Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2019-05-20

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, May 20
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
507 head
▲ 257 vs last sale 250▲ 507 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 45▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 49▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.92/cwt on 139 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −57.90 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$140.92
139 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.22
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455150.9068732
Medium and Large 2466141.5566076
Medium and Large 3496129.0564031
One grade step is worth $21.85/cwt here — about $47 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 sale139 hd
140.92
—
AL average16 barns · 1,301 hd
133.70
+7.22
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−57.90
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12154.8261521
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41854.357704thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99647.3647213

Every lot

74 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 2570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 2627133.30/cwt130.00–135.008363
Steers—Medium and Large 3675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 2710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320135.02/cwt132.50–137.504324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328148.95/cwt148.00–150.004894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337142.08/cwt140.00–145.004796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375137.76/cwt135.00–142.5051710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379128.41/cwt125.00–132.504875
Heifers—Medium and Large 3412126.01/cwt125.00–127.505195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422140.67/cwt140.00–142.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429133.51/cwt130.00–135.0057311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473136.85/cwt135.00–140.006474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475128.21/cwt125.00–132.5060913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522123.58/cwt120.00–126.0064510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526131.30/cwt130.00–132.506915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3536116.51/cwt115.00–117.506245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575127.49/cwt127.00–128.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575121.06/cwt120.00–124.006966
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624119.08/cwt117.50–122.507435
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640111.25/cwt110.00–112.507122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720112.50/cwt112.50–112.508101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225175.00/cwt175.00–175.003941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2289167.45/cwt165.00–170.004845
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322159.99/cwt157.50–162.505159
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340165.81/cwt165.00–167.505643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377160.08/cwt158.00–162.506045
Bulls—Medium and Large 3379144.94/cwt142.50–147.505494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380152.51/cwt150.00–157.505809
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425154.94/cwt152.50–157.506586
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429143.01/cwt140.00–150.0061414
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435136.31/cwt135.00–138.005936
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475127.59/cwt125.00–130.006066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476147.45/cwt145.00–150.007029
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476137.55/cwt135.00–142.5065511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520144.41/cwt142.50–147.507516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526133.41/cwt130.00–137.507028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568135.99/cwt135.00–138.007723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2584127.79/cwt125.00–132.507469
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623124.46/cwt122.50–127.507754
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673119.16/cwt117.50–120.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3677110.81/cwt110.00–112.507503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008513
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97348.09/cwt47.00–50.004686
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00244.45/cwt43.50–46.004455
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04852.47/cwt52.00–53.005502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10557.47/cwt57.00–58.506354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12554.20/cwt52.00–56.0061017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41553.46/cwt52.50–54.507563
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42557.00/cwt57.00–57.008121
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2793573.79/cwt535.00–600.004,5506
Stock Cows—Small 3910350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,1852
Stock Cows—Small 3930375.00/cwt375.00–375.003,4881
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 3985450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,4331
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025677.89/cwt650.00–725.006,9484
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2870825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,1781
Bred Cows—Small 3892416.36/cwt400.00–450.003,7143
Bred Cows—Small 1-2925725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,7061
Bred Cows—Small 3980475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,6551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,154906.90/cwt850.00–975.0010,4668
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,168777.09/cwt700.00–850.009,0762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,177635.55/cwt575.00–675.007,4806
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,9402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3943671.62/cwt600.00–750.006,3334
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,296889.68/cwt800.00–1,000.0011,5308
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5351,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0018,8042

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.