Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $218.10/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$218.10

31 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	226.00	1,007	15thin
Medium and Large 2	430	210.70	905	16thin

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $102 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 sale31 hd

218.10

—

AL average10 barns · 647 hd

228.41

−10.31

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	1,880	127.67	2,400	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	111.07	1,588	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	104.84	1,189	10

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2	—	580	205.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	261.72/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	257.41/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	237.45/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	221.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	225.21/cwt	220.00–230.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	233.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	208.21/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	237.58/cwt	235.00–240.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	247.54/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	245.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	282.47/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,073	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	2,120	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,841	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	2,191	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	106.63/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,200	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	110.75/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,296	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	99.06/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,105	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	111.07/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,588	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 Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 392Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 89Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 41Year ago 22

Compared to two weeks ago, Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	200.00–210.00	205.13
1	—	315	275.00	275.00
4	—	470	230.00–235.00	232.45
1	—	350	265.00	265.00
1	—	670	180.00	180.00
1	—	540	220.00	220.00
1	—	645	190.00	190.00
2	—	430	240.00–250.00	245.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	260.00–265.00	261.72
2	—	515	230.00–235.00	232.43
4	—	463	240.00–250.00	247.54
1	—	560	215.00	215.00
1	—	625	210.00	210.00
2	—	380	280.00–285.00	282.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	250.00–260.00	257.41
2	—	470	235.00–240.00	237.45
2	—	513	220.00–225.00	222.51
4	—	335	300.00–305.00	302.50
1	—	365	285.00	285.00
1	—	630	195.00	195.00
2	—	568	200.00–210.00	205.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	220.00–225.00	221.69
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
3	—	430	230.00–235.00	233.41
4	—	360	240.00	240.00
3	—	527	200.00–215.00	208.21
1	—	660	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	190.00	190.00
3	—	410	210.00	210.00
5	—	373	220.00–230.00	225.21
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
1	—	620	175.00	175.00
2	—	310	235.00–240.00	237.58
2	—	478	200.00–205.00	202.49

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,120	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,760	123.00–126.00	124.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	106.00–107.00	106.63
3	—	1,170	108.00–113.00	110.75
4	—	1,115	97.00–101.00	99.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	109.00–113.00	111.07

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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Russellville Stockyards

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle