Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder Heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was moderate with good to moderate demand on feeder calves.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $232.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −165.56 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$232.50

4 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	245.00	1,262	1thin
Medium and Large 2	570	235.00	1,340	1thin
Medium and Large 3	510	225.00	1,148	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $114 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

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 sale4 hd

232.50

—

AL average13 barns · 240 hd

225.03

+7.47

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−165.56

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	—	Average	1,382	146.89	2,030	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	120.27	1,291	27

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)	—	$1,865	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,480	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,683	3thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,035	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,865.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,865	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,480.00/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,480	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,683.33/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,683	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,786	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,520	1
Bulls	—	—	1,251	143.45/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,795	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	114.15/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,112	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	238.81/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,101	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	217.81/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,117	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	241.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	226.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	263.09/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,142	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	246.64/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	312.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	256.26/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,066	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,381	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	128.28/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,475	4

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 Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 583Year ago 581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 120Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
8	400–450	418	245.00–250.00	247.51
5	450–500	461	235.00–242.00	238.81
1	550–600	570	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
3	700–750	730	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	318	310.00–315.00	312.64
1	400–450	410	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	434	260.00–265.00	263.09
4	500–550	547	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	640	237.50	237.50
6	650–700	673	220.00–230.00	226.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	240.00–245.00	241.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	350	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	412	245.00–250.00	246.64
3	450–500	450	230.00	230.00
9	500–550	513	215.00–220.00	217.81
2	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	255.00–260.00	256.26

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,865.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,480.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,683.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,575	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,251	140.00–147.50	143.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	974	112.00–118.00	114.15
13	—	1,127	120.00–125.00	122.52
4	—	1,150	127.00–130.00	128.28

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

Replacement Cattle

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