Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2023-02-06

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 6
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
510 head
▲ 280 vs last sale 230▲ 192 vs year ago 318 · +60.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 52▲ 34 vs year ago 66 · +51.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 26▲ 55 vs year ago 26 · +211.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher and slaughter cows sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 - 10.00 higher and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.68/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$167.68
96 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.90
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1440173.3976363
Medium and Large 2438156.7968633
One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $77 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
167.68
—
AL average14 barns · 1,240 hd
161.78
+5.90
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—Average1,618109.261,7685thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32886.881,15427
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13382.6793733
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09264.397039thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0197
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,00318
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9504thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$9944thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$9836
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3467
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,3083thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$8767

Every lot

67 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 2365217.50/cwt217.50–217.507942
Steers—Medium and Large 1369230.36/cwt227.50–232.508507
Steers—Medium and Large 1413219.98/cwt217.50–222.509093
Steers—Medium and Large 2443210.00/cwt210.00–210.009306
Steers—Medium and Large 2460207.50/cwt207.50–207.509551
Steers—Medium and Large 1530199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,05519
Steers—Medium and Large 2560172.50/cwt172.50–172.509662
Steers—Medium and Large 1583188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0964
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274177.55/cwt175.00–180.004865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285188.52/cwt187.50–195.005377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320173.44/cwt170.00–175.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328184.10/cwt182.50–187.506043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366179.12/cwt177.50–182.506568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380167.50/cwt167.50–167.506373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421173.57/cwt170.00–177.5073114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423160.89/cwt157.50–165.006813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added461177.70/cwt175.00–180.0081913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480151.47/cwt147.50–155.007277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485168.78/cwt167.50–170.008192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522144.04/cwt140.00–147.5075210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524156.89/cwt155.00–160.008224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560168.00/cwt168.00–168.009417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565149.15/cwt147.50–150.008433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2293216.26/cwt215.00–217.506342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305209.98/cwt207.50–212.506408
Bulls—Medium and Large 1331226.82/cwt222.50–232.507517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2359201.10/cwt200.00–205.007225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364216.72/cwt215.00–220.007896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1409211.90/cwt207.50–215.008674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426193.44/cwt190.00–197.5082415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469199.59/cwt195.00–205.009366
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473183.93/cwt180.00–187.508707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510187.52/cwt185.00–190.009562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521172.51/cwt170.00–175.008997
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553175.00/cwt175.00–175.009683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588168.34/cwt165.00–170.009906
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630161.83/cwt160.00–165.001,0204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668158.33/cwt157.50–160.001,0583
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,552106.13/cwt104.00–107.001,6473
Bulls——1,718113.95/cwt113.00–115.001,9582
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05662.12/cwt60.00–64.006566
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06076.79/cwt75.00–78.0081410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13882.49/cwt80.00–85.0093915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16368.94/cwt68.00–70.008023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21690.36/cwt88.00–92.001,0998
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29693.95/cwt91.00–97.001,21810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34484.71/cwt83.00–87.001,13912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35477.93/cwt76.00–80.001,0555
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,110.00/head1,085.00–1,140.001,1103
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—701.25/head600.00–850.007014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,240.00/head1,150.00–1,330.001,2402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,222.50/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2236
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,016.67/head900.00–1,125.001,0173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—947.50/head850.00–1,075.0094810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—930.00/head850.00–1,050.009305
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—625.00/head575.00–675.006252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—993.75/head850.00–1,050.009944
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—950.00/head800.00–1,075.009505
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,381.25/head1,250.00–1,475.001,3814
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,308.33/head1,250.00–1,375.001,3083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,075.00–1,225.001,1502

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.