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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 12

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Jun 28Jul 12Jul 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

397 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 543▲ 397 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 87▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 51▲ 49 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 and cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.36/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −50.46 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.

Average price

$148.36

86 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.83

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	151.89	735	59
Medium and Large 2	487	140.65	684	27

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $51 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 sale86 hd

148.36

—

AL average5 barns · 551 hd

138.53

+9.83

This barn, trailing median3 sales

198.82

−50.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

3 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $205.37, low $178.07, median $198.82 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,554	89.90	1,397	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	68.98	933	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,036	61.41	636	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	799	47.37	378	6thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	176.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	625	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	168.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	637	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	170.24/cwt	167.00–175.00	732	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	158.76/cwt	157.50–160.00	699	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	164.43/cwt	162.50–167.50	793	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	155.01/cwt	152.50–157.50	764	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	730	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	131.88/cwt	131.00–137.50	774	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	136.65/cwt	134.00–138.00	855	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	491	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	344	139.51/cwt	137.50–140.00	480	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	136.23/cwt	135.00–137.50	511	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	139.62/cwt	137.50–141.00	578	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	135.75/cwt	134.00–137.50	631	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	129.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	614	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	131.93/cwt	130.00–134.00	707	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	736	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	795	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	337	176.66/cwt	175.00–177.50	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	361	159.55/cwt	155.00–162.50	576	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	171.49/cwt	167.50–175.00	657	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	404	147.87/cwt	142.50–150.00	597	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	160.49/cwt	155.00–165.00	698	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	152.94/cwt	147.50–155.00	708	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	143.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	737	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	534	134.98/cwt	132.50–137.50	721	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	135.72/cwt	133.00–139.00	759	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	751	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	125.86/cwt	125.00–127.50	772	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	131.30/cwt	130.00–133.00	826	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	128.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	859	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,060	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,487	86.39/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,285	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	97.72/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,744	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	710	42.67/cwt	42.00–43.00	303	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	887	52.06/cwt	50.00–54.00	462	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	57.39/cwt	56.00–58.00	585	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,043	63.02/cwt	61.00–64.00	657	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,327	67.70/cwt	66.00–69.00	898	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	73.44/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,061	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	775	597.10/cwt	575.00–625.00	4,628	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,375	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	965	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,685	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	863.94/cwt	750.00–985.00	10,030	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	873.79/cwt	800.00–925.00	10,232	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,443	1,026.69/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	14,815	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	985	844.29/cwt	775.00–925.00	8,316	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	1,249.83/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	18,435	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	767	709.21/cwt	640.00–810.00	5,440	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	780.10/cwt	715.00–840.00	7,980	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	812.75/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,046	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	939.29/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,327	2

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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 543Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 51Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	72.00–75.00	73.44
7	—	1,327	66.00–69.00	67.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	42.00–43.00	42.67
3	—	887	50.00–54.00	52.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,043	61.00–64.00	63.02
4	—	1,020	56.00–58.00	57.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	85.00–88.00	86.39
3	—	1,785	96.00–100.00	97.72
1	—	1,060	77.00	77.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	157.50–160.00	158.76
7	—	587	131.00–137.50	131.88
3	—	513	140.00–145.00	142.33
2	—	330	175.00	175.00
3	—	378	165.00–170.00	168.39
2	—	493	152.50–157.50	155.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	482	162.50–167.50	164.43
6	—	626	134.00–138.00	136.65
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
12	—	354	175.00–180.00	176.68
4	—	430	167.00–175.00	170.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	175.00–177.50	176.66
10	—	435	155.00–165.00	160.49
14	—	463	147.50–155.00	152.94
4	—	670	125.00–130.00	128.24
5	—	629	130.00–133.00	131.30
10	—	383	167.50–175.00	171.49
5	—	515	140.00–145.00	143.02
8	—	559	133.00–139.00	135.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	404	142.50–150.00	147.87
5	—	534	132.50–137.50	134.98
3	—	613	125.00–127.50	125.86
2	—	465	140.00	140.00
6	—	578	129.00–131.00	130.00
5	—	361	155.00–162.50	159.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	130.00–134.00	131.93
14	—	465	134.00–137.50	135.75
2	—	370	143.00–144.00	143.49
13	—	414	137.50–141.00	139.62
2	—	645	127.00	127.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
4	—	565	130.00	130.00
3	—	333	145.00–150.00	147.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	125.00–130.00	129.21
3	—	736	108.00	108.00
4	—	545	125.00	125.00
5	—	344	137.50–140.00	139.51
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
2	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	135.00–137.50	136.23
3	—	655	110.00–115.00	113.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	875	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	775	575.00–625.00	597.10

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)	5	—	1,161	750.00–985.00	863.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,443	950.00–1,075.00	1,026.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,171	800.00–925.00	873.79

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	—	1,475	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,249.83

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	2	—	985	775.00–925.00	844.29

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	3	—	767	640.00–810.00	709.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	715.00–840.00	780.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	900.00–975.00	939.29
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	800.00–825.00	812.75

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.