Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2022-09-12

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 12
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
615 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 490▼ 39 vs year ago 654 · −6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 85▲ 57 vs year ago 59 · +96.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 10▲ 12 vs year ago 17 · +70.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady and cows sold 1.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady and feeder heifers sold 5.00 - 8.00 higher. 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 $165.86/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −32.95 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$165.86
122 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$856
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$32
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.56
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502173.6387256
Medium and Large 2528159.2884166
One grade step is worth $14.35/cwt here — about $32 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 sale122 hd
165.86
—
AL average16 barns · 1,389 hd
158.30
+7.56
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−32.95
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—High1,518100.421,5249thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32782.601,09624
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14079.0490132
CowsLean 85-90%High97654.5053218

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,154$1,0194thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)987$8744thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$6951thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)955$7901thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)803$7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$8223thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,039$1,0054thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1415195.00/cwt195.00–195.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 2465172.50/cwt172.50–172.508022
Steers—Medium and Large 1473190.05/cwt185.00–195.008994
Steers—Medium and Large 1523180.83/cwt177.50–185.009463
Steers—Medium and Large 2530170.00/cwt170.00–170.009013
Steers—Medium and Large 2556168.13/cwt165.00–170.009354
Steers—Medium and Large 2622163.04/cwt160.00–165.001,0145
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315158.77/cwt157.50–160.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330172.50/cwt172.50–172.505691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380162.05/cwt160.00–167.5061610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381151.94/cwt150.00–155.005799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426156.83/cwt155.00–160.006688
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468153.09/cwt151.00–155.0071612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469146.37/cwt142.50–149.0068622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520148.93/cwt147.50–150.0077412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529140.52/cwt137.50–142.507439
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558135.83/cwt135.00–137.507583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574147.37/cwt145.00–148.0084612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625132.42/cwt130.00–135.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645142.50/cwt140.00–145.009192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2693128.34/cwt125.00–130.008896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322190.76/cwt187.50–192.506143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326212.50/cwt210.00–215.006937
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380184.48/cwt180.00–187.507015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381199.21/cwt195.00–205.007597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419174.76/cwt170.00–177.5073211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420186.48/cwt185.00–190.007835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466174.06/cwt172.50–177.508118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2487164.53/cwt160.00–167.5080116
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521157.74/cwt152.50–160.008229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531166.82/cwt165.00–170.008864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564160.10/cwt157.50–165.0090315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2584148.94/cwt145.00–152.508707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618153.51/cwt150.00–157.509495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618142.57/cwt140.00–145.008812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2686138.52/cwt135.00–140.009505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728136.24/cwt135.00–140.009924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2779127.11/cwt125.00–130.009906
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,318103.43/cwt101.00–105.001,3633
Bulls——1,43387.50/cwt85.00–90.001,2543
Bulls——1,802110.33/cwt110.00–111.001,9883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89844.36/cwt43.00–46.003984
Cows—Lean 85-90%99754.73/cwt52.00–57.005468
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00060.95/cwt60.00–64.006106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10469.19/cwt67.00–72.0076411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11079.79/cwt77.00–82.0088612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22490.09/cwt88.00–93.001,1039
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29286.72/cwt85.00–90.001,12013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36977.74/cwt75.00–80.001,06411
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2960633.46/head500.00–750.006332
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2892862.25/head775.00–925.008623
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,4801,435.00/head1,435.00–1,435.001,4351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2803749.77/head725.00–775.007502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2880695.00/head695.00–695.006951
Bred Cows—Small 1-2908722.66/head675.00–775.007232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0551,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,147933.25/head800.00–1,075.009333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1751,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.