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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 11

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Jun 27Jul 11Jul 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

706 head

▲ 302 vs last sale 404▲ 309 vs year ago 397 · +77.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 112▲ 129 vs year ago 53 · +243.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 35▼ 6 vs year ago 49 · −12.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Trade active with good to very 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $165.23/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −33.59 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.

Average price

$165.23

84 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.67

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	177.22	726	37
Medium and Large 2	493	155.79	768	47

One grade step is worth $21.43/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 sale84 hd

165.23

—

AL average5 barns · 407 hd

148.56

+16.67

This barn, trailing median3 sales

198.82

−33.59

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	1,553	102.98	1,600	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,296	80.19	1,039	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,059	71.52	757	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	896	55.76	499	30

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$871	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	988	$746	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$630	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	813	$788	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$963	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	802	$705	9

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	186.60/cwt	182.50–190.00	703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	177.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	763	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	178.76/cwt	177.50–180.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	168.69/cwt	165.00–170.00	795	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	631	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	940	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	286	160.72/cwt	157.50–162.50	460	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	151.68/cwt	147.50–155.00	505	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	351	158.76/cwt	157.50–162.50	557	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	143.51/cwt	140.00–147.50	534	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	152.49/cwt	150.00–157.50	634	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	131.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	608	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	145.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	682	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	127.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	659	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	729	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	121.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	133.30/cwt	130.00–137.50	756	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	118.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	283	181.04/cwt	180.00–182.50	512	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	573	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	189.58/cwt	187.50–192.50	635	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	184.46/cwt	180.00–187.50	688	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	172.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	673	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	175.77/cwt	172.50–180.00	728	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	165.37/cwt	162.50–167.50	726	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	167.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	778	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	487	157.07/cwt	155.00–160.00	765	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	160.83/cwt	160.00–162.50	833	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	797	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	146.39/cwt	142.50–150.00	837	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	834	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	677	131.59/cwt	127.50–135.00	891	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	778	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	876	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	85.59/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,173	2
Bulls	—	—	1,487	103.30/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,536	5
Bulls	—	—	1,728	111.28/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,923	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	45.42/cwt	45.00–46.00	385	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	52.11/cwt	50.00–55.00	453	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	60.89/cwt	59.00–63.00	565	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	985	65.38/cwt	63.00–67.00	644	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	72.43/cwt	70.00–75.00	770	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	78.84/cwt	77.00–82.00	911	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,271	84.20/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,070	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,299	79.75/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,036	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,336	73.69/cwt	72.00–75.00	984	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	884.62/head	850.00–900.00	885	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	845	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	890	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	683.07/head	620.00–750.00	683	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	870.54/head	800.00–925.00	871	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	769.53/head	700.00–850.00	770	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	920	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	638.16/head	550.00–740.00	638	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	950	838.37/head	815.00–860.00	838	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 Jul 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 404Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 112Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 35Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	155.00–160.00	157.07
5	—	283	180.00–182.50	181.04
3	—	610	135.00–140.00	136.67
2	—	778	110.00–115.00	112.56
3	—	390	170.00–175.00	172.47
7	—	572	142.50–150.00	146.39
6	—	523	150.00–155.00	152.45
7	—	439	162.50–167.50	165.37
3	—	677	127.50–135.00	131.59
4	—	323	175.00–180.00	177.50
1	—	745	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	465	165.00–170.00	167.26
9	—	414	172.50–180.00	175.77
3	—	518	160.00–162.50	160.83
7	—	335	187.50–192.50	189.58
9	—	373	180.00–187.50	184.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	150.00–157.50	152.49
7	—	468	145.00–150.00	145.69
4	—	351	157.50–162.50	158.76
7	—	567	130.00–137.50	133.30
1	—	625	127.50	127.50
5	—	521	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	157.50–162.50	160.72
6	—	333	147.50–155.00	151.68
8	—	463	130.00–135.00	131.23
5	—	519	125.00–130.00	127.02
4	—	440	135.00–137.50	136.24
5	—	566	120.00–125.00	121.01
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
4	—	603	115.00–120.00	118.73
5	—	372	140.00–147.50	143.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	175.00	175.00
2	—	453	177.50–180.00	178.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	175.00–180.00	177.41
2	—	535	165.00	165.00
3	—	377	182.50–190.00	186.60
10	—	471	165.00–170.00	168.69
1	—	580	160.00	160.00
3	—	631	149.00	149.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,122	850.00–900.00	884.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	700.00–850.00	769.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	620.00–750.00	683.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	985	800.00–925.00	870.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	815.00–860.00	838.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	728	550.00–740.00	638.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,728	110.00–114.00	111.28
5	—	1,487	100.00–105.00	103.30
2	—	1,370	85.00–86.00	85.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,299	78.00–81.00	79.75
8	—	1,271	83.00–86.00	84.20
4	—	1,336	72.00–75.00	73.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	928	59.00–63.00	60.89
2	—	848	45.00–46.00	45.42
14	—	870	50.00–55.00	52.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,063	70.00–75.00	72.43
22	—	1,156	77.00–82.00	78.84
31	—	985	63.00–67.00	65.38

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.