Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was active with a good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $239.53/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −158.53 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$239.53

21 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	255.00	1,505	3thin
Medium and Large 2	526	238.44	1,254	16thin
Medium and Large 3	590	225.00	1,328	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $177 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd

239.53

—

AL average13 barns · 259 hd

240.24

−0.71

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−158.53

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	1,573	159.95	2,516	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	143.41	2,158	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	143.04	1,704	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,067	124.45	1,328	19

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)	—	$1,717	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,423	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,042	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	259.99/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,365	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	233.14/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,217	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	252.64/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,478	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	275.31/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,412	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	219.98/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	270.78/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	242.59/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	254.33/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,094	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	133.21/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,319	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	143.41/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,158	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	143.56/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,637	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	127.34/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,455	5
Bulls	—	—	1,520	179.59/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	167.78/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,961	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,423.33/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,423	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,716.67/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,717	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,712.50/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	213.47/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,334	2
Bulls	—	—	1,364	142.69/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,946	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	135.91/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,771	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	151.66/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,709	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,259	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	244.44/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,112	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	257.20/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,245	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	240.39/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,226	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	320.66/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,068	8

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 Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 388Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 63Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
5	600–650	630	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
6	350–400	375	270.00–275.00	270.78
9	400–450	430	245.00–260.00	254.33
9	450–500	455	240.00–245.00	244.44
11	500–550	522	230.00–235.00	233.14
8	600–650	602	215.00–225.00	219.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
5	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	315.00–325.00	320.66
2	350–400	350	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
16	450–500	484	250.00–260.00	257.20
13	500–550	510	235.00–245.00	240.39
3	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	610	220.00–225.00	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	590	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	625	210.00–217.00	213.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
8	500–550	525	255.00–265.00	259.99
13	550–600	585	250.00–257.00	252.64
2	600–650	623	240.00–245.00	242.59
2	700–750	720	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	513	270.00–277.50	275.31
2	550–600	583	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	660	247.50	247.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	133.00–134.00	133.21
5	—	1,143	124.00–129.00	127.34
9	—	1,067	115.00–121.00	117.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	142.00–145.00	143.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,140	141.00–147.00	143.56
4	—	1,303	131.00–139.00	135.91
3	—	1,127	150.00–154.00	151.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	178.00–181.00	179.59
6	—	1,765	165.00–171.00	167.78
5	—	1,364	140.00–149.00	142.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,423.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,716.67

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