Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2019-07-08

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 8
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
▲ 506 vs last sale 0▲ 506 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 0▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 0▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold mostly steady.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 $133.20/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −65.61 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$133.20
99 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$65
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.23
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1355154.155476thin
Medium and Large 2471133.9563074
Medium and Large 3495123.6961219thin
One grade step is worth $30.47/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale99 hd
133.20
—
AL average5 barns · 462 hd
124.97
+8.23
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−65.61
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—Low1,65778.751,30513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23656.0769314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,34055.007371thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97445.884479thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2420148.75/cwt147.50–150.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 2489145.34/cwt142.50–147.507117
Steers—Medium and Large 1540147.50/cwt147.50–147.507972
Steers—Medium and Large 2545137.50/cwt135.00–140.007496
Steers—Medium and Large 1570139.00/cwt138.00–140.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 2584132.51/cwt130.00–135.007744
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324126.43/cwt125.00–128.004104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332135.56/cwt132.50–138.004505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375122.64/cwt120.00–125.004608
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381129.64/cwt127.50–132.504946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418131.85/cwt130.00–135.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420124.66/cwt122.50–127.5052411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422117.15/cwt115.00–120.004946
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470113.60/cwt112.00–115.005345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475126.24/cwt125.00–127.506002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483119.91/cwt117.50–124.005798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524116.92/cwt115.00–120.006138
Heifers—Medium and Large 3539109.48/cwt107.50–112.505905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579113.76/cwt112.50–115.006597
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595105.83/cwt105.00–107.506303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634111.51/cwt110.00–112.507075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680108.98/cwt108.00–110.007412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2274164.42/cwt162.50–167.504514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318159.94/cwt157.50–162.505092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2336149.52/cwt147.50–152.5050210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369145.82/cwt142.50–147.505389
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373151.26/cwt150.00–152.505644
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380135.83/cwt135.00–137.505163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417137.11/cwt135.00–142.5057214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423130.85/cwt130.00–132.505533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479132.51/cwt130.00–135.006358
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522126.35/cwt125.00–130.0066010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538120.83/cwt117.50–122.506506
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2584122.01/cwt120.00–125.007138
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617117.67/cwt117.50–118.007263
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663114.16/cwt112.50–115.007573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728106.47/cwt105.00–110.007755
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59975.20/cwt74.00–77.501,2025
Bulls——1,63779.70/cwt78.50–82.001,3056
Bulls——1,86084.75/cwt84.50–85.001,5762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92548.45/cwt47.00–50.004483
Cows—Lean 85-90%99844.59/cwt43.00–46.504456
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23259.15/cwt59.00–59.507293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23755.23/cwt53.50–56.5068311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34055.00/cwt55.00–55.007371
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3875525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,5941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,088708.96/cwt650.00–775.007,7136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100904.32/cwt875.00–975.009,9485
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,370.00/cwt1,370.00–1,370.0015,3441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,300875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,3751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3950717.11/cwt675.00–775.006,8136
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,180875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,3252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3880350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,0801
Stock Cows—Small 1-2907616.73/cwt600.00–625.005,5943
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,090600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,5402
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,111790.86/cwt720.00–840.008,7867

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.