Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2019-07-22

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 22
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
520 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 547▲ 520 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 39▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 48▲ 40 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 1.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.90/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$124.90
84 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$560
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$23
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.93
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1444130.1157820
Medium and Large 2441125.4855349
Medium and Large 3479116.0355515thin
One grade step is worth $14.08/cwt here — about $23 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 sale84 hd
124.90
—
AL average14 barns · 1,632 hd
120.97
+3.93
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Low1,55381.661,2687thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14954.9663215
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37054.507471thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average90347.024256thin

Every lot

62 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 2370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 2475139.96/cwt137.50–142.506653
Steers—Medium and Large 2537135.81/cwt135.00–137.507293
Steers—Medium and Large 1540142.50/cwt142.50–142.507701
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added645141.00/cwt141.00–141.0090910
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240142.50/cwt142.50–142.503421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330132.85/cwt130.00–137.504386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379130.97/cwt127.50–132.5049611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389135.59/cwt135.00–137.505274
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422130.68/cwt129.00–134.005518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427125.54/cwt123.00–128.0053610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465129.49/cwt127.50–132.506025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469122.33/cwt120.00–125.005746
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490115.83/cwt115.00–117.505683
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513113.83/cwt112.50–115.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519119.87/cwt117.50–122.506227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528123.48/cwt123.00–124.006522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586115.60/cwt115.00–117.506774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620112.50/cwt112.50–112.506983
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2273158.32/cwt157.50–160.004323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275170.00/cwt167.50–172.504682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320165.78/cwt162.50–167.505303
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2339150.39/cwt147.50–155.005106
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367132.98/cwt130.00–135.004885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373145.59/cwt142.50–148.005435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385154.15/cwt152.50–155.005933
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431140.07/cwt137.50–142.506047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433144.68/cwt144.00–145.006263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470140.82/cwt140.00–142.506623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477133.14/cwt130.00–137.5063512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521126.99/cwt125.00–130.006627
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570123.73/cwt122.50–125.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583116.26/cwt115.00–117.506784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622118.86/cwt117.50–120.007393
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49179.00/cwt78.00–80.001,1784
Bulls——1,63585.20/cwt84.00–86.001,3933
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83342.82/cwt42.00–43.503572
Cows—Lean 85-90%93849.12/cwt48.50–50.004614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11060.50/cwt60.50–60.506721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14754.99/cwt53.00–57.5063112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18351.99/cwt51.50–52.506152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37054.50/cwt54.50–54.507471
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2938656.00/cwt650.00–675.006,1534
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158912.53/cwt900.00–925.0010,5672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,168630.72/cwt600.00–675.007,3676
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,200762.19/cwt725.00–800.009,1462
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2835550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,5931
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,1201
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,100585.00/cwt585.00–585.006,4351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 31,034623.46/cwt500.00–700.006,4478
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,279897.14/cwt800.00–1,025.0011,4748

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.