Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2024-01-22

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 22
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 277 vs last sale 392▼ 102 vs year ago 217 · −47.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 89▼ 22 vs year ago 41 · −53.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 41▼ 20 vs year ago 22 · −90.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. 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 $218.10/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$218.10
31 head · 437 lb average
Value per head Derived
$954
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.31
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1446226.001,00715thin
Medium and Large 2430210.7090516thin
One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $102 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 sale31 hd
218.10
—
AL average10 barns · 647 hd
228.41
−10.31
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—High1,880127.672,4003thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,430111.071,5882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,135104.841,18910

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0001thin

Every lot

42 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 2335302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,0134
Steers—Medium and Large 2365285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added380310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 2425257.41/cwt250.00–260.001,0944
Steers—Medium and Large 2470237.45/cwt235.00–240.001,1162
Steers—Medium and Large 2513222.51/cwt220.00–225.001,1412
Steers—Medium and Large 2568205.07/cwt200.00–210.001,1652
Steers—Medium and Large 2630195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310237.58/cwt235.00–240.007362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360240.00/cwt240.00–240.008644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373225.21/cwt220.00–230.008405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410210.00/cwt210.00–210.008613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430233.41/cwt230.00–235.001,0043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458221.69/cwt220.00–225.001,0153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478202.49/cwt200.00–205.009682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527208.21/cwt200.00–215.001,0973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315275.00/cwt275.00–275.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350265.00/cwt265.00–265.009281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380282.47/cwt280.00–285.001,0732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412261.72/cwt260.00–265.001,0783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430245.12/cwt240.00–250.001,0542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463247.54/cwt240.00–250.001,1464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470232.45/cwt230.00–235.001,0934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515232.43/cwt230.00–235.001,1972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580205.13/cwt200.00–210.001,1902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,760124.51/cwt123.00–126.002,1912
Bulls——2,120134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,8411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11599.06/cwt97.00–101.001,1054
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125106.63/cwt106.00–107.001,2003
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170110.75/cwt108.00–113.001,2963
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430111.07/cwt109.00–113.001,5882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.