Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2020-08-10

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 10
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
550 head
▲ 550 vs last sale 0▲ 115 vs year ago 435 · +26.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 0▼ 37 vs year ago 80 · −46.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 0▼ 9 vs year ago 39 · −23.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last market covered:Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.Feeder cattle sold steady with good demand.Repacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.89/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$125.89
72 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$613
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$20
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.80
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1442135.0459620
Medium and Large 2504122.3861752
One grade step is worth $12.66/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale72 hd
125.89
—
AL average12 barns · 1,589 hd
121.10
+4.80
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19758.0869526
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08654.775956thin

Every lot

41 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 · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317146.63/cwt145.00–150.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322139.16/cwt138.00–140.004485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367135.60/cwt132.50–138.004985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379141.94/cwt140.00–145.005385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432130.04/cwt127.50–133.005627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433136.82/cwt135.00–140.005924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481123.23/cwt120.00–127.0059310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523126.32/cwt125.00–128.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538118.37/cwt115.00–122.506379
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577114.97/cwt112.50–117.506637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582121.65/cwt120.00–122.507083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640111.25/cwt110.00–112.507124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685107.52/cwt105.00–110.007374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740102.00/cwt102.00–102.007551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295161.25/cwt160.00–162.504762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328161.79/cwt160.00–165.005314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335152.72/cwt150.00–155.005127
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373146.97/cwt145.00–150.005485
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383155.09/cwt152.50–158.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426146.75/cwt145.00–150.006256
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428140.47/cwt138.00–142.506016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473141.99/cwt140.00–145.006725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2492134.98/cwt132.50–137.506645
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533128.62/cwt125.00–132.506867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579123.68/cwt122.50–125.007165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007762
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05854.12/cwt52.00–56.005735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16953.82/cwt52.00–55.006297
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18759.07/cwt57.00–61.0070116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22558.00/cwt58.00–58.007111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31562.71/cwt62.00–64.008253
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,201.21/cwt1,175.00–1,225.0016,1564
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3853586.36/cwt575.00–600.005,0022
Bred Cows—Small 1-2965735.56/cwt700.00–775.007,0982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,132680.57/cwt650.00–750.007,70411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,147876.38/cwt850.00–925.0010,0523

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.