Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $260.00/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −138.06 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$260.00

14 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$39.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	280.00	1,523	4thin
Medium and Large 2	549	263.94	1,450	5thin
Medium and Large 3	549	240.05	1,318	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.94/cwt here — about $205 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

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $432.93, low $347.90, median $398.06 across 22 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 sale14 hd

260.00

—

AL average14 barns · 211 hd

272.70

−12.70

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−138.06

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	1,697	156.03	2,648	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	132.93	1,669	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	119.73	1,800	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	103.72	1,008	24

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)	—	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,567	6

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,373	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	298.52/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,561	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	259.02/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	233.27/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	298.32/cwt	295.00–300.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	256.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	326.67/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	299.93/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	287.55/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	272.59/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	347.47/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	318.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	314.95/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,433	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	118.06/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,845	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	124.72/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,651	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,817	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,093	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	106.40/cwt	105.00–109.00	998	6
Bulls	—	—	1,840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,128	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,566.67/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,824	1
Bulls	—	—	1,627	150.05/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,441	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	136.20/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,847	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,513	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	98.43/cwt	95.00–100.00	970	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	221.68/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	292.63/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	254.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	267.53/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	197.55/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,432	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	327.58/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	281.61/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,315	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	246.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	255.07/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	300.01/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,251	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	315.59/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,196	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	318.66/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	277.45/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,146	4

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 273Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 105Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 22Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	295.00–300.00	298.32
2	350–400	373	285.00–290.00	287.55
4	400–450	413	275.00–280.00	277.45
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
5	500–550	528	255.00–265.00	259.02
3	550–600	565	230.00–240.00	233.27
2	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	705	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	315.00–325.00	318.99
2	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	423	290.00–295.00	292.63
3	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	420	265.00–270.00	267.53
1	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
5	500–550	537	240.00–250.00	246.00
3	550–600	592	220.00–225.00	221.68
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	416	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
7	500–550	523	290.00–300.00	298.52
4	550–600	576	265.00–275.00	272.59
3	600–650	636	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	795	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	370	325.00–330.00	326.67
4	400–450	415	315.00–320.00	318.66
4	450–500	461	295.00–305.00	299.93
2	500–550	518	270.00–280.00	275.02
3	550–600	570	250.00–260.00	256.55
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	366	340.00–350.00	347.47
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	455	310.00–320.00	314.95
2	500–550	520	285.00–290.00	287.52
2	550–600	568	270.00–275.00	272.47
2	600–650	610	250.00–260.00	254.92
2	650–700	670	230.00–240.00	234.93
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	325.00–330.00	327.58
7	350–400	379	310.00–320.00	315.59
9	400–450	417	295.00–305.00	300.01
6	450–500	467	280.00–290.00	281.61
2	500–550	533	250.00–260.00	255.07
3	550–600	560	225.00–235.00	230.04
4	600–650	635	210.00–220.00	215.00
4	700–750	725	190.00–200.00	197.55
2	750–800	790	175.00–180.00	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,563	115.00–120.00	118.06
4	—	1,324	123.00–126.00	124.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,284	140.00–143.00	141.51
7	—	1,356	135.00–137.00	136.20
14	—	1,191	125.00–130.00	127.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	979	110.00–115.00	111.61
6	—	938	105.00–109.00	106.40
12	—	985	95.00–100.00	98.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,765	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,627	148.00–152.00	150.05

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	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,566.67

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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Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

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