Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $271.88/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −126.17 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$271.88

23 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,470

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$19.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	281.20	1,483	12thin
Medium and Large 2	555	261.72	1,453	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.49/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale23 hd

271.88

—

AL average14 barns · 229 hd

271.42

+0.47

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−126.17

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	1,607	157.11	2,524	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	149.00	2,235	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	144.51	1,786	14

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)	—	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,551	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 3	400–450	422	293.28/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	275.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,289	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	352.20/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,303	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	255.60/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	304.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,292	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	272.42/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	322.43/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,357	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	369.92/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,136	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	269.25/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	287.18/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,462	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	144.69/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,746	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	135.31/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,705	3
Bulls	—	—	1,365	142.06/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,939	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,313	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,235	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	157.47/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	306.53/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	332.42/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,249	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	293.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,207	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	275.71/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,197	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	251.48/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,308	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	288.72/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,354	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	294.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,103	5
Bulls	—	—	1,636	159.48/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	359.60/cwt	295.00–395.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	262.44/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	301.66/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,501.25/head	1,420.00–1,650.00	1,501	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1

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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 165Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 49Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 38

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	290.00–295.00	293.28
1	450–500	475	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	373	330.00–335.00	332.42
5	400–450	425	300.00–310.00	304.00
8	450–500	469	285.00–295.00	288.72
4	500–550	528	270.00–275.00	272.42
7	550–600	571	252.00–260.00	255.60
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	420.00	420.00
3	250–300	268	295.00–395.00	359.60
6	300–350	307	360.00–375.00	369.92
11	350–400	370	345.00–360.00	352.20
10	400–450	421	315.00–330.00	322.43
6	450–500	463	300.00–310.00	301.66
8	500–550	509	280.00–295.00	287.18
4	550–600	564	265.00–272.00	269.25
1	600–650	620	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	290.00–300.00	294.00
7	400–450	434	270.00–280.00	275.71
8	450–500	476	260.00–265.00	262.43
7	500–550	520	248.00–255.00	251.48
2	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
10	400–450	412	290.00–300.00	293.08
5	450–500	467	270.00–280.00	275.97
4	500–550	518	260.00–265.00	262.44
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	475	300.00–310.00	306.53
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,207	141.00–148.00	144.69
3	—	1,260	134.00–137.00	135.31
2	—	1,330	157.00–158.00	157.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	149.00	149.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	140.00–144.00	142.06
1	—	1,915	173.00	173.00
6	—	1,636	156.00–164.00	159.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,420.00–1,650.00	1,501.25
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	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

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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Russellville Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

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