Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.93/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −137.16 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$249.93

23 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$35.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

vs AL average

−18.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	266.01	1,431	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	249.84	1,387	14thin
Medium and Large 3	584	230.13	1,344	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $87 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

249.93

—

AL average5 barns · 127 hd

248.93

+1.00

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−18.93

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−137.16

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	1,537	162.67	2,501	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	144.81	2,006	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	134.51	1,657	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	117.01	1,162	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,079	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,898	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,138	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	271.25/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	277.35/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	281.70/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	300.32/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,324	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	274.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,455	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	286.70/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	260.05/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	242.10/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	311.29/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,149	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	319.62/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	266.01/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	342.19/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,252	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	361.18/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	154.22/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,195	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,960	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	135.99/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,720	13
Bulls	—	—	1,895	175.51/cwt	174.00–179.00	3,326	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	130.65/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,497	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,162	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	—	2,079.00/head	2,079.00–2,079.00	2,079	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	—	2,020.00/head	2,020.00–2,020.00	2,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	336.98/cwt	330.00–350.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,482	2
Bulls	—	—	1,184	149.94/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	230.13/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	248.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	260.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,088	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	250.38/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,152	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	230.58/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	255.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	270.52/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	280.93/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,271	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	288.04/cwt	285.00–290.00	982	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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 503Last week 345Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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	340.00	340.00
7	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
15	400–450	441	290.00–305.00	300.32
9	500–550	529	270.00–280.00	274.98
4	550–600	565	270.00–275.00	271.25
5	600–650	606	255.00–270.00	260.05
5	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	775	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	355.00–370.00	361.18
7	400–450	424	310.00–335.00	319.62
1	500–550	530	287.00	287.00
2	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	320.00	320.00
5	300–350	341	285.00–290.00	288.04
3	350–400	368	275.00–290.00	281.70
4	400–450	436	275.00–285.00	277.35
4	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
8	500–550	538	250.00–260.00	255.65
6	550–600	578	237.50–250.00	242.10
3	600–650	632	227.00–235.00	230.58
2	650–700	670	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	330.00–350.00	336.98
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	369	300.00–315.00	311.29
2	450–500	465	290.00–300.00	294.95
5	500–550	538	265.00–270.00	266.01
2	600–650	610	245.00–250.00	247.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
14	400–450	417	250.00–270.00	260.93
12	450–500	460	245.00–260.00	250.38
4	550–600	584	220.00–235.00	230.13
2	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
7	350–400	366	340.00–345.00	342.19
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	495	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	545	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	555	285.00–290.00	286.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
7	350–400	385	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	495	280.00–285.00	282.50
6	500–550	527	275.00–285.00	280.93
9	550–600	568	265.00–280.00	270.52
3	600–650	627	245.00–250.00	248.30
2	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	570	255.00–260.00	257.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	150.00–158.00	154.22
12	—	1,376	140.00–145.00	142.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,265	134.00–139.00	135.99
5	—	1,146	130.00–133.00	130.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	993	115.00–120.00	117.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,895	174.00–179.00	175.51
2	—	1,528	160.00–165.00	162.46
4	—	1,184	147.00–155.00	149.94

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,837.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,079.00	2,079.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,020.00	2,020.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle