Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2021-05-10

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, May 10
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 195 vs last sale 381▼ 120 vs year ago 306 · −39.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 50▼ 6 vs year ago 36 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 45▲ 58 vs year ago 14 · +414.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady and feeder bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.26/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −56.56 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$142.26
63 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$76
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.86
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471144.2167944
Medium and Large 2438137.7360419thin
One grade step is worth $6.48/cwt here — about $76 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 sale63 hd
142.26
—
AL average14 barns · 1,059 hd
127.39
+14.86
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−56.56
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—Average1,86393.431,7415thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,24065.158086thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09863.416969thin
CowsLean 85-90%High87354.104724thin

Every lot

47 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 · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362133.83/cwt132.50–135.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374142.31/cwt140.00–145.005329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414136.28/cwt135.00–140.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422126.60/cwt125.00–130.005343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470131.04/cwt130.00–133.006166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475123.80/cwt122.50–125.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515126.47/cwt125.00–128.006512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526120.63/cwt120.00–122.506354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579115.99/cwt115.00–118.006727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580122.50/cwt122.50–122.507111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318156.24/cwt155.00–157.504974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1336164.60/cwt160.00–167.505535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360155.45/cwt155.00–157.505606
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383141.70/cwt140.00–145.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413137.55/cwt135.00–140.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434153.09/cwt150.00–155.0066412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471144.09/cwt140.00–147.506795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480133.75/cwt130.00–135.006424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525135.13/cwt134.00–138.007097
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527126.11/cwt125.00–129.006656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571128.19/cwt125.00–132.507324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645122.50/cwt122.50–122.507901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680112.72/cwt112.00–115.007664
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3051
Bulls——1,94595.54/cwt94.00–97.001,8584
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87354.10/cwt51.00–56.004724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09863.41/cwt62.00–66.006969
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15869.51/cwt68.00–72.008054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40356.42/cwt55.00–58.007922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2821718.49/cwt700.00–775.005,8994
Bred Cows—Small 1-2855737.45/cwt675.00–850.006,3058
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,136932.91/cwt825.00–1,025.0010,5988
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,141.42/cwt1,000.00–1,425.0014,7597
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5101,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0019,6301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2949783.73/cwt675.00–875.007,4384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,118977.01/cwt875.00–1,075.0010,9232
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,2451,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,0061
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2691,253.74/cwt1,150.00–1,375.0015,9104
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2881,100.26/cwt1,075.00–1,125.0014,1713
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3301,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,9601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4081,138.50/cwt1,100.00–1,175.0016,0302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5401,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0021,9451
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29701,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,1851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2808841.96/cwt775.00–950.006,8033
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29711,070.30/cwt1,000.00–1,125.0010,3934

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.