Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2023-01-16

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 16
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▲ 138 vs last sale 438▲ 340 vs year ago 236 · +144.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 78▲ 41 vs year ago 46 · +89.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 21▲ 15 vs year ago 20 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls and cows sold 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower, and feeder heifers sold 2.00 - 6.00 higher. 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 $182.31/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −16.51 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$182.31
96 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$21
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.02
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1434193.3984050
Medium and Large 2505170.2686046
One grade step is worth $23.13/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale96 hd
182.31
—
AL average16 barns · 1,328 hd
162.28
+20.02
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−16.51
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—Low1,55093.161,44415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38578.911,09311
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16073.9685821
CowsLean 85-90%High95255.8453214

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)—$7752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6546
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9256
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6534thin

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 1379220.55/cwt217.50–227.508364
Steers—Medium and Large 1431210.57/cwt205.00–217.509085
Steers—Medium and Large 1475202.50/cwt202.50–202.509621
Steers—Medium and Large 1517189.16/cwt187.50–190.009783
Steers—Medium and Large 1605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 1734160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1745
Steers—Medium and Large 1815153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2473
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2287167.49/cwt165.00–170.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329172.14/cwt170.00–175.005666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373157.99/cwt155.00–160.005895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375167.46/cwt165.00–170.006286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430154.29/cwt150.00–155.006637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435162.91/cwt160.00–165.007097
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465142.53/cwt140.00–145.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1491154.01/cwt152.50–160.007565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527132.82/cwt130.00–137.507008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1536150.02/cwt147.50–152.508044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560146.26/cwt145.00–147.508194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673122.49/cwt120.00–125.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685144.51/cwt144.00–145.009902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255218.77/cwt217.50–220.005584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322199.63/cwt195.00–202.506437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323212.41/cwt210.00–215.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374207.51/cwt205.00–210.007768
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377191.52/cwt190.00–195.007225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1406197.81/cwt195.00–202.508039
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423186.91/cwt185.00–187.507914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469187.69/cwt185.00–190.0088010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2491172.83/cwt167.50–175.008499
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518177.85/cwt175.00–180.009218
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536163.76/cwt157.50–167.508784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573154.56/cwt154.00–155.008867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588169.94/cwt165.00–175.009992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605163.12/cwt162.50–165.009874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2639148.71/cwt147.50–152.509504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683143.74/cwt140.00–147.509822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730138.60/cwt135.00–141.001,0124
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27383.02/cwt80.00–85.001,0575
Bulls——1,64996.78/cwt94.00–99.001,5968
Bulls——1,850104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94961.17/cwt59.00–63.005816
Cows—Lean 85-90%95451.84/cwt49.00–54.004958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01464.22/cwt64.00–65.006514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18685.89/cwt82.00–88.001,0194
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19773.29/cwt71.00–75.0087713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36083.10/cwt81.00–86.001,1307
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42971.59/cwt70.00–74.001,0234
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,187.50/head1,150.00–1,225.001,1882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—708.33/head625.00–800.007083
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head950.00–1,050.001,0002
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—775.00/head750.00–800.007752
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—481.25/head400.00–600.004814
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—930.00/head930.00–930.009301
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—560.00/head465.00–610.005603

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.