Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2023-11-06

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Nov 6
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
603 head
▲ 258 vs last sale 345▲ 21 vs year ago 582 · +3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 77▲ 0 vs year ago 112 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 29▲ 29 vs year ago 17 · +170.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on all feeder classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.10/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$215.10
67 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,076
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.31
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538218.281,17434
Medium and Large 2432217.2393920
Medium and Large 3507203.501,03113thin
One grade step is worth $14.78/cwt here — about $143 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 sale67 hd
215.10
—
AL average14 barns · 1,340 hd
203.80
+11.31
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—High1,721108.851,87316
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16788.071,02829
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39987.161,2196thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98176.2474818

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)—$1,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0444thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3205

Every lot

71 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1380285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0831
Steers—Medium and Large 2385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 2415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 1425270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1485
Steers—Medium and Large 1455255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1608
Steers—Medium and Large 2455247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1245
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3251
Steers—Medium and Large 1505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2637
Steers—Medium and Large 2530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2724
Steers—Medium and Large 2563228.31/cwt225.00–235.001,2853
Steers—Medium and Large 1604235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,41910
Steers—Medium and Large 2655214.96/cwt210.00–220.001,4082
Steers—Medium and Large 1666226.23/cwt225.00–227.001,5079
Steers—Medium and Large 1747214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5993
Steers—Medium and Large 1775205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325227.32/cwt222.00–235.007395
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1356231.79/cwt225.00–237.008254
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363212.45/cwt210.00–215.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008254
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440207.00/cwt207.00–207.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1441222.72/cwt220.00–224.009829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445217.00/cwt217.00–217.009662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514209.85/cwt207.00–212.001,0796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2393
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1604216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,30511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3624194.18/cwt190.00–200.001,2124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663209.26/cwt207.00–210.001,3874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323252.52/cwt250.00–255.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330230.00/cwt230.00–230.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337261.63/cwt260.00–265.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367251.73/cwt245.00–255.009243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410210.00/cwt210.00–210.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421229.91/cwt225.00–235.0096810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523185.90/cwt182.00–190.009722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578207.45/cwt205.00–215.001,1996
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1807
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628183.32/cwt180.00–190.001,1513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630195.67/cwt195.00–197.001,2333
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668172.49/cwt170.00–175.001,1522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,594113.90/cwt113.00–116.001,8165
Bulls——1,710102.55/cwt100.00–105.001,7544
Bulls——1,818108.84/cwt106.00–111.001,9797
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94971.89/cwt70.00–74.006824
Cows—Lean 85-90%99077.48/cwt75.00–80.0076714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13881.84/cwt80.00–83.009317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15387.38/cwt84.00–89.001,00712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20493.26/cwt90.00–95.001,12310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39987.16/cwt84.00–90.001,2196
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,043.75/head950.00–1,075.001,0444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,266.67/head1,250.00–1,275.001,2673

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.