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

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Nov 11
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
761 head
▼ 389 vs last sale 1,150▲ 761 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 56▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 34▲ 75 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 steady.Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.59/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −73.23 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$125.59
142 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$594
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$65
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.88
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1440137.5060537
Medium and Large 2496123.7261371
Medium and Large 3463116.5253934
One grade step is worth $20.97/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 sale142 hd
125.59
—
AL average16 barns · 1,882 hd
120.71
+4.88
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−73.23
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—Average1,76774.381,3146thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31045.005902thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14544.8051323
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01035.003542thin

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 · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330132.50/cwt132.50–132.504371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336126.06/cwt125.00–128.004245
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373121.86/cwt119.00–125.0045510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374115.37/cwt114.00–117.504314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377129.31/cwt128.00–130.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 3412110.51/cwt110.00–112.504555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424123.86/cwt122.50–125.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426118.96/cwt117.50–120.0050710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475115.79/cwt113.00–118.005507
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478105.49/cwt105.00–107.505045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520103.30/cwt100.00–105.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537112.13/cwt110.00–115.006027
Heifers—Medium and Large 3569101.38/cwt100.00–103.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581108.30/cwt105.00–112.506296
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638106.61/cwt104.00–110.006808
Heifers—Medium and Large 368098.99/cwt98.00–100.006734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688104.32/cwt102.50–108.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 370595.00/cwt95.00–95.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715107.50/cwt107.50–107.507691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 278796.67/cwt95.00–100.007613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288146.22/cwt145.00–147.504212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310130.50/cwt127.50–132.504055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326150.36/cwt147.50–155.004906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333140.60/cwt137.50–145.004688
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377145.31/cwt142.50–150.005487
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379136.67/cwt134.00–140.005189
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380126.92/cwt125.00–130.004825
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430119.94/cwt117.50–122.505166
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432131.15/cwt128.00–135.0056711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434138.90/cwt137.50–142.506039
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474134.40/cwt132.50–137.506376
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477114.21/cwt112.50–117.505456
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484123.72/cwt120.00–130.0059910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525125.29/cwt124.00–127.506585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527119.20/cwt115.00–122.5062810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528108.44/cwt105.00–112.505735
Bulls—Medium and Large 3569105.65/cwt105.00–107.506014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575121.26/cwt120.00–122.506974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576114.63/cwt112.50–118.006607
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620102.50/cwt102.50–102.506362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623108.38/cwt105.00–112.506758
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740104.00/cwt104.00–104.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 278398.31/cwt97.50–100.007705
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52072.50/cwt72.50–72.501,1021
Bulls——1,81674.75/cwt74.00–76.001,3575
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01035.00/cwt35.00–35.003542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12142.36/cwt41.50–43.004757
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15545.87/cwt44.00–47.0053016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31045.00/cwt45.00–45.005902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2945643.08/cwt600.00–675.006,0773
Bred Cows—Small 3960575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,5201
Bred Cows—Small 1-2990700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,9302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,1152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,190700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,3302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,220592.90/cwt585.00–600.007,2332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,0182
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3850350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,9751
Stock Cows—Small 3915300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7452
Stock Cows—Small 1-2935565.51/cwt500.00–625.005,2884
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,130500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,6502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,088974.14/cwt950.00–1,000.0010,5994
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 31,110600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,6604
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,278730.75/cwt700.00–750.009,33910

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.