Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. 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 $257.11/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −129.98 against this barn's trailing median of $387.09.

Average price

$257.11

20 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.24

vs AL average

−27.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	257.11	1,406	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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

257.11

—

AL average15 barns · 651 hd

257.35

−0.24

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−27.84

This barn, trailing median20 sales

387.09

−129.98

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	—	High	1,333	147.82	1,970	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	120.74	1,556	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	110.39	1,242	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	104.52	1,686	4thin

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)	—	$1,613	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,205	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$844	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	—	1,233	161.57/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,992	3
Bulls	—	—	1,382	133.72/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,848	3
Bulls	—	—	1,383	148.16/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,049	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	126.39/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,608	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	263.39/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,385	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	283.92/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,178	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	288.36/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	249.44/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,427	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	251.90/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	240.96/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	311.67/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	309.20/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,135	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	365.04/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,179	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,543	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	308.89/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,473	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	328.70/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	319.44/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	326.84/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,206	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	405.06/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	305.75/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	329.73/cwt	325.00–340.00	910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	277.22/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,303	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	283.49/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	102.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,610	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	111.92/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,257	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,498	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	98.32/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,053	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	116.35/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	843.75/head	800.00–950.00	844	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,525	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,205.00/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,205	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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 367Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 75Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 40Year ago 21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	160.00–164.00	161.57
3	—	1,382	129.00–140.00	133.72
3	—	1,383	142.00–152.00	148.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,568	100.00–105.00	102.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,272	124.00–130.00	126.39
1	—	1,250	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,335	115.00–117.00	116.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,123	107.00–116.00	111.92
4	—	1,213	122.00–125.00	123.53
6	—	1,071	95.00–105.00	98.32

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	320	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	367	300.00–315.00	309.20
15	400–450	415	280.00–290.00	283.92
8	450–500	470	275.00–280.00	277.22
11	500–550	526	260.00–270.00	263.39
9	550–600	572	245.00–255.00	249.44
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	325.00–340.00	329.73
8	350–400	369	325.00–335.00	326.84
6	400–450	402	310.00–315.00	311.67
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	267.50	267.50
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	515	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
5	450–500	477	300.00–320.00	308.89
2	500–550	543	282.00–285.00	283.49
13	550–600	561	270.00–280.00	274.97
4	600–650	623	250.00–257.50	251.90
5	650–700	678	240.00–245.00	240.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	390.00	390.00
4	300–350	323	360.00–370.00	365.04
2	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	285.00–295.00	288.36
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	614	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	700	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	400.00–415.00	405.06
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	426	325.00–330.00	328.70
5	450–500	466	315.00–322.50	319.44
7	500–550	524	300.00–307.00	305.75

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	4	—	—	800.00–950.00	843.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,205.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Russellville Stockyards

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle