Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2020-02-17

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 17
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 324▲ 333 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 32▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 25 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 mostly steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold mostly steady.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 $135.52/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$135.52
134 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$601
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$34
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.39
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1415145.6760445
Medium and Large 2457133.0560864
Medium and Large 3461123.5957025
One grade step is worth $22.08/cwt here — about $34 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
135.52
—
AL average14 barns · 1,167 hd
132.14
+3.39
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—High1,69186.181,4575thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52261.159304thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21358.8371411
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06147.835075thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315185.00/cwt185.00–185.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 2444165.36/cwt162.50–167.507347
Steers—Medium and Large 1470165.00/cwt165.00–165.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 2480157.50/cwt157.50–157.507562
Steers—Medium and Large 2575145.00/cwt145.00–145.008342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280162.46/cwt160.00–165.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283153.29/cwt150.00–155.004343
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325137.38/cwt135.00–140.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338147.48/cwt145.00–150.004986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1344154.26/cwt152.50–155.0053110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376131.83/cwt130.00–135.004964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386148.44/cwt147.50–151.0057311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386142.09/cwt137.50–145.0054811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423144.18/cwt140.00–148.0061011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434135.00/cwt130.00–138.0058617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435127.12/cwt125.00–131.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484128.57/cwt125.00–133.0062212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490121.00/cwt120.00–122.505935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493135.99/cwt135.00–137.506705
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524126.26/cwt122.50–129.006625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531133.47/cwt130.00–135.007094
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535115.49/cwt115.00–117.006184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578118.10/cwt115.00–120.006835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1588127.50/cwt127.50–127.507502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3592110.84/cwt110.00–112.506563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668110.63/cwt107.50–115.007394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270175.00/cwt175.00–175.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285183.20/cwt180.00–185.005224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325155.00/cwt155.00–155.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329175.58/cwt172.50–177.505784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332165.43/cwt160.00–167.505495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385168.79/cwt165.00–172.506506
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385148.77/cwt147.50–150.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386158.16/cwt155.00–162.506108
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427152.80/cwt147.50–157.506529
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436142.72/cwt140.00–146.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1439164.61/cwt160.00–167.507237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482155.00/cwt152.50–157.507475
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484143.22/cwt140.00–147.506937
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488132.89/cwt130.00–137.506496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523141.98/cwt141.00–142.507433
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2541136.26/cwt132.50–137.507378
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583137.75/cwt127.50–177.508036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585135.61/cwt135.00–137.507934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2617121.68/cwt120.00–125.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2676114.85/cwt112.50–116.007764
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685105.00/cwt105.00–105.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733110.21/cwt108.00–112.508082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3292
Bulls——1,64578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2831
Bulls——1,86090.46/cwt90.00–91.001,6832
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06147.83/cwt47.00–49.005075
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19262.68/cwt62.00–64.007473
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22157.38/cwt56.00–58.007018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50363.77/cwt62.50–65.009582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54058.53/cwt58.00–59.009012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,1551,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0017,6252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2910550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,0052
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,092716.41/cwt665.00–765.007,8233

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.