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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 11

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

320 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 368▲ 40 vs year ago 280 · +14.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 62▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 29▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows sold sharply higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.43/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −115.22 against this barn's trailing median of $355.65.

Average price

$240.43

12 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$34.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.09

vs AL average

−35.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	254.98	1,383	5thin
Medium and Large 2	539	237.49	1,280	4thin
Medium and Large 3	540	220.10	1,189	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.88/cwt here — about $194 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

240.43

—

AL average14 barns · 292 hd

250.52

−10.09

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−35.74

This barn, trailing median24 sales

355.65

−115.22

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $412.80, low $305.56, median $355.65 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,404	132.36	1,858	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,141	133.82	1,527	15

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)	—	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,475	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	6

Every lot

74 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	362.76/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,397	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	339.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,394	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	314.89/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,480	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	274.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,553	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,849	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	342.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,089	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	970	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	321.63/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,100	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	320.57/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,128	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	299.93/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,101	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	274.77/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,039	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	294.88/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,209	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	259.85/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,086	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	279.65/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,236	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,151	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	274.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,286	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	263.19/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,276	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,237	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	225.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,160	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,386	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,380	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	232.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,320	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	213.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,304	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,410	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	217.76/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,487	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,540	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	207.51/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,573	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	371.56/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,189	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	352.38/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,128	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	346.70/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,241	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	370.02/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,376	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	394	335.85/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,323	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,397	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	319.94/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,353	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,312	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	303.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,412	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	292.39/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,412	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,542	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	305.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,550	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	274.14/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,417	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	289.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,554	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	287.25/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,614	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,449	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	271.00/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,572	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,422	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	264.03/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,611	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,637	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	235.09/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,582	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,434	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	195.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,405	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	214.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,558	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	217.46/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,670	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	195.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,508	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,393	133.22/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,249	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	135.31/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,517	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	128.79/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,473	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,725	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287.50/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625.00/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,625	6

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 368Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	370.00–375.00	371.56
3	350–400	358	340.00–350.00	346.70
4	400–450	423	315.00–325.00	319.94
4	450–500	465	300.00–310.00	303.76
6	500–550	536	285.00–295.00	289.95
2	550–600	580	265.00–277.00	271.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	673	230.00–240.00	235.09
2	700–750	725	210.00–220.00	214.90
2	750–800	773	190.00–200.00	195.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	372	365.00–375.00	370.02
2	400–450	405	340.00–350.00	344.94
3	450–500	487	315.00–320.00	316.68
5	500–550	507	300.00–310.00	305.76
3	550–600	562	280.00–292.00	287.25
3	600–650	610	260.00–267.00	264.03
2	650–700	668	240.00–250.00	245.02
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	768	215.00–220.00	217.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	350.00–355.00	352.38
6	350–400	394	330.00–337.00	335.85
2	400–450	430	300.00–310.00	305.00
9	450–500	483	290.00–295.00	292.39
5	500–550	517	270.00–280.00	274.14
2	550–600	568	250.00–260.00	255.02
2	600–650	605	230.00–240.00	235.04
2	650–700	675	210.00–215.00	212.44
2	700–750	720	190.00–200.00	195.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	320.00–325.00	321.63
3	350–400	367	295.00–305.00	299.93
13	400–450	442	275.00–280.00	279.65
14	450–500	485	255.00–265.00	263.19
2	500–550	510	240.00–245.00	242.55
2	550–600	568	230.00–235.00	232.42
4	600–650	610	210.00–220.00	213.73
2	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	735	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	765	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	340.00–345.00	342.44
5	350–400	352	315.00–322.00	320.57
2	400–450	410	290.00–300.00	294.88
2	450–500	468	270.00–280.00	274.87
2	500–550	528	260.00–265.00	262.46
3	550–600	552	245.00–255.00	250.00
2	600–650	620	225.00–230.00	227.46
14	650–700	683	212.00–220.00	217.76
1	700–750	730	211.00	211.00
2	750–800	758	205.00–210.00	207.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	300.00–310.00	304.96
2	350–400	378	270.00–280.00	274.77
2	400–450	418	255.00–265.00	259.85
2	450–500	465	245.00–250.00	247.47
2	500–550	515	220.00–230.00	225.15
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	685	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	360.00–375.00	362.76
2	400–450	410	335.00–345.00	339.88
2	450–500	470	310.00–320.00	314.89
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	565	270.00–280.00	274.91
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	237.00	237.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,144	126.00–131.00	128.79
2	—	1,200	140.00–147.00	143.73
7	—	1,121	133.00–139.00	135.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,393	131.00–135.00	133.22
1	—	1,235	122.00	122.00

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)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	6	—	—	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,625.00

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.