Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2019-06-17

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 17
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
569 head
▲ 165 vs last sale 404▲ 569 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 70▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 72▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold steady.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.84/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$119.84
121 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$21
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.79
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1411132.0854311thin
Medium and Large 2483120.3558177
Medium and Large 3456114.5752233
One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $21 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 sale121 hd
119.84
—
AL average14 barns · 1,859 hd
121.62
−1.79
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—Average1,62183.501,35314
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17156.6966426
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53055.338473thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91845.9842218

Every lot, as filed

68 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05549.43/cwt47.50–52.005214
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06152.61/cwt52.00–53.005584
CowsLean 85-90%—86642.20/cwt40.00–45.0036511
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16260.79/cwt59.50–62.507067
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20455.86/cwt54.00–58.5067315
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,37053.00/cwt53.00–53.007261
BullsMedium and Large 2—710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
BullsMedium and Large 2—486130.30/cwt127.50–135.006339
BullsMedium and Large 3—530117.53/cwt115.00–120.006236
HeifersMedium and Large 1—382135.80/cwt135.00–137.505193
BullsMedium and Large 1—530131.47/cwt130.00–134.006975
BullsMedium and Large 2—431135.35/cwt132.50–140.005839
BullsMedium and Large 3—435126.69/cwt125.00–130.005516
HeifersMedium and Large 1—430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005592
HeifersMedium and Large 2—730100.81/cwt100.00–102.507363
HeifersMedium and Large 2—434122.48/cwt120.00–127.5053213
HeifersMedium and Large 3—522109.98/cwt108.00–111.005745
SteersMedium and Large 2—515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006952
BullsMedium and Large 1—426144.95/cwt142.50–147.506174
BullsMedium and Large 2—384142.30/cwt138.00–147.505469
BullsMedium and Large 3—573115.00/cwt112.50–117.506595
HeifersMedium and Large 1—310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004342
HeifersMedium and Large 2—633110.82/cwt110.00–112.507013
HeifersMedium and Large 2—483119.83/cwt117.50–123.0057911
HeifersMedium and Large 3—366120.48/cwt117.50–122.504415
SteersMedium and Large 2—395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
SteersMedium and Large 3—487130.82/cwt130.00–132.506373
BullsMedium and Large 1—483138.82/cwt137.50–140.006713
BullsMedium and Large 2—581121.38/cwt120.00–124.007055
BullsMedium and Large 3—660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006932
BullsMedium and Large 3—481121.75/cwt119.00–125.005868
HeifersMedium and Large 2—79396.25/cwt95.00–97.507632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—1,250685.00/cwt685.00–685.008,5631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,185914.66/cwt850.00–950.0010,8394
Bred CowsSmall 3—985515.00/cwt515.00–515.005,0731
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—938677.93/cwt600.00–750.006,3595
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—977822.78/cwt775.00–845.008,0396
Bulls——1,64984.19/cwt82.00–86.501,3889
CowsLean 85-90%—92555.24/cwt54.00–56.505113
Bulls——1,47876.64/cwt75.00–77.501,1333
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,61056.50/cwt56.50–56.509102
Bulls——1,70890.67/cwt90.00–91.501,5492
HeifersMedium and Large 2—693106.10/cwt105.00–108.007355
HeifersMedium and Large 2—384129.03/cwt125.00–132.5049514
HeifersMedium and Large 3—436115.06/cwt112.50–118.005026
SteersMedium and Large 2—418146.23/cwt145.00–147.506114
SteersMedium and Large 2—479139.13/cwt137.50–142.506666
HeifersMedium and Large 3—480112.47/cwt110.00–115.005406
HeifersMedium and Large 3—610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006412
HeifersMedium and Large 2—574113.50/cwt112.50–115.006517
HeifersMedium and Large 1—474126.37/cwt125.00–128.005994
BullsMedium and Large 3—621107.31/cwt105.00–110.006666
BullsMedium and Large 2—523124.30/cwt122.50–127.506509
BullsMedium and Large 2—623115.86/cwt115.00–117.507223
BullsMedium and Large 1—315157.50/cwt157.50–157.504961
SteersMedium and Large 3—440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006162
SteersMedium and Large 1—410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006152
HeifersMedium and Large 3—571106.38/cwt105.00–108.006074
HeifersMedium and Large 2—521116.27/cwt112.50–120.006068
HeifersMedium and Large 2—278139.50/cwt139.00–140.003882
BullsMedium and Large 3—377132.51/cwt130.00–135.005007
BullsMedium and Large 3—340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004762
BullsMedium and Large 2—328149.53/cwt147.50–152.504905
BullsMedium and Large 1—368150.83/cwt150.00–152.505553
SteersMedium and Large 3—615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007382
SteersMedium and Large 1—470146.24/cwt145.00–147.506874
HeifersMedium and Large 3—320125.55/cwt122.50–127.504025
HeifersMedium and Large 2—327132.04/cwt130.00–135.004329

How this sale compares

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.