Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2019-05-06

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, May 6
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
← earliestMay 6May 13 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
▲ 477 vs last sale 0▲ 477 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 0▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 0▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold 50.00 to 75.00 per head higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.00/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −58.81 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$140.00
85 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$24
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.53
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436156.146807thin
Medium and Large 2498141.6070550
Medium and Large 3493133.1265628
One grade step is worth $23.02/cwt here — about $24 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 sale85 hd
140.00
—
AL average4 barns · 495 hd
135.47
+4.53
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−58.81
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
219201183164median 198.8103/3003/3005/1109/2809/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,69877.761,3204thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25453.976777thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38452.367247thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94442.7940410

Every lot

78 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2427161.64/cwt160.00–162.506903
Steers—Medium and Large 2470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210155.00/cwt155.00–155.003261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225165.00/cwt165.00–165.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322154.18/cwt152.50–155.004963
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330133.64/cwt130.00–137.504414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2343143.74/cwt142.50–145.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369131.46/cwt127.50–135.004855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373149.93/cwt147.50–152.505593
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383140.35/cwt137.50–145.005386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424136.07/cwt132.50–140.005777
Heifers—Medium and Large 3437126.44/cwt125.00–130.005535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1443143.76/cwt142.50–145.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473121.89/cwt120.00–125.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475130.64/cwt127.50–135.006218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527127.24/cwt124.00–132.006717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1542135.84/cwt135.00–137.507363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580126.24/cwt125.00–127.507322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623121.26/cwt120.00–122.507552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628115.83/cwt115.00–117.507273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668117.66/cwt115.00–120.007863
Heifers—Medium and Large 3683111.25/cwt110.00–112.507604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325153.08/cwt150.00–157.504984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340162.50/cwt162.50–162.505532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370165.00/cwt165.00–165.006113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371148.14/cwt145.00–152.505504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387159.52/cwt155.00–162.506179
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415158.73/cwt157.50–160.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431136.89/cwt135.00–140.005908
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437148.69/cwt145.00–155.006508
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479140.57/cwt137.50–145.006738
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490131.63/cwt130.00–135.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524136.29/cwt132.50–138.007148
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540142.50/cwt142.50–142.507701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570138.00/cwt138.00–138.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575125.00/cwt125.00–125.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582131.62/cwt130.00–135.007663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635118.73/cwt117.50–120.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2666120.63/cwt120.00–122.508034
Bulls—Medium and Large 3677116.67/cwt115.00–117.507903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770110.82/cwt110.00–112.508533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2192
Bulls——1,77080.51/cwt80.00–81.001,4252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93549.50/cwt49.50–49.504631
Cows—Lean 85-90%94542.04/cwt40.00–45.003979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02350.99/cwt50.50–51.515222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34655.16/cwt54.00–55.507425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34853.30/cwt52.50–55.007185
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47350.00/cwt49.50–50.507372
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3825351.52/cwt320.00–385.002,9004
Bred Cows—Small 1-2850851.47/cwt825.00–875.007,2372
Bred Cows—Small 3867507.69/cwt475.00–525.004,4023
Bred Cows—Small 1-2888547.96/cwt515.00–575.004,8664
Bred Cows—Small 1-2889645.28/cwt600.00–675.005,7377
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,017857.08/cwt775.00–900.008,71716
Bred Cows—Medium 31,033758.87/cwt725.00–775.007,8396
Bred Cows—Medium 31,035623.02/cwt565.00–650.006,4485
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0551,008.18/cwt975.00–1,025.0010,6363
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,055700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,3851
Bred Cows—Large 31,150650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,4751
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,175962.77/cwt950.00–975.0011,3132
Bred Cows—Large 31,181733.71/cwt675.00–785.008,6657
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2031,124.84/cwt1,100.00–1,150.0013,5322
Bred Cows—Large 31,237859.98/cwt825.00–900.0010,6385
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3950650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29921,053.99/cwt1,000.00–1,125.0010,4566
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0301,239.81/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0012,7705
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 31,100775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,5252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,2501,385.00/cwt1,325.00–1,425.0017,3135
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 31,250950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,8751

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.