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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Oct 10

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

566 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 597▼ 145 vs year ago 711 · −20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 93▲ 64 vs year ago 80 · +80.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 37▼ 4 vs year ago 41 · −9.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 $142.58/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −56.24 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.

Average price

$142.58

96 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$9.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.91

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	149.19	843	9thin
Medium and Large 2	518	144.82	751	37
Medium and Large 3	447	139.73	625	50

One grade step is worth $9.46/cwt here — about $218 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 sale96 hd

142.58

—

AL average16 barns · 1,314 hd

139.67

+2.91

This barn, trailing median3 sales

198.82

−56.24

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	1,660	95.26	1,581	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	68.49	912	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	61.74	692	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	48.59	455	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,194	$955	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$926	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$875	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	905	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$868	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$875	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	911	$625	12

Every lot

51 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 · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	136.33/cwt	135.00–137.50	509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	133.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	555	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	129.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	621	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	136.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	663	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	124.35/cwt	122.50–127.50	648	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	133.49/cwt	132.50–135.00	749	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	322	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	523	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	183.78/cwt	182.50–185.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	173.31/cwt	172.50–175.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	154.20/cwt	150.00–157.50	583	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	144.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	601	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	161.76/cwt	160.00–167.50	683	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	464	156.20/cwt	152.50–160.00	725	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	133.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	635	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	144.36/cwt	140.00–147.50	742	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	521	126.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	657	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	137.03/cwt	132.50–140.00	773	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	124.92/cwt	120.00–127.50	762	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	624	106.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	666	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	860	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	118.78/cwt	117.50–120.00	799	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	130.85/cwt	127.50–135.00	883	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,656	94.08/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,558	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,675	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	39.21/cwt	37.00–40.00	340	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	47.44/cwt	44.00–50.00	443	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	53.26/cwt	52.00–55.00	514	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	71.83/cwt	70.00–75.00	792	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	57.49/cwt	55.00–60.00	635	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	63.96/cwt	62.00–67.00	728	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	791	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,326	67.68/cwt	65.00–70.00	897	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	73.63/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,011	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	905	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	820	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	970	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	925.74/head	875.00–975.00	926	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,226	952.59/head	850.00–1,025.00	953	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	867.77/head	800.00–925.00	868	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	700	470.86/head	390.00–590.00	471	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	735.71/head	670.00–850.00	736	7

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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 597Year ago 711

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 93Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 37Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	182.50–185.00	183.78
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
3	—	625	135.00–140.00	137.52
3	—	675	127.50–135.00	130.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	160.00–167.50	161.76
6	—	564	132.50–140.00	137.03
4	—	673	117.50–120.00	118.78
4	—	464	152.50–160.00	156.20
3	—	365	172.50–175.00	173.31
3	—	610	120.00–127.50	124.92
9	—	514	140.00–147.50	144.36
1	—	740	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	415	140.00–150.00	144.93
13	—	378	150.00–157.50	154.20
3	—	322	160.00–165.00	162.53
4	—	624	100.00–110.00	106.80
10	—	474	130.00–140.00	133.87
9	—	521	120.00–130.00	126.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	132.50–135.00	133.49
1	—	670	132.50	132.50
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
3	—	380	145.00–150.00	147.51
7	—	486	135.00–140.00	136.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	125.00–130.00	129.03
2	—	585	117.50	117.50
4	—	521	122.50–127.50	124.35
8	—	415	130.00–135.00	133.74
2	—	373	135.00–137.50	136.33
2	—	605	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	875.00	875.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	775.00	775.00

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)	5	—	1,148	875.00–975.00	925.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,226	850.00–1,025.00	952.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	800.00–925.00	867.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	700	390.00–590.00	470.86

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	7	—	1,061	670.00–850.00	735.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	72.00–76.00	73.63
3	—	1,275	62.00	62.00
14	—	1,326	65.00–70.00	67.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	934	44.00–50.00	47.44
13	—	966	52.00–55.00	53.26
5	—	866	37.00–40.00	39.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,105	55.00–60.00	57.49
29	—	1,138	62.00–67.00	63.96
5	—	1,103	70.00–75.00	71.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,656	92.00–98.00	94.08

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.