Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 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 $248.98/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −138.11 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$248.98

12 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.46

vs AL average

−21.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	257.00	1,395	6thin
Medium and Large 2	540	240.97	1,301	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.03/cwt here — about $93 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 sale12 hd

248.98

—

AL average13 barns · 514 hd

257.45

−8.46

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−21.61

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−138.11

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	—	Average	1,598	152.01	2,429	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	141.79	1,790	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,449	141.32	2,047	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	114.94	1,191	10

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)	—	$1,713	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,438	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,163	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	400–450	412	323.28/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	345.69/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,276	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	303.48/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	306.36/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	339.97/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	205.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	248.44/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	367.33/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	223.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	294.26/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	262.55/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	265.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	245.89/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,393	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	354	316.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,122	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	129.71/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,014	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	147.79/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,066	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,023	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	144.38/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,793	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	119.63/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,272	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	112.67/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,166	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,438	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,712.50/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,713	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,162.50/head	2,050.00–2,275.00	2,163	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	106.61/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,034	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	152.07/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,190	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,864	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	142.52/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,938	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	138.82/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,730	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	284.86/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	335.12/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	369.85/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	309.90/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	291.68/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	316.67/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,203	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	301.03/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,303	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	296.83/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	252.52/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	320.48/cwt	315.00–325.00	997	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	233.50/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,336	3

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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 287Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 55Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 23Year ago 83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	374	335.00–345.00	339.97
3	400–450	412	320.00–325.00	323.28
3	450–500	483	290.00–300.00	296.83
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	580	250.00–255.00	252.52
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	330	365.00–375.00	369.85
2	350–400	365	350.00–360.00	355.00
2	400–450	415	330.00–340.00	335.12
5	450–500	480	305.00–310.00	306.36
2	500–550	525	280.00–290.00	284.86
2	550–600	555	260.00–270.00	265.05
2	600–650	620	235.00–245.00	240.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	380	315.00–320.00	316.67
5	400–450	433	300.00–305.00	301.03
3	450–500	488	275.00–285.00	280.00
1	550–600	565	222.00	222.00
1	650–700	695	217.00	217.00
1	700–750	735	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	365.00–370.00	367.33
4	350–400	369	340.00–350.00	345.69
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	520	305.00–315.00	309.90
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	311	315.00–325.00	320.48
6	350–400	367	300.00–310.00	303.48
3	400–450	417	290.00–295.00	291.68
3	450–500	463	275.00–285.00	280.00
3	500–550	508	245.00–255.00	248.44
3	550–600	572	220.00–250.00	233.50
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
5	350–400	354	315.00–325.00	316.98
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	465	294.00–295.00	294.26
4	500–550	529	260.00–270.00	262.55
2	550–600	570	242.00–250.00	245.89
4	600–650	634	220.00–230.00	223.45
2	650–700	658	200.00–210.00	205.02
8	700–750	733	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	127.00–133.00	129.71
4	—	1,398	145.00–150.00	147.79
2	—	1,445	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,242	143.00–148.00	144.38
2	—	1,440	150.00–154.00	152.07
13	—	1,246	137.00–142.00	138.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	119.00–121.00	119.63
3	—	1,035	111.00–114.00	112.67
2	—	970	105.00–108.00	106.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,550	167.00	167.00
2	—	1,360	141.00–145.00	142.52

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)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,437.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,050.00–2,275.00	2,162.50

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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Slaughter Cattle

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