Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2023-01-09

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 9
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
438 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 312▲ 202 vs year ago 236 · +85.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 61▲ 32 vs year ago 46 · +69.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 40▲ 1 vs year ago 20 · +5.0%
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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 higher. Feeders steers sold mostly steady, feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 6.00 higher and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $145.68/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$145.68
97 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.78
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1490156.3176639
Medium and Large 2470142.8067141
Medium and Large 3418128.2453617thin
One grade step is worth $28.07/cwt here — about $230 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 sale97 hd
145.68
—
AL average15 barns · 1,594 hd
154.46
−8.78
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—Low1,41979.911,1345thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,23475.479316thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08168.8774424
CowsLean 85-90%Low91053.1948424

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)—$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8186
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$7134thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9751thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2370210.00/cwt210.00–210.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 1380223.70/cwt222.50–225.008502
Steers—Medium and Large 1410214.29/cwt212.50–220.0087910
Steers—Medium and Large 2430202.33/cwt200.00–207.508703
Steers—Medium and Large 2453191.24/cwt190.00–192.508662
Steers—Medium and Large 1460205.00/cwt205.00–205.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1505188.75/cwt187.50–190.009532
Steers—Medium and Large 2522180.79/cwt177.50–182.509443
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250161.25/cwt160.00–162.504032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313158.80/cwt157.50–160.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323178.66/cwt177.50–180.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327137.98/cwt135.00–140.004515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365171.67/cwt167.50–175.006279
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373152.47/cwt150.00–157.505696
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385132.56/cwt130.00–135.005104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410147.53/cwt145.00–150.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417160.78/cwt157.50–165.006706
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1451151.88/cwt150.00–155.006854
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465121.67/cwt120.00–125.005663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2492141.18/cwt140.00–144.0069510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521147.51/cwt145.00–150.007695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521139.20/cwt135.00–140.007256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560131.28/cwt130.00–135.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567145.00/cwt145.00–145.008225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625138.76/cwt137.50–140.008672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673133.28/cwt132.50–134.008972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement690175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730132.50/cwt132.50–132.509672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745117.50/cwt115.00–120.008752
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278188.20/cwt185.00–190.005234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312200.43/cwt200.00–202.5062512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340219.14/cwt215.00–222.507453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358172.62/cwt170.00–177.506183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368210.00/cwt207.50–212.507734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2386196.37/cwt190.00–197.507586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418204.95/cwt202.50–207.508576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423188.07/cwt185.00–190.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462181.43/cwt177.50–185.008387
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464197.11/cwt192.50–200.009157
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 3513153.25/cwt150.00–155.007863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528168.77/cwt165.00–172.508914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563147.56/cwt145.00–150.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565160.00/cwt160.00–160.009042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718135.00/cwt135.00–135.009693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775127.44/cwt125.00–130.009882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,41979.91/cwt77.00–83.001,1345
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86342.92/cwt42.00–44.003702
Cows—Lean 85-90%90356.36/cwt54.00–59.0050914
Cows—Lean 85-90%93550.21/cwt48.00–52.004698
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04370.75/cwt69.00–73.0073812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11563.70/cwt62.00–66.0071010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13583.44/cwt82.00–85.009472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17872.90/cwt71.00–74.008593
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29078.04/cwt77.00–79.001,0073
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—712.50/head650.00–750.007134
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—920.00/head875.00–975.009203
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—716.67/head700.00–750.007173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—700.00/head700.00–700.007002

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.