Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2021-04-12

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 12
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
▲ 267 vs last sale 168▲ 435 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 56▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 39▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher, and feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.11/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$137.11
149 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.30
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472141.8166977
Medium and Large 2469132.9462453
Medium and Large 3359129.6846519thin
One grade step is worth $12.12/cwt here — about $204 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 sale149 hd
137.11
—
AL average16 barns · 1,932 hd
133.80
+3.30
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—Average1,57491.041,4336thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,29371.069198thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05763.0366625
CowsLean 85-90%High89852.274699thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2279181.91/cwt177.50–185.005084
Steers—Medium and Large 1310195.00/cwt195.00–195.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2317170.93/cwt167.50–172.505425
Steers—Medium and Large 1358181.22/cwt177.50–185.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 2379163.49/cwt160.00–167.506205
Steers—Medium and Large 2417154.17/cwt150.00–157.506433
Steers—Medium and Large 1423170.94/cwt167.50–175.007236
Steers—Medium and Large 2465147.53/cwt145.00–150.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 1476157.85/cwt157.50–160.007517
Steers—Medium and Large 1515152.50/cwt152.50–152.507851
Steers—Medium and Large 2540139.00/cwt139.00–139.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 1575147.50/cwt147.50–147.508481
Steers—Medium and Large 1645140.62/cwt140.00–142.509074
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278137.34/cwt135.00–140.003824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321133.04/cwt130.00–135.004275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345146.25/cwt145.00–150.005056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385142.51/cwt140.00–145.0054914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386152.56/cwt150.00–155.005898
Heifers—Medium and Large 3387126.94/cwt125.00–130.004915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418148.59/cwt145.00–150.0062127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427137.41/cwt132.50–140.005875
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433122.94/cwt120.00–125.005325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478141.76/cwt135.00–145.0067821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490129.21/cwt125.00–130.006339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514132.00/cwt130.00–135.0067810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572122.15/cwt120.00–125.0069913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616126.52/cwt125.00–128.007798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623117.57/cwt115.00–120.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695117.50/cwt117.50–117.508171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280169.96/cwt167.50–175.004766
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313152.54/cwt150.00–155.004773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320179.08/cwt175.00–182.505733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328162.50/cwt160.00–167.505335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375146.81/cwt142.50–150.005518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385172.44/cwt170.00–175.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414165.53/cwt162.50–170.0068516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418152.05/cwt150.00–157.506366
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420140.09/cwt137.50–142.505882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464156.21/cwt152.50–160.007256
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478142.50/cwt140.00–145.0068113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483133.24/cwt127.50–135.006447
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523132.38/cwt130.00–135.0069212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535143.67/cwt140.00–150.0076912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561130.84/cwt130.00–135.007349
Bulls—Medium and Large 2592125.51/cwt122.50–127.507435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1641126.04/cwt125.00–130.008088
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672122.36/cwt119.00–125.008228
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688111.68/cwt110.00–112.507683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1737116.69/cwt115.00–117.508603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773112.30/cwt110.00–115.008683
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40084.71/cwt83.00–86.001,1862
Bulls——1,66194.21/cwt93.00–95.001,5654
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83048.28/cwt48.00–49.004013
Cows—Lean 85-90%93254.27/cwt53.00–57.005066
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03458.65/cwt57.00–60.006068
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03762.65/cwt62.00–63.0065010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11368.59/cwt67.00–70.007637
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28772.50/cwt70.00–74.009337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33561.00/cwt61.00–61.008141
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1601,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0016,3352
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2860875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,5251
Bred Cows—Small 1-2900546.17/cwt450.00–650.004,9165
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,031724.10/cwt700.00–750.007,4657
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,131994.09/cwt925.00–1,050.0011,2434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775926.13/cwt900.00–950.007,1782
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,3431
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29021,009.23/cwt925.00–1,100.009,1035

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.