Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2022-02-21

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 21
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
494 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 491▲ 406 vs year ago 88 · +461.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 83▲ 64 vs year ago 29 · +220.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 25▲ 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers lightly tested, feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $164.80/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −34.02 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$164.80
112 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$61
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.74
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1446172.8877164
Medium and Large 2461154.0270948
One grade step is worth $18.86/cwt here — about $61 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 sale112 hd
164.80
—
AL average15 barns · 1,283 hd
155.06
+9.74
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−34.02
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—Average1,47491.021,3417thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38976.401,06111
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11872.4981134
CowsLean 85-90%Average94354.6551518

Every lot

63 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 1385198.72/cwt197.50–200.007652
Steers—Medium and Large 1412193.34/cwt192.50–195.007973
Steers—Medium and Large 2413180.08/cwt177.50–182.507442
Steers—Medium and Large 2483175.30/cwt172.50–177.508473
Steers—Medium and Large 2515163.64/cwt160.00–167.508432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263157.62/cwt155.00–160.004154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336162.99/cwt160.00–165.0054810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2357147.02/cwt145.00–150.0052511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389159.65/cwt157.50–160.006217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2403140.00/cwt137.50–142.505644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408155.56/cwt152.50–157.506359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472149.06/cwt145.00–152.507045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy477157.99/cwt157.50–160.007546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486132.05/cwt130.00–135.006426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy519151.84/cwt150.00–152.507884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522143.45/cwt142.50–145.007496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580140.00/cwt140.00–140.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616134.26/cwt130.00–136.008276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1228202.69/cwt200.00–205.004622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1273193.78/cwt192.50–195.005292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280178.68/cwt175.00–182.505002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1311186.39/cwt185.00–190.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322172.03/cwt170.00–175.005547
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365167.78/cwt165.00–170.006128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380182.41/cwt180.00–185.0069317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427176.54/cwt175.00–180.0075413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428161.31/cwt160.00–165.0069011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473152.09/cwt150.00–157.507195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476172.83/cwt167.50–175.008239
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528146.58/cwt142.50–150.007743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529163.44/cwt160.00–167.508656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565152.76/cwt150.00–157.508634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568139.32/cwt135.00–142.507914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610128.28/cwt125.00–130.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618143.80/cwt140.00–147.508894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685137.48/cwt135.00–140.009422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710132.50/cwt132.50–132.509411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720116.28/cwt115.00–117.508372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2758107.52/cwt105.00–110.008152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43796.81/cwt96.00–98.001,3913
Bulls——1,50186.67/cwt84.00–89.001,3014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92456.25/cwt54.00–59.0052014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00849.04/cwt47.00–50.004944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01265.33/cwt63.00–67.0066111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14273.63/cwt71.00–76.0084117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24682.38/cwt80.00–85.001,0266
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32880.88/cwt78.00–83.001,0746
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46271.03/cwt69.00–73.001,0385
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0011,2091
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2965700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,7551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,218960.48/cwt925.00–985.0011,6992
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2753726.25/cwt650.00–800.005,4692
Bred Cows—Small 1-2767596.79/cwt500.00–700.004,5773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,5891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,5391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045696.42/cwt600.00–760.007,2783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2901,135.00/cwt1,135.00–1,135.0014,6421

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.