Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2023-02-13

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 13
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 274 vs last sale 510▼ 255 vs year ago 491 · −51.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 100▼ 26 vs year ago 83 · −31.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 81▲ 9 vs year ago 25 · +36.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter bulls and cows sold 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 4.00 - 8.00 lower, and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. 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 $187.07/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −11.75 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$187.07
55 head · 441 lb average
Value per head Derived
$824
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.27
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1448193.9786820
Medium and Large 2436183.1379935
One grade step is worth $10.84/cwt here — about $69 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 sale55 hd
187.07
—
AL average14 barns · 845 hd
172.80
+14.27
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
−11.75
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—Average1,53896.661,4877thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31583.471,0976thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13579.0389724
CowsLean 85-90%High99760.846068thin

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)—$1,3382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8948
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$1,0682thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)—$8751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$8132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8064thin

Every lot

56 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 1345235.00/cwt232.50–237.508112
Steers—Medium and Large 1370227.50/cwt227.50–227.508421
Steers—Medium and Large 1413217.86/cwt217.00–225.009009
Steers—Medium and Large 1462212.78/cwt207.50–216.0098311
Steers—Medium and Large 1533190.04/cwt187.50–192.501,0132
Steers—Medium and Large 1558182.53/cwt180.00–185.001,0192
Steers—Medium and Large 1647179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1582
Steers—Medium and Large 1668171.15/cwt167.50–175.001,1432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1312181.63/cwt180.00–182.505673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335169.93/cwt167.50–172.505692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384177.03/cwt175.00–180.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410173.35/cwt172.50–175.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418160.85/cwt157.50–162.506723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469151.86/cwt150.00–155.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470169.65/cwt167.50–172.507977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525161.20/cwt160.00–162.508462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572144.15/cwt140.00–145.0082512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620155.00/cwt155.00–155.009612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670131.67/cwt130.00–135.008823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685150.02/cwt147.50–152.501,0282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2223218.37/cwt215.00–222.504872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2274202.67/cwt200.00–210.0055510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328211.70/cwt210.00–212.506943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380204.11/cwt200.00–207.507763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385193.72/cwt192.50–195.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424198.26/cwt197.50–199.008416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430189.22/cwt187.50–190.008146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464191.47/cwt190.00–195.008885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488178.34/cwt177.50–180.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543173.23/cwt169.00–177.509414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567163.38/cwt160.00–165.009263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632154.22/cwt150.00–157.509753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2753121.25/cwt120.00–122.509132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30894.20/cwt93.00–95.001,2322
Bulls——1,33882.82/cwt80.00–85.001,1082
Bulls——1,825107.52/cwt104.00–110.001,9623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90956.16/cwt54.00–58.005105
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09174.19/cwt72.00–76.0080911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14368.63/cwt68.00–70.007843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15881.26/cwt80.00–83.009418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19386.10/cwt85.00–88.001,0275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23786.26/cwt85.00–89.001,0673
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39280.68/cwt79.00–82.001,1233
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—860.71/head800.00–950.008617
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—808.33/head800.00–825.008083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,067.50/head985.00–1,150.001,0682
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—812.50/head775.00–850.008132

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.