Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2022-10-03

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Oct 3
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
597 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 589▲ 246 vs year ago 351 · +70.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 106▲ 35 vs year ago 58 · +60.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 18▲ 20 vs year ago 17 · +117.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 - 3.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 5.00 - 9.00 lower with high of 79.00. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 - 5.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.92/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −42.89 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$155.92
73 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$107
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.36
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1369183.326776thin
Medium and Large 2511153.4778467
One grade step is worth $29.85/cwt here — about −$107 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 sale73 hd
155.92
—
AL average15 barns · 1,249 hd
145.56
+10.36
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−42.89
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—Average1,74497.321,69710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41473.071,03316
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16365.2075928
CowsLean 85-90%Low89950.5345412

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 (2-4 yrs)1,270$1,3101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$1,0763thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$9465
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$8233thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)852$8373thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)930$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,093$1,2632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$9002thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)878$8602thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)879$6074thin

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 · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320167.50/cwt167.50–167.505361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323157.24/cwt152.50–160.005086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360159.97/cwt157.50–162.505762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367148.14/cwt145.00–150.005448
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413141.89/cwt137.50–145.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1456140.56/cwt140.00–145.0064114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485132.52/cwt130.00–135.006436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510138.75/cwt137.50–140.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535125.71/cwt125.00–127.506737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581123.04/cwt120.00–125.007155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590135.02/cwt132.50–137.507972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625114.49/cwt112.50–117.507165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668123.60/cwt122.50–125.008266
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343181.26/cwt180.00–182.506222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1357186.64/cwt185.00–187.506663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384173.23/cwt170.00–177.506659
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400175.00/cwt175.00–175.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432165.57/cwt162.50–167.507159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469157.52/cwt155.00–162.507399
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518150.36/cwt147.50–155.0077914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574145.30/cwt142.50–147.508348
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613139.34/cwt135.00–142.5085411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665132.54/cwt130.00–135.008813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2708127.53/cwt125.00–130.009032
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53394.40/cwt90.00–96.001,4475
Bulls——1,87580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,5001
Bulls——1,975105.31/cwt102.00–107.002,0804
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82342.27/cwt40.00–44.003482
Cows—Lean 85-90%86248.82/cwt48.00–50.004213
Cows—Lean 85-90%93753.63/cwt52.00–55.005037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12359.79/cwt58.00–61.006716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16664.99/cwt63.00–67.0075817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20372.40/cwt70.00–74.008715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33067.10/cwt65.00–69.008924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44275.06/cwt72.00–77.001,08212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2965800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2762575.56/head460.00–630.005763
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2878860.14/head810.00–920.008602
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2852836.74/head750.00–975.008373
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2790700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2895800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred Cows—Small 1-2955925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1071,042.55/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0433
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,150.84/head1,050.00–1,250.001,1512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,218884.23/head870.00–900.008842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101

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.