Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2021-02-22

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 22
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 199▼ 362 vs year ago 450 · −80.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 46▼ 23 vs year ago 52 · −44.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 38▼ 59 vs year ago 73 · −80.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Market lightly tested. Slaughter Bulls and Cows sold unevenly steady. Feeder calves sold steady to 3.00 lower, trade active with moderate demand on feeder calves. Replacement cattle 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 $115.51/cwt on 24 head.
Average price
$115.51
24 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$574
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.19
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512116.8359815thin
Medium and Large 2472113.325359thin
One grade step is worth $3.51/cwt here — about $63 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 sale24 hd
115.51
—
AL average9 barns · 359 hd
121.70
−6.19
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—High1,34584.671,1393thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29167.908774thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average94360.0256613
CowsLean 85-90%Average92742.883973thin

Every lot

42 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 1323162.52/cwt160.00–165.005254
Steers—Medium and Large 1395160.00/cwt160.00–160.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1418147.54/cwt145.00–150.006172
Steers—Medium and Large 2595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320135.00/cwt135.00–135.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463121.23/cwt120.00–125.005614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472112.99/cwt110.00–115.005335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535107.45/cwt105.00–110.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593111.26/cwt110.00–112.506602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607103.32/cwt100.00–105.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390137.50/cwt137.50–137.505361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458137.52/cwt132.50–140.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485124.90/cwt120.00–130.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520117.57/cwt115.00–120.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590121.22/cwt120.00–125.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615117.46/cwt115.00–120.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660102.50/cwt102.50–102.506771
Bulls—Medium and Large 277092.50/cwt92.50–92.507121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19577.00/cwt77.00–77.009201
Bulls——1,32086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,1351
Bulls——1,52091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,3831
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%85656.89/cwt55.00–59.004877
Cows—Lean 85-90%92742.88/cwt40.00–45.003973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04463.68/cwt63.00–65.006656
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29167.90/cwt65.00–70.008774
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2868706.48/cwt650.00–750.006,1322
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,160850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,8601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2740625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,6251
Bred Cows—Small 1-2760475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,6101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043812.95/cwt775.00–850.008,4792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205731.22/cwt625.00–825.008,8112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2953751.92/cwt725.00–775.007,1663

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.