Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm. 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 $242.26/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −144.83 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$242.26

26 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$32.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.43

vs AL average

−34.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	254.91	1,348	13thin
Medium and Large 2	541	238.29	1,288	6thin
Medium and Large 3	548	222.17	1,217	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.74/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale26 hd

242.26

—

AL average14 barns · 356 hd

256.69

−14.43

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−34.96

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−144.83

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	—	Low	1,612	139.17	2,244	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	143.98	1,727	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	140.94	2,321	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	102.24	956	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)	—	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,645	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	319.02/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	292.40/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	308.66/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	257.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,336	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	231.63/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	359.92/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	318.99/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	246.70/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	265.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	361.26/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,340	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	285.07/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	303.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,273	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,575	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	102.24/cwt	100.00–105.00	956	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	140.94/cwt	137.00–144.00	2,321	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	143.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,604	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	134.43/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,604	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	148.74/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,874	6
Bulls	—	—	1,391	126.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,763	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,887.50/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,645.00/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	330.08/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	354.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,261	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	159.64/cwt	158.00–161.00	3,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	372.38/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	264.29/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,284	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	215.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	158.50/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	284.87/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	314.58/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,419	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	302.62/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,431	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	283.29/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	303.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	227.52/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	297.52/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,538	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	332.76/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,434	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	322.31/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,360	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	174.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	345.63/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,317	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	282.61/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	250.54/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	294.15/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,094	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	213.46/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,341	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 320Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 47Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 24Year ago 31

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	305	355.00–365.00	359.92
2	350–400	358	330.00–340.00	335.03
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	315.00–320.00	319.02
4	350–400	364	305.00–310.00	308.66
4	400–450	423	290.00–295.00	292.40
7	450–500	486	260.00–270.00	264.29
3	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	244.95
3	550–600	553	225.00–235.00	231.63
2	600–650	628	210.00–217.00	213.46
2	650–700	658	190.00–200.00	195.02
3	700–750	727	170.00–180.00	174.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	381	315.00–320.00	318.99
5	400–450	419	300.00–310.00	303.91
2	450–500	478	280.00–290.00	284.87
10	500–550	518	255.00–265.00	257.90
3	550–600	565	240.00–250.00	244.93
3	600–650	622	225.00–235.00	229.92
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	300.00–305.00	303.02
6	350–400	372	290.00–295.00	294.15
4	400–450	440	275.00–285.00	282.61
8	450–500	482	245.00–255.00	250.54
4	500–550	536	225.00–235.00	227.52
3	550–600	563	210.00–220.00	215.03
3	600–650	618	190.00–200.00	194.91
2	650–700	675	170.00–180.00	174.89
2	700–750	715	155.00–162.00	158.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	370.00–375.00	372.38
4	350–400	371	355.00–365.00	361.26
7	400–450	431	330.00–340.00	332.76
12	450–500	451	310.00–320.00	314.58
12	500–550	517	290.00–300.00	297.52
2	550–600	573	260.00–270.00	265.15
3	600–650	627	245.00–250.00	246.70
1	650–700	695	229.00	229.00
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	770	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	370.00–380.00	375.00
2	400–450	425	350.00–360.00	354.94
2	450–500	463	325.00–335.00	330.08
3	500–550	508	305.00–315.00	309.98
2	550–600	558	280.00–290.00	285.07
2	600–650	615	255.00–265.00	259.88
2	650–700	658	235.00–240.00	237.51
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
9	350–400	381	340.00–350.00	345.63
9	400–450	422	315.00–325.00	322.31
8	450–500	473	295.00–305.00	302.62
3	500–550	517	280.00–290.00	283.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	935	100.00–105.00	102.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	137.00–144.00	140.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,114	142.00–145.00	143.99
3	—	1,193	132.00–136.00	134.43
6	—	1,260	147.00–152.00	148.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,391	125.00–130.00	126.73
1	—	1,615	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,980	158.00–161.00	159.64

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)	2	—	—	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,887.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,645.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

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