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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 20

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

259 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 280▼ 98 vs year ago 357 · −27.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 49 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 28 · +10.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows no trends available with high cow 102.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 9.00 higher and feeder heifers sold sharply 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 $213.03/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +14.21 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.

Average price

$213.03

62 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$25.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.16

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	225.96	1,027	31
Medium and Large 2	497	200.09	994	31

One grade step is worth $25.87/cwt here — about $32 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 sale62 hd

213.03

—

AL average14 barns · 762 hd

201.86

+11.16

This barn, trailing median3 sales

198.82

+14.21

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	90.23	1,253	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	993	82.81	822	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	64.87	552	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,006	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$925	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$905	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$703	2thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	271.24/cwt	270.00–272.50	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	267.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	969	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,194	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	277	208.48/cwt	202.50–212.50	577	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	222.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	723	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	215.72/cwt	210.00–220.00	792	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	191.65/cwt	190.00–195.00	753	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	204.77/cwt	197.50–208.00	856	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	186.58/cwt	184.00–190.00	793	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	183.01/cwt	180.00–185.00	893	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	501	178.74/cwt	175.00–180.00	895	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	191.29/cwt	187.50–195.00	976	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	169.49/cwt	165.00–172.50	968	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	237.68/cwt	235.00–240.00	654	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	232.62/cwt	230.00–235.00	733	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	250.78/cwt	250.00–252.50	840	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	242.34/cwt	240.00–247.50	904	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	227.68/cwt	222.50–230.00	858	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	217.42/cwt	215.00–220.00	898	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	235.44/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,003	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	210.55/cwt	209.00–212.50	996	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	221.68/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,064	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	208.40/cwt	207.50–209.00	1,092	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	197.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,037	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	196.27/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,085	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	184.97/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,078	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	621	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,071	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	182.57/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,147	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	165.64/cwt	162.50–170.00	1,085	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,155	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	781	60.95/cwt	57.00–63.00	476	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	68.13/cwt	66.00–70.00	619	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	75.96/cwt	74.00–78.00	714	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	95.01/cwt	92.00–98.00	983	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	83.95/cwt	83.00–85.00	874	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,134	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	97.95/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,374	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/head	800.00–1,050.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	812.50/head	750.00–875.00	813	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006.25/head	900.00–1,075.00	1,006	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/head	900.00–950.00	925	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702.50/head	610.00–795.00	703	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 Mar 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 280Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 0Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 0Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	192.50–200.00	196.27
3	—	480	220.00–222.50	221.68
5	—	524	207.50–209.00	208.40
13	—	426	232.50–237.50	235.44
2	—	628	180.00–185.00	182.57
3	—	335	250.00–252.50	250.78
3	—	373	240.00–247.50	242.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	215.00–220.00	217.42
3	—	377	222.50–230.00	227.68
2	—	275	235.00–240.00	237.68
2	—	525	195.00–200.00	197.57
4	—	621	170.00–175.00	172.49
3	—	583	182.50–187.50	184.97
3	—	473	209.00–212.50	210.55
2	—	745	155.00	155.00
4	—	655	162.50–170.00	165.64
4	—	315	230.00–235.00	232.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	214.00	214.00
2	—	343	270.00–272.50	271.24
6	—	363	260.00–270.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	187.50–195.00	191.29
5	—	418	197.50–208.00	204.77
5	—	325	220.00–225.00	222.41
11	—	367	210.00–220.00	215.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	165.00–172.50	169.49
4	—	501	175.00–180.00	178.74
3	—	277	202.50–212.50	208.48
3	—	393	190.00–195.00	191.65
5	—	488	180.00–185.00	183.01
5	—	425	184.00–190.00	186.58
2	—	340	195.00	195.00

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 · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	800.00–1,050.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00–875.00	812.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	1,006.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	610.00–795.00	702.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	83.00–85.00	83.95
3	—	1,035	92.00–98.00	95.01
6	—	940	74.00–78.00	75.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	82.00–83.00	82.50
2	—	1,403	96.00–100.00	97.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	781	57.00–63.00	60.95
6	—	908	66.00–70.00	68.13

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.