Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2023-07-10

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 10
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
430 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 558▼ 276 vs year ago 706 · −39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 100▼ 98 vs year ago 182 · −53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 57▼ 16 vs year ago 43 · −37.2%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $250.84/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +52.02 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$250.84
81 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,152
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.89
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460257.571,18539
Medium and Large 2463245.231,13636
Medium and Large 3429240.701,0336thin
One grade step is worth $16.87/cwt here — about $152 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 sale81 hd
250.84
—
AL average5 barns · 400 hd
224.95
+25.89
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
+52.02
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—High1,753131.132,2988thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,412106.521,5034thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,171100.821,18026
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02893.309595thin

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)—$1,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5751thin

Every lot

48 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 1370292.43/cwt290.00–295.001,0822
Steers—Medium and Large 1425275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1691
Steers—Medium and Large 2435265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1531
Steers—Medium and Large 1458263.49/cwt262.00–265.001,2072
Steers—Medium and Large 1503250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2582
Steers—Medium and Large 1555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
Steers—Medium and Large 2565235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370240.00/cwt240.00–240.008882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379244.25/cwt242.00–247.009265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1406240.79/cwt237.00–245.009785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423233.58/cwt227.00–242.009886
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435222.44/cwt220.00–225.009682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466221.58/cwt217.00–225.001,0336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476227.23/cwt225.00–230.001,0824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516223.39/cwt221.00–228.001,15312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519216.74/cwt212.00–220.001,1255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558210.99/cwt210.00–212.001,1772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560218.49/cwt217.00–220.001,2242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663178.49/cwt177.00–180.001,1832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4004
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305270.00/cwt270.00–270.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312280.37/cwt277.00–287.008753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328295.17/cwt290.00–300.009684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367282.00/cwt277.00–287.001,0353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384266.86/cwt262.00–272.001,0255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414269.88/cwt265.00–275.001,11710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422255.82/cwt250.00–262.001,0808
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430246.03/cwt245.00–247.001,0582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468242.29/cwt235.00–247.001,1348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470255.15/cwt250.00–260.001,1998
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470227.38/cwt225.00–232.001,0693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516239.46/cwt235.00–247.001,2368
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538225.04/cwt220.00–230.001,2115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2556223.18/cwt217.00–227.001,2415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565231.24/cwt227.00–237.001,3074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615213.52/cwt212.00–215.001,3132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618219.00/cwt218.00–220.001,3532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,749133.75/cwt133.00–135.002,3394
Bulls——1,756128.51/cwt127.00–130.002,2574
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%98093.72/cwt93.00–95.009184
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02893.30/cwt91.00–98.009595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15098.15/cwt96.00–104.001,12913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286107.82/cwt104.00–111.001,3879
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323102.62/cwt101.00–104.001,3582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500110.41/cwt109.00–112.001,6562
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.