Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $234.68/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −152.41 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$234.68

40 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$15.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.92

vs AL average

−23.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	563	237.34	1,337	33
Medium and Large 3	564	222.14	1,252	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.20/cwt here — about $85 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 sale40 hd

234.68

—

AL average13 barns · 445 hd

223.76

+10.92

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−23.71

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−152.41

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	1,527	143.57	2,192	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,377	119.71	1,648	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	108.26	1,198	26

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)	—	$1,775	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,468	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,733	6

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	236.12/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,346	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	211.26/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	238.30/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	232.26/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,405	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	269.96/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	253.85/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,069	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	242.84/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	258.13/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,443	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	223.32/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	222.14/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,013	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	218.74/cwt	215.00–220.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	278.14/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,330	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	302.54/cwt	282.00–312.50	1,234	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	278.60/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	262.65/cwt	260.00–265.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	243.31/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,139	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	247.43/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,584	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	111.51/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,296	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	103.10/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,093	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,275	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	117.61/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,678	3
Bulls	—	—	1,418	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,924	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,380.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,380	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,555.00/head	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	237.88/cwt	235.00–240.00	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	234.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,418	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	4
Bulls	—	—	1,635	151.47/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	243.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	298.70/cwt	290.00–310.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	359.94/cwt	350.00–365.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	266.10/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,229	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	254.01/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,306	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	313.39/cwt	310.00–315.00	987	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 410Last week 310Year ago 603

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 95Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	290.00–310.00	298.70
5	300–350	321	270.00–280.00	275.00
4	350–400	373	260.00–265.00	262.65
10	400–450	421	250.00–257.50	253.85
27	450–500	468	237.50–247.50	243.31
6	500–550	534	240.00–245.00	242.84
27	550–600	570	232.50–240.00	236.12
9	600–650	605	230.00–235.00	234.45
5	700–750	700	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	235.00–240.00	237.88
4	400–450	412	215.00–220.00	218.74
7	450–500	456	220.00–225.00	222.14
3	500–550	522	225.00	225.00
4	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	310.00–315.00	313.39
7	400–450	424	275.00–285.00	278.60
10	450–500	462	260.00–272.00	266.10
10	500–550	514	250.00–255.00	254.01
3	550–600	580	237.50–240.00	238.30
10	600–650	605	230.00–235.00	232.26
6	650–700	661	220.00–225.00	223.32
4	700–750	703	210.00–215.00	211.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	245.00–247.00	246.01
3	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	408	282.00–312.50	302.54
16	450–500	478	277.50–280.00	278.14
5	500–550	508	260.00–275.00	269.96
11	550–600	559	255.00–272.50	258.13
22	600–650	640	242.50–250.00	247.43
8	650–700	669	240.00–245.00	243.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	373.00	373.00
3	250–300	272	350.00–365.00	359.94
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,427	115.00–119.00	117.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,162	108.00–115.00	111.51
12	—	1,060	100.00–105.00	103.10
3	—	1,090	117.00	117.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	135.00–136.00	135.66
3	—	1,635	148.00–153.00	151.47

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	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,380.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,475.00–1,650.00	1,555.00

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