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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 11

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

148 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 273▼ 194 vs year ago 342 · −56.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 65▼ 25 vs year ago 63 · −39.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 16▼ 33 vs year ago 47 · −70.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Replacement cows and Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.80/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$126.80

31 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.63

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	126.80	572	31

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

126.80

—

AL average16 barns · 1,437 hd

119.17

+7.63

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	1,599	73.15	1,169	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,337	56.26	752	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	51.48	578	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	889	46.05	409	10

Every lot

24 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	161.54/cwt	157.50–165.00	536	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	573	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	145.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	636	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	132.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	609	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	134.41/cwt	133.00–137.50	442	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	133.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	128.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	561	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	124.14/cwt	122.50–125.00	593	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	116.85/cwt	115.00–118.00	605	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	726	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	113.34/cwt	112.50–115.00	638	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	339	139.38/cwt	137.50–140.00	472	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	133.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	571	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	537	128.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	691	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	116.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	673	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	622	110.99/cwt	107.50–113.00	690	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	831	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	78.73/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,360	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	46.05/cwt	44.00–48.00	409	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	51.48/cwt	49.00–53.00	578	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	56.26/cwt	54.00–59.00	752	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	815	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,871	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	877	575.81/cwt	500.00–625.00	5,050	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	689.90/cwt	600.00–800.00	7,513	4

This sale against other markets

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 273Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 65Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 47

Compared to last week: Replacement cows and Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	122.50–125.00	124.14
3	—	518	115.00–118.00	116.85
6	—	329	133.00–137.50	134.41
5	—	438	125.00–130.00	128.05
3	—	563	112.50–115.00	113.34
4	—	365	130.00–135.00	133.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	137.50–140.00	139.38
3	—	622	107.50–113.00	110.99
13	—	537	125.00–130.00	128.70
3	—	428	130.00–135.00	133.42
3	—	575	115.00–120.00	116.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	140.00–148.00	145.83
5	—	376	150.00–155.00	152.41
9	—	459	125.00–135.00	132.72
5	—	332	157.50–165.00	161.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	77.00–80.00	78.73
1	—	1,340	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,122	49.00–53.00	51.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,337	54.00–59.00	56.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	889	44.00–48.00	46.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	475.00	475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	877	500.00–625.00	575.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,089	600.00–800.00	689.90

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.