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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 9

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

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Feeder Cattle receipts

594 head

▲ 309 vs last sale 285▲ 44 vs year ago 550 · +8.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 83▲ 27 vs year ago 43 · +62.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 36▲ 11 vs year ago 30 · +36.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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 $152.21/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −46.61 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.

Average price

$152.21

149 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$9.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.66

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	155.36	765	97
Medium and Large 2	494	146.33	724	52

One grade step is worth $9.03/cwt here — about $42 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 sale149 hd

152.21

—

AL average14 barns · 1,571 hd

140.55

+11.66

This barn, trailing median3 sales

198.82

−46.61

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	—	High	1,572	89.90	1,413	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,241	71.49	887	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,040	62.77	653	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	876	44.29	388	5thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	173.80/cwt	172.50–175.00	544	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	619	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	170.32/cwt	170.00–172.50	640	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	167.85/cwt	167.50–168.00	645	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	167.94/cwt	165.00–170.00	719	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	161.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	736	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	145.24/cwt	142.50–147.00	749	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	153.96/cwt	152.00–157.50	808	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	891	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.50	820	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	138.10/cwt	135.00–141.00	855	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	133.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	885	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	419	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	145.35/cwt	142.50–147.50	478	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	138.77/cwt	135.00–142.50	511	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	148.30/cwt	147.50–152.50	574	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	141.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	592	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	132.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	136.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	645	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	129.65/cwt	127.50–130.00	705	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	131.49/cwt	129.00–133.00	753	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	127.75/cwt	127.50–128.00	805	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	258	174.11/cwt	172.50–175.00	449	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	263	181.31/cwt	180.00–182.50	477	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	336	170.00/cwt	167.50–172.50	571	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	612	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	165.51/cwt	165.00–167.50	607	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	391	175.00/cwt	172.50–177.50	684	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	414	161.54/cwt	157.50–162.50	669	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	167.35/cwt	165.00–171.00	705	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	159.43/cwt	155.00–162.50	741	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	150.96/cwt	147.50–152.50	703	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	139.54/cwt	135.00–142.50	723	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	147.67/cwt	145.00–152.50	768	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	735	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	139.84/cwt	137.50–144.00	794	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.00	835	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	128.17/cwt	122.50–130.00	791	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	887	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	118.75/cwt	117.50–120.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.50	895	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	792	108.50/cwt	107.50–110.00	859	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,175	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	987	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	76.50/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	100.80/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,746	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	297	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	46.48/cwt	45.00–49.00	454	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,019	58.86/cwt	57.00–61.00	600	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	66.03/cwt	64.00–68.00	699	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,123	67.56/cwt	65.00–69.00	759	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,292	73.18/cwt	71.00–75.00	945	14
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,610	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,755	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	800	557.53/cwt	400.00–655.00	4,460	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	818.34/cwt	770.00–860.00	8,003	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,155	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,818	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	961.64/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	11,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,963	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,458	1,327.96/cwt	1,250.00–1,400.00	19,362	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	800	522.39/cwt	520.00–525.00	4,179	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	950	708.90/cwt	625.00–800.00	6,735	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	776.09/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,033	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	822.48/cwt	725.00–925.00	9,360	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,145	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,023	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	793.33/cwt	725.00–835.00	6,458	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 Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 285Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 83Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 36Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	180.00–182.50	181.31
9	—	391	172.50–177.50	175.00
8	—	672	130.00–134.00	132.00
14	—	421	165.00–171.00	167.35
2	—	738	120.00–122.50	121.26
3	—	345	177.50	177.50
34	—	465	155.00–162.50	159.43
5	—	613	135.00–137.00	136.22
4	—	568	137.50–144.00	139.84
2	—	770	115.00	115.00
14	—	520	145.00–152.50	147.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	165.00–167.50	165.51
5	—	792	107.50–110.00	108.50
5	—	336	167.50–172.50	170.00
2	—	678	117.50–120.00	118.75
5	—	555	130.00–135.00	132.50
6	—	617	122.50–130.00	128.17
5	—	518	135.00–142.50	139.54
8	—	466	147.50–152.50	150.96
8	—	414	157.50–162.50	161.54
3	—	258	172.50–175.00	174.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	129.00–133.00	131.49
9	—	387	147.50–152.50	148.30
16	—	472	135.00–140.00	136.71
2	—	630	127.50–128.00	127.75
1	—	320	157.50	157.50
8	—	418	140.00–145.00	141.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	125.00	125.00
9	—	428	130.00–135.00	132.95
4	—	368	135.00–142.50	138.77
7	—	544	127.50–130.00	129.65
5	—	329	142.50–147.50	145.35
2	—	455	130.00	130.00
4	—	275	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	152.00–157.50	153.96
3	—	665	130.00–135.00	133.01
7	—	456	160.00–165.00	161.41
4	—	619	135.00–141.00	138.10
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
6	—	428	165.00–170.00	167.94
2	—	330	187.50	187.50
8	—	376	170.00–172.50	170.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	571	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	142.50–147.00	145.24
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
16	—	384	167.50–168.00	167.85
3	—	582	140.00–142.50	140.81
2	—	313	172.50–175.00	173.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	820	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	850.00	850.00

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	—	978	770.00–860.00	818.34

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	—	800	400.00–655.00	557.53

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	—	1,198	925.00–1,000.00	961.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,458	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,327.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	2	—	1,155	850.00	850.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	520.00–525.00	522.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	950	625.00–800.00	708.90

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)	9	—	1,138	725.00–925.00	822.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,035	700.00–850.00	776.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	4	—	814	725.00–835.00	793.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,058	64.00–68.00	66.03
10	—	1,019	57.00–61.00	58.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	41.00	41.00
3	—	977	45.00–49.00	46.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,292	71.00–75.00	73.18
6	—	1,123	65.00–69.00	67.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	98.00–102.00	100.80
1	—	1,175	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,530	75.00–78.00	76.50

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.