Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2022-11-28

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Nov 28
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
598 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 553▲ 22 vs year ago 576 · +3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 79▼ 19 vs year ago 88 · −21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 40▼ 30 vs year ago 52 · −57.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher with high 101.00 and slaughter cows sold 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.30/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$140.30
98 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$631
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.85
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458148.5068047
Medium and Large 2441139.6761729
Medium and Large 3444123.6154822
One grade step is worth $24.89/cwt here — about $132 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 sale98 hd
140.30
—
AL average5 barns · 434 hd
143.15
−2.85
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—Average1,63889.851,4725thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31371.4793812
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12063.6971326
CowsLean 85-90%Average94444.4141910

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)—$9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7065
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$9001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$7284thin

Every lot

61 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 1370195.52/cwt192.50–200.007235
Steers—Medium and Large 2392184.17/cwt180.00–187.507223
Steers—Medium and Large 2418177.49/cwt175.00–180.007422
Steers—Medium and Large 1419189.33/cwt188.00–192.507937
Steers—Medium and Large 2460173.78/cwt172.50–175.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 1468184.49/cwt180.00–186.008637
Steers—Medium and Large 2532161.01/cwt160.00–165.008575
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310142.49/cwt140.00–145.004423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340167.50/cwt167.50–167.505701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2343158.11/cwt157.50–160.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369148.93/cwt145.00–152.505505
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376134.95/cwt130.00–137.505074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377161.96/cwt160.00–165.006115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421155.39/cwt152.50–157.5065417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428142.07/cwt137.50–144.006089
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462118.40/cwt115.00–120.005478
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467131.61/cwt130.00–135.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471142.79/cwt140.00–147.5067312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517139.01/cwt137.50–140.007198
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520127.52/cwt125.00–130.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532113.32/cwt110.00–115.006036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563122.44/cwt120.00–125.006894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1591133.77/cwt130.00–135.007914
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378159.62/cwt157.50–162.506038
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379173.94/cwt172.50–177.506597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383187.45/cwt185.00–190.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413180.76/cwt177.50–185.007477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423167.04/cwt165.00–170.007075
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423151.91/cwt150.00–155.006435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471172.01/cwt171.00–175.0081012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472145.80/cwt142.50–150.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484162.08/cwt157.50–165.007847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1503161.66/cwt160.00–165.008133
Bulls—Medium and Large 3507138.36/cwt135.00–140.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509153.51/cwt150.00–155.007817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571154.96/cwt152.50–157.508855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572145.30/cwt142.50–147.508317
Bulls—Medium and Large 3576133.18/cwt130.00–135.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630139.11/cwt137.50–142.508766
Bulls—Medium and Large 3638129.18/cwt127.50–130.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713122.51/cwt120.00–125.008732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44080.14/cwt78.00–82.001,1542
Bulls——1,77096.33/cwt94.00–98.001,7053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84546.36/cwt45.00–48.003922
Cows—Lean 85-90%92640.04/cwt38.00–42.003716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01556.67/cwt55.00–58.005755
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09555.56/cwt54.00–57.006082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11763.67/cwt61.00–66.0071115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21469.57/cwt68.00–72.008456
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27073.61/cwt71.00–76.009358
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39867.20/cwt66.00–69.009394
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—950.00/head800.00–1,100.009502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—851.67/head800.00–885.008523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—487.50/head450.00–525.004882
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,067.50/head990.00–1,145.001,0682
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—387.50/head330.00–445.003882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.