Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2022-09-19

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 19
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
472 head
▼ 143 vs last sale 615▲ 222 vs year ago 250 · +88.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 116▲ 28 vs year ago 36 · +77.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 29▲ 8 vs year ago 30 · +26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold steady 2.00 lower with a high 88.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $173.29/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −25.52 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$173.29
78 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.22
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1352202.3971318thin
Medium and Large 2518164.5685260
One grade step is worth $37.83/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale78 hd
173.29
—
AL average15 barns · 1,315 hd
157.08
+16.22
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−25.52
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—Average1,663107.341,7856thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40279.701,1177thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,05075.1778925
CowsLean 85-90%Low93553.4449910

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)1,090$9552thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)941$8055
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)933$6646
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,025$9283thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)965$9055
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,213$1,0632thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)833$5263thin

Every lot

52 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 · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283158.85/cwt155.00–162.504502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340167.50/cwt167.50–167.505701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374148.13/cwt145.00–150.005547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390162.95/cwt160.00–165.006366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412158.87/cwt157.50–160.006559
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436142.55/cwt140.00–145.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465139.48/cwt139.00–140.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474154.43/cwt152.50–157.507329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505131.26/cwt130.00–132.506632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531150.64/cwt147.50–152.508004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558146.67/cwt145.00–147.508183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633126.68/cwt125.00–127.508026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009592
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268206.77/cwt205.00–210.005543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317208.11/cwt205.00–210.006609
Bulls—Medium and Large 2321198.12/cwt195.00–200.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360199.40/cwt197.50–202.507184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370189.21/cwt187.50–192.507003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1409194.48/cwt192.50–197.507955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416181.76/cwt177.50–185.007567
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481169.92/cwt167.50–175.0081710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512163.29/cwt160.00–167.008365
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579154.34/cwt150.00–157.5089414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623144.12/cwt140.00–147.508986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2687138.99/cwt135.00–140.009555
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775127.48/cwt125.00–130.009882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,620113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,8313
Bulls——1,705101.69/cwt100.00–104.001,7343
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83559.31/cwt58.00–61.004953
Cows—Lean 85-90%96353.28/cwt50.00–55.005135
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01345.05/cwt44.00–46.004562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03384.20/cwt83.00–85.008706
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04167.06/cwt65.00–69.006989
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06877.05/cwt75.00–79.0082310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17084.51/cwt84.00–85.009892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49577.77/cwt75.00–80.001,1635
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2810479.17/head400.00–550.004792
Bred Cows—Small 1-2815686.12/head650.00–725.006862
Bred Cows—Small 1-2895850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995756.91/head600.00–850.007574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025884.43/head825.00–910.008843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,015800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2833526.09/head490.00–545.005263
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965904.74/head800.00–985.009055
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,025927.56/head800.00–1,025.009283

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.