Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2022-03-28

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 28
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
510 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 357▲ 345 vs year ago 165 · +209.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 49▲ 57 vs year ago 35 · +162.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 28▲ 16 vs year ago 16 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Trade active with good to very 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 $168.41/cwt on 148 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −30.40 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$168.41
148 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$74
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.93
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1422183.7677558
Medium and Large 2536158.5384990
One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale148 hd
168.41
—
AL average15 barns · 1,224 hd
155.49
+12.93
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−30.40
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—Average1,480104.051,5409thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40985.001,19817
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08375.4881731
CowsLean 85-90%Average95158.8355910

Every lot

61 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 2345207.50/cwt207.50–207.507161
Steers—Medium and Large 2365196.30/cwt195.00–197.507162
Steers—Medium and Large 2425182.50/cwt182.50–182.507761
Steers—Medium and Large 2455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 2535169.18/cwt167.50–170.009053
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281159.43/cwt155.00–162.504487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288173.72/cwt170.00–177.505002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323151.20/cwt150.00–152.504882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329162.37/cwt160.00–167.505344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381158.54/cwt157.50–160.0060414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381147.20/cwt145.00–148.005618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419140.06/cwt137.50–145.005877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424154.27/cwt152.50–157.5065410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460135.01/cwt132.50–137.506215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added483158.15/cwt158.00–159.0076413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489151.04/cwt147.50–152.5073917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533130.62/cwt130.00–132.506964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538145.03/cwt142.50–147.507802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563124.02/cwt120.00–127.506985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576138.41/cwt135.00–142.507978
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625133.55/cwt132.50–135.008356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687125.77/cwt122.50–129.008645
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317185.03/cwt182.50–187.505875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327200.59/cwt197.50–205.006565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381179.68/cwt175.00–182.506859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387193.22/cwt190.00–197.5074816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412182.08/cwt180.00–187.5075021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441172.52/cwt170.00–175.007618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458176.14/cwt175.00–180.008079
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479167.53/cwt162.50–170.0080215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523159.94/cwt157.50–162.508362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526170.01/cwt167.50–175.008945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564155.56/cwt150.00–157.5087730
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618152.25/cwt152.00–152.509412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625144.68/cwt142.50–148.009046
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665139.08/cwt137.50–142.009256
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700131.67/cwt130.00–135.009223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780124.62/cwt120.00–127.509726
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,070103.50/cwt100.00–107.501,1072
Bulls——1,18783.93/cwt83.00–85.009963
Bulls——1,904119.41/cwt118.00–121.002,2744
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90550.00/cwt50.00–50.004531
Cows—Lean 85-90%94556.37/cwt54.00–59.005335
Cows—Lean 85-90%97064.10/cwt63.00–65.006224
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05077.99/cwt74.00–80.0081913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05867.97/cwt65.00–70.0071912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20285.04/cwt83.00–87.001,0226
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38385.48/cwt83.00–88.001,1828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38891.36/cwt90.00–93.001,2684
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46879.16/cwt77.00–81.001,1625
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2682405.93/cwt325.00–550.002,7683
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2685826.08/cwt780.00–890.005,6593
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905587.09/cwt550.00–625.005,3132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,0051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2880775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,8201
Bred Cows—Small 1-2885632.34/cwt500.00–750.005,5965
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110885.65/cwt800.00–950.009,8315
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,020750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0014,3511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5781,331.06/cwt1,250.00–1,400.0021,0042

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.