Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.51/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −148.58 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$238.51

44 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$24.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.68

vs AL average

−26.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	256.86	1,366	11thin
Medium and Large 2	562	232.40	1,305	33

One grade step is worth $24.46/cwt here — about $61 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

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 sale44 hd

238.51

—

AL average15 barns · 648 hd

253.19

−14.68

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−26.12

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−148.58

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	1,817	167.36	3,040	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	139.07	1,926	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	134.12	1,809	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	122.09	1,458	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)	—	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,520	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,292	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	4thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	116.12/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,299	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	134.12/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,809	7
Bulls	—	—	1,833	175.01/cwt	171.00–179.00	3,208	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	139.07/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,926	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	123.83/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,490	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,341	130.73/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	263.31/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	342.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	276.17/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	271.62/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	287.08/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,223	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	262.57/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,126	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	263.68/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,403	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	229.52/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,331	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	231.82/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,416	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	238.15/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,250	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	306.06/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	302.35/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	246.60/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,319	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	251.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,154	7
Bulls	—	—	1,810	164.30/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	256.86/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,366	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	282.40/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	311.30/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,276	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,291.67/head	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,292	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,520.00/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,520	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 468Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 111Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 6Year ago 44

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	340.00–345.00	342.44
2	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	418	280.00–285.00	282.40
11	500–550	532	255.00–260.00	256.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	300.00–320.00	306.06
4	350–400	369	270.00–280.00	276.17
8	400–450	429	260.00–270.00	262.57
7	450–500	459	250.00–255.00	251.50
11	500–550	525	230.00–245.00	238.15
22	550–600	580	220.00–235.00	229.52
3	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
14	400–450	426	280.00–300.00	287.08
3	450–500	493	260.00–270.00	263.31
6	500–550	535	245.00–250.00	246.60
10	600–650	611	230.00–237.50	231.82
6	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	310.00–315.00	311.30
10	500–550	532	262.50–275.00	263.68
3	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	300.00–305.00	302.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	330.00–340.00	335.00
2	550–600	552	287.50	287.50
3	600–650	636	265.00–275.00	271.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	478	280.00–285.00	282.49
6	550–600	561	270.00–275.00	272.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,119	112.00–119.00	116.12
11	—	1,203	120.00–127.00	123.83
4	—	1,341	129.00–132.00	130.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,349	133.00–136.00	134.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	138.00–140.00	139.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,833	171.00–179.00	175.01
5	—	1,810	161.00–167.00	164.30

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	4	—	—	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,291.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,520.00

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

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