Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2019-12-02

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Dec 2
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
669 head
▲ 669 vs last sale 0▲ 669 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 0▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 0▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market covered:Slaughter cow and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $129.29/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −69.52 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$129.29
140 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$604
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.54
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1449140.7963225
Medium and Large 2480129.0061975
Medium and Large 3455122.6755840
One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $74 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 sale140 hd
129.29
—
AL average5 barns · 522 hd
128.75
+0.54
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−69.52
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52650.517719thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 2372150.84/cwt150.00–152.505613
Steers—Medium and Large 2478141.23/cwt140.00–145.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007416
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281133.04/cwt130.00–135.003744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320135.83/cwt135.00–137.504353
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324120.37/cwt117.50–122.503906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327130.58/cwt127.50–132.504279
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375123.04/cwt120.00–127.5046112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379113.98/cwt112.50–115.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382132.70/cwt130.00–135.005078
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419119.98/cwt117.50–122.505037
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433110.81/cwt110.00–112.504806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435125.60/cwt125.00–127.505464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474115.57/cwt114.00–117.505487
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528112.66/cwt110.00–115.005958
Heifers—Medium and Large 3537105.82/cwt105.00–107.505683
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573103.33/cwt102.50–105.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584109.06/cwt107.50–113.006377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625112.75/cwt112.50–113.007052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625106.92/cwt105.00–110.006686
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680104.87/cwt102.50–107.007134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695109.00/cwt109.00–109.007581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320138.84/cwt135.00–142.504447
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331147.83/cwt145.00–152.504898
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337156.58/cwt155.00–160.005283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377151.96/cwt150.00–155.005735
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380132.46/cwt130.00–135.005036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386142.92/cwt140.00–147.5055211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3414126.98/cwt125.00–130.005265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421143.98/cwt142.50–145.006065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427135.44/cwt132.50–140.0057814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481136.46/cwt135.00–140.006565
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481120.49/cwt117.50–122.5058010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484128.72/cwt125.00–132.5062318
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528112.03/cwt110.00–115.005926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531128.59/cwt127.50–130.006835
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534119.93/cwt117.00–122.506408
Bulls—Medium and Large 3574107.01/cwt105.00–110.006144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578113.49/cwt112.00–115.006566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580122.50/cwt122.50–122.507112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627109.29/cwt107.50–110.006855
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720102.50/cwt102.50–102.507382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47053.77/cwt53.50–54.007902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54249.58/cwt48.00–51.007657
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3807337.42/cwt285.00–375.002,7236
Stock Cows—Small 1-2873503.36/cwt480.00–550.004,3944
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,163508.67/cwt500.00–525.005,9163
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,207729.74/cwt700.00–750.008,8085
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 31,078624.59/cwt600.00–650.006,7334
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,140800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,1202
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3965500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,8252
Bred Cows—Small 3976589.10/cwt550.00–635.005,7505
Bred Cows—Small 1-2983770.24/cwt750.00–800.007,5715
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,004657.94/cwt600.00–700.006,6067
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,198694.89/cwt685.00–700.008,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,206618.51/cwt575.00–650.007,4597
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240906.02/cwt900.00–925.0011,2354
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,398807.27/cwt775.00–850.0011,2868

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.