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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 25

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Apr 11Apr 25May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

390 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 402▼ 54 vs year ago 444 · −12.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 75▲ 6 vs year ago 60 · +10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 54▼ 7 vs year ago 50 · −14.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Trade active with good to 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 $173.90/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −24.91 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.

Average price

$173.90

109 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.99

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	408	181.61	741	65
Medium and Large 2	451	162.51	732	44

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $9 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 sale109 hd

173.90

—

AL average15 barns · 1,034 hd

155.91

+17.99

This barn, trailing median3 sales

198.82

−24.91

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	—	Low	1,649	102.45	1,689	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	83.47	1,128	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	77.07	920	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	55.62	524	17

Every lot

64 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	879	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	902	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	149.11/cwt	145.00–152.50	839	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	139.89/cwt	135.00–145.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	160.05/cwt	155.00–162.50	531	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	148.63/cwt	145.00–152.50	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	164.36/cwt	160.00–167.50	608	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	157.15/cwt	155.00–160.00	660	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	142.16/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	151.89/cwt	150.00–155.00	693	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	139.18/cwt	137.50–140.00	682	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	146.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	783	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	135.63/cwt	135.00–137.50	732	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	133.74/cwt	132.50–135.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	134.97/cwt	132.50–137.50	818	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	130.63/cwt	127.50–132.50	873	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	116.24/cwt	115.00–117.50	843	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	255	198.75/cwt	197.50–200.00	507	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	268	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	491	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	178.75/cwt	175.00–180.00	572	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	194.22/cwt	190.00–197.50	637	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	185.89/cwt	182.50–190.00	703	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	172.82/cwt	170.00–175.00	665	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	436	178.17/cwt	175.00–180.00	777	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	165.37/cwt	162.50–167.50	726	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	172.69/cwt	170.00–175.00	832	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	484	161.22/cwt	157.50–162.50	780	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	509	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	827	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	152.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	791	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	148.02/cwt	145.00–150.00	863	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	139.28/cwt	137.50–143.00	859	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	683	123.77/cwt	122.50–125.00	845	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	92.08/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	107.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,858	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	55.59/cwt	53.00–57.00	519	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	44.78/cwt	44.00–46.00	421	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	61.83/cwt	60.00–64.00	588	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	70.20/cwt	68.00–73.00	769	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	79.08/cwt	76.00–81.00	985	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	86.60/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,126	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	86.30/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,165	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	79.69/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,077	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	928.78/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	8,898	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	955	788.29/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,528	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	904.73/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	9,264	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	922.81/cwt	850.00–985.00	10,271	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,170	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,572	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	957.60/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,386	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,025	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,169	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	15,538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	900.44/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,210	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,823	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	756.73/cwt	715.00–800.00	6,243	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	702.46/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,428	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 Apr 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 402Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 75Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 54Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	127.50–132.50	130.63
15	—	420	155.00–160.00	157.15
9	—	535	145.00–150.00	146.36
8	—	370	160.00–167.50	164.36
16	—	456	150.00–155.00	151.89
2	—	720	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
4	—	606	132.50–137.50	134.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	366	145.00–152.50	148.63
3	—	490	137.50–140.00	139.18
2	—	725	115.00–117.50	116.24
2	—	573	132.50–135.00	133.74
8	—	427	140.00–145.00	142.16
1	—	625	127.50	127.50
9	—	332	155.00–162.50	160.05
4	—	540	135.00–137.50	135.63
2	—	690	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	145.00–150.00	148.02
6	—	517	150.00–155.00	152.97
2	—	683	122.50–125.00	123.77
4	—	484	157.50–162.50	161.22
4	—	320	175.00–180.00	178.75
3	—	617	137.50–143.00	139.28
7	—	439	162.50–167.50	165.37
7	—	385	170.00–175.00	172.82
6	—	268	180.00–185.00	183.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	328	190.00–197.50	194.22
13	—	482	170.00–175.00	172.69
11	—	436	175.00–180.00	178.17
7	—	509	160.00–165.00	162.49
2	—	255	197.50–200.00	198.75
18	—	378	182.50–190.00	185.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	145.00–152.50	149.11
2	—	665	135.00–145.00	139.89
1	—	790	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	165.00–170.00	167.43
2	—	555	160.00–165.00	162.52
1	—	680	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,095	68.00–73.00	70.20
4	—	1,300	84.00–89.00	86.60
5	—	1,245	76.00–81.00	79.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,350	85.00–89.00	86.30
3	—	1,352	78.00–81.00	79.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	940	44.00–46.00	44.78
7	—	951	60.00–64.00	61.83
6	—	933	53.00–57.00	55.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	91.00–93.00	92.08
4	—	1,726	105.00–110.00	107.63

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	958	850.00–1,000.00	928.78

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)	4	—	955	750.00–800.00	788.29

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	—	1,189	900.00–1,000.00	957.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,024	825.00–1,000.00	904.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	850.00–985.00	922.81

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	—	1,170	1,160.00	1,160.00

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	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	800.00–1,000.00	900.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	—	1,210	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	900.00	900.00

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	2	—	825	715.00–800.00	756.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	650.00–750.00	702.46

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.