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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 7

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← May 24Jun 7Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

458 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 402▲ 458 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 78▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 54▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold steady with a high of 99.00 and slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower, Feeder bulls and Feeder heifers sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly 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 $125.77/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$125.77

111 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$1.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	126.10	686	79
Medium and Large 2	462	124.95	577	32

One grade step is worth $1.16/cwt here — about $108 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 sale111 hd

125.77

—

AL average16 barns · 1,321 hd

124.16

+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	—	Low	1,497	90.80	1,359	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	72.97	1,023	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	999	65.24	651	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	830	54.63	453	6thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	304	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	499	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	149.18/cwt	148.00–151.00	641	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	699	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	143.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	138.13/cwt	135.00–138.50	743	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	770	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	130.41/cwt	129.50–131.00	884	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	124.34/cwt	124.00–125.00	846	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	128.56/cwt	128.00–129.00	919	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	738	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	889	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	134.01/cwt	132.50–135.00	453	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	139.10/cwt	137.50–140.00	522	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	131.78/cwt	130.00–132.00	518	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	134.36/cwt	132.50–137.00	562	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	127.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	545	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	466	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	648	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	130.99/cwt	129.00–132.00	629	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	121.83/cwt	120.00–125.00	588	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	674	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	118.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	637	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	123.12/cwt	120.00–124.00	703	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	114.32/cwt	113.00–115.00	712	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	757	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	791	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	838	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	164.41/cwt	160.00–167.50	539	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	142.90/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	157.23/cwt	155.00–160.00	594	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	141.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	620	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	632	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	481	138.41/cwt	137.50–140.00	666	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	126.24/cwt	125.00–127.50	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	136.67/cwt	135.00–137.50	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	130.65/cwt	129.00–133.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	125.33/cwt	122.50–128.00	776	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	118.98/cwt	118.00–121.00	809	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	827	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	97.47/cwt	95.00–100.00	746	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	988	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	88.17/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,268	2
Bulls	—	—	1,599	94.31/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,508	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	54.63/cwt	52.00–56.00	453	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	885	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	646	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	993	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	566	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,017	65.31/cwt	63.00–67.00	664	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	70.98/cwt	68.00–73.00	969	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	76.95/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,099	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	891	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	942	788.32/cwt	725.00–875.00	7,426	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,001	947.59/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	9,485	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,108	1,050.64/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	11,641	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,525	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	855	704.74/cwt	625.00–835.00	6,026	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	860	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,665	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	929	748.65/cwt	600.00–925.00	6,955	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	757.13/cwt	685.00–825.00	8,086	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	825.48/cwt	775.00–875.00	9,427	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,413	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	724	557.93/cwt	460.00–635.00	4,039	6
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	1,102.92/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	9,132	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	841.99/cwt	800.00–900.00	5,827	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 Jun 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 402Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	678	129.50–131.00	130.41
2	—	510	140.00–147.00	143.47
8	—	554	139.00	139.00
1	—	410	157.50	157.50
19	—	454	154.00	154.00
7	—	715	128.00–129.00	128.56
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
4	—	617	133.00–135.00	134.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	460	145.00	145.00
6	—	430	148.00–151.00	149.18
2	—	738	120.00–121.00	120.49
7	—	304	164.00	164.00
9	—	538	135.00–138.50	138.13
3	—	680	124.00–125.00	124.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	140.00–145.00	142.90
3	—	568	120.00–125.00	122.51
3	—	477	130.00–135.00	132.55
2	—	508	125.00–127.50	126.24
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
3	—	665	115.00	115.00
3	—	445	135.00	135.00
2	—	765	95.00–100.00	97.47
2	—	330	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	118.00–121.00	118.98
4	—	378	155.00–160.00	157.23
3	—	735	110.00–115.00	112.52
4	—	619	122.50–128.00	125.33
3	—	560	129.00–133.00	130.65
3	—	513	135.00–137.50	136.67
7	—	328	160.00–167.50	164.41
6	—	481	137.50–140.00	138.41
8	—	438	140.00–145.00	141.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	125.00–130.00	127.25
9	—	393	130.00–132.00	131.78
3	—	540	117.00–120.00	118.00
3	—	623	113.00–115.00	114.32
2	—	660	107.50	107.50
2	—	555	117.00	117.00
4	—	483	120.00–125.00	121.83
5	—	338	132.50–135.00	134.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	125.00–127.00	126.02
7	—	480	129.00–132.00	130.99
25	—	571	120.00–124.00	123.12
2	—	655	116.00	116.00
7	—	732	108.00	108.00
5	—	798	105.00	105.00
4	—	636	119.00	119.00
11	—	375	137.50–140.00	139.10
6	—	418	132.50–137.00	134.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	139.00	139.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,380	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	3	—	1,108	975.00–1,175.00	1,050.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,001	875.00–1,075.00	947.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	942	725.00–875.00	788.32

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	929	600.00–925.00	748.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	855	625.00–835.00	704.74

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)	5	—	1,142	775.00–875.00	825.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	685.00–825.00	757.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	724	460.00–635.00	557.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	828	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,102.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	692	800.00–900.00	841.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,017	63.00–67.00	65.31
2	—	993	57.00	57.00
2	—	885	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	830	52.00–56.00	54.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,365	68.00–73.00	70.98
6	—	1,428	75.00–79.00	76.95
1	—	1,460	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	82.00	82.00
4	—	1,599	93.00–96.00	94.31
2	—	1,438	86.00–90.00	88.17

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.