Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder heifer sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade was moderate with good to moderate demand on feeder calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.14/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −169.95 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$217.14

14 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$13.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.37

vs AL average

−22.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	230.00	1,150	1thin
Medium and Large 2	547	216.15	1,182	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.85/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale14 hd

217.14

—

AL average13 barns · 589 hd

226.51

−9.37

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−22.95

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−169.95

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	1,528	146.38	2,237	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	122.30	1,572	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,580	114.24	1,805	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,104	111.71	1,233	28

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,313	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,206	5

Every lot, as filed

45 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	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	236.25/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,276	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	275.49/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,157	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	211.32/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,312	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	241.53/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	212.85/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,186	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	248.86/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,090	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	284.96/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,066	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	236.09/cwt	235.00–240.00	966	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	124.42/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,549	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	121.70/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,504	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	112.38/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,235	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	114.24/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,805	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,620	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	104.39/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,087	7
Bulls	—	—	1,348	143.76/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,938	8
Bulls	—	—	2,008	153.37/cwt	151.00–157.00	3,080	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,206.00/head	1,100.00–1,385.00	1,206	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,312.50/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,313	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	279.05/cwt	275.00–285.00	882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	257.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	227.20/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,043	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	221.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	800	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,400	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 Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 191Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 60Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 18Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	316	275.00–285.00	279.05
2	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
7	450–500	481	250.00–260.00	257.27
8	500–550	540	235.00–237.50	236.25
3	550–600	565	220.00–225.00	221.70
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	675	210.00–215.00	212.56
1	800–850	800	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	420	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
9	400–450	420	270.00–285.00	275.49
5	550–600	578	240.00–242.50	241.53
4	600–650	635	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	667	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	260.00–265.00	262.50
9	400–450	438	245.00–255.00	248.86
7	450–500	459	225.00–230.00	227.20
6	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
7	550–600	557	210.00–215.00	212.85
7	600–650	621	200.00–222.50	211.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	305.00	305.00
5	350–400	374	280.00–295.00	284.96
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	409	235.00–240.00	236.09
6	450–500	460	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,245	124.00–125.00	124.42
2	—	1,385	117.00	117.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,236	121.00–124.00	121.70
17	—	1,099	110.00–119.00	112.38
7	—	1,041	103.00–107.00	104.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,580	112.00–117.00	114.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,348	140.00–149.00	143.76
3	—	2,008	151.00–157.00	153.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,100.00–1,385.00	1,206.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,312.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,750.00–2,150.00	1,950.00

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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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