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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 25

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

287 head

▼ 173 vs last sale 460▼ 90 vs year ago 377 · −23.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 52▼ 20 vs year ago 75 · −26.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 47▼ 16 vs year ago 39 · −41.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold steady. 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 $247.28/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −108.37 against this barn's trailing median of $355.65.

Average price

$247.28

14 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$43.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.00

vs AL average

−19.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	274.30	1,467	4thin
Medium and Large 2	542	244.90	1,326	4thin
Medium and Large 3	552	230.86	1,274	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.43/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

247.28

—

AL average12 barns · 275 hd

258.29

−11.00

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−19.59

This barn, trailing median24 sales

355.65

−108.37

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	1,514	139.18	2,107	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	149.92	2,301	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	149.35	1,787	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	105.34	1,115	7thin

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)	—	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,025	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,088	12

Every lot

65 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,223	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	337.41/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,242	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	316.63/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,551	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,612	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	285.11/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,634	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	247.56/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,802	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	348.33/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,062	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	329.92/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,039	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	317.37/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,041	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	317.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,127	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	294.83/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,085	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	414	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,138	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,338	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	297.57/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,274	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	256.78/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,227	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	270.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,307	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,415	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,427	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,300	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	541	238.74/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,292	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	266.11/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,504	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	234.85/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,346	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	215.11/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,233	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	238.39/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,490	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	216.75/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,467	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,454	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	355.08/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,154	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	377.54/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,284	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	373.24/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,362	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	369	331.27/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,222	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	344.89/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,276	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	328.73/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,384	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	350.21/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,481	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	315.93/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,374	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	301.69/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,367	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	329.87/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,544	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	315.58/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,496	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	307.11/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,572	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	296.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,575	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	279.88/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,492	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	264.98/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,524	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	245.04/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,556	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,598	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	133.64/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,124	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,975	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	113.59/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,187	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	99.16/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,059	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	142.63/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,609	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,670	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	156.37/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,050	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	149.92/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,301	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,466.67/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,467	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,462.50/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,463	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,983.33/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,983	3

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 460Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 52Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 47Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	325.00–335.00	329.92
2	350–400	355	315.00–320.00	317.54
2	400–450	428	295.00–300.00	297.57
5	450–500	484	265.00–275.00	270.02
2	500–550	510	250.00–260.00	254.95
2	550–600	573	230.00–240.00	234.85
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	345.00–350.00	348.33
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	425	310.00–320.00	314.94
7	450–500	488	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	505	280.00–285.00	282.48
2	550–600	565	262.00–270.00	266.11
3	600–650	625	235.00–240.00	238.39
3	650–700	677	210.00–220.00	216.75
2	700–750	718	200.00–205.00	202.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	315.00–320.00	317.37
2	350–400	368	290.00–300.00	294.83
4	400–450	414	270.00–280.00	274.95
8	450–500	478	250.00–260.00	256.78
4	500–550	541	235.00–240.00	238.74
2	550–600	573	210.00–220.00	215.11
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	375.00–380.00	377.54
3	350–400	370	340.00–350.00	344.89
6	400–450	421	322.00–330.00	328.73
5	450–500	474	310.00–320.00	315.58
5	500–550	532	290.00–300.00	296.05
4	550–600	575	260.00–270.00	264.98
2	600–650	635	240.00–250.00	245.04
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	710	220.00–230.00	225.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	365	370.00–380.00	373.24
2	400–450	423	345.00–355.00	350.21
2	450–500	468	325.00–335.00	329.87
5	500–550	512	305.00–315.00	307.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	350.00–360.00	355.08
4	350–400	369	325.00–335.00	331.27
6	400–450	435	310.00–320.00	315.93
3	450–500	453	295.00–305.00	301.69
4	500–550	533	275.00–285.00	279.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	360.00–370.00	364.93
2	350–400	368	335.00–340.00	337.41
3	450–500	490	315.00–320.00	316.63
2	500–550	533	300.00–305.00	302.46
2	550–600	573	280.00–290.00	285.11
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	728	245.00–250.00	247.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,475	144.00	144.00
3	—	1,375	131.00–136.00	133.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	141.00–144.00	142.63
4	—	1,311	153.00–159.00	156.37
4	—	1,133	145.00–150.00	147.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	98.00–101.00	99.16
3	—	1,045	110.00–116.00	113.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,535	147.00–153.00	149.92

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	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,466.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,983.33

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	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00

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.