Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2022-10-17

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Oct 17
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
620 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 566▲ 18 vs year ago 602 · +3.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 144▲ 114 vs year ago 85 · +134.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 37▲ 2 vs year ago 37 · +5.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate 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 $139.53/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −59.29 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$139.53
75 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$696
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.78
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459163.2275010thin
Medium and Large 2510143.0972938
Medium and Large 3498125.7362627
One grade step is worth $37.49/cwt here — about $123 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 sale75 hd
139.53
—
AL average15 barns · 1,123 hd
132.75
+6.78
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−59.29
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—High1,58587.131,38110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33462.7883721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09457.4662870
CowsLean 85-90%High98344.8544150

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)1,007$7209
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)917$6835
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)961$6285
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)890$7682thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,203$9086
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)930$7372thin

Every lot

56 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 · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428131.66/cwt130.00–135.005646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484129.32/cwt127.50–130.0062611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520126.29/cwt125.00–127.506574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572121.65/cwt120.00–125.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2604118.73/cwt115.00–120.007174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675112.50/cwt110.00–115.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765117.52/cwt115.00–120.008993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2773102.57/cwt100.00–105.007932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265152.55/cwt150.00–155.004042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290177.50/cwt177.50–177.505151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325177.50/cwt177.50–177.505771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3336146.20/cwt142.50–150.004914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362173.23/cwt170.00–175.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373157.48/cwt155.00–160.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378138.74/cwt137.50–140.005242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418150.98/cwt150.00–155.006315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428132.40/cwt130.00–135.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 3457128.28/cwt125.00–135.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473161.87/cwt160.00–165.007664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476149.54/cwt147.50–152.507125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520145.90/cwt142.50–147.507596
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525123.79/cwt120.00–127.506502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566135.39/cwt132.50–140.007666
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573119.03/cwt117.50–120.006825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621128.41/cwt127.50–130.007978
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670120.00/cwt115.00–125.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670102.50/cwt100.00–105.006872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710137.50/cwt137.50–137.509761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38280.47/cwt77.00–83.001,1125
Bulls——1,77889.53/cwt87.00–93.001,5923
Bulls——1,805100.17/cwt98.00–102.001,8082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92139.00/cwt37.00–41.0035915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00947.36/cwt45.00–50.0047835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05454.84/cwt52.00–57.0057844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16161.90/cwt60.00–66.0071926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32964.93/cwt63.00–67.0086313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34259.29/cwt57.00–61.007968
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2770615.91/head475.00–775.006163
Bred Cows—Small 1-2860520.69/head375.00–600.005213
Bred Cows—Small 1-2913669.63/head575.00–775.006705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,113789.38/head775.00–800.007892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125783.11/head725.00–850.007834
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138783.46/head700.00–875.007832
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930736.91/head710.00–765.007372
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890767.77/head725.00–800.007682
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2955900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,212833.22/head750.00–900.008333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,235850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.