Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2020-04-06

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 6
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
134 head
19 vs last sale 115 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
62 vs last sale 97 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
12 vs last sale 18 6 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 slightly lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.86/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits 69.23 against this barn's trailing median of $202.09.
Average price
$132.86
22 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+6.80
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2471132.8662522
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale22 hd
132.86
AL average10 barns · 558 hd
126.06
+6.80
This barn, trailing median2 sales
202.09
−69.23
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
BullsLow1,55078.671,2193thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42554.007701thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15149.3956917
CowsLean 85-90%Average96543.894247thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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 2338150.83/cwt150.00–152.505103
BullsMedium and Large 2477133.29/cwt130.00–135.006363
BullsMedium and Large 2426138.18/cwt135.00–140.005894
BullsMedium and Large 2534123.48/cwt120.00–127.506598
BullsMedium and Large 2380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005512
BullsMedium and Large 2585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007022
Bred CowsSmall 1-2850625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,3131
HeifersMedium and Large 2337131.63/cwt130.00–135.004443
HeifersMedium and Large 2427123.84/cwt122.50–125.005293
HeifersMedium and Large 2381127.19/cwt125.00–130.004855
HeifersMedium and Large 2481121.15/cwt118.00–124.005835
HeifersMedium and Large 2519118.17/cwt115.00–122.506135
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,210900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8902
Bulls1,54075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1551
Bulls1,55580.50/cwt80.00–81.001,2522
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09752.33/cwt52.00–52.505743
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16348.76/cwt47.00–50.0056714
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42554.00/cwt54.00–54.007701
CowsLean 85-90%96543.89/cwt42.50–45.504247

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.