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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 1

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Feb 22Mar 1Mar 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

562 head

▲ 474 vs last sale 88▼ 341 vs year ago 903 · −37.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 29▼ 12 vs year ago 52 · −23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 14▼ 24 vs year ago 53 · −45.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter Bulls and Cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement 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 $122.48/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$122.48

228 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$17.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	410	125.79	516	27
Medium and Large 1	546	123.61	675	180
Medium and Large 3	462	108.57	501	21

One grade step is worth $17.22/cwt here — about $15 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 sale228 hd

122.48

—

AL average16 barns · 1,742 hd

123.51

−1.03

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	1,734	86.05	1,492	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	63.14	872	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,080	59.93	647	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	867	43.03	373	3thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	571	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	165.61/cwt	162.50–170.00	623	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	157.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	660	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	142.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	645	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	584	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	501	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	621	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	733	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	117.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	661	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	785	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	833	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	844	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	124.72/cwt	124.50–125.50	979	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	134.73/cwt	132.50–140.00	424	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	142.22/cwt	140.00–144.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	419	110.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	464	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	134.21/cwt	134.00–138.00	574	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	108.73/cwt	105.00–110.00	514	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	119.73/cwt	117.00–124.00	569	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	127.94/cwt	125.00–128.00	646	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	663	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	566	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	116.40/cwt	116.00–118.00	724	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	697	112.38/cwt	112.00–112.50	783	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	273	145.16/cwt	142.50–147.50	396	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	153.84/cwt	150.00–157.50	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	143.33/cwt	142.50–145.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	123.77/cwt	122.50–125.00	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	119.17/cwt	117.50–120.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	542	131.66/cwt	130.00–132.50	714	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	125.95/cwt	123.00–130.00	719	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	109.66/cwt	109.00–110.00	627	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	755	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	644	107.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	689	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,469	82.01/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,205	4
Bulls	—	—	2,013	90.69/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,826	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	43.03/cwt	42.00–45.00	373	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	54.74/cwt	53.00–57.00	589	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	63.63/cwt	61.00–65.00	689	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	57.08/cwt	55.00–59.00	775	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,391	65.57/cwt	64.00–68.00	912	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	845	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,605	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	1,056.78/cwt	1,010.00–1,125.00	11,582	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,525	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	945	698.24/cwt	625.00–800.00	6,598	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,530	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	851.73/cwt	775.00–925.00	10,161	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	1,017.50/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	12,444	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	819.98/cwt	700.00–950.00	7,765	3

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 562Last week 88Year ago 903

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 14Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	115.00–121.00	117.04
2	—	458	125.00–130.00	127.51
8	—	501	124.00	124.00
6	—	373	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	162.50–170.00	165.61
2	—	535	135.00–139.00	136.96
20	—	586	134.00	134.00
22	—	623	133.75	133.75
38	—	667	126.50	126.50
5	—	420	150.00–160.00	157.08
29	—	454	140.00–150.00	142.13
52	—	785	124.50–125.50	124.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	622	116.00–118.00	116.40
53	—	505	125.00–128.00	127.94
35	—	428	134.00–138.00	134.21
17	—	697	112.00–112.50	112.38
17	—	562	118.00	118.00
4	—	385	140.00–144.00	142.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	95.00–100.00	97.50
2	—	390	115.00	115.00
2	—	540	100.00	100.00
7	—	419	110.00–115.00	110.71
2	—	345	125.00	125.00
4	—	473	105.00–110.00	108.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	475	117.00–124.00	119.73
9	—	315	132.50–140.00	134.73
2	—	285	145.00	145.00
2	—	510	107.50–110.00	108.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	130.00	130.00
2	—	273	142.50–147.50	145.16
2	—	483	122.50–125.00	123.77
1	—	330	137.50	137.50
3	—	572	109.00–110.00	109.66
3	—	508	117.50–120.00	119.17
3	—	644	105.00–108.00	107.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	120.00	120.00
3	—	468	142.50–145.00	143.33
2	—	415	150.00–157.50	153.84
5	—	571	123.00–130.00	125.95
3	—	542	130.00–132.50	131.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,096	1,010.00–1,125.00	1,056.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	—	945	625.00–800.00	698.24

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	775.00–925.00	851.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,223	925.00–1,125.00	1,017.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	947	700.00–950.00	819.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	42.00–45.00	43.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	55.00–59.00	57.08
5	—	1,391	64.00–68.00	65.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,083	61.00–65.00	63.63
5	—	1,076	53.00–57.00	54.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,013	89.00–93.00	90.69
4	—	1,469	80.00–83.00	82.01
1	—	1,400	79.00	79.00

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.