Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2019-06-10

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 10
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
404 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 491▲ 404 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 56▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 52▲ 72 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 mostly steady.Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.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 $133.89/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −64.93 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$133.89
117 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$629
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$5
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.89
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1410150.9961814thin
Medium and Large 2470135.4963767
Medium and Large 3494124.2661336
One grade step is worth $26.74/cwt here — about $5 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 sale117 hd
133.89
—
AL average16 barns · 1,437 hd
123.00
+10.89
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−64.93
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—Low1,59480.951,2908thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45556.488223thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10053.5158925
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00646.6346915

Every lot

63 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 · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330127.52/cwt125.00–130.004215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332134.49/cwt132.50–137.504475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380136.28/cwt135.00–137.505182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383130.39/cwt127.50–132.504998
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383122.45/cwt120.00–125.004696
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423117.11/cwt115.00–120.004957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429125.90/cwt122.50–128.005406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430130.79/cwt130.00–132.505623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473128.50/cwt128.00–129.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479114.49/cwt112.50–116.005485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481120.31/cwt117.50–124.005796
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520116.87/cwt114.00–120.006089
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522109.18/cwt107.50–112.505703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525124.00/cwt124.00–124.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584111.47/cwt110.00–115.006517
Heifers—Medium and Large 3593106.26/cwt105.00–107.506304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695105.00/cwt105.00–105.007302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295158.33/cwt157.50–160.004673
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315142.88/cwt140.00–145.004506
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326151.99/cwt150.00–155.004955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340157.50/cwt157.50–157.505362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370137.47/cwt135.00–140.005094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390153.81/cwt152.50–155.006005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390148.00/cwt145.00–150.0057711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418151.84/cwt150.00–152.506354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423143.02/cwt140.00–145.0060513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428131.99/cwt130.00–135.005655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472132.90/cwt130.00–137.5062710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477140.84/cwt140.00–142.506723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490122.99/cwt120.00–125.006035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522126.11/cwt125.00–128.006589
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528117.55/cwt115.00–120.006215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570122.99/cwt120.00–125.007018
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580115.82/cwt115.00–117.506723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625115.39/cwt114.00–117.507214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3636111.50/cwt110.00–112.507094
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2676111.49/cwt110.00–112.507544
Bulls—Medium and Large 3775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42476.14/cwt74.00–78.501,0844
Bulls——1,61582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3242
Bulls——1,91389.52/cwt89.00–90.001,7132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96944.59/cwt42.50–46.004328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01949.81/cwt48.00–51.005089
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04948.97/cwt47.00–51.005147
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08558.21/cwt57.50–59.006322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15555.22/cwt52.00–56.5063814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44057.97/cwt57.50–58.508352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48553.50/cwt53.50–53.507941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2833834.65/cwt800.00–900.006,9538
Bred Cows—Small 3875554.29/cwt500.00–600.004,8504
Bred Cows—Small 1-2925712.23/cwt650.00–750.006,5888
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,051672.36/cwt625.00–750.007,06711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,3301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 31,050675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,0882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,065914.48/cwt900.00–950.009,7396
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4281,235.99/cwt1,200.00–1,275.0017,6504
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2804547.67/cwt525.00–600.004,4037
Stock Cows—Small 3840375.89/cwt350.00–400.003,1576
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,1381
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,080600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,4801

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.