Sale reports / Alabama / Russellville Stockyards / 2024-07-08

Russellville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Russellville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 8
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2007
Feeder Cattle receipts
503 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 345▲ 503 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 74▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 33▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.93/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −105.73 against this barn's trailing median of $355.65.
Average price
$249.93
23 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,391
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.00
vs AL average
−18.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538266.011,4315thin
Medium and Large 2555249.841,38714thin
Medium and Large 3584230.131,3444thin
One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $87 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 sale23 hd
249.93
—
AL average5 barns · 127 hd
248.93
+1.00
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−18.93
This barn, trailing median24 sales
355.65
−105.73
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
427382337292median 355.6503/0206/0108/1009/2811/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,537162.672,50110
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,385144.812,00615
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232134.511,65718
CowsLean 85-90%Average993117.011,16212

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,0791thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,8983thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,1382thin

Every lot

63 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2871
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1392
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366342.19/cwt340.00–345.001,2527
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2717
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3071
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4602
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,3982
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527280.93/cwt275.00–285.001,4816
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6082
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555286.70/cwt285.00–290.001,5913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568270.52/cwt265.00–280.001,5379
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570257.46/cwt255.00–260.001,4682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627248.30/cwt245.00–250.001,5573
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6452
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280320.00/cwt320.00–320.008962
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282336.98/cwt330.00–350.009503
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0891
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2341288.04/cwt285.00–290.009825
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365270.00/cwt270.00–270.009867
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368281.70/cwt275.00–290.001,0373
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369311.29/cwt300.00–315.001,1494
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417260.93/cwt250.00–270.001,08814
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436277.35/cwt275.00–285.001,2094
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460250.38/cwt245.00–260.001,15212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465294.95/cwt290.00–300.001,3722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2834
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1538266.01/cwt265.00–270.001,4315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538255.65/cwt250.00–260.001,3758
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578242.10/cwt237.50–250.001,3996
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3584230.13/cwt220.00–235.001,3444
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610247.48/cwt245.00–250.001,5102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3862
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632230.58/cwt227.00–235.001,4573
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333361.18/cwt355.00–370.001,2034
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1562
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1847
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424319.62/cwt310.00–335.001,3557
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2441300.32/cwt290.00–305.001,32415
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529274.98/cwt270.00–280.001,4559
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3773
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4282
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565271.25/cwt270.00–275.001,5334
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2606260.05/cwt255.00–270.001,5765
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6635
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,184149.94/cwt147.00–155.001,7754
Bulls——1,528162.46/cwt160.00–165.002,4822
Bulls——1,895175.51/cwt174.00–179.003,3264
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%993117.01/cwt115.00–120.001,16212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,146130.65/cwt130.00–133.001,4975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265135.99/cwt134.00–139.001,72013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376142.46/cwt140.00–145.001,96012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423154.22/cwt150.00–158.002,1953
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1—2,079.00/head2,079.00–2,079.002,0791
Bred Cows—Large 1-2—2,020.00/head2,020.00–2,020.002,0201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,837.50/head1,800.00–1,875.001,8382
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,137.50/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1382

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.