Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2022-09-26

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 26
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
589 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 472▲ 14 vs year ago 575 · +2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 64▲ 14 vs year ago 92 · +15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 38▼ 2 vs year ago 20 · −10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 - 6.00 lower and slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 - 10.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 5.00 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 $137.75/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$137.75
131 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.43
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530141.6075054
Medium and Large 2471137.1664658
Medium and Large 3408128.6152519thin
One grade step is worth $12.99/cwt here — about $225 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 sale131 hd
137.75
—
AL average13 barns · 1,625 hd
142.17
−4.43
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—Low1,59897.291,55510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40478.001,09513
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,03170.3072540
CowsLean 85-90%High94456.6453525

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)1,130$9012thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,096$8134thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$7251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$6251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,265$1,0651thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$9001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)708$5204thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1338206.28/cwt205.00–207.506972
Steers—Medium and Large 1360198.72/cwt197.50–200.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 2368183.92/cwt183.00–187.506775
Steers—Medium and Large 2420175.00/cwt175.00–175.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 1435185.00/cwt185.00–185.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 2483170.33/cwt167.50–172.508236
Steers—Medium and Large 1525172.50/cwt172.50–172.509061
Steers—Medium and Large 2526164.04/cwt160.00–167.508635
Steers—Medium and Large 2579150.99/cwt150.00–155.008745
Steers—Medium and Large 1735145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0663
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317161.63/cwt160.00–165.005123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320153.81/cwt152.50–155.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371132.22/cwt130.00–135.004917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377148.25/cwt145.00–150.0055910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389154.00/cwt154.00–154.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420127.80/cwt125.00–130.0053710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428142.45/cwt140.00–145.006109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470136.07/cwt135.00–137.506407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474144.75/cwt142.50–147.5068611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2507132.76/cwt130.00–135.0067323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526141.55/cwt140.00–142.5074511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added564144.65/cwt144.00–145.008166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570126.81/cwt125.00–130.007234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573138.34/cwt137.50–140.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608123.34/cwt120.00–125.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618132.20/cwt130.00–135.008178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663128.75/cwt127.50–130.008542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700127.50/cwt127.50–127.508932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780117.47/cwt115.00–120.009162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270190.00/cwt190.00–190.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325182.48/cwt180.00–187.505935
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345173.33/cwt172.50–175.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367188.32/cwt187.50–190.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367177.57/cwt175.00–180.006523
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367164.07/cwt160.00–167.506027
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414171.01/cwt167.50–175.007087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425180.11/cwt179.00–182.507653
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427156.65/cwt152.50–160.006693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471162.66/cwt160.00–167.5076611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479150.03/cwt147.50–152.507195
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528141.23/cwt137.50–145.007466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530151.20/cwt150.00–155.008016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562146.62/cwt142.50–150.008249
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573130.00/cwt130.00–130.007454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623137.44/cwt135.00–142.508568
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2659131.27/cwt130.00–135.008654
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26588.01/cwt87.00–89.001,1133
Bulls——1,59895.49/cwt94.00–97.001,5264
Bulls——1,932108.97/cwt108.00–110.002,1053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84747.72/cwt46.00–49.004043
Cows—Lean 85-90%92462.50/cwt61.00–64.005786
Cows—Boner 80-85%97066.70/cwt64.00–69.0064723
Cows—Lean 85-90%97056.11/cwt53.00–58.0054416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10974.30/cwt72.00–77.0082415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14581.62/cwt80.00–83.009352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35475.10/cwt73.00–77.001,0178
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48382.64/cwt80.00–85.001,2265
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2905900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2708519.96/head420.00–565.005204
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2651,065.00/head1,065.00–1,065.001,0651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2810625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Small 1-21,000550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130901.11/head775.00–1,025.009012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155812.72/head800.00–825.008132

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.