Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder calves sold unevenly steady, with low undertones on feeder heifers. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeder calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.31/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −166.78 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$220.31

27 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$3.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs AL average

−21.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	223.02	1,273	5thin
Medium and Large 2	545	219.70	1,196	22

One grade step is worth $3.32/cwt here — about $77 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 sale27 hd

220.31

—

AL average15 barns · 631 hd

222.43

−2.12

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−21.57

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−166.78

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	1,555	161.53	2,511	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,648	140.50	2,315	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	138.60	1,778	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	120.11	1,237	20

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)	—	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,656	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,238	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,855	5

Every lot, as filed

47 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	450–500	462	243.78/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,126	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	234.45/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,339	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	301.11/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	226.00/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	216.64/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	261.46/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,237	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	263.44/cwt	260.00–270.00	969	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	322.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	278.41/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,303	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	222.72/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,192	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,206	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	232.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,130	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	255.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	243.61/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	248.28/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	223.02/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,273	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	252.04/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,162	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	249.45/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,320	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	279.09/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,214	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	293.28/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	237.10/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	250.06/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,050	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,091.67/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,092	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,543.75/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,544	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,237.50/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,768.75/head	1,675.00–1,875.00	1,769	4
Bulls	—	—	1,372	154.12/cwt	149.00–159.00	2,115	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,145	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	129.05/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,401	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	111.79/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,134	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	147.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,948	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	132.51/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,768	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	136.82/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,706	11
Bulls	—	—	1,692	167.08/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,827	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	120.68/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,219	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,484	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 Aug 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 382Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 62Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	462	240.00–250.00	243.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	295.00–305.00	301.11
6	400–450	435	275.00–285.00	279.09
10	450–500	473	260.00–270.00	261.46
9	500–550	529	245.00–255.00	249.45
10	550–600	571	230.00–240.00	234.45
3	600–650	627	225.00–227.00	226.00
3	650–700	670	215.00–220.00	216.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	290.00–300.00	293.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	383	320.00–325.00	322.52
3	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	468	270.00–295.00	278.41
3	550–600	573	245.00–250.00	248.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	250.00–260.00	255.17
4	500–550	516	240.00–247.00	243.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
12	350–400	368	260.00–270.00	263.44
9	400–450	420	245.00–255.00	250.06
10	450–500	487	230.00–240.00	232.03
16	500–550	535	220.00–235.00	222.72
6	550–600	570	210.00–215.00	211.64
1	650–700	675	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
5	450–500	461	250.00–255.00	252.04
5	550–600	571	220.00–225.00	223.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	235.00–240.00	237.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,091.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,543.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,675.00–1,875.00	1,768.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	149.00–159.00	154.12
4	—	1,692	163.00–169.00	167.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,645	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,086	128.00–130.00	129.05
6	—	1,014	110.00–114.00	111.79
9	—	1,010	119.00–124.00	120.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,322	145.00–150.00	147.39
4	—	1,334	131.00–133.00	132.51
11	—	1,247	135.00–142.00	136.82

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle