Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2019-07-15

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 15
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
547 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 506▲ 547 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 47▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 36▲ 48 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 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.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 $133.96/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −68.13 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.
Average price
$133.96
111 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$603
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$24
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.92
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1402147.1459126
Medium and Large 2470131.1061665
Medium and Large 3450126.1356820
One grade step is worth $21.01/cwt here — about $24 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 sale111 hd
133.96
—
AL average15 barns · 1,456 hd
125.04
+8.92
This barn, trailing median2 sales
202.09
−68.13
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—Average1,67685.371,4318thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18256.0766313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38055.507661thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average95346.4144211

Every lot, as filed

73 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
BullsMedium and Large 1—366152.30/cwt150.00–155.005575
BullsMedium and Large 2—573120.84/cwt120.00–122.506923
BullsMedium and Large 3—395135.00/cwt135.00–135.005332
HeifersMedium and Large 1—378134.17/cwt132.50–135.005073
HeifersMedium and Large 2—270136.95/cwt135.00–140.003704
HeifersMedium and Large 2—482121.71/cwt120.00–124.0058710
HeifersMedium and Large 2—532118.59/cwt115.00–122.506319
HeifersMedium and Large 3—490112.51/cwt110.00–115.005516
SteersMedium and Large 2—425147.50/cwt147.50–147.506271
HeifersMedium and Large 1—415128.99/cwt128.00–130.005352
HeifersMedium and Large 2—660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 2—382126.89/cwt125.00–130.004858
HeifersMedium and Large 3—430118.48/cwt117.50–120.005094
SteersMedium and Large 2—370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
BullsMedium and Large 1—314155.62/cwt155.00–157.504894
BullsMedium and Large 2—668116.25/cwt115.00–117.507772
BullsMedium and Large 2—474128.51/cwt125.00–132.5060921
BullsMedium and Large 1—515132.00/cwt132.00–132.006802
BullsMedium and Large 2—720112.00/cwt112.00–112.008061
BullsMedium and Large 2—431135.05/cwt132.50–140.0058215
BullsMedium and Large 3—428127.23/cwt125.00–130.005457
Bulls——1,83784.87/cwt84.50–85.001,5593
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03549.50/cwt48.50–50.005124
Bulls——1,58079.50/cwt79.50–79.501,2561
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38055.50/cwt55.50–55.507661
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16355.34/cwt53.00–58.0064411
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28860.11/cwt59.50–60.507742
Bulls—Heavy Weight—1,30078.50/cwt78.50–78.501,0211
Bulls——1,67390.12/cwt89.00–92.001,5083
CowsLean 85-90%—90644.65/cwt42.00–46.504057
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3—962630.68/cwt575.00–700.006,0676
Bred CowsSmall 3—1,055625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,5941
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2—1,038990.01/cwt975.00–1,025.0010,2766
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—963705.45/cwt650.00–750.006,7934
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3—1,345975.00/cwt975.00–975.0013,1142
Bred CowsSmall 1-2—943836.17/cwt785.00–875.007,8853
Stock CowsSmall 3—745400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,9801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—1,153674.30/cwt650.00–735.007,7757
Stock CowsSmall 1-2—853573.53/cwt550.00–600.004,8924
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3—1,345835.00/cwt835.00–835.0011,2311
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,037806.83/cwt775.00–875.008,3673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,052983.44/cwt950.00–1,050.0010,3463
Bred CowsSmall 3—932531.42/cwt500.00–560.004,9535
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
HeifersMedium and Large 2—433124.61/cwt122.50–127.505407
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375121.23/cwt120.00–122.504554
SteersMedium and Large 1—527145.89/cwt143.00–147.507695
SteersMedium and Large 2—540141.24/cwt140.00–142.507634
BullsMedium and Large 1—275162.50/cwt162.50–162.504471
BullsMedium and Large 2—640117.50/cwt117.50–117.507521
BullsMedium and Large 2—529125.33/cwt124.00–128.0066310
BullsMedium and Large 3—482120.34/cwt119.00–122.005806
HeifersMedium and Large 1—533124.65/cwt124.00–126.006646
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330131.54/cwt130.00–134.004346
HeifersMedium and Large 3—560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006162
SteersMedium and Large 1—610138.00/cwt138.00–138.008422
SteersMedium and Large 2—630130.81/cwt130.00–132.508243
BullsMedium and Large 1—220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
BullsMedium and Large 1—434144.36/cwt142.50–147.506279
BullsMedium and Large 2—381142.44/cwt140.00–145.005439
BullsMedium and Large 3—545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006543
HeifersMedium and Large 1—487126.07/cwt125.00–128.006145
HeifersMedium and Large 2—584116.89/cwt115.00–119.006835
HeifersMedium and Large 3—340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004252
SteersMedium and Large 1—665132.50/cwt132.50–132.508811
SteersMedium and Large 2—595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008033
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620114.14/cwt112.50–115.007083
HeifersMedium and Large 1—583122.49/cwt122.00–123.007142
BullsMedium and Large 3—345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004832
BullsMedium and Large 2—332145.82/cwt145.00–147.504843
BullsMedium and Large 1—483136.47/cwt135.00–139.006594
SteersMedium and Large 2—480143.23/cwt142.50–144.006882
SteersMedium and Large 1—485147.50/cwt147.50–147.507151

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.