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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Oct 2

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

449 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 405▼ 148 vs year ago 597 · −24.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 76▲ 19 vs year ago 93 · +20.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 47▼ 8 vs year ago 37 · −21.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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 $225.10/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +26.28 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.

Average price

$225.10

78 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$7.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.79

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	228.72	1,247	36
Medium and Large 2	508	222.91	1,132	23
Medium and Large 3	452	220.90	998	19thin

One grade step is worth $7.82/cwt here — about $249 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 sale78 hd

225.10

—

AL average15 barns · 1,205 hd

206.31

+18.79

This barn, trailing median3 sales

198.82

+26.28

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	1,669	115.55	1,929	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	91.59	1,130	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	85.42	1,286	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	81.49	840	8thin

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)	—	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,552	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	216.04/cwt	214.00–220.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	229.03/cwt	227.00–232.00	836	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	924	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	211.48/cwt	210.00–212.00	867	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	231.17/cwt	227.00–235.00	966	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	977	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	456	206.50/cwt	206.00–208.00	942	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,012	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	203.98/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,050	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	220.63/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,253	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	206.02/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,222	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,275	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	622	192.18/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,195	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,221	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	371	242.13/cwt	240.00–245.00	898	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	267.35/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,011	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	255.99/cwt	255.00–257.00	998	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	254.81/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,065	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	419	225.81/cwt	225.00–227.00	946	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	243.50/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,084	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	228.86/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,073	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,152	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	508	203.44/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,033	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	215.73/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,107	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	230.76/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,211	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	218.55/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,270	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	213.50/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,334	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	206.98/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,310	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	633	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,146	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	189.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,282	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	189.65/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,381	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	176.50/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,412	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,507	108.95/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,642	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	116.33/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,978	5
Bulls	—	—	1,835	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,266	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	88.00/cwt	87.00–89.00	799	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	79.32/cwt	78.00–83.00	850	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	85.64/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,041	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	91.80/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,137	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	97.28/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,213	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	85.42/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,286	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

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 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 405Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 76Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 47Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	217.00–225.00	220.63
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
2	—	600	210.00–215.00	212.50
4	—	418	227.00–235.00	231.17
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
2	—	390	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	167.00–170.00	168.48
2	—	315	235.00	235.00
1	—	440	222.00	222.00
2	—	593	202.00–210.00	206.02
4	—	365	227.00–232.00	229.03
1	—	670	197.00	197.00
2	—	465	215.00–220.00	217.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	187.00–197.00	192.18
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
3	—	363	214.00–220.00	216.04
4	—	410	210.00–212.00	211.48
4	—	456	206.00–208.00	206.50
4	—	590	200.00	200.00
3	—	515	202.00–205.00	203.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	265.00–275.00	267.35
3	—	728	187.00–195.00	189.65
2	—	475	240.00–245.00	242.45
6	—	418	250.00–267.00	254.81
5	—	525	225.00–235.00	230.76
1	—	660	205.00	205.00
7	—	581	217.00–222.00	218.55
2	—	335	280.00	280.00
4	—	800	175.00–177.00	176.50
2	—	625	212.00–215.00	213.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	210.00	210.00
2	—	675	185.00–195.00	189.93
1	—	720	172.00	172.00
2	—	445	242.00–245.00	243.50
3	—	305	260.00	260.00
1	—	790	165.00	165.00
2	—	390	255.00–257.00	255.99
5	—	469	225.00–232.00	228.86
4	—	513	212.00–222.00	215.73
2	—	633	206.00–208.00	206.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	240.00–245.00	242.13
1	—	330	255.00	255.00
5	—	419	225.00–227.00	225.81
3	—	508	200.00–210.00	203.44
1	—	580	190.00	190.00
2	—	465	220.00	220.00
2	—	633	180.00–182.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	190.00	190.00
1	—	745	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	250.00	250.00
2	—	755	215.00	215.00
3	—	655	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,247	95.00–100.00	97.28
15	—	1,239	89.00–94.00	91.80
12	—	1,215	84.00–88.00	85.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	87.00–89.00	88.00
6	—	1,072	78.00–83.00	79.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	84.00–87.00	85.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	122.00–125.00	123.50
3	—	1,507	106.00–111.00	108.95
5	—	1,700	114.00–118.00	116.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

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	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.