Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2023-11-13

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Nov 13
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
415 head
▼ 188 vs last sale 603▼ 138 vs year ago 553 · −25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 112▼ 1 vs year ago 79 · −1.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 46▼ 29 vs year ago 40 · −72.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.24/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$207.24
87 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.80
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498217.281,08129
Medium and Large 2498207.361,03233
Medium and Large 3527195.421,02925
One grade step is worth $21.85/cwt here — about $52 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 sale87 hd
207.24
—
AL average16 barns · 1,476 hd
209.04
−1.80
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—Low1,687111.751,88510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13789.141,01437
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47886.691,2816thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94577.707344thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3002thin

Every lot

66 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 1315260.00/cwt260.00–260.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1355255.00/cwt255.00–255.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 1410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added425275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1691
Steers—Medium and Large 1525242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2711
Steers—Medium and Large 1560230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2881
Steers—Medium and Large 1640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4081
Steers—Medium and Large 1660215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350227.00/cwt227.00–227.007951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350224.00/cwt224.00–224.007848
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415215.49/cwt215.00–216.008942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465216.50/cwt215.00–217.001,0078
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466209.40/cwt205.00–212.009767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1494219.08/cwt219.00–220.001,08213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517210.15/cwt205.00–213.001,0867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530197.27/cwt187.00–202.001,0466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,2165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563198.02/cwt195.00–202.001,1153
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572188.04/cwt180.00–190.001,0765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578211.02/cwt207.00–215.001,2202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629189.24/cwt187.00–190.001,1904
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658191.00/cwt190.00–192.001,2572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663168.46/cwt165.00–172.001,1172
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3750150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008004
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340240.00/cwt240.00–240.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360257.43/cwt255.00–260.009272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373246.02/cwt245.00–247.009182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413232.55/cwt230.00–235.009602
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416219.95/cwt215.00–225.009158
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425244.76/cwt240.00–250.001,0402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455228.48/cwt227.00–230.001,0402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475221.60/cwt220.00–225.001,0533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475206.60/cwt205.00–210.009813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532211.84/cwt210.00–215.001,1276
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576203.85/cwt200.00–207.001,1745
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578192.22/cwt190.00–195.001,1114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579216.85/cwt212.00–220.001,2565
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623201.94/cwt197.00–207.001,2582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2629189.22/cwt185.00–192.001,1904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690178.06/cwt170.00–180.001,2295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763164.98/cwt160.00–170.001,2592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3800165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,348107.67/cwt107.00–109.001,4513
Bulls——1,600102.56/cwt102.00–103.001,6412
Bulls——1,925117.88/cwt114.00–120.002,2695
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94577.70/cwt76.00–80.007344
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08795.23/cwt91.00–96.001,03516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17085.73/cwt84.00–89.001,00315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18981.40/cwt79.00–83.009686
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47886.69/cwt84.00–89.001,2816
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002

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.