Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2022-07-18

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 18
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
572 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 706▼ 126 vs year ago 698 · −18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 182▲ 23 vs year ago 83 · +27.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 43▼ 29 vs year ago 54 · −53.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 - 10.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 10.00 lower with a high 74.00. Feeder steers sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher, and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $159.21/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −39.60 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$159.21
134 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$766
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.76
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476168.9280446
Medium and Large 2492158.6878166
Medium and Large 3459140.5064422
One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $160 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 sale134 hd
159.21
—
AL average16 barns · 1,624 hd
147.45
+11.76
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−39.60
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—High1,47892.001,36012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36769.329489thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,01862.5563734
CowsLean 85-90%Low86252.2445030

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$7752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$7601thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)809$6294thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)820$5302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)790$6742thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)686$4487

Every lot

78 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315200.91/cwt200.00–202.506333
Steers—Medium and Large 1355193.75/cwt192.50–195.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 2380183.72/cwt182.50–185.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 2431172.51/cwt170.00–175.007444
Steers—Medium and Large 2457168.34/cwt167.50–170.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 1506169.33/cwt165.00–173.008576
Steers—Medium and Large 2517158.35/cwt157.50–160.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 1591160.19/cwt160.00–162.5094712
Steers—Medium and Large 1748150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1228
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3262142.48/cwt140.00–145.003733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320138.39/cwt135.00–140.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333159.52/cwt157.50–165.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333150.83/cwt150.00–152.505026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364156.44/cwt155.00–157.505695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374143.97/cwt140.00–147.505387
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395132.50/cwt132.50–132.505232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418121.24/cwt120.00–122.505072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424137.48/cwt135.00–140.005835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430148.06/cwt145.00–152.506378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459143.55/cwt140.00–145.006597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465155.63/cwt155.00–157.507244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465133.30/cwt130.00–135.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500142.50/cwt142.50–142.507132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2503129.17/cwt127.50–130.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508135.83/cwt135.00–137.506903
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522111.61/cwt110.00–115.005836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1553133.74/cwt132.50–135.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615127.50/cwt127.50–127.507841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620117.44/cwt115.00–120.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680121.28/cwt120.00–122.508252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240197.50/cwt195.00–200.004742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1258193.74/cwt192.50–195.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265170.00/cwt170.00–170.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315180.95/cwt180.00–182.505705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333190.02/cwt187.50–192.506332
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333162.59/cwt160.00–165.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363157.52/cwt155.00–160.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385184.97/cwt182.50–187.507125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386175.00/cwt170.00–177.506765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416178.38/cwt175.00–182.507427
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418148.76/cwt145.00–152.506224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441167.16/cwt165.00–170.007378
Bulls—Medium and Large 3453142.50/cwt140.00–145.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1456171.86/cwt170.00–175.007848
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466161.61/cwt157.50–165.0075320
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526164.23/cwt162.50–167.508647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529154.70/cwt150.00–157.5081814
Bulls—Medium and Large 3538132.53/cwt130.00–137.507133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557155.33/cwt152.50–157.508657
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568115.11/cwt110.00–125.006545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569146.78/cwt145.00–148.008356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640137.48/cwt135.00–140.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673133.73/cwt130.00–135.009006
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1719135.60/cwt132.50–137.509754
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25089.80/cwt87.00–93.001,1234
Bulls——1,42375.91/cwt75.00–78.001,0803
Bulls——1,694103.41/cwt101.00–107.001,7525
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79450.68/cwt50.00–51.004025
Cows—Lean 85-90%85643.37/cwt40.00–45.003716
Cows—Lean 85-90%88155.45/cwt54.00–58.0048919
Cows—Boner 80-85%92159.48/cwt57.00–61.0054815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09564.98/cwt63.00–68.0071219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36769.32/cwt68.00–71.009489
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2616369.03/head340.00–385.003694
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2780553.07/head420.00–725.005533
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820530.24/head510.00–550.005302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2809629.13/head550.00–725.006294
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030775.36/head700.00–850.007752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2790674.05/head650.00–700.006742

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.