Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2022-08-15

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 15
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
551 head
▲ 170 vs last sale 381▼ 134 vs year ago 685 · −19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 91▲ 33 vs year ago 63 · +52.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 17▼ 6 vs year ago 14 · −42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 4.00 - 7.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $169.53/cwt on 152 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −29.28 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$169.53
152 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$786
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.15
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476176.2384054
Medium and Large 2463168.7478176
Medium and Large 3435155.8267722
One grade step is worth $20.40/cwt here — about $162 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 sale152 hd
169.53
—
AL average15 barns · 1,496 hd
157.38
+12.15
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−29.28
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—Average1,619110.121,7834thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32383.961,11111
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07272.8178139
CowsLean 85-90%Low93655.8952318

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)989$7204thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)660$5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)670$5501thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2290202.50/cwt202.50–202.505871
Steers—Medium and Large 2333194.15/cwt192.50–195.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 2369187.50/cwt185.00–192.506924
Steers—Medium and Large 2422180.80/cwt175.00–185.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 2462170.30/cwt167.00–175.007875
Steers—Medium and Large 1465187.53/cwt185.00–190.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 2505162.50/cwt162.50–162.508211
Steers—Medium and Large 1523179.00/cwt179.00–179.009363
Steers—Medium and Large 1570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 1605167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1683164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1209
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3288136.15/cwt135.00–140.003924
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320135.00/cwt135.00–135.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329166.85/cwt165.00–167.505494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333154.30/cwt152.50–157.505144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390160.69/cwt160.00–164.006279
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418148.64/cwt145.00–150.006219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425155.78/cwt155.00–160.006626
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005794
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468141.82/cwt140.00–145.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471154.35/cwt152.50–155.0072710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509151.60/cwt148.00–153.007727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520156.00/cwt156.00–156.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527111.58/cwt110.00–115.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530138.56/cwt135.00–140.007345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558146.84/cwt145.00–148.008193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574133.08/cwt130.00–135.007645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575152.00/cwt152.00–152.008747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623127.59/cwt125.00–130.007952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628141.22/cwt140.00–142.0088710
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250206.67/cwt205.00–210.005173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1263222.62/cwt220.00–225.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325207.51/cwt205.00–210.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328193.85/cwt190.00–197.506364
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330178.64/cwt175.00–182.505902
Bulls—Medium and Large 3359164.04/cwt160.00–170.005897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363194.61/cwt192.50–200.0070613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388183.93/cwt180.00–187.507149
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417173.03/cwt170.00–177.5072218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418184.73/cwt182.50–188.007727
Bulls—Medium and Large 3439159.38/cwt157.50–160.007004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455174.99/cwt172.50–180.007968
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470153.40/cwt150.00–155.007213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477165.82/cwt160.00–169.0079126
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510142.46/cwt137.50–145.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518158.74/cwt157.50–160.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545165.00/cwt165.00–165.008992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568161.55/cwt160.00–165.009187
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573152.58/cwt148.00–155.008747
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619152.90/cwt150.00–157.509466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620143.41/cwt140.00–147.508895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670143.48/cwt142.50–145.009613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718138.95/cwt135.00–142.009983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775122.52/cwt120.00–125.009502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,619110.12/cwt107.00–112.001,7834
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86048.55/cwt45.00–50.004185
Cows—Lean 85-90%93757.75/cwt55.00–59.0054111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01065.10/cwt62.00–67.0065811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08773.47/cwt71.00–76.0079920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12181.74/cwt80.00–84.009168
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12364.00/cwt63.00–65.007192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30074.52/cwt74.00–75.009692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32283.50/cwt82.00–86.001,1045
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33689.25/cwt88.00–92.001,1924
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2700625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085752.11/head675.00–800.007523
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2670550.00/head550.00–550.005501

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.