Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2022-05-23

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, May 23
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
331 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 363▼ 71 vs year ago 402 · −17.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 65▲ 12 vs year ago 78 · +15.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 20▼ 18 vs year ago 54 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower, feeder steers and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $135.59/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$135.59
74 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$7.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.31
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514138.7371341
Medium and Large 2470131.7061933
One grade step is worth $7.03/cwt here — about $94 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 sale74 hd
135.59
—
AL average16 barns · 1,487 hd
137.90
−2.31
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—Average1,561100.071,56212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34778.481,0576thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04671.3874726
CowsLean 85-90%Average85752.4544927

Every lot

53 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 2365178.73/cwt177.50–180.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 2410174.15/cwt172.50–175.007143
Steers—Medium and Large 2480170.80/cwt170.00–172.508203
Steers—Medium and Large 2540165.00/cwt165.00–165.008913
Steers—Medium and Large 2572155.86/cwt152.50–160.008923
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225147.50/cwt147.50–147.503322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295152.50/cwt152.50–152.504501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2309145.38/cwt142.50–147.504496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381151.83/cwt150.00–155.005784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435146.22/cwt145.00–147.506364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450145.00/cwt145.00–145.006538
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478135.50/cwt130.00–140.006488
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523128.28/cwt125.00–130.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528138.59/cwt135.00–140.0073212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572133.52/cwt130.00–135.0076410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623118.32/cwt115.00–120.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670117.50/cwt117.50–117.507871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700112.50/cwt112.50–112.507881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2708102.49/cwt100.00–107.507263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775107.50/cwt107.50–107.508331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280186.73/cwt185.00–190.005233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2302178.34/cwt177.50–180.005393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366171.26/cwt167.50–175.0062714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416163.06/cwt160.00–167.5067811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479157.62/cwt155.00–160.0075510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528151.50/cwt147.50–155.008008
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571140.04/cwt137.50–142.508005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630132.52/cwt130.00–135.008354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2672126.70/cwt125.00–130.008513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36393.33/cwt92.00–95.001,2726
Bulls——1,758106.81/cwt105.00–110.001,8786
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78342.93/cwt41.00–45.003365
Cows—Lean 85-90%83450.67/cwt49.00–52.0042310
Cows—Lean 85-90%90757.90/cwt56.00–60.0052512
Cows—Boner 80-85%93363.94/cwt61.00–66.005979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09080.37/cwt78.00–83.008765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11373.21/cwt71.00–75.0081512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34778.48/cwt75.00–81.001,0576
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2805425.04/cwt425.04–425.043,4222
Bred Cows—Small 1-2858654.90/cwt600.00–700.005,6193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088847.52/cwt725.00–925.009,2217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3351,015.00/cwt1,015.00–1,015.0013,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2654382.57/cwt375.00–410.002,5024
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,022996.33/cwt800.00–1,055.0010,1825
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,047916.44/cwt750.00–1,075.009,5953
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,0601,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,6601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4701,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0019,1101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4851,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0020,0481

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.