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Russellville Stockyards

Name: Russellville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, May 13

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 201▼ 151 vs year ago 316 · −47.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 41▼ 7 vs year ago 56 · −12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 23▼ 27 vs year ago 52 · −51.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 158.00 cwt, high dressing bulls up to 172.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower and feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $273.81/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −103.28 against this barn's trailing median of $377.09.

Average price

$273.81

17 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.87

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	280.94	1,513	10thin
Medium and Large 2	536	263.61	1,414	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.34/cwt here — about $99 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

273.81

—

AL average12 barns · 211 hd

270.93

+2.87

This barn, trailing median25 sales

377.09

−103.28

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $432.93, low $334.34, median $377.09 across 25 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	1,653	145.84	2,411	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	134.00	1,739	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	133.33	1,652	18

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,438	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,925	1thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	799	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	914	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	277.55/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,077	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	278.39/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,164	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	268.06/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,131	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	271.23/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,277	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	258.96/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,235	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	250.10/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,283	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,402	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	400.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,048	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	361.72/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,158	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	342.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,255	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	317.30/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,342	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	301.65/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,285	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	307.77/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,425	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,427	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,514	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	269.05/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,429	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	267.39/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,505	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	136.25/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,017	3
Bulls	—	—	1,680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,486	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	159.14/cwt	158.00–160.00	3,024	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	127.46/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,546	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	134.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,640	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,743	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	142.31/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,910	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,728	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,437.50/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,438	2

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 May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 201Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 41Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 23Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
9	400–450	426	295.00–305.00	301.65
4	450–500	488	290.00–295.00	292.49
5	500–550	531	265.00–275.00	269.05
2	550–600	550	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	390.00–410.00	400.00
2	300–350	320	350.00–375.00	361.72
5	350–400	366	335.00–345.00	342.98
9	400–450	423	310.00–320.00	317.30
8	450–500	463	300.00–312.00	307.77
6	500–550	522	285.00–295.00	289.98
4	550–600	563	260.00–275.00	267.39
2	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	418	275.00–280.00	278.39
4	450–500	471	265.00–280.00	271.23
1	500–550	525	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	388	270.00–280.00	277.55
5	400–450	422	265.00–270.00	268.06
5	450–500	477	255.00–260.00	258.96
4	500–550	513	240.00–255.00	250.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,222	130.00–140.00	134.24
6	—	1,213	123.00–129.00	127.46
3	—	1,342	141.00–144.00	142.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,350	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	158.00–160.00	159.14
1	—	1,680	148.00	148.00
3	—	1,480	134.00–139.00	136.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,437.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

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.