Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.53/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$211.53

75 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$8.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	214.64	1,072	21
Medium and Large 2	446	212.34	948	36
Medium and Large 3	443	206.30	913	18thin

One grade step is worth $8.34/cwt here — about $159 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

211.53

—

AL average13 barns · 1,242 hd

209.92

+1.61

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	—	Average	1,640	116.87	1,917	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	97.01	1,504	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	95.20	1,166	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	72.17	682	7thin

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)	—	$1,163	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,233	6

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	201.82/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,062	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	182.36/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	211.15/cwt	207.00–215.00	999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	220.65/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	203.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	211.58/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	222.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	864	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	199.96/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	212.32/cwt	207.00–215.00	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	212.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	231.59/cwt	230.00–232.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	202.91/cwt	200.00–205.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	183.47/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	246.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	801	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	75.67/cwt	73.00–78.00	710	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	97.01/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,504	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	101.91/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,298	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	88.01/cwt	86.00–90.00	972	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	67.50/cwt	64.00–71.00	645	3
Bulls	—	—	1,557	114.69/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,786	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	93.76/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,170	8
Bulls	—	—	1,375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	123.57/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,345	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,233.33/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,233	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	250.04/cwt	245.00–255.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	265.12/cwt	260.00–270.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	205.01/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	237.52/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	217.58/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,034	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	228.24/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,059	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	278.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	223.45/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	221.67/cwt	220.00–225.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	163.52/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	250.38/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,039	5

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 234Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 114Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 32Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
4	—	526	195.00–207.00	201.82
1	—	395	235.00	235.00
1	—	425	230.00	230.00
7	—	325	240.00–250.00	246.56
6	—	475	215.00–220.00	217.58
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
2	—	683	162.00–165.00	163.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	195.00	195.00
4	—	520	210.00–215.00	212.40
5	—	380	245.00–255.00	250.04
2	—	318	260.00–270.00	265.12
1	—	555	207.00	207.00
1	—	685	185.00	185.00
2	—	445	235.00	235.00
7	—	464	222.00–232.00	228.24
1	—	740	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	190.00	190.00
3	—	615	200.00–210.00	205.01
7	—	463	235.00–245.00	237.52
5	—	360	270.00–280.00	278.00
2	—	528	220.00–227.00	223.45
1	—	715	187.00	187.00
5	—	415	247.00–255.00	250.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	217.00	217.00
3	—	623	180.00–185.00	182.36
7	—	473	207.00–215.00	211.15
13	—	388	220.00–225.00	222.71
7	—	510	195.00–205.00	199.96
1	—	575	187.00	187.00
4	—	320	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	217.00–225.00	220.65
5	—	572	200.00–205.00	203.36
3	—	532	210.00–215.00	211.58
2	—	405	227.00	227.00
1	—	680	187.00	187.00
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
5	—	383	230.00–232.00	231.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
6	—	426	207.00–215.00	212.32
6	—	469	200.00–205.00	202.91
2	—	578	182.00–185.00	183.47
3	—	310	220.00–225.00	221.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	938	73.00–78.00	75.67
3	—	955	64.00–71.00	67.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	96.00–98.00	97.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,274	99.00–104.00	101.91
4	—	1,104	86.00–90.00	88.01
8	—	1,248	91.00–96.00	93.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	113.00–116.00	114.69
1	—	1,375	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,898	122.00–125.00	123.57

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,233.33

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

Heifers · 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