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Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Oct 31
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
265 head
▼ 355 vs last sale 620▼ 505 vs year ago 770 · −65.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 147 vs last sale 199▼ 33 vs year ago 85 · −38.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 39▲ 49 vs year ago 25 · +196.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls and cows sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to very good 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 $157.68/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −41.14 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$157.68
63 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$769
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.16
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445176.087847thin
Medium and Large 2509156.6179741
Medium and Large 3449152.0068215thin
One grade step is worth $24.08/cwt here — about $102 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 sale63 hd
157.68
—
AL average5 barns · 359 hd
145.52
+12.16
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−41.14
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—Average1,83090.221,6514thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29767.128717thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11859.0966025
CowsLean 85-90%High95043.964185thin

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)—$1,1833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,12014
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9086
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,0351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,29412
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6177

Every lot

58 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 1350195.00/cwt195.00–195.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 1410187.47/cwt185.00–190.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1500175.00/cwt175.00–175.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 1565162.50/cwt162.50–162.509182
Steers—Medium and Large 1622152.24/cwt147.50–153.009477
Steers—Medium and Large 1680142.50/cwt142.50–142.509691
Steers—Medium and Large 1790137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385143.42/cwt140.00–145.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420146.91/cwt145.00–150.006178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478144.57/cwt142.50–145.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483131.23/cwt130.00–135.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520126.29/cwt125.00–130.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525139.43/cwt135.00–142.507324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568121.33/cwt117.50–125.006892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583132.51/cwt130.00–135.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628127.49/cwt125.00–130.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668124.34/cwt124.00–125.008313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added681130.00/cwt130.00–130.008854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730107.50/cwt107.50–107.507851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3338166.26/cwt165.00–167.505624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360190.00/cwt190.00–190.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373178.19/cwt175.00–182.506656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417168.48/cwt165.00–172.507036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 3434158.13/cwt155.00–160.006864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1459174.39/cwt172.50–177.508004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464161.54/cwt157.50–165.007505
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515139.13/cwt137.50–140.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519155.39/cwt152.50–157.508067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567147.95/cwt145.00–152.5083910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570132.52/cwt130.00–135.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2611143.46/cwt140.00–145.008774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680133.69/cwt130.00–137.509092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,83090.22/cwt87.00–93.001,6514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85240.34/cwt40.00–41.003443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06855.35/cwt53.00–57.5059113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09849.38/cwt48.00–51.005422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10967.27/cwt65.00–70.007464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20361.08/cwt59.00–63.007358
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28670.24/cwt70.00–71.009034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31262.97/cwt60.00–65.008263
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,330.56/head1,200.00–1,450.001,3319
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—685.00/head625.00–750.006855
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—447.50/head405.00–490.004482
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,268.75/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2698
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,183.33/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,062.50/head1,050.00–1,075.001,0632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—920.83/head800.00–1,000.009216
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—831.25/head750.00–900.008314

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.