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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 4

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

276 head

▼ 234 vs last sale 510▲ 108 vs year ago 168 · +64.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 92▲ 8 vs year ago 56 · +14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 32▼ 20 vs year ago 39 · −51.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady, and feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $171.21/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −27.61 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.

Average price

$171.21

83 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$14.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.06

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	176.15	785	54
Medium and Large 2	442	162.01	716	29

One grade step is worth $14.15/cwt here — about $69 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 sale83 hd

171.21

—

AL average14 barns · 900 hd

156.15

+15.06

This barn, trailing median3 sales

198.82

−27.61

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	—	Average	1,725	100.01	1,725	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	84.01	1,192	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,062	75.00	796	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	868	55.73	484	16

Every lot

43 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 · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	164.22/cwt	162.50–167.50	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	154.95/cwt	152.50–157.50	508	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	159.80/cwt	157.50–162.50	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	155.51/cwt	153.00–157.50	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	142.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	592	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	137.18/cwt	132.50–140.00	643	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	151.36/cwt	150.00–153.00	720	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	127.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	145.02/cwt	140.00–147.50	773	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	800	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	176.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	567	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	195.03/cwt	190.00–197.50	640	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	171.79/cwt	167.50–175.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	188.38/cwt	185.00–190.00	712	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	163.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	682	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	436	180.25/cwt	177.50–185.00	786	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	173.07/cwt	170.00–175.00	812	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	159.16/cwt	157.50–160.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	163.09/cwt	160.00–167.50	845	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	153.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	821	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	154.46/cwt	150.00–157.50	873	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	141.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	824	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	141.28/cwt	140.00–142.50	887	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	90.52/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,340	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	2,157	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	756	46.65/cwt	45.00–49.00	353	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	54.99/cwt	53.00–57.00	497	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	63.92/cwt	62.00–66.00	596	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,013	71.07/cwt	70.00–74.00	720	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	81.30/cwt	79.00–83.00	927	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	90.66/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,213	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	74.05/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,069	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	84.01/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,220	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	981.34/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	8,911	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	800.34/cwt	775.00–825.00	5,474	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	865	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,785	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	965	712.63/cwt	700.00–725.00	6,877	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	937.88/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	10,457	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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 510Year ago 168

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 92Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 32Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	328	190.00–197.50	195.03
6	—	378	185.00–190.00	188.38
8	—	436	177.50–185.00	180.25
5	—	565	150.00–157.50	154.46
12	—	469	170.00–175.00	173.07
2	—	628	140.00–142.50	141.28
9	—	518	160.00–167.50	163.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	167.50–175.00	171.79
8	—	321	175.00–180.00	176.59
5	—	417	160.00–165.00	163.49
3	—	482	157.50–160.00	159.16
5	—	535	150.00–155.00	153.53
5	—	582	140.00–145.00	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	145.00–150.00	147.48
6	—	328	152.50–157.50	154.95
5	—	414	140.00–145.00	142.97
6	—	469	132.50–140.00	137.18
4	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.57
3	—	585	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
3	—	582	135.00–140.00	137.49
5	—	387	157.50–162.50	159.80
5	—	533	140.00–147.50	145.02
6	—	410	153.00–157.50	155.51
6	—	476	150.00–153.00	151.36
3	—	310	162.50–167.50	164.22
1	—	745	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	908	875.00–1,075.00	981.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	684	775.00–825.00	800.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	965	700.00–725.00	712.63

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	—	1,115	775.00–1,000.00	937.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	903	53.00–57.00	54.99
6	—	933	62.00–66.00	63.92
5	—	756	45.00–49.00	46.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,140	79.00–83.00	81.30
8	—	1,013	70.00–74.00	71.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,452	81.00–86.00	84.01
3	—	1,338	90.00–91.00	90.66
2	—	1,443	72.00–76.00	74.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	1,480	90.00–91.00	90.52

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.