Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2019-12-16

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Dec 16
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
392 head
▼ 431 vs last sale 823▲ 392 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 87▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 57▲ 64 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 2.00 higher.Slaughter bulls sold steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 75.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.90/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −62.92 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$135.90
123 head · 454 lb average
Value per head Derived
$617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$23
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.07
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1389154.5260236
Medium and Large 2483132.1663855
Medium and Large 3477121.3657932
One grade step is worth $33.16/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 sale123 hd
135.90
—
AL average16 barns · 1,660 hd
129.83
+6.07
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−62.92
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—Low1,58174.841,1835thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32149.816586thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14745.7952534
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09440.5444410

Every lot

80 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1275185.00/cwt185.00–185.005091
Steers—Medium and Large 1373167.47/cwt165.00–170.006253
Steers—Medium and Large 2378155.85/cwt155.00–157.505893
Steers—Medium and Large 1434154.41/cwt154.00–157.5067013
Steers—Medium and Large 2435146.81/cwt145.00–150.006394
Steers—Medium and Large 2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 1575137.00/cwt137.00–137.007886
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210145.00/cwt145.00–145.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280135.00/cwt135.00–135.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327119.46/cwt117.50–122.503916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330136.31/cwt135.00–138.004506
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335128.36/cwt125.00–132.504306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376130.38/cwt128.00–132.504906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380123.17/cwt120.00–127.504687
Heifers—Medium and Large 3381115.41/cwt112.50–118.004407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422124.67/cwt124.00–125.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428119.47/cwt117.50–122.505117
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429112.66/cwt110.00–115.004837
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476119.99/cwt119.00–122.005716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479115.62/cwt112.50–118.005547
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526112.69/cwt110.00–115.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527118.55/cwt117.50–121.006259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569116.64/cwt115.00–119.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579110.84/cwt108.00–113.006427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615107.11/cwt105.00–110.006595
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628115.60/cwt113.00–117.507265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245185.00/cwt185.00–185.004532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275175.00/cwt175.00–175.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2277165.53/cwt162.50–167.504595
Bulls—Medium and Large 3321141.83/cwt140.00–145.004554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330153.71/cwt150.00–157.505076
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338166.44/cwt162.50–170.005637
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374146.70/cwt142.50–150.005499
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377157.05/cwt152.50–162.5059211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378133.27/cwt130.00–137.505046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430146.02/cwt142.50–150.0062810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431135.11/cwt132.50–138.005826
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436125.61/cwt125.00–127.505484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468135.83/cwt135.00–137.506363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477127.53/cwt125.00–130.006087
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480119.59/cwt117.50–122.505745
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518128.77/cwt127.50–130.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523111.93/cwt110.00–115.005854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529120.85/cwt118.00–123.006394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580116.02/cwt115.00–118.006734
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580109.75/cwt107.50–112.006376
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2641113.74/cwt112.50–115.007296
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678109.50/cwt107.50–112.507425
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730106.48/cwt105.00–108.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56475.93/cwt75.00–77.501,1884
Bulls——1,65070.50/cwt70.50–70.501,1631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03850.42/cwt50.00–51.005233
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09440.54/cwt39.00–43.0044410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11554.00/cwt54.00–54.006021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12646.83/cwt44.50–49.0052719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20842.98/cwt42.00–44.0051912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27949.72/cwt49.00–50.006364
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69546.00/cwt46.00–46.007801
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2848545.66/cwt525.00–580.004,6276
Stock Cows—Small 3865283.48/cwt250.00–315.002,4523
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3880450.99/cwt425.00–475.003,9692
Bred Cows—Small 1-2893820.76/cwt775.00–875.007,3293
Bred Cows—Small 1-2949663.91/cwt600.00–725.006,3015
Bred Cows—Small 3960500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,115650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,2481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,168555.73/cwt500.00–600.006,4914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,219800.06/cwt750.00–875.009,7537
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,237976.08/cwt950.00–1,000.0012,0743
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 31,025650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,6632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,132958.65/cwt950.00–975.0010,8526
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,310775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,1532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,091.41/cwt1,075.00–1,125.0014,3526

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.