Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.07/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −131.98 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$266.07

18 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$14.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	272.45	1,473	10thin
Medium and Large 2	545	258.10	1,406	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.35/cwt here — about $67 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 sale18 hd

266.07

—

AL average13 barns · 203 hd

264.37

+1.70

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−131.98

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	1,658	159.32	2,642	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	149.01	2,296	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,285	146.44	1,881	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)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	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 1	300–350	316	342.09/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	265.11/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,236	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	307.29/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	345.41/cwt	340.00–350.00	943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	174.09/cwt	173.00–175.00	3,221	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	154.22/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,375	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	144.34/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,255	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	153.68/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,336	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	137.53/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,661	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	154.89/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,089	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	242.39/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,114	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	145.36/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,859	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	322.43/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	266.17/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,517	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	263.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	253.34/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	292.45/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	253.28/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	277.32/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	285.84/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,223	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	323.69/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	276.64/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	301.19/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,217	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	270.82/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,240	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	282.00/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	260.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	257.98/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,262	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.

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Northwest Alabama Livestock Cattle Sale - Russellville, AL

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 270Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 50Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 26Year ago 31

No trends available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
5	300–350	316	340.00–345.00	342.09
2	350–400	370	320.00–325.00	322.43
8	400–450	404	295.00–305.00	301.19
5	450–500	486	280.00–285.00	282.00
6	500–550	521	270.00–280.00	276.64
4	550–600	570	260.00–275.00	266.17
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	355	315.00	315.00
7	400–450	428	280.00–290.00	285.84
6	450–500	458	265.00–275.00	270.82
5	500–550	525	255.00–265.00	260.96
3	550–600	578	250.00–255.00	253.34
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	373	290.00–295.00	292.45
7	400–450	430	260.00–270.00	265.11
5	450–500	489	255.00–260.00	257.98
4	500–550	533	250.00–255.00	252.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	340.00–350.00	345.41
4	300–350	324	320.00–325.00	323.69
2	350–400	365	300.00–315.00	307.29
3	400–450	412	275.00–280.00	277.32
7	450–500	462	265.00–270.00	267.47
3	500–550	528	260.00–265.00	263.38
3	550–600	568	250.00–255.00	253.28
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	523	240.00–245.00	242.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	350.00–355.00	352.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,850	173.00–175.00	174.09
2	—	1,540	150.00–158.00	154.22
1	—	1,510	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	140.00–148.00	144.34
3	—	1,520	152.00–157.00	153.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,208	136.00–139.00	137.53
6	—	1,349	150.00–159.00	154.89
14	—	1,279	140.00–149.00	145.36

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00

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

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