Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.92/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −144.18 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$242.92

19 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.28

vs AL average

−28.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	254.73	1,342	6thin
Medium and Large 2	547	240.19	1,314	9thin
Medium and Large 3	538	231.33	1,243	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.41/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.01, low $343.45, median $387.09 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

242.92

—

AL average4 barns · 81 hd

244.19

−1.28

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−28.99

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−144.18

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,410	127.65	1,800	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	124.03	1,540	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	99.56	994	5thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,318	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,729	38

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	308.17/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	293.56/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	333.80/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	233.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	248.75/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	264.05/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	231.73/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	255.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	225.12/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,405	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	318.48/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	246.61/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,650	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	254.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	254.73/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	214.59/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	236.21/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	300.76/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,110	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	343.35/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,037	2
Bulls	—	—	1,260	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,613	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	125.20/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,648	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	99.56/cwt	98.00–102.00	994	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	117.49/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,285	6
Bulls	—	—	1,375	121.12/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	235.10/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,234	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,604.17/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,604	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,942.86/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,943	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,317.86/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,318	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	315.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	327.44/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,527	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	131.22/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	224.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,264	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	249.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	320.11/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	277.62/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	273.80/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	233.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	265.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	283.11/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	288.62/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,664	2

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Mon Mar 4, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 594Year ago 481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 78Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 29Year ago 67

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	388	330.00–335.00	332.48
2	400–450	430	317.00–320.00	318.48
3	450–500	473	305.00–315.00	308.17
6	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
9	550–600	566	290.00–294.00	293.56
2	600–650	605	270.00–280.00	274.96
12	650–700	669	240.00–250.00	246.61
6	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
4	750–800	760	225.00–234.00	231.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
7	350–400	384	285.00–290.00	288.62
2	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	463	260.00–267.00	264.05
4	500–550	515	245.00–250.00	248.75
5	550–600	573	230.00–240.00	233.35
8	600–650	624	220.00–228.00	225.12
2	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
6	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	315.00–320.00	317.58
7	350–400	369	295.00–305.00	300.76
3	400–450	400	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	455	270.00–280.00	274.95
6	500–550	527	250.00–262.00	254.73
4	600–650	616	230.00–240.00	236.21
5	650–700	687	214.00–217.00	214.59
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	378	275.00–280.00	277.62
6	400–450	441	260.00–270.00	265.86
3	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	525	230.00–240.00	235.10
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	625	210.00–215.00	212.56
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
4	700–750	735	190.00–195.00	192.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	330.00–340.00	333.80
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	445	310.00–320.00	315.00
5	450–500	471	280.00–290.00	283.11
3	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	565	250.00–260.00	255.13
3	600–650	620	230.00–240.00	233.23
2	650–700	653	220.00–225.00	222.49
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	340.00–345.00	343.35
2	400–450	420	325.00–330.00	327.44
2	450–500	465	310.00–320.00	315.05
2	500–550	513	285.00–290.00	287.54
2	550–600	555	270.00–280.00	275.05
2	600–650	610	250.00–260.00	254.92
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	315.00–325.00	320.11
2	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	418	300.00–305.00	302.51
4	450–500	474	270.00–275.00	273.80
2	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	593	245.00–255.00	249.98
2	600–650	623	220.00–230.00	224.82
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	720	190.00–200.00	194.93
1	750–800	760	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,260	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,375	118.00–124.00	121.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,316	124.00–127.00	125.20
6	—	1,094	116.00–121.00	117.49
4	—	1,294	130.00–133.00	131.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	998	98.00–102.00	99.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,317.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,604.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,942.86

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Russellville Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle