Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2019-11-04

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Nov 4
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,150 head
▲ 1,150 vs last sale 0▲ 1,150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 0▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 0▲ 34 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 sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 75.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.86/cwt on 223 head.
Average price
$135.86
223 head · 716 lb average
Value per head Derived
$972
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$1.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.84
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1741136.001,008195
Medium and Large 2537134.8872528
One grade step is worth $1.12/cwt here — about $283 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 sale223 hd
135.86
—
AL average13 barns · 1,178 hd
131.01
+4.84
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—Low1,73572.931,2656thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39045.366309thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19843.7052319
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06736.7339217

Every lot

68 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 2488136.76/cwt136.00–139.0066713
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added580133.25/cwt132.50–134.0077315
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008546
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665135.00/cwt135.00–135.0089842
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added766136.39/cwt133.00–137.001,045144
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added885123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0893
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325133.33/cwt132.50–135.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325125.27/cwt122.00–130.004076
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376120.68/cwt118.00–124.004547
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376114.42/cwt112.50–116.004305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418116.61/cwt115.00–119.004876
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419110.98/cwt110.00–112.504655
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487114.00/cwt112.00–116.0055513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490106.41/cwt105.00–109.005215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493122.30/cwt122.00–122.506035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523105.32/cwt103.00–107.005516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525121.00/cwt121.00–121.006358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2542110.21/cwt110.00–114.0059730
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569109.33/cwt107.00–111.006226
Heifers—Medium and Large 3579101.57/cwt100.00–104.005885
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added615113.67/cwt113.00–114.006996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633105.78/cwt104.00–108.006705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660118.00/cwt118.00–118.0077961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2681101.46/cwt100.00–104.006914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added730119.50/cwt119.50–119.5087211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added795105.00/cwt105.00–105.008355
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3319129.98/cwt128.00–132.004154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331136.11/cwt134.00–140.004515
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372126.30/cwt125.00–128.004706
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380132.76/cwt131.00–135.005044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424127.58/cwt125.00–132.505417
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478128.97/cwt128.00–130.006164
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481114.47/cwt112.50–116.005515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482123.15/cwt119.00–130.0059410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525117.08/cwt115.00–120.006155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576112.70/cwt110.00–115.006497
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580104.66/cwt104.00–105.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634109.01/cwt108.00–110.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2677104.66/cwt104.00–105.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0911
Bulls——1,76173.92/cwt73.00–74.501,3025
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04935.45/cwt33.00–37.5037212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11039.81/cwt39.00–40.504425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19344.30/cwt43.00–46.5052816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22340.49/cwt40.00–41.004953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28841.84/cwt41.00–42.505392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41946.37/cwt45.50–47.006587
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2788623.02/cwt600.00–650.004,9092
Bred Cows—Small 3902387.26/cwt365.00–400.003,4933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068851.58/cwt775.00–925.009,0952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128961.97/cwt950.00–975.0010,8512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,135544.09/cwt500.00–575.006,1753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,213687.11/cwt675.00–700.008,3354
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3857305.52/cwt285.00–330.002,6183
Stock Cows—Small 1-2898478.25/cwt450.00–510.004,2952
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,090450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,9051
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2965785.00/cwt785.00–785.007,5754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,235775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,5712

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.