Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cattle were steady to weaker. Feeder heifers were sharply lower. Feeder steers were 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder bulls were 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 $239.08/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −158.98 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$239.08

14 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	241.42	1,344	12thin
Medium and Large 3	555	225.00	1,249	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.42/cwt here — about $95 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

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 sale14 hd

239.08

—

AL average16 barns · 311 hd

229.58

+9.49

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−158.98

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	1,656	146.09	2,419	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,680	120.40	2,022	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	116.00	1,440	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	106.42	1,092	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,240	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,878	152.13/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,857	3
Bulls	—	—	1,433	140.05/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,007	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,445	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,870	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,319	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	244.13/cwt	240.00–250.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	236.73/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,368	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	231.91/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,227	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	236.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,006	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	292.86/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,098	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	258.23/cwt	255.00–260.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,195	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	253.14/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,240.00/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,240	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	99.25/cwt	98.00–102.00	951	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	108.98/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,145	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	116.59/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	320.80/cwt	320.00–325.00	982	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	258.72/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	247.99/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	271.95/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,270	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 Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 391Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 75Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,878	149.00–154.00	152.13
3	—	1,433	136.00–144.00	140.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	114.00–115.00	114.66
1	—	1,185	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,870	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,450	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,318	115.00–118.00	116.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	958	98.00–102.00	99.25
14	—	1,051	106.00–114.00	108.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	255.00–260.00	258.23
5	350–400	363	240.00–250.00	244.13
10	400–450	426	230.00–240.00	236.08
8	500–550	529	227.50–235.00	231.91
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
8	400–450	423	250.00–255.00	253.14
2	450–500	480	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	578	240.00–245.00	242.45
1	600–650	635	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
7	350–400	375	290.00–295.00	292.86
6	400–450	423	280.00–285.00	282.54
5	450–500	467	270.00–275.00	271.95
5	500–550	527	247.50–250.00	247.99
7	550–600	578	235.00–242.50	236.73
1	600–650	610	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	478	257.50–260.00	258.72
2	550–600	555	225.00	225.00
4	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	265	325.00–330.00	327.41
7	300–350	306	320.00–325.00	320.80
3	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	405	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	475	300.00	300.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,240.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	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	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800.00

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

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

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