Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady with lower undertones. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.41/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −151.68 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$235.41

20 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$14.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.08

vs AL average

−24.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	238.32	1,287	16thin
Medium and Large 3	545	223.75	1,219	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.57/cwt here — about $68 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale20 hd

235.41

—

AL average15 barns · 522 hd

227.33

+8.08

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−24.22

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−151.68

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	1,794	153.28	2,750	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,341	120.46	1,615	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	116.13	1,707	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	115.13	1,173	23

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)	—	$2,106	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,319	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	254.06/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,181	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	236.08/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,315	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	287.60/cwt	280.00–295.00	929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	256.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	246.09/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	242.08/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	272.16/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,051	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	289.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	242.93/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,370	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	267.55/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,239	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	240.07/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,265	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	117.94/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,701	3
Bulls	—	—	1,883	149.95/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,824	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	116.93/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,458	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,915	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	117.30/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,196	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,223	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,106.25/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,106	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,516.67/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,517	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,273.85/head	1,170.00–1,450.00	1,274	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,224	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	107.27/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,102	6
Bulls	—	—	1,566	143.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,250	4
Bulls	—	—	1,977	164.57/cwt	164.00–166.00	3,254	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	114.33/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	390.80/cwt	380.00–400.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	224.16/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	248.33/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	292.97/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	357.67/cwt	350.00–365.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	321.40/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,000	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	277.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	351.43/cwt	340.00–360.00	949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	301.25/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	278.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,280	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	3

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 Oct 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 312Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 70Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 10Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	383	285.00–295.00	289.97
9	450–500	459	275.00–285.00	278.96
2	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	619	250.00–260.00	256.17
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	380.00–400.00	390.80
7	250–300	270	340.00–360.00	351.43
14	300–350	311	315.00–330.00	321.40
2	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
4	400–450	400	300.00–305.00	301.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
6	300–350	323	280.00–295.00	287.60
9	350–400	386	270.00–275.00	272.16
3	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
13	450–500	465	245.00–260.00	254.06
9	500–550	527	235.00–245.00	240.07
7	550–600	557	235.00–237.50	236.08
6	600–650	602	220.00–225.00	224.16
3	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	245.00–250.00	248.33
2	500–550	540	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	550	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	350.00–365.00	357.67
3	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	275.00–280.00	277.44
11	450–500	463	260.00–275.00	267.55
4	500–550	523	242.50–250.00	246.09
5	550–600	564	240.00–245.00	242.93
3	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
6	650–700	677	220.00–225.00	222.47
1	700–750	745	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	240.00–245.00	242.08
1	700–750	725	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	290.00–295.00	292.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	117.00–120.00	117.94
3	—	1,498	113.00–115.00	114.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	116.00–118.00	116.93
2	—	1,520	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,265	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,020	113.00–122.00	117.30
1	—	959	127.50	127.50
6	—	1,027	105.00–109.00	107.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	149.00–151.00	149.95
4	—	1,566	140.00–145.00	143.65
4	—	1,977	164.00–166.00	164.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,106.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	1,170.00–1,450.00	1,273.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,516.67

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

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