Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade was active, with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.41/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −131.65 against this barn's trailing median of $398.06.

Average price

$266.41

26 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$12.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	534	267.36	1,427	24
Medium and Large 3	530	255.00	1,352	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.36/cwt here — about $76 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 sale26 hd

266.41

—

AL average16 barns · 384 hd

249.67

+16.74

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.06

−131.65

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	1,642	141.31	2,320	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	114.70	1,448	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	110.49	1,644	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	100.54	1,084	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)	—	$1,725	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,538	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	620	236.60/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,467	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	257.05/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	284.64/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,210	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	321.18/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	272.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	254.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,472	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	262.41/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	296.65/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	270.07/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,412	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	280.90/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,003	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.61/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,326	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	269.56/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,103	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	297.41/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	303.35/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,086	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	319.07/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,177	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	249.91/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,265	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	241.24/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,071	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,537.50/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,538	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,681	143.21/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,407	7
Bulls	—	—	1,900	151.96/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,887	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	93.40/cwt	90.00–103.00	990	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	105.96/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,325	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	116.05/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,489	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,644	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	132.65/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,917	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,393	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	107.56/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,162	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,320	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 Nov 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 410Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 120Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 25Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	300.00–305.00	303.35
15	400–450	425	280.00–295.00	284.64
19	500–550	523	265.00–277.50	270.07
5	550–600	575	250.00–260.00	257.05
6	600–650	620	230.00–245.00	236.60
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
5	350–400	369	315.00–325.00	319.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	250	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	300	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	378	320.00–325.00	321.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	270.00–275.00	272.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
7	550–600	579	250.00–260.00	254.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	357	275.00–285.00	280.90
6	400–450	409	267.50–270.00	269.56
4	450–500	468	260.00–265.00	262.41
8	500–550	506	240.00–255.00	249.91
7	550–600	575	225.00–235.00	230.61
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	295.00–300.00	296.65
2	400–450	420	295.00–300.00	297.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	444	240.00–245.00	241.24

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	—	—	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,537.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,681	141.00–147.00	143.21
2	—	1,900	150.00–154.00	151.96
4	—	1,445	128.00–137.00	132.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,060	90.00–103.00	93.40
2	—	1,206	115.00–116.00	115.50
11	—	1,080	105.00–112.00	107.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	105.00–107.00	105.96
9	—	1,283	112.00–118.00	116.05
1	—	1,100	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	110.00–111.00	110.49

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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