Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2023-09-11

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 11
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
556 head
▲ 556 vs last sale 0▼ 59 vs year ago 615 · −9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 0▼ 40 vs year ago 116 · −34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 29 · +69.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $234.42/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +35.60 against this barn's trailing median of $198.82.
Average price
$234.42
129 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,167
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.07
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504241.821,22052
Medium and Large 2505232.841,17653
Medium and Large 3467221.851,03724
One grade step is worth $19.97/cwt here — about $183 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 sale129 hd
234.42
—
AL average12 barns · 958 hd
221.34
+13.07
This barn, trailing median3 sales
198.82
+35.60
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—High1,650125.922,0787thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,300105.771,3753thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,142100.031,14227
CowsLean 85-90%Low92987.318117thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2132thin

Every lot

63 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 1370279.86/cwt275.00–285.001,0352
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added405305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2351
Steers—Medium and Large 1405268.50/cwt267.00–270.001,0872
Steers—Medium and Large 2415247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 2575227.50/cwt225.00–230.001,3082
Steers—Medium and Large 2680218.58/cwt215.00–222.001,4862
Steers—Medium and Large 2720210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5121
Steers—Medium and Large 1725225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315242.42/cwt240.00–245.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320232.42/cwt227.00–235.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376230.48/cwt225.00–235.008678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414231.52/cwt230.00–235.009586
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432208.32/cwt205.00–210.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476199.27/cwt195.00–200.009497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478223.48/cwt222.00–225.001,0682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511218.10/cwt215.00–220.001,11413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511204.92/cwt200.00–210.001,04718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560181.70/cwt180.00–185.001,0183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608195.66/cwt195.00–197.001,1903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615210.99/cwt210.00–212.001,2982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2664189.14/cwt185.00–190.001,2566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669204.06/cwt200.00–207.001,3658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340257.54/cwt255.00–260.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362284.00/cwt280.00–287.001,0286
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380244.00/cwt243.00–245.009272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384260.30/cwt257.00–262.001,0004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416267.76/cwt267.00–270.001,1144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420250.65/cwt245.00–255.001,05315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429236.93/cwt230.00–240.001,0165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466244.88/cwt240.00–250.001,14111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472213.11/cwt210.00–220.001,0069
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480234.77/cwt230.00–237.001,1279
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508232.42/cwt230.00–237.001,18119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526223.98/cwt220.00–227.001,17811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0872
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added575255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4661
Bulls—Medium and Large 3581202.17/cwt200.00–207.001,1754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2643208.81/cwt207.00–210.001,3435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2758194.48/cwt192.00–197.001,4742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1777200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5544
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,6821
Bulls——1,614125.32/cwt122.00–128.002,0234
Bulls——1,823132.09/cwt130.00–134.002,4082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92485.21/cwt84.00–86.007875
Cows—Lean 85-90%94392.56/cwt90.00–95.008732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105101.42/cwt99.00–104.001,12112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13095.75/cwt93.00–98.001,08211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284107.61/cwt105.00–110.001,3824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300105.77/cwt104.00–108.001,3753
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—1,212.50/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2132

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.