Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2022-03-07

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 7
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
640 head
▲ 546 vs last sale 94▲ 79 vs year ago 561 · +14.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 18▲ 70 vs year ago 55 · +127.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 15▲ 22 vs year ago 19 · +115.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. 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 $139.55/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$139.55
127 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$150
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$5.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.58
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534141.3075585
Medium and Large 2445136.0060542
One grade step is worth $5.30/cwt here — about $150 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 sale127 hd
139.55
—
AL average15 barns · 1,575 hd
148.13
−8.58
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—Average1,382100.111,38315
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33185.061,1329thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08973.5480139
CowsLean 85-90%Average89052.9647133

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1345192.50/cwt192.50–192.506641
Steers—Medium and Large 2350177.50/cwt177.50–177.506211
Steers—Medium and Large 1361189.47/cwt187.50–192.506845
Steers—Medium and Large 1412179.02/cwt177.50–182.507385
Steers—Medium and Large 2427167.28/cwt165.00–170.007146
Steers—Medium and Large 1473174.05/cwt170.00–177.508233
Steers—Medium and Large 2480162.95/cwt162.50–163.0078211
Steers—Medium and Large 2525155.00/cwt155.00–155.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1544162.83/cwt162.00–165.0088612
Steers—Medium and Large 1550157.50/cwt157.50–157.508661
Steers—Medium and Large 2570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1614154.75/cwt153.00–156.0095017
Steers—Medium and Large 1716143.75/cwt143.75–143.751,0298
Steers—Medium and Large 1765137.44/cwt135.75–139.001,05117
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320149.99/cwt147.50–152.504808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324162.23/cwt160.00–164.005264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369141.39/cwt140.00–145.005229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374155.37/cwt152.50–157.505817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418146.69/cwt145.00–151.0061312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436137.80/cwt135.00–140.006018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482143.56/cwt142.50–145.0069211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512142.50/cwt142.50–142.507308
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527128.51/cwt125.00–130.0067710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added556146.00/cwt146.00–146.0081213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567137.10/cwt134.00–140.0077711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620127.50/cwt127.50–127.507911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635113.98/cwt110.00–117.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660126.65/cwt125.00–127.508363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783119.00/cwt119.00–119.009329
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255192.50/cwt192.50–192.504911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275185.14/cwt182.50–187.505093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328173.89/cwt172.50–177.505705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338186.70/cwt185.00–190.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2394167.49/cwt165.00–170.006608
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423174.10/cwt170.00–177.5073612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435160.55/cwt157.50–162.506985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482164.61/cwt162.50–167.507937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511160.62/cwt157.50–162.508219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535148.05/cwt145.00–150.007925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558142.51/cwt140.00–145.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561153.04/cwt150.00–155.008597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612138.35/cwt137.50–140.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650132.50/cwt132.50–132.508611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740128.33/cwt127.50–130.009503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2767119.97/cwt117.50–122.509203
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24877.61/cwt75.00–80.009692
Bulls——1,34298.48/cwt96.00–102.001,3227
Bulls——1,473109.51/cwt108.00–113.001,6136
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87360.26/cwt58.00–62.005269
Cows—Lean 85-90%88345.63/cwt44.00–47.0040310
Cows—Lean 85-90%90653.50/cwt51.00–55.0048514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02366.28/cwt64.00–68.0067812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10673.66/cwt71.00–75.0081515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13380.66/cwt78.00–89.0091412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31284.42/cwt83.00–87.001,1086
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44577.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2754491.45/cwt400.00–625.003,7065
Bred Cows—Small 1-2770588.15/cwt575.00–600.004,5292
Bred Cows—Small 1-2848662.83/cwt625.00–700.005,6212
Bred Cows—Small 1-2900705.23/cwt675.00–725.006,3473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,4091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043736.87/cwt675.00–775.007,6864
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060853.30/cwt750.00–950.009,0452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,7051
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2690675.00/cwt675.00–675.004,6581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2948652.77/cwt600.00–675.006,1884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2960550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,2801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,0201

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.