Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2023-01-02

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 2
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
312 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 347▲ 127 vs year ago 185 · +68.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 49▲ 23 vs year ago 38 · +60.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 10▲ 16 vs year ago 24 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.58/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$145.58
67 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.85
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541151.4082034
Medium and Large 2503139.5770233
One grade step is worth $11.83/cwt here — about $117 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 sale67 hd
145.58
—
AL average5 barns · 377 hd
151.43
−5.85
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—Average1,47190.341,3296thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41671.501,0124thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12468.5377017
CowsLean 85-90%Average90246.8142214

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)—$9336
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8509
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5944thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8634thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$5867

Every lot

57 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1372224.10/cwt220.00–227.508343
Steers—Medium and Large 1428215.04/cwt212.50–217.509202
Steers—Medium and Large 2501189.00/cwt189.00–189.009479
Steers—Medium and Large 2620169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330158.43/cwt155.00–160.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367169.46/cwt167.50–170.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373152.65/cwt150.00–155.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432158.36/cwt157.50–160.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433147.94/cwt145.00–150.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1451151.26/cwt150.00–155.006824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468141.92/cwt140.00–145.006645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2503138.55/cwt135.00–140.006977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560157.00/cwt157.00–157.008794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573148.70/cwt147.50–150.008522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575132.00/cwt130.00–135.007595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added617155.00/cwt155.00–155.009565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623142.52/cwt140.00–147.508884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625127.03/cwt125.00–131.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667132.44/cwt130.00–137.508833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718126.26/cwt125.00–127.509072
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285198.71/cwt197.50–200.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325197.50/cwt197.50–197.506423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340215.00/cwt215.00–215.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365192.57/cwt190.00–195.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370204.27/cwt202.50–207.507564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424184.35/cwt180.00–187.507824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429199.96/cwt197.50–202.508584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465191.20/cwt187.50–195.008898
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471171.56/cwt170.00–175.008085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518182.49/cwt180.00–185.009452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525165.72/cwt162.50–170.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559170.55/cwt170.00–175.009539
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572153.92/cwt150.00–157.508805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635143.78/cwt140.00–147.509132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720132.51/cwt130.00–135.009543
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23781.66/cwt80.00–85.001,0103
Bulls——1,70599.01/cwt97.00–101.001,6883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86448.86/cwt47.00–50.004225
Cows—Lean 85-90%92253.34/cwt53.00–54.004923
Cows—Lean 85-90%92341.84/cwt40.00–44.003866
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11765.78/cwt64.00–69.0073511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13773.57/cwt72.00–75.008366
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41671.50/cwt69.00–73.001,0124
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,062.50/head925.00–1,200.001,0632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—662.50/head650.00–675.006632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—933.33/head850.00–1,000.009336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—885.00/head850.00–975.008855
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—641.67/head600.00–700.006423
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—525.00/head425.00–625.005253
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—650.00/head600.00–700.006502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—676.67/head610.00–710.006773
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—518.75/head420.00–630.005194

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.