Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. All feeder classes 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 $243.46/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −143.63 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$243.46

23 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$38.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.47

vs AL average

−24.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	255.32	1,401	13thin
Medium and Large 2	523	239.05	1,251	5thin
Medium and Large 3	540	217.04	1,172	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.28/cwt here — about $229 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 sale23 hd

243.46

—

AL average14 barns · 394 hd

248.93

−5.47

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−24.92

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−143.63

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	1,687	151.73	2,559	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	125.68	1,506	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	101.10	983	20

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)	—	$1,905	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,689	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,971	28

Every lot, as filed

84 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	415	310.57/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,289	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	296.24/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	214.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	262.40/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	311.67/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	248.48/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	295.14/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	320.03/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	282.47/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	241.27/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	312.50/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	298.70/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	267.51/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	294.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	345.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	267.45/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	284.14/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	244.99/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	254.77/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	343.29/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,270	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	120.92/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,383	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	98.31/cwt	95.00–101.00	934	11
Bulls	—	—	1,795	154.88/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,780	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	140.22/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,103	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	104.52/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,044	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	127.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,586	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,116.67/head	2,025.00–2,275.00	2,117	12
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	—	—	1,668.75/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,669	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,905.00/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,905	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,862.50/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,863	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	163.92/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,996	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	135.18/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	306.72/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,344	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	322.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	307.57/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	229.85/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	281.57/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	225.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	253.28/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	267.57/cwt	265.00–270.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	241.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	295.19/cwt	290.00–300.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	290.14/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	315.04/cwt	310.00–320.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	267.12/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,133	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	279.04/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,091	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	273.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	327.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,240	5

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 248Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 66Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 30Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	300	340.00	340.00
5	350–400	378	320.00–330.00	327.94
9	400–450	415	305.00–315.00	310.57
4	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	296.24
5	500–550	528	270.00–280.00	273.94
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	635	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	370	340.00–345.00	343.29
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	463	305.00–310.00	307.57
2	500–550	520	290.00–300.00	294.90
4	550–600	584	260.00–270.00	267.45
4	600–650	629	240.00–250.00	244.99
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00–325.00	322.38
3	350–400	392	300.00–310.00	306.72
1	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	469	275.00–285.00	281.57
5	500–550	517	255.00–265.00	259.96
2	550–600	568	225.00–235.00	229.85
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	310.00–320.00	315.04
3	300–350	315	290.00–300.00	295.19
5	350–400	391	275.00–280.00	279.04
5	400–450	424	260.00–270.00	267.12
2	450–500	468	250.00–255.00	252.51
4	500–550	514	240.00–245.00	241.31
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	630	210.00–220.00	214.92
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	553	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	310.00–320.00	312.50
4	350–400	365	295.00–300.00	298.70
5	400–450	415	280.00–290.00	284.14
4	450–500	452	260.00–270.00	267.51
4	500–550	523	250.00–257.00	254.77
4	550–600	569	240.00–245.00	241.27
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	728	200.00–210.00	204.91
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	265.00–270.00	267.57
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	412	250.00–255.00	253.28
2	450–500	488	235.00–240.00	237.51
3	500–550	518	220.00–230.00	225.11
2	550–600	573	200.00–210.00	204.93
1	650–700	690	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	400	310.00–315.00	311.67
2	450–500	460	290.00–300.00	295.05
2	500–550	528	280.00–300.00	290.14
4	550–600	573	260.00–270.00	262.40
2	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	340.00–350.00	345.11
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	480	315.00–325.00	320.03
2	500–550	525	290.00–300.00	295.14
4	550–600	553	275.00–285.00	282.47
2	600–650	615	255.00–265.00	259.96
2	650–700	678	247.00–250.00	248.48
2	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,144	119.00–124.00	120.92
15	—	1,246	125.00–130.00	127.27
4	—	1,194	133.00–138.00	135.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	950	95.00–101.00	98.31
9	—	999	102.00–107.00	104.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,795	152.00–158.00	154.88
4	—	1,500	140.00–141.00	140.22
3	—	1,828	162.00–166.00	163.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	2,025.00–2,275.00	2,116.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,862.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,668.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,905.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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