Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2023-06-26

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 26
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
558 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 501▲ 154 vs year ago 404 · +38.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 87▼ 12 vs year ago 112 · −10.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 31▲ 22 vs year ago 35 · +62.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.31/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$210.31
73 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,063
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.07
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531211.301,12227
Medium and Large 2489210.661,02942
Medium and Large 3511200.001,0234thin
One grade step is worth $11.30/cwt here — about $100 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 sale73 hd
210.31
—
AL average14 barns · 1,680 hd
216.39
−6.07
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—Low1,763122.902,1675thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,552102.161,5859thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16799.681,16328
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13693.801,0664thin

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)—$1,3882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,3753thin

Every lot

55 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 2340285.00/cwt285.00–285.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1418275.98/cwt272.00–280.001,1542
Steers—Medium and Large 2445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 1471251.32/cwt250.00–252.001,1846
Steers—Medium and Large 1533247.44/cwt245.00–250.001,3192
Steers—Medium and Large 1555245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3601
Steers—Medium and Large 2580232.44/cwt230.00–235.001,3482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370230.70/cwt230.00–232.008543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388227.44/cwt225.00–228.0088212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421221.65/cwt217.00–225.009337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434227.74/cwt227.00–230.009884
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459223.97/cwt220.00–227.001,0284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470212.65/cwt210.00–215.009996
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519208.42/cwt205.00–210.001,0827
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522216.03/cwt215.00–218.001,1283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585195.66/cwt192.00–200.001,1453
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618191.66/cwt190.00–195.001,1843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620197.25/cwt197.00–198.001,22312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1552
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378252.96/cwt250.00–257.009564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380270.61/cwt262.00–275.001,0283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418250.35/cwt245.00–255.001,0465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426234.58/cwt230.00–240.009997
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438222.46/cwt220.00–225.009742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458238.54/cwt232.00–245.001,0932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472224.06/cwt220.00–227.001,0586
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515224.75/cwt222.00–230.001,1574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522214.75/cwt210.00–220.001,1215
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565220.71/cwt217.00–225.001,2473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590208.00/cwt207.00–210.001,2273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615209.46/cwt207.00–212.001,2882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5331
Bulls——1,715129.93/cwt127.00–133.002,2282
Bulls——2,038118.83/cwt118.00–120.002,4222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11697.53/cwt94.00–100.001,08811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12892.28/cwt88.00–103.001,0416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13693.80/cwt92.00–96.001,0664
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238105.86/cwt102.00–110.001,31111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505106.99/cwt106.00–108.001,6105
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60098.50/cwt96.00–101.001,5763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,387.50/head1,325.00–1,450.001,3882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,260.00/head1,160.00–1,360.001,2602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,475.00/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,375.00/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3753

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.