Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2021-08-30

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 30
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 557▲ 455 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 135▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 36▲ 39 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 2.00 - 7.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, and feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 3.00 lower. 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 $134.40/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$134.40
104 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.62
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481137.8966476
Medium and Large 2500124.9262528
One grade step is worth $12.97/cwt here — about $39 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 sale104 hd
134.40
—
AL average13 barns · 1,569 hd
133.78
+0.62
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—High1,51792.281,4007thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29273.6795218
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,00563.9664320
CowsLean 85-90%Average87550.3144011

Every lot

64 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2408167.48/cwt165.00–170.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 2469159.54/cwt157.50–162.007487
Steers—Medium and Large 2523154.19/cwt150.00–157.508067
Steers—Medium and Large 2572145.12/cwt140.00–147.5083022
Steers—Medium and Large 2619136.91/cwt135.00–140.008474
Steers—Medium and Large 2690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 2795122.50/cwt122.50–122.509741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345157.50/cwt157.50–157.505431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363139.35/cwt135.00–145.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386151.87/cwt150.00–157.505868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412144.85/cwt140.00–147.505979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419133.20/cwt130.00–135.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455137.64/cwt135.00–139.0062624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460128.80/cwt125.00–130.005929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528131.41/cwt130.00–135.0069411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533120.01/cwt117.50–125.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added542137.00/cwt137.00–137.0074315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562125.81/cwt122.50–127.507076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580117.50/cwt117.50–117.506822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610122.50/cwt122.50–122.507472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624113.03/cwt110.00–115.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695107.50/cwt107.50–107.507471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367169.63/cwt167.50–170.006237
Bulls—Medium and Large 2393161.24/cwt160.00–162.506342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410153.80/cwt150.00–157.506312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420164.97/cwt162.50–167.506932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468144.24/cwt140.00–147.506757
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475156.61/cwt155.00–162.5074428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522149.85/cwt145.00–152.5078215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530136.84/cwt135.00–140.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568140.07/cwt137.50–145.007963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569130.32/cwt125.00–132.507428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617134.99/cwt132.50–137.508333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620121.03/cwt117.50–125.007505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675127.43/cwt125.00–130.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690115.50/cwt115.00–116.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733124.49/cwt124.00–125.009132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740112.53/cwt107.50–115.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1783119.49/cwt119.00–120.009362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45893.39/cwt91.00–95.001,3625
Bulls——1,64074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,2141
Bulls——1,690105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79856.70/cwt55.00–58.004523
Cows—Lean 85-90%88241.46/cwt40.00–44.003663
Cows—Lean 85-90%91751.79/cwt50.00–53.004755
Cows—Boner 80-85%98758.68/cwt56.00–60.005795
Cows—Boner 80-85%99770.29/cwt69.00–72.007013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01464.58/cwt63.00–67.0065512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,12666.90/cwt65.00–69.007534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27673.74/cwt72.00–75.009418
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42378.08/cwt77.00–80.001,1116
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,105875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,6691
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,346959.73/cwt900.00–1,050.0012,9185
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2708672.10/cwt660.00–685.004,7582
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050640.00/cwt640.00–640.006,7201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875779.52/cwt750.00–850.006,8213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2862758.42/cwt650.00–875.006,5385
Bred Cows—Small 1-2865773.84/cwt750.00–800.006,6942
Bred Cows—Small 1-2915900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,2351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108854.71/cwt775.00–950.009,4706
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3931,070.39/cwt950.00–1,200.0014,9113

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.