Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2020-02-24

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 24
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
450 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 333▲ 450 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 41▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 25▲ 73 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 cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 75.00 higher with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.11/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −57.70 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$141.11
92 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$685
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$57
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.38
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461152.7370522
Medium and Large 2489140.6568852
Medium and Large 3505128.2564818thin
One grade step is worth $24.48/cwt here — about $57 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 sale92 hd
141.11
—
AL average15 barns · 1,067 hd
143.49
−2.38
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−57.70
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—High1,73491.731,5915thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36965.278944thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11457.9364517
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08552.315678thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 2495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 2515148.00/cwt148.00–148.007621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265157.50/cwt157.50–157.504172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285151.55/cwt150.00–155.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320152.50/cwt152.50–152.504882
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2339147.83/cwt142.50–150.0050110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380147.40/cwt145.00–150.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381139.70/cwt135.00–142.505327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420143.51/cwt140.00–145.006034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3437120.84/cwt120.00–122.505283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439131.86/cwt127.50–135.005798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479134.28/cwt132.50–135.006435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489125.93/cwt124.00–128.006167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518129.41/cwt127.50–132.506706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535124.01/cwt122.50–125.006638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577122.66/cwt122.50–123.007083
Heifers—Medium 2585117.50/cwt117.50–117.506872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618114.51/cwt114.00–115.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640107.50/cwt107.50–107.506882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675117.50/cwt117.50–117.507931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680112.75/cwt112.50–113.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333162.44/cwt160.00–167.505417
Bulls—Medium and Large 3343151.65/cwt150.00–155.005203
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383156.32/cwt154.00–160.005995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387163.30/cwt162.50–167.506326
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425136.67/cwt135.00–140.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426159.46/cwt157.50–162.506795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433151.38/cwt148.00–155.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483155.13/cwt152.50–158.007494
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2491141.60/cwt137.50–145.0069514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513122.26/cwt120.00–125.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521139.38/cwt137.00–142.507265
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538131.65/cwt127.50–135.007088
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575126.11/cwt123.00–130.007257
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580132.75/cwt132.50–133.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625114.00/cwt114.00–114.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640118.75/cwt117.50–120.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 3691107.63/cwt105.00–110.007444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728110.71/cwt109.00–112.508062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71588.53/cwt88.00–89.001,5182
Bulls——1,74793.86/cwt92.50–95.001,6403
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02354.16/cwt53.00–55.005546
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07451.35/cwt49.00–54.005517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08563.47/cwt63.00–64.006892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16059.00/cwt59.00–59.006841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18159.21/cwt57.00–61.006999
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36965.27/cwt65.00–66.008944
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2824639.83/cwt600.00–650.005,2724
Bred Cows—Small 1-2940875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1621,164.02/cwt1,100.00–1,250.0013,5266
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,200600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,254953.37/cwt890.00–1,000.0011,9557
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,420828.94/cwt800.00–860.0011,7712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,289945.23/cwt800.00–1,000.0012,18414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3701,265.34/cwt1,200.00–1,400.0017,33518
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2892503.39/cwt500.00–525.004,4906
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,151767.07/cwt725.00–850.008,8294

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.