–220.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	210.11/cwt	207.00–217.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	226.20/cwt	222.00–230.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	194.85/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	208.99/cwt	205.00–212.00	982	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	200.38/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	199.98/cwt	197.00–202.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	208.05/cwt	205.00–210.00	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	254.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	179.92/cwt	175.00–185.00	941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	224.60/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	207.69/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,199	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	99.59/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,209	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	74.04/cwt	73.00–75.00	771	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	106.13/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,677	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	92.19/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,072	6
Bulls	—	—	1,128	101.90/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,149	2
Bulls	—	—	2,095	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,619	1
Bulls	—	—	1,908	116.30/cwt	114.00–117.00	2,219	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	982.14/head	900.00–1,025.00	982	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	213.54/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	174.51/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	197.55/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	236.00/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,015	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	176.81/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,100	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	235.26/cwt	235.00–237.00	918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	217.15/cwt	215.00–220.00	892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 299Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 121Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 35Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	185.00–197.00	192.90
6	—	417	207.00–217.00	210.11
3	—	305	230.00	230.00
2	—	493	200.00–205.00	202.51
1	—	685	155.00	155.00
1	—	575	182.00	182.00
6	—	622	172.00–180.00	176.81
1	—	750	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	222.00–230.00	226.20
2	—	568	190.00–200.00	194.85
1	—	500	202.00	202.00
2	—	480	210.00–217.00	213.54
1	—	605	187.00	187.00
1	—	340	240.00	240.00
7	—	390	235.00–237.00	235.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	220.00–230.00	224.60
6	—	520	205.00–210.00	207.69
1	—	715	167.00	167.00
1	—	300	265.00	265.00
2	—	673	172.00–177.00	174.51
2	—	623	195.00–200.00	197.55
4	—	430	235.00–237.00	236.00
7	—	375	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
5	—	368	212.00–220.00	217.82
1	—	625	155.00	155.00
6	—	480	197.00–202.00	199.98
8	—	430	205.00–210.00	208.05
2	—	580	160.00–165.00	162.46
3	—	523	175.00–185.00	179.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	222.00–225.00	224.20
10	—	470	205.00–212.00	208.99
3	—	513	197.00–202.00	200.38
6	—	411	215.00–220.00	217.15
2	—	558	185.00–187.00	185.99
1	—	340	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	275.00	275.00
1	—	520	210.00	210.00
1	—	470	225.00	225.00
2	—	378	250.00–260.00	254.77
1	—	440	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	109.00	109.00
6	—	1,214	98.00–102.00	99.59
6	—	1,163	90.00–96.00	92.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	73.00–75.00	74.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	104.00–108.00	106.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	99.00–105.00	101.90
1	—	2,095	125.00	125.00
7	—	1,908	114.00–117.00	116.30

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)	7	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	982.14

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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Reporter comment USDA

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