Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2022-05-09

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, May 9
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
269 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 390▲ 83 vs year ago 186 · +44.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 66▲ 37 vs year ago 30 · +123.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 43▼ 37 vs year ago 72 · −51.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 - 9.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm with best demand on pairs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.93/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −36.89 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$161.93
53 head · 460 lb average
Value per head Derived
$745
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.35
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1312188.925897thin
Medium and Large 2483157.8276246
One grade step is worth $31.10/cwt here — about −$173 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 sale53 hd
161.93
—
AL average16 barns · 995 hd
148.58
+13.35
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−36.89
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—High1,56591.971,43911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25085.371,0676thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13569.6679118
CowsLean 85-90%Average95253.0850520

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 · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274158.05/cwt155.00–160.004334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325146.79/cwt142.50–150.004773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350140.00/cwt140.00–140.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377164.13/cwt160.00–167.506193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418137.60/cwt135.00–140.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424152.47/cwt150.00–155.006467
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470133.33/cwt130.00–135.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478147.29/cwt145.00–150.0070412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508126.26/cwt125.00–127.506412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514141.89/cwt140.00–145.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570122.51/cwt120.00–125.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575132.50/cwt132.50–132.507622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670128.79/cwt127.50–130.008632
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1253193.74/cwt192.50–195.004902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280185.00/cwt185.00–185.005182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310187.50/cwt187.50–187.505812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1352186.66/cwt185.00–187.506573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371175.94/cwt172.50–177.506535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426167.35/cwt162.50–170.0071310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482158.05/cwt155.00–162.507629
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514151.17/cwt147.50–155.0077712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575141.89/cwt140.00–142.508164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630138.72/cwt137.50–140.008742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730127.50/cwt127.50–127.509312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32376.51/cwt74.00–79.001,0123
Bulls——1,61995.74/cwt94.00–100.001,5507
Bulls——1,910112.00/cwt112.00–112.002,1391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91455.69/cwt54.00–57.0050910
Cows—Lean 85-90%98950.48/cwt47.00–52.0049910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08763.11/cwt60.00–65.006868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09870.83/cwt69.00–75.007786
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24087.71/cwt86.00–89.001,0883
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26083.03/cwt81.00–84.001,0463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28681.00/cwt79.00–83.001,0424
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2770750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2681,298.32/cwt1,250.00–1,350.0016,4632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,382.83/cwt1,325.00–1,450.0019,4292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,240.80/cwt1,175.00–1,300.0017,6192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,5451,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0022,4031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2845650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,4931
Bred Cows—Small 1-2970699.48/cwt600.00–800.006,7852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,116945.94/cwt800.00–1,050.0010,55711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,5991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,142.13/cwt1,000.00–1,250.0015,2474
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3551,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0015,5831
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy9601,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0011,2801

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.