Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2019-12-09

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Dec 9
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
823 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 669▲ 823 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 76▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 60▲ 57 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.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 $115.83/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$115.83
134 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.46
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1448123.7955534
Medium and Large 2489114.9656265
Medium and Large 3463109.7150835
One grade step is worth $14.09/cwt here — about $46 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 sale134 hd
115.83
—
AL average16 barns · 2,151 hd
115.37
+0.46
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—Average1,65173.021,20612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42049.106979thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15345.5252525
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02939.2540428

Every lot

73 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 2482138.19/cwt135.00–140.006665
Steers—Medium and Large 2530130.80/cwt130.00–132.506933
Steers—Medium and Large 2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008043
Steers—Medium and Large 2765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008802
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328127.27/cwt125.00–130.004179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335133.57/cwt132.50–135.004475
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335119.39/cwt118.00–121.004005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372129.75/cwt127.50–132.004838
Heifers—Medium and Large 3381115.96/cwt115.00–118.004424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383122.05/cwt120.00–125.0046710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425124.99/cwt124.00–126.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428119.01/cwt116.00–122.505099
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429112.74/cwt110.00–115.004847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475114.58/cwt112.00–117.0054410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479120.73/cwt119.00–122.005787
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479107.71/cwt105.00–110.005168
Heifers—Medium and Large 3521104.79/cwt103.00–106.005465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531116.81/cwt115.00–119.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537110.85/cwt109.00–113.005957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580109.00/cwt107.00–111.006327
Heifers—Medium and Large 3583101.02/cwt100.00–102.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585113.99/cwt113.00–115.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623105.65/cwt104.00–108.006586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638110.50/cwt110.00–111.007052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682103.37/cwt102.00–105.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2233160.79/cwt160.00–162.503753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2267150.84/cwt150.00–152.504033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329144.88/cwt142.50–147.004775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330150.46/cwt148.00–152.504975
Bulls—Medium and Large 3336136.36/cwt135.00–138.004584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369146.37/cwt145.00–148.005404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375139.32/cwt137.50–142.005229
Bulls—Medium and Large 3376129.57/cwt125.00–132.004877
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424140.21/cwt139.00–142.005945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430132.23/cwt130.00–136.0056910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432124.36/cwt122.50–127.005375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478134.67/cwt134.00–135.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481119.28/cwt117.50–122.005747
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482126.88/cwt124.00–130.0061211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522113.81/cwt112.50–115.005945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523128.66/cwt127.00–130.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538120.43/cwt118.00–124.006489
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576117.82/cwt115.00–121.006797
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578110.38/cwt109.00–112.506384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628114.18/cwt112.50–116.007175
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59669.92/cwt68.00–73.001,1167
Bulls——1,72877.37/cwt75.00–79.001,3375
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01741.40/cwt40.00–43.5042116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04636.39/cwt35.00–38.0038112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09643.62/cwt42.00–45.0047812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20647.27/cwt46.00–49.0057013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33556.00/cwt56.00–56.007481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39551.01/cwt50.00–52.007122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44347.31/cwt47.00–48.006836
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3834320.34/cwt270.00–350.002,6727
Stock Cows—Small 1-2895500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,4752
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,9531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2881635.05/cwt550.00–700.005,59511
Bred Cows—Small 3905467.42/cwt460.00–475.004,2302
Bred Cows—Small 1-2918766.23/cwt720.00–825.007,0344
Bred Cows—Small 31,003533.47/cwt500.00–575.005,3513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,8351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,202915.60/cwt900.00–950.0011,0063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,249581.36/cwt550.00–625.007,2617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,253684.62/cwt650.00–725.008,5785
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 31,048502.67/cwt450.00–550.005,26810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,153898.59/cwt850.00–950.0010,3614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,305715.71/cwt650.00–800.009,3408

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.