Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sold sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. 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 $240.43/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −146.66 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$240.43

12 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$34.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.09

vs AL average

−35.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	254.98	1,383	5thin
Medium and Large 2	539	237.49	1,280	4thin
Medium and Large 3	540	220.10	1,189	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.88/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale12 hd

240.43

—

AL average14 barns · 292 hd

250.52

−10.09

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−35.74

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−146.66

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	1,404	132.36	1,858	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,141	133.82	1,527	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,475	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	6

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	289.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	271.00/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	263.19/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,276	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	213.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	339.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	314.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	371.56/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	279.65/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,236	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	303.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	214.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	264.03/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	346.70/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	274.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	207.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	217.46/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	217.76/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,487	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	287.25/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	319.94/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	342.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	370.02/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	320.57/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	128.79/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,473	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,249	1
Bulls	—	—	1,393	133.22/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,507	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,725	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	135.31/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,517	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,625	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	305.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	294.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	292.39/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,412	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	394	335.85/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,323	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	225.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	274.77/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	195.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	352.38/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	274.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	232.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	259.85/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	321.63/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	235.09/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	362.76/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	274.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	299.93/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	195.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,508	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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 368Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	370.00–375.00	371.56
3	350–400	358	340.00–350.00	346.70
4	400–450	423	315.00–325.00	319.94
4	450–500	465	300.00–310.00	303.76
6	500–550	536	285.00–295.00	289.95
2	550–600	580	265.00–277.00	271.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	673	230.00–240.00	235.09
2	700–750	725	210.00–220.00	214.90
2	750–800	773	190.00–200.00	195.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	365.00–375.00	370.02
2	400–450	405	340.00–350.00	344.94
3	450–500	487	315.00–320.00	316.68
5	500–550	507	300.00–310.00	305.76
3	550–600	562	280.00–292.00	287.25
3	600–650	610	260.00–267.00	264.03
2	650–700	668	240.00–250.00	245.02
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	768	215.00–220.00	217.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	350.00–355.00	352.38
6	350–400	394	330.00–337.00	335.85
2	400–450	430	300.00–310.00	305.00
9	450–500	483	290.00–295.00	292.39
5	500–550	517	270.00–280.00	274.14
2	550–600	568	250.00–260.00	255.02
2	600–650	605	230.00–240.00	235.04
2	650–700	675	210.00–215.00	212.44
2	700–750	720	190.00–200.00	195.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	320.00–325.00	321.63
3	350–400	367	295.00–305.00	299.93
13	400–450	442	275.00–280.00	279.65
14	450–500	485	255.00–265.00	263.19
2	500–550	510	240.00–245.00	242.55
2	550–600	568	230.00–235.00	232.42
4	600–650	610	210.00–220.00	213.73
2	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	735	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	340.00–345.00	342.44
5	350–400	352	315.00–322.00	320.57
2	400–450	410	290.00–300.00	294.88
2	450–500	468	270.00–280.00	274.87
2	500–550	528	260.00–265.00	262.46
3	550–600	552	245.00–255.00	250.00
2	600–650	620	225.00–230.00	227.46
14	650–700	683	212.00–220.00	217.76
1	700–750	730	211.00	211.00
2	750–800	758	205.00–210.00	207.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	300.00–310.00	304.96
2	350–400	378	270.00–280.00	274.77
2	400–450	418	255.00–265.00	259.85
2	450–500	465	245.00–250.00	247.47
2	500–550	515	220.00–230.00	225.15
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	685	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	360.00–375.00	362.76
2	400–450	410	335.00–345.00	339.88
2	450–500	470	310.00–320.00	314.89
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	565	270.00–280.00	274.91
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,144	126.00–131.00	128.79
2	—	1,200	140.00–147.00	143.73
7	—	1,121	133.00–139.00	135.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,393	131.00–135.00	133.22
1	—	1,235	122.00	122.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,625.00

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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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