Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2019-07-08

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 8
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
506 vs last sale 0 506 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
47 vs last sale 0 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
36 vs last sale 0 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago:Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold mostly steady.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.20/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 68.89 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.
Average price
$133.20
99 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$624
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$65
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.23
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1355154.155476thin
Medium and Large 2471133.9563074
Medium and Large 3495123.6961219thin
One grade step is worth $30.47/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale99 hd
133.20
AL average5 barns · 462 hd
124.97
+8.23
This barn, trailing median2 sales
202.09
−68.89
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
BullsLow1,65778.751,30513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23656.0769314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,34055.007371thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97445.884479thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
SteersMedium and Large 1540147.50/cwt147.50–147.507972
HeifersMedium and Large 3595105.83/cwt105.00–107.506303
HeifersMedium and Large 2634111.51/cwt110.00–112.507075
HeifersMedium and Large 1310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004342
BullsMedium and Large 3570115.00/cwt115.00–115.006562
BullsMedium and Large 2479132.51/cwt130.00–135.006358
BullsMedium and Large 1318159.94/cwt157.50–162.505092
SteersMedium and Large 1570139.00/cwt138.00–140.007922
HeifersMedium and Large 3324126.43/cwt125.00–128.004104
HeifersMedium and Large 2381129.64/cwt127.50–132.504946
HeifersMedium and Large 1370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005002
BullsMedium and Large 3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006822
Bred CowsSmall 3875525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,5941
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 31,180875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,3252
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,111790.86/cwt720.00–840.008,7867
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3950717.11/cwt675.00–775.006,8136
Stock CowsMedium and Large 31,090600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,5402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,370.00/cwt1,370.00–1,370.0015,3441
Stock CowsSmall 1-2907616.73/cwt600.00–625.005,5943
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100904.32/cwt875.00–975.009,9485
Stock CowsSmall 3880350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,0801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,300875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 31,088708.96/cwt650.00–775.007,7136
CowsLean 85-90%99844.59/cwt43.00–46.504456
Bulls1,59975.20/cwt74.00–77.501,2025
Bulls1,63779.70/cwt78.50–82.001,3056
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23259.15/cwt59.00–59.507293
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23755.23/cwt53.50–56.5068311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34055.00/cwt55.00–55.007371
CowsLean 85-90%92548.45/cwt47.00–50.004483
Bulls1,86084.75/cwt84.50–85.001,5762
BullsMedium and Large 2584122.01/cwt120.00–125.007138
BullsMedium and Large 1373151.26/cwt150.00–152.505644
SteersMedium and Large 2420148.75/cwt147.50–150.006252
HeifersMedium and Large 3470113.60/cwt112.00–115.005345
HeifersMedium and Large 2579113.76/cwt112.50–115.006597
HeifersMedium and Large 1475126.24/cwt125.00–127.506002
BullsMedium and Large 3380135.83/cwt135.00–137.505163
BullsMedium and Large 2369145.82/cwt142.50–147.505389
BullsMedium and Large 2617117.67/cwt117.50–118.007263
SteersMedium and Large 2584132.51/cwt130.00–135.007744
HeifersMedium and Large 3539109.48/cwt107.50–112.505905
HeifersMedium and Large 2483119.91/cwt117.50–124.005798
HeifersMedium and Large 1418131.85/cwt130.00–135.005514
BullsMedium and Large 3423130.85/cwt130.00–132.505533
BullsMedium and Large 2336149.52/cwt147.50–152.5050210
BullsMedium and Large 2663114.16/cwt112.50–115.007573
SteersMedium and Large 2545137.50/cwt135.00–140.007496
HeifersMedium and Large 3422117.15/cwt115.00–120.004946
HeifersMedium and Large 2524116.92/cwt115.00–120.006138
HeifersMedium and Large 2680108.98/cwt108.00–110.007412
BullsMedium and Large 3460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005753
BullsMedium and Large 2522126.35/cwt125.00–130.0066010
BullsMedium and Large 2274164.42/cwt162.50–167.504514
SteersMedium and Large 2489145.34/cwt142.50–147.507117
HeifersMedium and Large 3375122.64/cwt120.00–125.004608
HeifersMedium and Large 2420124.66/cwt122.50–127.5052411
HeifersMedium and Large 2332135.56/cwt132.50–138.004505
BullsMedium and Large 3538120.83/cwt117.50–122.506506
BullsMedium and Large 2417137.11/cwt135.00–142.5057214
BullsMedium and Large 2728106.47/cwt105.00–110.007755

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.